Lovina Beach (or often simply Lovina) is a coastal area on the northwestern side of the island of
Bali,
Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...
. The coastal strip stretches from 5 km west of the city of
Singaraja
Singaraja is a port town in northern Bali, Indonesia, which serves as the seat of Buleleng Regency. The name is Indonesian for "Lion King" (from Tamil ''singam'' and ''raja''). It is just east of Lovina, and is also the centre of Buleleng Distric ...
to 15 km west. Singaraja is the seat of
Buleleng Regency. The Lovina area contains the small villages (from east to west) of Pemaron, Tukad Mungga, Anturan, Banyualit, Kalibukbuk, Kaliasem and Temukus. Although it has become more popular with tourists, it remains far quieter than the tourist hotspots of the island's south side.
The area takes its name from a home owned by
Pandji Tisna (1908-1978), a
Regent
A regent (from Latin : ruling, governing) is a person appointed to govern a state '' pro tempore'' (Latin: 'for the time being') because the monarch is a minor, absent, incapacitated or unable to discharge the powers and duties of the monarchy ...
of
Buleleng
Buleleng ( ban, ᬓᬩᬸᬧᬢᬾᬦ᭄ᬩᬸᬮᭂᬮᭂᬂ, Kabupatén Buléléng) is a regency (''kabupaten'') of Bali, Indonesia. It has an area of 1,365.88 km2 and population of 624,125 at the 2010 census and 791,910 at the 2020 cen ...
and pioneer of tourism to Bali in the early 1950s.
[Adrian Vickers: Bali. A Paradise Created, Periplus 1989, ]
Popular activities for visitors include diving, snorkeling, and early-morning boat trips off the coast to see
dolphins
A dolphin is an aquatic mammal within the infraorder Cetacea. Dolphin species belong to the families Delphinidae (the oceanic dolphins), Platanistidae (the Indian river dolphins), Iniidae (the New World river dolphins), Pontoporiidae (t ...
. These dolphin sighting trips usually last about two hours, and generally cost anywhere between 60,000–250,000
Indonesian rupiah, or about
US$5–$20.
Gallery
File:Dolphin Statue Lovina2.jpg, Dolphin Statue, Kalibukbuk
File:Sri Maha Ganesha statue Lovina.jpg, Sri Maha Ganesha Statue, Kalibukbuk
File:Candi Stupa Kalibukbuk.jpg, Candi Stupa Kalibukbuk
File:Puri Kaliasem Lovina-08.jpg, Kaliasem Palace
File:Krisna statue Lovina.jpg, Krisna Statue, Temukus
File:Krisna Lila statue Bali.jpg, Krisna Lila Statue, Temukus
File:Dolphin Tour statue Lovina Bali.jpg, Dolphin Tour Statue, Temukus
File:Vrikshasana-Dr-Igor-Popov.jpg, Sing Sing Waterfall, Temukus
References
External links
{{Tourist attractions in Indonesia
Landforms of Bali
Beaches of Indonesia
Tourist attractions in Bali
Beaches of Bali