Kuta
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Kuta is the largest city on the island of Bali in Indonesia.
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Understand
With a long, broad beach on the Indian Ocean, Kuta was originally discovered by tourists as a surfing mecca. Alas, today's Kuta is a showcase of execssive development gone wrong — a chaotic, tightly packed mass of concrete and congestion, the beach is overrun with touts
Get in
By plane
The misnamed Denpasar Airport is in fact directly south of Kuta, just 10 minutes away by taxi. See Denpasar for airport details.
By car
By taxi
By bus
Get around
By taxi
Taxis are ubiquitous on the streets of Kuta and the best way of getting around, especially at night.
See
Surf, shopping, party
Learn
Work
Buy
- Kuta Square, Jl. Kartika Plaza. A shopping complex so popular that even suicide bombers have a blast. There are small shops on both sides of the street and a big Matahari department store, with a cheap and utterly wacky collection of T-shirts on the 3rd floor.
Eat
Budget
Beach-stall food is delicious, filling and very cheap. These are dotted along Kuta and Legian beach beneath trees or awnings near the road. 'Nasi Campur' is a favourite dish of steamed rice with spiced meat and extras, and is often served in a banana leaf cone. Be prepared to use your (clean) fingers Bali-style.
Mid-range
Splurge
Drink
Sleep
Budget
There are a lot of cheap guesthuoses (10-20.000RP PPPN) on Poppies 2, but you can find nicer places on the lanes between Poppies 1 and 2.
Mid-range
- Fat Yogi, Poppies Gang 1.
- Sorga Cottages, Sorga Rd.
Splurge
One of the posh places next to the beach.
Contact
Stay safe
Cope
Get out
External links
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