Best Things to Do in Seminyak; 5 Gorgeous Beaches in Seminyak
What are the best things to do in Seminyak? Well travellers, Seminyak is like heaven! Exactly, beach heaven! Lots of lovely beaches spread around Seminyak. Every beach in here has their own characteristic and for your guidance, we have listed best 5 beaches in Seminyak. Here you go!
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Seminyak Beach
Seminyak Beach is the icon of Seminyak. Due to its name is similar with the region’s name, this beach is easy to remember as well as the access into the beach. Seminyak Beach has the same coastline with Kuta Beach, which means this beach will have almost similar feature with Kuta Beach. Some people know this beach as Dhyanapura Beach. Even though it shares the same coastline, Seminyak Beach is rather quiet compared with Kuta Beach.
Previously, many of local residents here are farmers but by the time they change their occupation. Since many visitors come here to enjoy the beach, local people sell some equipment and services for beach activities. You can enjoy the beach while surfing or lying down in the sandy floor. When your tummy is craving for food, this place has tons of food sellers. Both traditional and international cuisines can be found here! Most of the dishes are seafood, so you can taste various kinds of seafood such as fish, crabs, or clams. However, this beach does not provide water rides or water sports. If you want to experience water rides, you can go to Waterbom Bali. The location is not far from Seminyak Beach, so you can directly visit this place in time!
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Echo Beach
Echo Beach or Batu Mejan Beach is one of the best beaches in Seminyak. Almost all beaches in Seminyak are quiet. Most of them have such beautiful panorama as well, so you can enjoy the scenery way more privately. Echo Beach includes in here as the quiet beach in Seminyak. Different with Seminyak Beach, Echo Beach has black sand. However, it still shows its gorgeous sides. When you come here before evening, the sunlight is perfect for sunbathing. Bring your mat, and lay your back her for a moment. The sunlight will tan you in time then boom! You have an exotic tanned skin!
For expert surfer, Echo Beach has such great waves for you to ride! If Kuta and Seminyak Beach have calmer waves, Echo Beach has such a beast wave for you to challenge. When the waves come, you can try various attractions above them! Amaze the visitors in Echo Beach with your incredible movements and swifts!
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Kayu Putih Beach
Located near Berawa Beach, Kayu Putih Beach is one of the alternatives best things to do in Seminyak. Kayu Putih Beach is basically a lagoon. This beach is where a river water and sea water meet or in local language is “Loloan Yeh Poh”. When the tide comes, the lagoon turns into a beautiful lake with such a clean sea water. If you want to see this beach, you need to cross a wooden bridge. This bridge is the only access to Kayu Putih Beach. Furthermore, the bridge belongs to La Laguna Restaurant.
La Laguna Restaurant is a Gypsy inspired restaurant with a unique and colorful decorations. Once you come here, Bohemian style touch will greet you warmly. With its iconic decorations, you can spend your time in La Laguna Restaurant! The restaurant is Instagramable, and you may take bunches of unique photos here! For romantic vibe, take the photo in the wooden bridge when sunset time. Golden color from sunset will create such an amazing picture together with your silhouette. Fascinating, isn’t?
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Canggu Beach
Similar with Echo Beach, Canggu Beach has exotic black sand and great wave. Professional surfers usually choose this beach for their surfing spot. The windy situation makes the waves dancing wildly and moves crazily! For surfers go directly to Canggu Beach and try its great waves! You can bring your own surf board or rent here. If you want to try surfing yet don’t have any experience on ridding the surf board, no need to worry. There are some professional who will guide you to surf! Ask them to accompany you and they will teach you from basic technique of surfing!
The best way to enjoy beach besides getting wet is walking around the coastline. However, the hot weather sometime makes anyone avoid walking around. Canggu Beach has the brilliant solution for it. Horse riding! Yep, you can rent a horse here and ride it slowly. Have you ever watched Westlife’s If I Let You music video? Those 5 handsome guys played near the beach then, two couples rode the horse in the beach as well. Well, you can imitate them if you want! You can ride the horse with your partner then, run slowly near the beach! Ask someone to shoot a video on you then boom! You have a great video just like Westlife!
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Double Six Beach
Double Six Beach or you can call it Blue Ocean Beach is part of Seminyak Beach. This beach is free pass! You don’t need to spend even a penny just for entering this place! What a sick right? The opposite from Canggu Beach and Echo Beach which have big waves, Double Six beach has rather calm wave which is great for newbie surfer. You can bring your surf board and try some basic surfing movement with your partner here! Some local resorts here rent the lazy chairs. So if you get tired after playing in the beach, just rent a lazy chair and enjoy the ambience of the beach. Relax your body and let the sea breeze touch your skin. What a great way to be lazy!
As one of the southern beach in Bali, Double Six Beach has a mind-blowing sunset panorama. Sunset hunter will like this place. Why? this beach is less crowded than Kuta Beach, so you can freely take some sunset photo here without any disturbing object pops up! Otherwise, you can keep sitting on your lazy chair and wait until the sunset comes. You can watch the great view without moving from your comfort zone. What a best things to see in Seminyak isn’t?
