Things to do in  Nusa Dua

Nusa Dua is best known for the golden sands and calm, clear waters of Nusa Dua Beach. The beach draws fans of sun, sea, and water sports, as well international hotel brands, including St. Regis, Ritz-Carlton, Conrad, Kempinski, and Grand Hyatt, plus home-grown resorts like the Mulia.

Start your day with your pick of water sports—flyboarding makes for epic photos—and time on the beach. After lunch with a view, take in some art at Museum Pasifika, and catch the Water Blow when the tide is high. Have dinner at a resort and then watch the Devdan Show.

That depends on what you’re into. Nusa Dua majors on the resort experience. If you like to spend your vacation hopping from buffet to spa to pool to beach to bar, Nusa Dua is perfect. If you’re after street life or local culture, you’ll want to stay elsewhere in Bali.

Yes. Nusa Dua roads generally have sidewalks, and there’s an attractive beachfront path that draws runners and cyclists, too. However, hotels in Nusa Dua can be anywhere along a 6-mile (9-kilometer) north-south axis. Especially given Bali’s tropical heat and humidity, you’ll want a vehicle to cover longer distances.

Yes. Although there is surf year-round in Nusa Dua, the swells break on the reef about .5 miles (1 kilometer) offshore, meaning the waters by the beach are calm. Even in the rainy season, plastic trash is less of an issue than on west coast beaches like Canggu and Seminyak.

Central Nusa Dua is about 8 miles (13 kilometers) from Bali’s Ngurah Rai International Airport, and toll roads mean the journey can take less than 20 minutes—lightning fast by south Bali standards. Exact distances and journey times will depend on where you’re staying, but it’s never going to be far.