Nusa Penida : Introduction
It's been almost an hour on the bike, but there is no clue as to where we were headed. Pavement had changed into dusty sandy rock and quite slippery when steep. Before the trip, we already made a simple map of some information from many source on internet. Our admiration to the exotic side of the luxuries that looked 'wild' has brought us here. But we didn’t anticipating the geographical conditions of the island with some unfriendly paths. Luckily, there’s many friendly people along the way that manage to help us reach our destination.
Pasih Uug -also popular as Broken Beach- is our first destination. This place is a big hole in the rocky ground with the 'door' on one side, so it looks like the seas themselves trapped in it. Turtles and manta can be found around here occasionally.
10-minute walking distance, we found in Angel's Billabong, a niche between sharp cliffs with green water - can’t resist the temptation to swim in the broad daylight. This niche is always filled with water from the waves that sending it at all times, and it’s looks fresh with green alga on the bottom. But before swimming on this niche, we need to be caution. The sharp cliffs, and alga on the bottom make this niche base slippery. With a direct view towards the open sea and the waves splashed, I didn’t exaggerate it if we call this place as the best natural infinity pool ever!
To the south, the next goal is Kelingking Secret Point to enjoy the view Karang Dawa. Not easy to find this place, should occasionally look towards the sea looking for the right cliff. After a walk through the fields, we finally arrived. The beautiful beach under the cliff made this place really exotic. The glance of it remind us of Smuggler's Cove in Zakynthos, which is famous as a Greece postcard. Only white sandy beach isolated in a circular cliff.
Nusa Penida’s charm not only on the spectacular high coastal cliff with karst formations and offshore’s peaks. To the east part, the beaches in Nusa Penida is also quite dazzling. One of them is Suwehan Beach. The beach can be reach from the Tanglad village, and need to go down the hills to reach this isolated beach. The silence and the presence as closer to nature can be enjoyed in a wide stretch of white sand.
Rich with the natural potential, Nusa Penida didn’t commercialize their nature as a mainstream tourist spot. But the locals here always recommend these places to all visitors. The interesting part of this trip are, unconsciously we are encouraged to interact with locals, we can’t reach our destination without their hospitality. Every traveler should not be selfish in the places that they’re visit.
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