Hi guys! Happy Wednesday! : )
Well—about a few weeks ago, I saw my friend's picture on Facebook with a beautiful beach as the background. I asked her where did she take the picture and she said she took it at Suluban beach. I just sighed, I've been living in Bali for 2 years and I've never heard about that such a beautiful place before? Oh my... But then I went to the beach a week ago and it is so awesome! IT IS! Lucky me, yay!!
Bali is the island of Gods, people said. So, there's no doubt if Bali has a lot of amazing places like temples, lakes and of course beaches. And yeah, as I said previously, Suluban beach is one of those great place, but it's hard to get there, maybe God is selfish for wanting to keep that place for himself. Kidding..
Suluban beach is located about 34 km from Denpasar toward the south, or only 3 km from Uluwatu temple. We can get there by motorbike or car, there's no public transportation heading to this beach. There's also no special parking area, we just park the motorbike or car on the edge of the road. A few meters from what-so-called parking area, there's a long down stairway toward the beach.
This is just one-third long of the whole stairway
Suluban beach is like surfers' paradise. Some says that the Indian Ocean waves in here come in with that powerful, consistent and great waves. Here, waves can reach between 3 and 12 feet with the average wave size being 3 to 5 feet, perfect for advanced and professional surfers. The best season for surfing at Suluban beach is during the dry session (April to August) when the wind blows from east to west creating the perfect waves for surfing.
One of the surfers I met there
Beside of that great waves I've mentioned above, Suluban beach also has a jaw-dropping scenery. The water is so crystal clear. The coral is also beautifully constructed. It creates a great wall surrounding the beach, makes me feel like I'm outside this busy world. Okay, this is too much but I do feel peace when I was there. This place is miraculously romantic!
Crystal clear water
Father and son
On the late afternoon, Suluban beach presents such a breath-taking sunset. Not only the sea but also coral wall reflects the sunlight creates an orangish surface in it. At this moment, you'll see a lot of people posing with the sunset as the background taking some memorable pictures.
Click, click,click... pose, pose, pose...
"Am I pretty on that picture?"
Whoaaa, I love the sunset!!
After enjoying the beach, it's time for shopping! A lot of souvenir shops are available there. You'll also able to find public toilets, some restaurant, motels, surf-board repairing shop and even a photography studio near the beach area. Oh, maybe you wanna spending the night having some beers with your friend? That's cool but I won't recommend it.
By the way, when I was at the beach, there's a kid screaming "This is amazing. I don't wanna go home! I wanna live hereee!!" I feel the same, kiddo...
