Medewi Beach
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Medewi is a beach village in West Bali.
[edit] Understand
This is a tiny, remote village in one of the least visited areas of Bali. It is very much a surfing hot spot and most visitors who do stay here stay for that reason alone. For non-surfers, it does offer a glimpse of what so much of Bali was like before the growth of mass tourism in the 1970s. A great place to relax.
[edit] Get in
Medewi is located about 75 kilometres west of Denpasar on the main south coast road about 34 kilometres further west than the town of Tabanan. Anyone who travelling from the south of Bali by road to the west coast port town of Gilimanuk will pass by here.
[edit] Get around
Great place for walking. If you want to hire a motorbike your hotel will be able to oblige and expect to pay around Rp 100,000 per day.
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The beach is very rocky with some large flat grey stone boulders interspersed with pebbles and black sand. Not the best beach for sunbathing or lounging but good for long quiet strolls.
Sunset over the Indian Ocean here is quite magnificent.
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Surf. The long left hand wave at Medewi Beach rolls all year and is popular with surfers for that reason. The largest waves tend to be in July and August. There is also right-hand break less than 100 metres away around the northern point. When the surf is small there is also a beach break, working mid-tide, over the river mouth about 250 metres to the south south.
There are several other surf breaks nearby as well including Balian Beach (30 minute drive east). Medewi Surf Information[1].
Relax. This is a very quiet coastal village with nothing really going on bar the surfing and the local fisherman doing their business.
Understand the origin of Medewi as a place name. This area was a forest with many Ketket or thorny trees. In the Balinese language, thorny forest is Alas Meduwi hence the place was named Meduwi which then became Medewi.
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All of the local bungalows and hotels have restaurants.
- Cafe Tahu, (on the main coast road at km marker 60, 12 km east of Medewi Beach). A very populr eatery on the main coast road. Gets very busy indeed with traffic coming to and from Gilimanuk. Don't let that put you off though as the Indonesian food here is truly excellent and fantastic value for money. Right on the water-front edit
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A beer on the beach for sunset.
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- Cahaya Samudra Bali Beach Inn, (close to the Nurul Huda Mosque), ☎ +62 813 38667288. A simple 10 room losmen set back from the beach (but walking distance) about 1 km west of Medewi Beach proper. From about Rp 150,0000. edit
- Mai Malu, Medewi, ☎ +62 365 43897. Budget accomodation which is very popular amongst the young surfer crowd. Right by the beach From Rp 90,000. edit
- Medewi Beach Cottages, Medewi, ☎ +62 361 8528521 (reservation@medewibeachcottages.com), [2]. Nice bungalows with gardens and swimming pool. Right on the beach. Offer airport pickup for US$ 30/person. From about Rp 600,000. edit
- Medewi Bay Retreat, Medewi, ☎ +62 81 238 42252 (pvb@dps.centrin.net.id), [3]. One, two and three bedroom villas in this exclusive resort set back about 500 metres from the beach. From US$ 67. edit
- Puri Dajuma, Medewi, ☎ +62 365 439 55 (info@dajuma.com), [4]. Luxury resort offering many packages from about US$ 140 per night. Located just south of Medewi Beach. From US$ 67. edit
- Warung and Homestay Gede, Medewi, ☎ +62 812 3976668. Budget accomodation run by local surfers for surfers Rp 70,000. edit
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[edit] Get out
The town of Negara is about 15 km further west from here and then on to Gilimanuk and ferries to Java beyond that. It will take about 2 hours by car to get back to the southern tourist areas of Kuta etc.
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