Padangbai
Padangbai | |
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  Padangbai Location in Bali | |
| Coordinates: 8°31′S 115°30′E / 8.517°S 115.500°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | Bali |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (Central Indonesia Time) |
| 80871 | 80871 |
Padangbai is a small coastal town in the Karangasem Regency, in south-eastern Bali, Indonesia. It serves as a ferry port for travel to Lembar on Lombok, The Gilis and other Lesser Sunda Islands.
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Location[edit]
Padang Bai is off the road that follows the south-east coast of Bali.[1] It sits 13 km west of Candidasa, 35 miles (56 km) from Denpasar Airport (1 hour 19 minutes drive in fluid traffic), 23 miles (37 km) from Ubud (some 62 minutes fluid drive), 27 miles (43 km) from Sanur Beach (1 hour fluid drive).[2]
Notable places[edit]
Beaches[edit]
Four beaches are located at Padangbai:
- Main Beach
Immediately East of the port, this long narrow beach is bordered by the main street, Jl. Silayukti.[1]
- Blue Lagoon Beach
Also known as Padang Kurungan[citation needed] or Padang Bai Beach.[1]
- Bias Tugal Beach
Also known as Pantai Kecil, Little Beach, Secret Beach or White Sand Beach, it is close to the market - but reaching it means a 1.4 km detour. It is about 130 m long.[1] The name means ‘Separated Sand’ (bias for 'sand', tugal for 'cut', 'separation'), because this is where the volcanic black sand beaches of the south-east coast gives room to pure white sand.[3]
- Black Sand Beach
Also known as Mimba Beach, Black Pearl Sand Beach[citation needed] or Kusamba Beach. Salt mining operation.[4]
A statue of Buddha was placed underwater off the coast.[5]
Coral restoration[edit]
Livingseas, located east of Padang Bai just north of the Blue Lagoon Beach, aims at building a 5-hectare coral reef. Starting in 2019, they use hexagonal steel structures coated with resin and sand, anchored on the seabed close together to maximize coral density and fasten the colonization process. It takes about 2 years before the structures disappear unders the growing corals. They also train local youths and clean up the garbage they may encounter. As of 2024, 2,719 m² of seabed has thus been revitalized.[6]
Temples[edit]
The following temples are located at Padangbai:
- Pura Silayukti sits on the small peninsula east of town.[1] The most important historical site in Padang Bai, dating from the 11th century.[4] Empu Kuturan, who introduced the caste system to Bali in the 11th century, is said to have lived there.[7]
- Pura Telaga Mas, immediately north of Silayukti temple.[8]
- Pura Tanjung Sari, immediately south of Silayukti temple.[1]
- Pura Tirta Segara Muncar, at the end of the peninsula where Silayukti temple sits.[1] Tirta indicates a water temple.
- Pura Dalem, in town, north of the harbour[9]
- Pura Pesamuhan, west end of Jl Silayukti.[10]
- Pura Penataran Agung, west of the harbour[11]
- Pura Mumbul, south of the harbour[1]
- Pura Puseh, north-west of town[12]
Gallery[edit]
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Ceremony at Silayukti temple -
Pura Penataran Agung -
Bias Tugal Beach -
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![View east from the hill on the western side of the port: Candidasa over the wider bay, and the rock of Gili Bia[13] jutting out in the Lombok Strait](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Lombok_Strait_-_panoramio.jpg/315px-Lombok_Strait_-_panoramio.jpg)
![View east from the hill on the western side of the port: Candidasa over the wider bay, and the rock of Gili Bia[13] jutting out in the Lombok Strait](/wiki/File:Lombok_Strait_-_panoramio.jpg)
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Padang Bai, map". google.com/maps.
- ^ "Padangbai, Where Travelers Go Beyond Bali". greenerbali.com. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
- ^ "Bali Dive Sites - Worldclass Diving". waterworxbali.com. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
- ^ a b "Padang Bai". finnsbeachclub.com. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
- ^ Verrips, Jojada (2015). "Religion under Water" (PDF). Etnofoor, The Sea. 27 (1): 75–88. Retrieved 2024-05-13. See p. 80.
- ^ "Livingseas Coral Restoration". livingseasfoundation.org. Retrieved 2024-05-15. See also "Impact" tab.
- ^ "Pura Silayukti". lonelyplanet.com. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
- ^ "Pura Telaga Mas, map". google.com/maps.
- ^ "Pura Dalem". google.com/maps.
- ^ "Pura Pesamuhan Agung, street camera view". google.com/maps.
- ^ "Pura Penataran, Padang Bai, map". google.com/maps.
- ^ "Pura Puseh dan Bale Agung, 5 Angentelu - Padangbai, street camera view". google.com/maps.
- ^ "The rock of Gili Bia, map". openstreetmap.org.
External links[edit]
- "Padang Bai - The Best Place to Dive and Stay in Bali". gekodivebali.com. Retrieved 2024-05-13.