WORLD ASIA INDONESIA AMED


Amed

:For the city in Turkish Kurdistan (Southeast Turkey) with the Kurdish name Amed, see Diyarbakir.

Amed is a fishing village in the east of Bali.



Understand

Amed is the most recent tourist development area in Bali. It was only in 2000 that tarmac was laid on the roads, telephone lines were installed in 2003, and it took until 2007 for a bridge to be built over a section of the road that regularly washed away during the rainy season. To this day, phone lines are so limited in the area that most hotels only have one landline each, so it is wise to bring a mobile phone (cellphone) when visiting if you need to stay in touch with the outside world. Local Indonesian SIM cards can be purchased in thousands of places around Bali. There is also a public telephone office in the centre of Amed and a couple of internet cafes (the connection speed is V-E-R-Y slow, though).

English is widely spoken in all the hotels, restaurants and shops.

Get around

There are public 'bemos' that pass through Amed several times a day but the easiest way to get around is to hire a car and driver.

See

Most people come to Amed as a getaway, including expats from other parts of the island. It's a favourite honeymoon destination for tourists and is also popular with divers and snorkelers. Sailing trips in small Balinese sail boats can be arranged, and day trips to local places of interest such as the Water Gardens of Tirtagangga and Bali's most sacred temple, Besakih, high on the slopes of Mount Agung.

  • Lempuyang Temple, half hour drive from Amed. One of the eight most sacred temples on the island. Park in the car park and walk up the steps to the temple. The lower temple is always open but the upper temple (at the top of the dragon staircases) is often locked, so it is best to go with a Balinese driver who will usually be able to arrange for the temple priest to open it up for you. It's situated high up a mountain and there are magnificent sunset views at dusk.


  • Do

    For entertainment, a local live band performs at Double One Restaurant once a week and there are sometimes free Balinese dance performances in some of the restaurants. A local Gong & Genjek group performs about once a month in the Bali Mandala room at Dancing Dragon Cottages.
  • Scuba diving -- There is some fine diving in the bay. The beach diving is great or take a small boat out five minutes if you want to get to the deeper water. Beware of diving after a heavy rain, the water from the run-off can greatly reduce your visibility. There are some excellent dive companies in Amed and also some that are based in Lovina and run day trips to Amed that you can be part of if you call ahead.
  • Snorkeling -- Amed has some fine snorkeling within meters of the coast. A reef follows the majority...



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