Bali Highlights

Nusa Dua is part of Badung Regency, covering the southern part of the island, where the tourism industry is primarily focused in Nusa Dua and the surrounding areas of Jimbaran, Ungasan, Pecatu and Uluwatu have been established as the areas of the upper markets. A variety of luxury residential and holiday homes and accommodations, such as hotels and resorts, are the core businesses within these neighborhoods. 

Merusaka Nusa Dua is located within the secure gated compound The Nusa Dua. The complex hosts a wide range of leisure activities and facilities such as: 

Mengiat Beach 

This Nusa Dua’s world-renowned beach is considered one of the finest beaches in Bali, owing to the calm water and long stretch of beautiful white sand. MERUSAKA is located along the stretch of Mengiat Beach, benefiting from its pristine and unobtrusive atmosphere. 

Water Blow – Peninsula Island 

North of MERUSAKA, on the far edge of “the Peninsula Island”, lies a rock formation where waves collide onto the rock wall and create giant splashes, which are called ‘Water Blow’. The Peninsula Island is the venue for the annual Nusa Dua Fiesta Festival and other world-class events. The shallow beach area surrounding Water Blow is a family-friendly playground, and picnics are a regular activity in this area. 

This destination highlight is within a 10-minute walk from the resort.

Bali Collection 

Within 10-minutes walking distance from the resort, Bali Collection is a shopping, dining and entertainment complex, located within the area of The Nusa Dua. Shuttle bus schedule is available from 10.30am – 8.30pm. 

For more details on the schedule and further information, please contact our Concierge.

Museum Pasifika 

Museum Pasifika is the home of an extensive collection of artworks from all over the Asia Pacific region. With a mission to preserve and divulgate the diverse and multifaceted tradition of the people within this particular region, Museum Pasifika, was established as a permanent institution to showcase the styles and forms for all humanity to study and enjoy. 

The destination highlight is within 15-minute walk from the resort. 

For further information of the art pieces and artists, please contact our Concierge.

Devdan Show 

Devdan is a high-energy visual tour of Indonesia’s culture diversity from Sumatera to Papua – east to west – which is performed through a modern contemporary dance combined with a world-class aerial acrobatics attractions, dazzling costumes and hi-tech special effects. 

The destination highlight is within 15-minute walk from the resort. 

For further information of the schedule, please contact our Concierge. 

Bali National Golf Club 

A unique Golfing Experience – is the slogan of Bali National Golf Club. Arguably the flagship of Bali golf, the BNGCC has been completely re-designed by Nelson, Haworth Golf Course Architects and reconstructed to an international standard. 

With spectacular views over the Indian Ocean, lush tropical forest as well as appointed meeting rooms and lounge areas and well-stocked pro-shop, this 18-holes Bali National Golf Club is a new golf journey should not be missed. 

This destination highlight is within 10-minute walk from the resort. 

For further information on the tournaments and schedules, please contact our Concierge. 

Apart from the above, the following are activities and venues within the southern part of the island you may find interesting to spend your wonderful vacation with your loved ones at: 

Turtle Island, Serangan – Tanjung Benoa 

There are numbers of endangered species that are now protected by the Indonesian government – turtle and its habit is one of them. Nowadays, since the protection law has been issued, various ways of protections have been conducted and one of those is turtle sanctuary in Serangan Island, where people are introduced to the techniques of turtle caring including incubating turtle eggs, turtle egg hatching, feeding etc. 

Should you are interested in this activity for your family, our Concierge team will assist you in arranging the schedule and transportation. 

Puja Mandala Worship Complex, Kampial 

Built as an icon for diversity in both culture and religion in 1994, this unique complex is home to five house of worships – Ibnu Batutah mosque, Mother Mary of all Nations Catholic Church, Hill of Pray (Bukit Doa) Christian Church, Vihara (Monastery) Budhina Guna and Pura (Temple) Jagat Natha (Earth Guardian of Nusa Dua area). 

For further information, please contact our concierge. 

Just south of Kuta and the airport, Jimbaran Bay is an alluring crescent of white-sand beach and blue sea, fronted by a long string of seafood restaurants and ending at the southern end in a bushy headland. This area is located 20-minutes from the resort.

Garuda Wisnu Kencana Cultural Park, Jimbaran 

With 20-meters tall and 64-meters width statue of Garuda Wisnu by highly-acclaimed Balinese sculptor Mr. I Nyoman Nuarta, Garuda Wisnu Kencana (GWK) Cultural Park boasts one of the largest artistic masterpiece and most astonishing works of arts ever created in Indonesia’s history, which reflects the strong values of one of Indonesia’s inherited local cultures. 

From the classic epic of the adventure of Garuda, to another excitement of watching series of Balinese dances, take an unforgettable journey through the unique themed area of GWK Cultural Park, one of the world’s largest monuments, one-stop tourist spot with beautiful panoramic view, one of the best Kecak Dance performances in Ungasan Bali, and various culinary vendors, not to mention the complete selection of local souvenir shops to complement your modern cultural experience are ready for you. Bring home impressive moments along, all these await you and your family. 

The destination highlight is within 30-minutes from the resort. 

Pura (Temple) Luhur Uluwatu 

Located on a cliff-top at the edge of plateau, 250-feet above the Indian Ocean, Uluwatu Temple is an architectural wonder in black coral rock and spectacular view. 

At the back-side of Pura Luhur Uluwatu’s small inner-sanctum’s main pagoda, lies a limestone statue of a Brahman priest – which is believed to represent the founding priest of the temple, Dwijendra, who based on the history has reached his “moksa” (one-ness with the God-head in a flash of blazing light) while meditating at Pura Luhur Uluwatu. 

Should you wish to visit this enchanting Pura Luhur Uluwatu, please contact our Concierge Team who will assist in arranging the schedules and transportation. 

The most populous of Bali’s eight regencies, Badung comprises a narrow strip of fertile land that runs from the central mountains to the southern Bukit Peninsula. This area has been the home to many of the powerful Hindu kingdoms from as far back as the 10th century. Today, Badung hosts the island’s major tourist resorts and Bali’s administrative center.

Kuta Bay, with its long stretch of white sand and brilliant sunsets, has attracted swarms of visitors since its ‘rediscovery’ by shoestring travelers in the 1970s. The town, a former fishing village and slave market, is a booming Babylon of surfers and sun worshippers, where hundreds of resorts, bars, restaurants and souvenir shops crowd the roadsides.

Once the site of a royal court, is now a bustling market town and provincial capital of Bali with a population of 790,000. Denpasar is an emerging city and off the normal tourist track. Still, there are a handful of temples, a bird market, the Art Centre and Museum Negerito visit.

Finally, there are the pleasure gardens and ornate sanctuaries of Mengwi, a great 18th century kingdom that was eventually defeated and absorbed by the neighboring realms of badung and Tabanan. The most impressive sites in this district are the temples of Taman Ayu and Sadha. Fifteen kilometers to the northeast of present-day Mengwi village is Sangeh’s aptly named Monkey Forest and the small temple of Pura Bukit Sari. Wander through the tall nutmeg trees, but be careful, the monkeys here are notorious pickpockets.

This is the affluent administrative capital and main market of the Gianyar district, which also includes Ubud. The town has a number of factories producing batik and ikat fabrics, and a compact center with some excellent food, especially at the famous night market. 

Tabanan, like the most regional capitals in Bali, is a large, well-organized place. The verdant surrounding rice fields are emblematic of Bali’s rice-growing traditions and are part of its UNESCO recognition.

Tabanan’s most popular tourist site is Tanah Lot, a 15th century temple built above the sea on a rocky outcrop’s base and poisonous sea snakes ‘keeping guard’ over the holy site from caves along the shores. Tourist, however, are no longer allowed to climb up to the temple.

The regency’s rugged, awe-inspiring shoreline is a world apart from the cool highlands around Bedugul. Some 1,400 meters above sea level, this sleepy mountain town and the calm waters of lake Bratan offer a welcome retreat from the heat and bustle coastal Bali.

Bali’s only landlocked regency compensates for its coastal deficit with some of the most spectacular scenery on the island. Shapes like a ragged keyhole, Bangli has endured a history of internecine warfare and occupation and was one of the first kingdom to fall to the Dutch Empire. 

For those who love culture and tradition, enjoy the cultural sense in Panglipuran Village, a traditional countryside owning unique characteristic life, socializing and culture. Located in Kubu Village, Bangli Sub district and Bangli regency at an attitude of 700 meters above sea level, Panglipuran Village is beautified with the clustered buildings employing ancient architecture. It is definitely worth visiting destination. 

The most extraordinary Bangli Village is Trunyan, a jumbled collection of cinder-block houses pressed against the eastern shore of the lake. Adhering to pre-Hindu practices; the resident of Trunyan choose not to cremate their dead but to lay them out in a nearby ravine, exposed to the embalming perfume of a sacred tree. 

Back along the crater’s rim are two important temples. Pura Ulun Danu Batur, a large and ornate sanctuary dedicated to the Goddess of the Lake, was originally located in the shore of Lake Batur. In the 1920s, it was moved to its current location near to the market town of Kintamani, after narrowly escaping destruction by lava flows. 

A tidy regional capital, Semarapura should be on your itinerary for its fascinating KerthaGosa complex, a relic of Bali from the time before the Dutch. Once the center of Bali’s most important kingdom, Semarapura is still commonly called by its old name, Klungkung. 

It’s a good place to stroll and get a feel for modern Balinese life. The market are large, the shops many and the streets are reasonably calm. 

The eastern district of Bali is Karangasem, which is dominated by the mighty Gunung Agung. The east has many places of interest and some great beaches. Bali’s highest mountain is Gunung Agung (3142 meters), towering majestically over eastern and northern Karangasem.

Pura Besakih is Bali’s most important and probably best-kept temple, comprising about 30 separate temples in seven terraces going up to the hill. Every district in Bali has its own shrine or temple at Besakih and just about every Balinese God is honored. 

Padang Bai is the port for the ferry service to Lombok. It is a sleepy fishing village situated in a perfectly sheltered bay. The beach is picturesque and quaint with a long sweep of sand where colorful boats are drawn up on the beach.

From Padang Bai, the road follows a beautiful stretch inland and turns off at the mountain village of Tenganan. Tenganan is a Bali Aga Village one of the few Balinese communities to resist the Majapahit invasion of 1343 and this is the only place in Indonesia where double-weaving ikat, Geringsing, is produced. The village is also famous for its lontar sacred books, traditional Balinese palm-leaf books.

Buleleng is both physically and culturally the “other side of Bali”. Long isolated from the south by the central volcanic ridge and vast expanse of primary forest, it has developed unique social and cultural features. The Buleleng Rregency stretches across almost the whole of the northern part of Bali. The area generally consist of steep mountain slopes plunging into a narrow coastal plain.

The city of Singaraja was the capital of Bali during Dutch times. Today, it is a mix of Muslim kampung, Chinese shops, tree-lined avenues of colonial houses and neo-Balinese government offices. There is a Chinese temple (klenteng) near the harbor, not far from Kajanan mosque, whose mirhab pulpit has an interesting combination of Moslem and Balinese decorative motifs. The Balinese elements of the city appear pushed to the periphery of the city while traditional traders-the Bugis and the Chinese- occupy its center. Visit the Gedung Kirtya library, where there are thousands of lontar manuscripts in the Javanese and Balinese scripts. You can also buy prasi painting, done in the ancient fashion on lontar palm leaves. To the south of Singaraja, you will find the Gitgit Waterfall.

Tourist looking for a quiet beach resort can head for Lovina, a long stretch of beach is safe and a perfect place for swimming and snorkeling. Lovina also offers dolphin viewing. It is the perfect base from which to explore northern Bali.

Jembrana is best known for the Makepung – traditional buffalo races. The regency even calls itself ‘the land of the Makepung’. The Makepung, which consists of a race between two carts pulled by water buffaloes, was originally held as part of the harvest festivities. The cart and buffaloes were, until quite recently, still used for transport. In Perancak, a race can be arranged to order. If you like, you can be your own charioteer. A crocodile farm commemorates the now-extinct Perancak crocodile tigers, jalak putih – the phoenix bird of paradise, and many more.