Nusa Penida
A hilly island across the Badung Strait from Bali, drier than its neighbour and rising to 524 metres. Its tall cliffs drop to beaches such as Kelingking, and the waters off its coast are known for manta rays.
- Where
- Bali, Indonesia
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- -8.7333, 115.5333
Get the Nusa Penida stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Nusa Penida. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Bali volume with your photos and a note.
Near Nusa Penida
Nusa Lembongan 11 km
The best known of the three Nusa Islands off Bali's south-east coast, alongside Nusa Penida and Nusa Ceningan. It is a small, low island of white sand coves, seaweed farms and surf breaks, joined to Ceningan by a yellow suspension bridge.
Pura Goa Lawah 21 km
A temple built around the mouth of a cave full of bats, which is what 'goa lawah' means. It is often counted among the Sad Kahyangan Jagad, the six holiest places of worship on Bali, and stands across the road from a black sand beach.
Klungkung Palace 26 km
The historic palace complex of the old Klungkung kingdom in Semarapura, officially Puri Agung Semarapura. Its best known part is the Kertha Gosa, an open hall of justice whose ceiling is painted in the Kamasan style with scenes of heaven and hell.
Bali Safari and Marine Park 27 km
A safari park in Gianyar run by the Taman Safari group, a conservation organisation that also runs two parks on Java. Visitors ride through large enclosures of animals from Indonesia, India and Africa.
Sanur Beach 30 km
A long stretch of beach east of Denpasar that has grown into a small town of its own, with a seafront path running beside calm, reef-sheltered water. It faces east, which makes it Bali's beach for sunrise rather than sunset.
Tenganan 30 km
A walled village of the Bali Aga, the island's older inhabitants, in the east of Bali. It is known for geringsing, a double ikat cloth woven in only three places in the world, and for selonding music played on iron metallophones.
Ujung Water Palace 32 km
A former palace of the Karangasem kings on Bali's east coast, laid out around large ornamental pools crossed by bridges. In Dutch colonial times it was simply called the Waterpaleis, and today it also goes by Ujung Park or Sukasada Park.
Bajra Sandhi Monument 34 km
A monument to the struggles of the Balinese people through history, standing in a large square in front of the governor's office in Denpasar. Its shape recalls the bell a priest rings in prayer, and inside are dioramas of the island's past.
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Questions
Where is Nusa Penida?
Nusa Penida is in Bali, Indonesia. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Nusa Lembongan (11 km), Pura Goa Lawah (21 km), Klungkung Palace (26 km).
How do I get the Nusa Penida stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Nusa Penida and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Bali volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Nusa Penida before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Bali volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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