Amed: The Quiet Paradise In Bali

February 14, 2013 | admin

Amed refers to a long strip of fishing village in Eastern Bali. Once a remote area, now Amed is being developed as one of the most attractive tourist destinations in this island. In 2003, telephone lines were installed and it took until four years to build a bridge over a section of the main road regularly washed away during the heavy rain.

To reach this place, you can go by taxi from Ngurah Rai International Airport. It takes two hour and the taxi service cost you Rp. 400.000,- from the airport. Alternatively, you can take the direct shuttle bus from Candidasa and Lovina, thanks to the improved road condition. If you are in the Gili Islands in Lombok, Amed Sea Express offers pick-up service in the three Gilis (Gili Trawangan, Gili Air and Gili Meno). Read More

Diving in Amed

October 24, 2012 | admin

As a tourist in Bali, most of us never heard of Amed. No wonder, this place is located at the north-east side of Bali. It is a long stretch of coast running from the village of Cucik to 14 km eastwards. Amed is the most recent tourist development area in Bali. Most people go diving in Amed to see the USS Liberty wreck at Tulamben, but besides Tulamben, there are also other good dive sites close at hand. Read More