Nusa Lembongan a Beautiful Island

Beauty enchantment of Nusa Lembongan now is already very famous on the ears and the eyes of everyone, whose have visited to Bali. Bali which usually be known with sea wave of Kuta beach, beauty enchantment of Tanah Lot Temple, majesty of Besakih Temple, and sunset romantic in Dreamland beach, now is completed by beauty enchantment Nusa Lembongan Natural with white sand and a nautical tour will make your vacation become a memory which is not forgotten.

Nusa Lembongan is a small and beautiful island, constitute the one of three neighboring islands of Bali, approximately 12 miles from south east Bali and 20 miles from Lombok. The other two islands are Nusa Penida being the bigger and Nusa Ceningan being the smaller. Bali Island and Nusa Lembongan Island is separated by Badung Strait, and it is about 12 kms from Sanur Beach and can be reached in 1.5 hours by traditional motor-boat.

Nusa Lembongan is a pristine tropical island; its highest point is 50 meters above sea level. Lembongan has an average rainfall of approximately 1000 mm per year. Little temperature variation from 30 degrees Celsius occurs between the only two seasons this island experiences being the wet and the dry. The wet season is from December to February and the dry is from March to November. As it has only three months of rainfall, this island is dry for the remainder of the year. Little cultivation occurs, as almost 2/3 of the island is infertile. Seeding is normally done on the wet season and only corn, cassava and peanuts are farmed. Also found on the island are cashew nuts, mangoes and coconut. Fresh water is limited and most of the supply is derived from wells up to 60 meters deep.

Nusa Lembongan is located on the Wallace line. Sir Alfred Wallace, a historic naturalist who conducted extensive studies of this area, determined the Wallace line. The Wallace line is still recognised as a biological division between Asia and Australia/Pacific. Many species of bird, animal and flora indigenous to Australia are not found west of this line, as the flora and fauna on the west “Asian” side are not found to the east of this line. The ocean currents that funnel their way between these islands are rich in macrobiotic life that support abundant coral and fish life in shallow waters surrounding these islands.

Nusa Lembongan is very exciting for holidays with beautiful beach and marine view. Nusa Lembongan does not like in Kuta, Tanah Lot and Dreamland, after arrived in Nusa Lembongan you will be answered by beach with white sand and clear sea with all kind of colors fishes and beautiful coral sea plant, so all kind of virgin natural colors under sea. Although thus in Nusa Lembongan already be completed some facilities which ready to serve you, like as: hotel/bungalow, restaurant, art show place, until to a tour object under sea or diving to see beautiful coral sea plant and many kind of colors fishes under sea. So, to complete your memories please visit Nusa Lembongan. I think you will very enjoy after visited it.

A Tour Region of Nusa Penida Island

Nusa Penida is an island southeast of Bali Island, Indonesia. Administratively, the island is subdistrict of Klungkung Regency, Bali Province. There are two small islands nearby: Nusa Lembongan and Nusa Ceningan. The Badung Strait separates the island and Bali.

In this Nusa Penida region is found several object and recreation place a water tour which it’s very interesting to be enjoyed by tourists i.e. charming area with beautiful coral plant and all kind of colors fishes. Nusa Penida Island has white sand beach and beautiful hill country. So be gotten a cave that be named Goa Giri Putri at Suana village. Enter door of this cave very narrow, then we must go into one by one by crawl on hands and knees for about five meters long until we arrive in very wide of cave room. In the cave be gotten many stalagnites and stalactites, so be gotten a water source which is sacred. This cave penetrated until west end and here we can find cave mouth which wider enough to look beautiful hills view. Beside that at Sakti village we can view and enjoy a beautiful Karang Bolong view, enjoy Penida beach with white sand and natural view at it’s around. So we can find water source at near beach.

At west part of Nusa Penida Island is found two villages which are very famous i.e.: Lembongan and Jungutbatu villages. Lembongan and Jungutbatu villages are an island those are separated from Nusa Penida Island with name Lembongan Island. The beach of Lembongan and Jungutbatu villages so with white sand, sea at their around clear with all kind of colors fishes, and all kind of colors of sea coral which are beautiful, until look clear like in sea garden which are very beautiful. At Lembongan village be found Ceningan island a small island at south part of Lembongan Island with many tour objects which are very interesting that be visited by many peoples from all world.

Nusa Penida so covers a wide area of diving locations. They are Penida Bay, Manta Point, Batu Meling, Batu Lumbung, Batu Abah, Toyapakeh and Malibu Point. The flow through the Lombok Strait is, overall, south-tending, although the strength and direction of the tidal streams are influenced by the monsoon seasons.

During the southeast monsoons, the tidal flow tends south; during the northeast monsoons, the tidal flow tends north. In the area of the strait north of Nusa Penida, the pattern is relatively simple, with a flow, at peak tide, of about three-and-one-half knots. Tidal streams in Badung Strait are semi-diurnal, but the character of the stream is very complicated because its direction runs obliquely to the general south to north direction of Lombok Strait, and the channel has a curved shape.

Toyapakeh has a stretch of reefs, and in the southern part of the bay there is a similar area of rugged bommies, rich with color and fish. Big schools of fish, sea turtles, and occasionally molas are highlight of Toyapakeh diving. Toyapakeh is special for its pillars of coral.

Malibu Point is a diving site with gray reefs, reef white tips, silver-tips and numerous sharks. While Penida Bay is another anchorage, and the rocky islands have an interesting forms; something like an old resting elephant. The bay is vulnerable to swell, creating-up-and-down-currents. Then, Manta Point is a limestone rock off Pandan cafe. The swell is relatively strong.

Lembongan is a diving site with vast spread of coral reefs and good visibility. Big fishes are frequently observed at the area. Manta rays or sunfishes appear in the certain season.
The site is also known of the very strong currents requiring divers some skills.