Nico Palacios what’s your level? I’ll actually be there in a few weeks, and it’ll be my third trip there- haven’t been for a decade though and reckon things have probably developed and changed a lot!! Back then, I was less confident and had barely any experience on reefs so stuck to echo, dreamland and Kuta beach. A decade later, I’ve ridden far more reefs so I’m going to try my luck at the Uluwatu area (Bignin, Baglan, impossible too)- if it’s too hard for me, there’s always dreamland! Bali is busy, but I found kuta easier to compete for waves as there’s less advanced surfers in the water. I have several friends who discuss their “near death” experience at kuta reef when they got there and realized it was too big and advanced for them- never been there myself!
I’ll also spend some time by Keramas area in the east- suppose to be a quieter area.
I’m bringin reef booties!!
As a note, trafic to the bukit peninsula from Denpasar/kuta is a nightmare-better on a scooter, but plan extra time or avoid making that transit. There’s also a busy trafic circle on route where police have been known to ticket travellers without helmets or proper licence for their scooter.
But it’s beautiful there and there’s no shortage of waves! Hope you have an awesome time!
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Oct 12 at 12:14 AM
Nico Palacios what’s your level? I’ll actually be there in a few weeks, and it’ll be my third trip there- haven’t been for a decade though and reckon things have probably developed and changed a lot!! Back then, I was less confident and had barely any experience on reefs so stuck to echo, dreamland and Kuta beach. A decade later, I’ve ridden far more reefs so I’m going to try my luck at the Uluwatu area (Bignin, Baglan, impossible too)- if it’s too hard for me, there’s always dreamland! Bali is busy, but I found kuta easier to compete for waves as there’s less advanced surfers in the water. I have several friends who discuss their “near death” experience at kuta reef when they got there and realized it was too big and advanced for them- never been there myself!
I’ll also spend some time by Keramas area in the east- suppose to be a quieter area.
I’m bringin reef booties!!
As a note, trafic to the bukit peninsula from Denpasar/kuta is a nightmare-better on a scooter, but plan extra time or avoid making that transit. There’s also a busy trafic circle on route where police have been known to ticket travellers without helmets or proper licence for their scooter.
But it’s beautiful there and there’s no shortage of waves! Hope you have an awesome time!