Bali’s top tourist resorts could become more walkable. While areas like Sanur and Nusa Dua are already pretty easy to navigate on foot, the same can’t be said for many of Bali’s busiest vacation hotspots. Resorts like Uluwatu and Canggu are famously treacherous to walk around, but all that is about to change. Leaders in …
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Leaders in Bali’s Kuta Resort have met to discuss rising concerns that security is worsening in the area. Kuta is one of Bali’s oldest and most famous beachfront resorts, but in recent years, reports of crime have started to make headlines more frequently. The Denpasar Police Chief, Police Commissioner Muhammad Iqbal Simatupang, called a major …
Major coastal restoration work is underway at Bali’s world-famous Kuta Beach in a bid to help save the tourism hotspot from total erosion. Kuta Beach is experiencing some of the worst coastal erosion in Indonesia, and essential conservation work is underway to help protect the landscape for local communities, tourists, and wildlife. The Head of …
Police in Bali have confirmed that they have increased night patrols in South Kuta to help protect the community and tourists. The increased patrols come after reports of illegal motorcycle racing and drive-by robberies in the area. Over the weekend South Kuta Police conducted a series of nighttime patrols as a preventive measure against street …
Kuta Beach in Bali welcomes a huge amount of repair work to its beach walk and pavement areas after coastal erosion has destroyed long stretches of the public walkways. The local government had been waiting for high tides to recede before commencing work, and teams have started the repair work this week. The repair work …
One of Bali’s most famous tourist destinations has just introduced a new cashless payment system, making it even easier for tourists and their drivers to navigate the area. Kuta Beach Parking is now operating a card-only payment system. The transition to a cashless payment system was celebrated at Kuta Beach Car Parking Area and Skate …
Tourists visiting Bali’s Kuta Beach must be extra mindful of where they are walking after more intense rain, high tides and storms have damaged the concrete beach walk. The paved surface has been completely destroyed in places, leaving the walkway dangerous for pedestrians. Intense abrasion has been recorded across Kuta Beach for decades. The sand …
Bali’s Kuta Beach is the island’s original coastal vacation resort. Home to an incredible selection of five-star hotels, wonderful restaurants, and a stretch of coastline that is safe to swim and surf year-round. When viewed like that it’s easy to see why Bali lovers return to Kuta year after year. With this much-loved resort keen …
A new breakwaters will be constructed on Bali’s Kuta Beach to help preserve the iconic coastal retreat for many more generations of family holidaymakers to come. Kuta Beach is Bali’s OG beach resort and, over the years, has been badly impacted by coastal erosion. As resorts like Canggu and Uluwatu overtake the collective traveler psyche …
Construction workers, community members, and tourists have come together to help tackle coastal erosion on Bali’s iconic Kuta Beach. Following huge tidal swells over the last week, Bali’s Kuta Beach was once again badly impacted by high waves and tidal flooding. Coastal erosion on Kuta Beach has been an issue for decades. As the tide …
Tourists in Bali’s southern coastal resorts are being warned about tidal waves and extreme weather fronts rolling into the area. The news comes as tidal flooding impacted dozens of businesses in the Kuta area on Wednesday 5th June. The extreme waves even impacted the Kuta Beach Task Force Office yesterday morning. High waves reaching over …
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