Candidasa
Candi Dasa
A quiet seaside town on Bali's southeast coast, where a lotus lagoon and beach resorts sit side by side. It is a good base for touring East Bali.
Candidasa grew into a beach resort in the 1980s. Coastal erosion has since narrowed its beach, but this has kept it calmer than the south, with affordable resorts and guesthouses, and a sea wall where you can watch the sunrise. The town centre has a lagoon full of blooming lotus flowers and small temples. Nearby dive shops take visitors to the blue reef dive sites, where mola mola (ocean sunfish) appear seasonally. From here, Tenganan village, Virgin Beach, Ujung Water Palace and Padang Bai are all within a half-hour drive.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Tenganan Pegringsingan Village
- Virgin Beach (Pasir Putih)
- Blue Lagoon, Padang Bai
- Bias Tugel Beach
- Taman Ujung
- Tirta Gangga
- Pura Goa Lawah
- Sidemen Valley