Welcome to Jukung Bali Bungalows
Jemeluk, Amed-area.
Four beautiful very private bungalows
set in a nice garden and right on the beach!
All bungalows have a big sea-view terrace/veranda and access to free wifi.
We have two rooms right on the beach.
Both nicely furnished with wooden antique four-poster beds
with mosquito net. Seaview 1 the smallest on the beach and has a double bed of 1.60 m, seaview 2 is bigger and has a bed of 1.80, with 2 matrasses of 90.
2 new rooms behind seaview 1 is a 2-storey building, both with a big terrace and facing the garden and ocean.
The downstairs one, seaview 3 has air-conditioning, with 2 beds of 90. Seaview 4 is very private upstairs and has a ceiling fan, with 1 bed of 1.80 m
The unique bathroom architecture allows sunlight
and the refreshing sea breeze to
enter through a half open roof.
Your breakfast is served every
morning at your terrace.
Accommodation
Jukung Bali has four bungalows set in a nice garden
on a private beach.
All bungalows are comfortably furnished with large
antique four-poster beds with mosquito nets. A ceiling fan keeps the room cool enough for a good nights sleep. 1 room has air-conditioning.
Other furniture includes two sets of table and chairs,
a wooden set in the room and a bamboo set on the terrace.
All rooms have two large closets to store your clothing
Each terrace also has a raised 6m
2
lounging platform with pillows.
Bathrooms are en-suite, spacious and airy.
The unique architecture allows the sea breeze
and the sunlight to enter the bathroom through
the partially open roof. The sound of singing birds
and some morning rays sparkling through the shower drops
are a sure-fire way to start your day with a smile!
The water isn't heated, but you won't need hot water anyway since the temperature
on Bali is 25oc year-round and tap water seldom gets below that.
Bathrooms are equipped with western flushing toilets, shower, mirror, large fountain and electric-shaving outlet.
Price and Contact
Price
- The rate for a bungalow is € 20 to 50,- per night,depending on the season.
This includes breakfast at your terrace.
- Snorkeling gear rental fee is about € 2.50 per day.
- Laundry service is available and priced on per item basis.
Contact
For information or reservations please contact the reception in Amed
(Bali, Indonesia) at telephone number (+62) 363.23470 or
send an email to
info@jukungbali.com
Getting There
Amed lies on the north-eastern tip of Bali, a little more
than a two hours drive from the Denpasar Airport
While it is possible to reach Amed on one of Bali's
infamous bemos, this is not really convenient if you are
traveling with large or valuable luggage. The trip with
a bemo may take anywhere from 4 to 10 hours or more.
Instead hiring a private vehicle with driver is a much more
safe and comfortable option.
A well organised, though pricey Taxi service is available
at the Denpasar airport. Because these taxi drivers have
to pay large sums for the privilege of waiting at the
airport, expect to pay upwards of € 40,- for the trip
to Amed.
Instead Jukung Bali can arrange for a driver to pick you
up at the airport for about € 30,-. This is much safer
and cheaper than traveling with an unknown taxi driver. Please
contact us by phone (+62) 363.23470 or email:info@jukungbali.com
Diving / Sailing / Snorkeling
Hiking / Sightseeing
Diving
A few meters off the beach at Amed is a reef and a steep wall
that drops off to about 35 meters. Visibility is usually about
14-22 meters. In this area you will find many different kinds
of sponges and gorgonians and the marine life includes everything
from gobies and shrimp as well as anemones with attendant
clown fish to schools of barracuda and Blue Spotted Ray.
Many different kinds of parrot fish, angelfish,
surgeon fish and moray eel.
A few kilometers to the west are the
monkey reef, a nudibranch lovers paradise, and the world famous
Tulamben Liberty Shipwreck. Several dive centers in Amed have daily
dives at these sites.
Sailing
Jukung Bali gets its name from the Jukung, a traditional
outrigger fishing trimaran. Even today, each morning
hundreds of these versatile and surprisingly stable craft leave
Amed to fish in the Lombok Strait. In the evening they return
with tuna, barracuda and other delicious fresh fish.
Ask the Jukung Bali staff to arrange a sailing trip with one of the
fisherman and see the sun rise over the island of
Lombok in the distance.
Snorkeling
The coral reef starts just 30 meters from your bungalow. Rent some
snorkeling gear and explore the wonderful marine life!. Usually you will
see some morey eels, some trumpet fish, lots of trigger fish,
a few squid and loads of butterfly fish.
At low tide the water is only a few centimeters deep and unsuitable for
swimming without damaging the coral, but at high tide you can slowly glide
over the coral and see it from less than a meter away! Remember to wear
a t-shirt or sunscreen!
Hiking / Mountain-biking
The diverse climate on Bali has created a wide variety of
natural habitats, ranging from beach ecosystems to dense
high-altitude mountain forests. Several agencies offer guided treks
that put you right in the middle of everything nature has to offer.
Because Bali is a small island with decent infrastructure it is also
possible to explore Bali on your own without getting lost.
Sightseeing
Bali has a rich cultural heritage
with about 20.000 palaces and Hindu temples throughout the island.
Close to Amed are the Tirtagangga royal bating pools and the Besakih
'mother' temple, the largest temple complex on Bali.
A very nice place to stay overnight in Tirtagangga is http://www.purisawah.com
Amed / Bali
Jukung Bali is located on the beach in Amed, a small fisherman's village on the north-eastern tip of Bali. Here the touristic hustle of Denpasar and surfers paradise Kuta has not yet overtaken the traditional Bali way of life. Peace and quiet in a magnificent natural environment, both on land and in the seas. Marine life is abundant from a few meters of the beach until the deep ocean drop offs. If diving or snorkeling is not your thing, visitors interested in the cultural history of Bali can visit Mt. Batur and the Bali 'mother-temple' of Besakih or the Tirtaganga royal bathing pools.
Because Amed is on the north-east side of the large Batur mountain, the weather in Amed during the months April-September is substantially better than in the rest of Bali.
Much has been said about the wonders of Bali, often by much better writers than we ourselves are. We will let them do the talking:
From WikiTravel:
The word paradise is used a lot in Bali, and not without reason. The combination of friendly, hospitable people, a magnificently visual culture infused with spirituality and (not least) spectacular beaches with great surfing and diving have made Bali Indonesia's unparalleled number one tourist attraction.
On Amed in particular the Bali Advertiser writes:
The relatively undeveloped north-eastern coastal strip in the Karangasem Regency of East Bali offers some of the island's best snorkeling, perhaps its most splendidly located self-contained dive hotels, quiet unpeopled beaches and Bali's largest concentration of traditional fishing boats (jukung).
Here you can finally find peace and quiet, enjoy great food and take advantage of comfortable and inexpensive accommodation. This coast is Bali's easternmost point, so yet another highlight is the spectacular sunrise over the neighbouring island of Lombok and the hundreds of brightly painted jukung returning to shore in the very early mornings.
A slow stroll along the road or the beach is a pleasant activity as the local people are very friendly and intrigued by visitors from outside. There are few hawkers and just one or two boat trip guys who leave you alone after asking the first time. Children still smile and wave at passersby just as they used to do many years ago in other places on the island.
The fact that most mobile telephones don't work here only contributes to the calm and peacefulness of the place where one can still enjoy a simple coconut oil massage while lying on a bamboo bed in the shade of a fisherman's hut. It doesn't get much better than this.
On a crystal bright bay lies the solitary village of Amed; visit the fish market early in the morning when the tuna come in. From Amed the road south via Cemeluk, Lipah, Bunutan and Selang is paved but very narrow, with stunning views of mountains on one side and the Lombok Strait on the other, Hindu fishing settlements hugging the shore all the way to Ujung. Sort of like Big Sur with monkeys.
A poor, very dry part of Bali, the area's farmers grow soybeans, corn, peanuts, ubi kayu and corn rather than rice. Arid hills inland are terraced in ladang supported by stone walls. To reach Amed is an exhausting trip on a motorbike with many curves and very steep ups-and-downs: taking your own car is definitely more enjoyable, more expedient, but even more slow-going.
Twenty Kilometres of Coastline
Snorkeling and diving off the black-sand beaches here is exceptional, the variety and numbers of fish on display are among the best on Bali and the water temperature is a constant 28 degrees. Schools of cardinal fish, trigger fish, black snappers, pyramid butterflies, banner fish, and damsel fish can be seen on the sand slopes, while table corals, big fan gorgonians, and magnificent stag horn Acropora and Dendronephthya trees, dense growths of sponges, crinoids, and sea fans are commonly found within 20 meters of shore.
There are several diving schools in the area and they can advise you on the best dive spots which begin just six kilometres southeast of Amed along Lipah Bay where the currents are calm year-round, visibility is 10-20 metres in the dry season and the coastal reefs are superb.
Cemuluk, on a protected bay, is an ideal place to begin snorkeling. Four kilometres further south along the coast is Banyuning, where there's a small wreck and some of the most beautiful coral gardens to be seen anywhere in the Lesser Sundas. The water is a little deeper here and sometimes there is a slight swell, so this area suits people with experience.
