Nusa Penida Residency
Hotel or lodge, twin sharing
5 days, planned by Tidewrack Voyages
Penida is fifteen kilometres across with roads that are still mostly bad, which is why a driver is included and scooters are not recommended.
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| Crystal Bay |
| Toyapakeh |
| Nusa Penida cliffs |
The descent to Kelingking beach is a near-vertical bamboo handrail staircase, about forty minutes down and ninety back up. Plenty of people look and do not go.
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| Kelingking Beach |
| Angel's Billabong |
| Broken Beach |
The water here is cold — sometimes 20 °C — and the currents are strong. Reef mantas are close to guaranteed at the cleaning station.
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| Manta Point |
| Crystal Bay |
| Mola mola season |
Lembongan is smaller, flatter and far more relaxed than Penida, and the swell at Devil's Tear throws spray thirty metres up.
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| Yellow Bridge |
| Nusa Ceningan |
| Devil's Tear |
| Mangrove forest |
The strait gets rough by midday. Morning boats are the reliable ones.
Day 1 · Fri, 18 Sept, 2026
Most of these can be added to your booking later — the operator confirms within a day.
Published by the operator. Nights on the ground can move with weather and permissions.
Hotel or lodge, twin sharing
Hotel or lodge, twin sharing
4 breakfasts, 1 lunch and 1 dinner across 5 days, at the lodges you sleep in. It opens with dinner on day 1 and closes with breakfast on day 5.
6 meal services named in the itinerary. Vegetarian and vegan covered; Jain, gluten-free and allergies on notice at booking
“Reefs and islands, with the marine park fees always included”
A dive and snorkel operator that publishes marine park fees in the headline price because hiding them is how the industry got its reputation.
Boat was crowded. Fine for the diving, less fine for the surface intervals. Crew were professional without being stiff about it.
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Kit was in good condition, which matters more than people realise. No complaints about any of the hotels — all of them well placed. Good value for what's included.
Kit was in good condition, which matters more than people realise. No hesitation recommending them.
Conditions were poor for two of the days, which nobody can control, but the schedule wasn't adjusted. Guides answered every question, including the daft ones.
Thank you for travelling with us — glad the route worked out.
You can, and a lot of people crash. The roads are steep, broken and busy with trucks, and hospital access is a boat ride away. Both operators include a driver and strongly advise against scooters for a first visit.
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