Bali is one of the Meccas of surfing - that much is undeniable. As a surfer, one simply has to visit this Indonesian surf wonderland.
This winter, a few friends and I decided to visit Bali on a whim. Enter the holiday honeymoon phase, where planning and dreaming are unperturbed by the realities that will soon follow. And so we started looking online for where to visit, flights, accommodation, surf spots and most importantly... some new surfboards.
I was tempted into buying a Haydenshapes HyptoKrypto which I had found on local online surf shop Pollywog.I wanted to the extra buoyancy for the legendary reef waves of Indonesia.
Getting to Bali
We flew into Despensar with Singapore airlines. With just one stop in Singapore, we were in Bali quite tired but raring to go. Our choice of area was the Bukit peninsular, home to some of the most famous surf breaks in the world.Surfing the Bukit
Upon arrival, we quickly got to work on finding some waves. We were staying in Bingin and so took the steep staircase down to Bingin beach, where we found small waves and quite a few crowds. Still, we got one or two and then set about resting and preparing for the days that come.We surfed dreamland on a big swell, and Impossibles on a small swell. But the highlight had to be surfing Uluwatu... its a crazy, intense experience and life-changing to say the least. I would encourage any surfer (with decent surf experience) to paddle out at Uluwatu.
Surfing Keramas
Keramas is also one of the famous waves in Bali, made more so by the WSL coming to town. The break is directly in front of the Komune hotel, where we stayed. It's definitely a worthwhile experience. Lovely accommodation, cheap massages, a great restaurant (with cold beers) overlooking a world-class right hander.From Keramas, we also took a day trip to Nusa Lembongan, where we surfed shipwrecks and drank more cold Bintangs (notice the theme here).
All in all, Bali was totally worth the visit. It truly is a special place to visit and more so to surf.
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