City Guide: Nusa Dua

NUSA DUA can be experienced in two ways.

Either you can regard it as a gateway destination to the entire eastern side of the Bukit Peninsula or refer to as a man-made tourist playground at the southern tip of Bali, either way, Nusa Dua is a unique Balinese experience.

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From its early years Nusa Dua has been charged with being artificial rather a natural beauty. In the early 1980s the Suharto government decided to encourage upcoming tourist industry in Bali and invested money to establish the first resort of national prestige in the area. For this goal was chosen remote part of peninsula at the south of Bali and it provided with excellent infrastructure and amenities for the first-class stay.

Despite the city being shaped by human hands, it didn't prevent Nusa Dua from becoming a premier tourist destination as legions of tourists pack this place for its powder-white sand and crystal-clear waters excellent for swimming, boating, parasailing and jet-skiing and so on.

Away from sun and sand Nusa Dua is anything but calm and instead houses the best museums in all of Bali. You can take in its cultural flavor on your sightseeing tour. Attractions include;

• Pantai Geger, a splendid white sand beach and it is especially popular with tourists

• Pasifika Museum, houses wonderful collections on art of Bali, Southeast Asia and the South Pacific region

• Serangan Island offers to observe the marine life while boating around

• Spa Sekar Jagat, a place to indulge in truly Balinese massage

In addition, Nusa Dua is shaped according to three gates facing each other within the city. It gives to the city some claustrophobic feel as if everyone entering the city is on the watch. But this unusual planning is only complementary to the extravagant city of Nusa Dua.

As an artificial product, Nusa Dua was carefully designed to please both your body and soul. Thus, the city is home to quality spas, world-class golf courses that are the best in Bali and its Jalan By Pass houses a variety of Japanese and other Asian restaurants.

Away from filling dining there is also a set of benefits exclusive to Nusa Dua thanks to its design. For example, this is a city where you can safely drink fresh water straight from the tap.

For all its exclusives Nusa Dua was chosen as a location for conference visited by Ronald Reagan in late April 1986. The former American president stayed at the first hotel ever constructed in the Nusa Dua - the Nusa Dua Beach Hotel. Even though it is still referred to as the most beautiful hotel, Nusa Dua has many hotels already collected for you at Booked.net.