Guide to Padma area in Legian Bali
March 13th, 2008 / 1 Comment » / by admin
Padma beach is located in Legian at the end of Jl. Padma. It is a beach break, meaning no nasty coral to cut you to pieces and very easy access. For surfers staying in the Poppies Lane area Padma offers a nice change. Waves tend to be about a foot bigger here than on Kuta Beach and there is a nice little 2 way break.
Getting to Padma from Kuta you can either take Jl. Legian past Jl. Melasti up to Jl. Padma and turn left all the way to the beach, or take Jl. Benesari past Hotel Camplung Mas to Jl. Melasti, turn left ( you are not supposed to as it is a one way street) then hang a quick right past the art market. This takes you to Padma.
Riding time is about 5 minutes. In a car from Kuta you will either want to get onto Jl. Pantai Kuta amd zip around to Jl. Melasti, hanging a left at the art market or drive through Jl. Benesari past Camplung Mas, turn right and then a left at Jl. Legian, heading up to Jl. Padma. Sounds complicated but its really quite close.
The beach is about a 1 minute drive from Jl. Legian and there is a parking area to the right, 1,000rp for motorbikes. A surfer from the UK told me the parking attendants are honest and he had left his helmet and keys with them before. Plenty of parking for cars too.
Next to the parking area is a toilet and shower facility, typical of the kind you will find along the beaches here. It cost a 1,000rp to shower or to use the toilets.
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