Amed

Amed refers to a long stretch of coast running from the village of Culik about 14 km eastwards incorporating the seven villages of Amed, Jemeluk, Bunutan, Lipah, Selang, Banyuning and Aas. The pace of life here is slow and the coastal scenery quite stunning making Amed the perfect place for a relaxed holiday in Bali.
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 main road that regularly washed away during the rainy season.
This is the most commonly used base for visitors wishing to dive the USAT Liberty wreck at Tulamben and that area is also covered by this article. There are other good dive sites close at hand and a thriving dive industry has developed all the way along the coast here.
Amed's inhabitants live from fishing, salt-making and tourism. The lack of tourism-based revenue, its remote nature and the generally harsh environment for farming, meant that this area was very much one of the poorer areas in Bali. Amongst others, the East Bali Poverty Project drew attention to the plight of the local villagers in this area and that, together with recent tourist development, has gone a long way to improving general standards of living, health and education.

Amed lies on the north-eastern tip of Bali, a little more than a 2 hr drive from the Ngurah Rai International Airport. A taxi service to Amed is available at the airport for about Rp 400,000.
Amed is accessed by turning east at the village of Culik which lies on the main east coast road from Karangasem to Singaraja.
Shuttle buses regularly serve the destination from Candidasa and Lovina and now that the road has been greatly improved, they take you all the way into Amed.
Perama operates a daily shuttle bus from Kuta, Sanur and Ubud, and goes through Padang Bai, Candidasa and Tirta Gangga. Arrival time is around 11AM. Departure time is 11:00AM for Tulamben and 11:30AM for Amed. The bus stops are located at Amed Cafe & Hotel and Wayan Restaurant Tulamben.
The easiest way into Amed though is to hire your own transport with a driver. Be aware that the Amed district is stretched out over more than 10 km. Transport by local drivers is widely available in Amed. Transport to Padang Bai should not cost more than Rp 150,000.
If you are coming from the islands to the east, Amed Sea Express offers pick-up in Lombok, Gili Trawangan, Gili Meno and Gili Air with twice daily service to Amed arriving at 9:15AM & 1:15PM.

Public transport in Amed is rare. There are bemos (mini buses) from Culik as far as Aas (that pass through Amed) but mainly in the morning. Later in the day it is almost impossible to find public transport. The easiest way to get around is to hire a car and driver. Motorcycles are widely available for rent and you should expect to pay Rp 50,000-80,000/day.

Amed's beaches, are lined with traditional outrigger fishing boats, which depending on your point of view make a scenic photo or restrict walking on the beach. Amed village beach consists of coarse black pebbles; as you move further east (and away from Mount Agung), the beaches become sandier but remain somewhat grey-brown in colour. The prettiest bays are probably those at Jemeluk and Lipah but the whole stretch of coastline is very attractive.
Salt production is a declining but still important industry in this area. As you drive along the main coast road through the villages you will see large open drying pans crusted with salt crystals. Those little boxes of gourmet Bali salt crystals you see in delicatessens and speciality food stores all over the world may have started their long journey from these very pans.
There is vibrant marine life close offshore in clear seas.

• Mini Zoo

  phone: +62 852 37506739
  address: Selang
  Many kinds of birds (cockatoo, lory, hornbill), reptiles (python, tortoise, skink) and mammals (slow lori, palm civet, porcupine).

• Shell Museum

  address: Bunutan
  An odd little place and a very charming one to boot. Exactly as it says, shells.

Most people come to Amed as a getaway, including expats from other parts of the island. It is a favourite honeymoon destination for tourists and is very popular with divers and snorkelers. Day trips to local places of interest such as the water palace at Tirta Gangga and Bali's most sacred temple, Besakih, can easily be arranged.
Mount Agung with lots of trekking options just 30–40 minutes from Amed.
Traditional outrigger boats are available for fishing charters from the main beaches in the Amed area. This normally involves early morning trolling for mackerel.
Have a traditional massage on the beach. Women from the local villages are always on hand for an invigorating massage, speciality so at Lipah Beach.
Enjoy nature and go with the wind on a traditional sailing boat for diving, fishing, exploration, dolphin watching, snorkelling or just swimming and relaxing.
You can get your visa extended here for Rp 500,000, and it takes a week. Dive Concepts can tell you where to go for that and other dive centres may also assist. The standard charge at a Kantor Imigrasi (Department of Immigration office) for a 30 day extension is Rp 250,000 for a VOA, 211 class SOSBUB visa, presumably they are supplying the standard forms (normally Rp 5,000) and the footwork. You will need to provide 2 passport photos, and your passport. A receipt should be provided for your passport and ensure that you have a couple of photocopies of the photo page, your arrivals card and the visa you used to enter. Do it at least one week prior to expiry date.

• Condor Sailing

  phone: +62 363 23462

Yoga

• Coconut YogaA quiet shala situated in the forest, a little set back from the main road, at Kelapa Cottage. Daily yoga classes, retreats and yoga teacher trainings. Classes are accessible to all levels.

• ViktoriaHatha Yoga since 2006. Lessons are 90 min in duration.

• Apneista Yoga and Freediving SchoolBeachside yoga sala and training in Jemaluk bay. Most days there is a 90 min Asana class in the evenings and often in the mornings. Workshops in pranayama and meditation.

Snorkelling

Amed has some good snorkelling within metres of the shore. A reef follows the majority of the coastline and is quite close in. Due to the limited number of visitors to the area and a growing conservation awareness among the locals, the sea life is healthy and abundant. There is a small wooden wreck in only 1.5 m of water off Lipah Beach. Banyuning is great for diving & snorkelling with abundant coral & fish life - this dive site is locally known among the dive operators as the "Japanese Wreck" and is clearly signposted with ample car parking and snorkel equipment rental on location.
Best places for snorkelling are:

• theway
  , small ship at 20m from the beach, awesome corals with tons of fish
• theway
  , an absolute highlight with beautiful coral formations and loads of fish
• theway
  , in Lipah. Waters can be very rough here.
• theway
  , at Lipah beach
• theway
  , very good stretch between Bedulu Resort and Hotel Santai (eel garden, beautiful coral, not so many fish
• theway
  , in front of Good Karma Bungalows (visibility isn't always good because of strong currents
• theway
• theway
  , at Tulamben, some of which is in water shallow enough to allow snorkelling
• theway

Diving

There is some fine diving in Jemeluk Bay both from the beach and from boats in deeper water. After a gentle slope out from shore, the wall here drops off dramatically to depths of 40 m plus. The coral is healthy and fish life abundant. There are some good drift dives further east at Selang and Bunutan but these are generally only suited to more experienced divers.
Beware of diving after a heavy rain; the water from the run-off can greatly reduce visibility in the water.

• Adventure Divers Bali

  phone: +62 813 5313 6113
  address: Jl Jemeluk
  PADI and SSI dive shop offering a full range of courses. Instructed by an Englishman who moved to Amed with his Dutch wife. Together they run the diving school and Geria Giri Shanti Bungalows. Great couple that makes you feel at home.

• Amed Dive Centre

  phone: +62 363 23462
  address: Jl Pantai Timur 801
  Full range of PADI courses, fun dives, diving and sailing trips. English, French and German speaking.

• Amed Fun Divers

  phone: +62 813-3753-3339
  address: Jl Raya Amed 10
  SSI dive school offering dive courses and fun dives. The school is teaching every course level including dive master and instructor training courses.They have a variety of dive sites to choose from in Amed and Tulamben areas. They also offer night dives and dive safaris. The school is devoted to helping the young local people get into the diving industry and increase their environmental awareness. Languages spoken: French - German - English - Spanish - Chinese- Indonesian.

• Amed Scuba

  phone: +62 81 999 123 847
  address: Bunutan
  Offers diving tours around Bali, local Amed-based dive-safaris and yoga classes. Instruct all PADI courses from Open Water to Divemaster. German, English and French speaking. Instructed by a German biologist. Please not that in October 2011 the number listed on the website was not working, so best to try calling the number in this listing.

• Baliku Dive Center

  phone: +62 828 3686 138, +62 812 3954 0812
  address: Banyuning
  PADI and SSI dive shop offering a full range of courses. Managed by a Belgian, courses and dives are available in French, English, German and Indonesian.

• Baruna Dive BaliFounded in 2012. PADI and SSI dive centre. French management with professional and local staff, multilingual courses and dives. Courses are available in French, English and Spanish. Small groups of maximum 4 divers per instructor or guide.

• Dive Concepts, Bali

  phone: +62 81 21 684 5440
  address: Jl Raya, Amed & @ Pura Aries Hotel, Tulamben
  PADI dive centre offering local fun dives around Amed and on the USAT Liberty wreck. Day trips to Nusa Penida and Menjangan Island, multi-day dive safaris and courses from Discover Scuba Diving to Assistant Instructor. Foreign instructors and divemasters emphasis speaking French and English but also offer courses in Italian, Spanish and German. The shop has multiple locations; in addition to the Amed and Tulamben shops, there are offices in Kuta, and Gili Trawangan. They also know a local travel agent who can arrange visa extensions for 500,000 that take a week.

• Ecodive Bali

  phone: +62 363 23482
  address: Jemeluk
  Amed's oldest and largest dive centre, established in 1997 and run by a PADI Master Instructor/SSI Instructor Trainer with over 35 years professional experience. Daily dive trips and a full range of courses from Open Water to Instructor. Languages served: English, French, German, Dutch and Indonesian. Responsible and sustainable tourism policies; pledges US$1 from every dive and US$10 from every course to local social and ecological projects.

• Euro Dive

  phone: +62 363 23605
  address: Lipah
  PADI dive centre established in 1999. English, French, German and Indonesian speaking. Associated with Hidden Paradise and Coral View cottages.

• Fusion Freedive and Yoga

  phone: +62 82 339 313 998
  address: Jl. I Ketut Natih
  Freediving school - offers freedive courses in AIDA, Pure Apnea and SSI systems, coaching, depth and pool trainings for all levels, monofin clinic, freedive and spearfishing gear rental, spearfishing courses and trips, fun-dives, manta trips, wreck diving, breath-hold clinic for surfers, freedive/spearfishing shop.

• Jukung Dive Bali

  phone: +62 363 23469
  address: Jl Jemeluk
  PADI 5 star Gold Palm Resort run by a Dutch family. They speak English, French and Dutch. The 2 swimming pools are used for instruction sessions but are also a place to relax. 3 bungalows with sea view available, A/C, hot water and a restaurant with very good food. Bali Dive Safaris is part of Jukung Dive and offers dive safaris to dive spots in Bali.

• La Bila Dive Resort

  phone: +62 878 61748686
  address: Jl. I Ketut Natih
  PADI dive centre that offers a range of dive courses from Discover Scuba Diving to Dive Master. The staff and instructors are very friendly, helpful and competent. They offer fun dives to a wide variety of dive sites around Amed and Tulamben. It has a great restaurant and accommodation with A/C and hot water available. Languages spoken: English, German, Indonesian and Spanish.

• PLOUF Diving

  phone: +62 896 8819 9250
  address: Jl Jemeluk
  New SSI dive center (as of 2015) led by two French instructors within a family atmosphere. Full range of courses from Discover Scuba Diving to Instructor. Large swimming pool available for dive training and relaxing. English, French, Spanish and Indonesian speaking. Offering local fun dives and night dives around Amed and Tulamben (including USAT Liberty wreck) and multiple Macro spots for photography lovers.

• Bali Reef divers

  phone: +6281236627648
  address: Jl Raya Bunutan
  PADI dive shop managed by 2 Belgians, offering a full range of courses, in Amed & Tulamben with adjacent accommodation - Amed : Puri Wirata dive resort & Tulamben : Bali Reef divers Tulamben. Dives in the Amed, Tulamben and Kubu area and lessons in French, Dutch, German, Indonesian, Balinese and Chinese.

Tulamben

Tulamben is a small fishing village, 30 km north of Amed, about 20-30 min by road. As well as local dives off the various Amed beaches a notable attraction is diving the wreck of the USAT Liberty at Tulamben. Some divers base themselves at Tulamben itself where all of the hotels have either in-house dive operations or are associated with one of them. Local operators run shore dives, since both the wreck and the two other local dive sites are within 100m of the shore.
The Liberty is a US Army transport ship torpedoed by a Japanese submarine in 1942. The wreck lies about 30 m offshore and is covered in soft corals. A huge range of reef fish have made this their home with occasional visits by pelagics. Some of the wreck can be seen by snorkellers. There are other dives in the Tulamben area and keen divers will have no problem entertaining themselves for a few days in this area. A night dive on the wreck is strongly recommended, with bumphead parrotfish looking for a place to sleep and chances of seeing the Spanish dancer. One word of warning - The Liberty is a very popular dive and unless you are actually staying at Amed or Tulamben and get there early in the day, it can be very crowded indeed.

• Ocean Sun Dive Resort Tulamben, Jl. Raya Kubu Amplapura +62 81337573434, info@ocean-sun.com, SSI Diamond Dive Resort with 10 Bungalows and the famous Restaurant "Chops and Hops". Daily Dives, full range of dive course from Open Water Diver till Instructor and Technical Diving is offer by the Dive Resort.

• Aqua Dive Paradise

  phone: +62 812 3793 3104, +62 817 0661 347, +62 817 475 6420
  address: Jl. Raya Amplapura, Tulamben
  A small, locally-owned place with friendly, professional local staff and negotiable prices. They also have three new, clean, affordable, fan-cooled rooms available (a decent breakfast included).

• Deep Blue

  phone: +62 363 22919
  address: Tulamben
  Czech owned and managed PADI Dive Resort just 300 m from the Liberty shipwreck. Has 8 rooms and a restaurant with large open-air grill. Daily fun dives, dive courses up to Instructor (PADI, IANTD, CMAS, UDI, DAN), dive trips to Nusa Penida, Menjangan Island. Also operate a second dive centre at the Selang Resort.

• Dive Concepts, Bali

  phone: +62 812 1684 5440
  address: Jl Raya, Amed & @ Pura Aries Hotel, Tulamben
  PADI dive centre offering local fun dives around Amed and on the USAT Liberty wreck. Day trips to Nusa Penida and Menjangan Island, multi-day dive safaris and courses from Discover Scuba Diving to Assistant Instructor. Foreign instructors and divemasters emphasis speaking French and English but also offer courses in Italian, Spanish and German. The shop has multiple locations; in addition to the Amed and Tulamben shops, there are offices in Kuta, and Gili Trawangan.

• PLOUF Diving

  phone: +62 896 8819 9250
  address: Jl Jemeluk
  Brand new SSI dive center driven by two French instructors within a family atmosphere. Full range of courses from Discover Scuba Diving to Instructor. Large swimming pool available for dive training and relaxing. English, French, Spanish and Indonesian speaking. Offering local fun dives and night dives around Amed and Tulamben (including USAT Liberty wreck) and multiple Macro spots for photography lovers.

There are a few shops in Amed selling basic necessities as well as sarongs and T-shirts. It does not have the range of handicrafts and clothing that you find in other more developed tourist areas of Bali.
There are ATMs in Amed.

Most restaurants in Amed cater only for tourists and no local can ever or can afford to eat there. It is virtually impossible to find any food that is not adapted to a western palate (read: bland). In some restaurants you can ask and they will be happy to make it a little more authentic.

Budget

There are not many budget options, unless you want to eat satay from the stalls and instant noodles every day. And even those will try to get more money from you than they ask from the locals.

• Warung EnakSmall clean restaurant, with around 6 tables. Local & western cuisine.

• Warung Bobo II

  address: Jl Jemeluk
  Fresh fish and local cuisine. Located at the edge of the waves, popular at sunset.

• Warung Kemulan

  address: Selang
  On a hill with views and a traditional style menu.

• Warung Makan TriYoga

  address: Bunutang-Lipah
  The place where the locals get their babi guling and one of the few places which are not adapted for western palate. Serves breakfast as well.

• Warung Mama IRun by a very friendly local family who are happy to look after your kids while you eat. Good local food, fresh local fish each morning. Their western breakfast dishes are pretty good also.

• Warung Pantai Iexcellent local food. Best curry in amed. Tofu tempe curry with rice only 16,000. Great nasi campur special also.

• Warung Segara

  address: Amed, Main Rd
  Authentic atmosphere, tiny restaurant, one woman show, varied menu all items under Rp 20,000, locally made arak, take away half litre bottle Rp 15,000.

Mid-range

There is a huge selection of mid-range small family restaurants. Most of them have the same items at the same prices, but quality can be vary greatly. It is worth trying a few of them as alternatives to the more expensive places, as some of the mamas cook a lot better.

• Chops & Hops Restaurant. The Restaurant in the Ocean Sun Dive Resort is popular for the steaks and burgers. Curries,Indonesian dishes, home made ice cream any many more will satisfy your hunger.

• Ary Warung and Homestay

  address: Bunutan
  Small family restaurant serves good food. They have some Bungalows as well. Free WiFi.

• Bedulu Resort

  phone: +62 821 4625 6165
  address: Bunutan
  Cheap delicious local dishes and seafood as well as great Italian/Western dishes such as wood-fired pizzas, fresh pastas, cappuccino/espresso coffees, desserts & more all with a sea-view. Includes very nice/clean accommodation also with sea view and a great pool.

• Jukung Dive

  address: Jukung Dive Center
  Nice little restaurant operated by the diveshop. Very friendly and well trained staff. Excellent local and western food.

• Titi Sedana

  phone: +62 877 62023711
  address: Jl Raya Bunutan-Amed
  Small family restaurant with 4 tables serves absolutely delicious food. They have 2 bungalows as well. Free WiFi.

• Wawa Wewe

  phone: +62 363 23522
  address: Lipah
  Restaurant with bar serving cocktails, attached to Wawa Wewe I bungalows. On Tues and Sat a band is provided. On Wed and Fri traditional Legong Dance is performed.

Splurge

• Amed Cafe

  phone: +62 363 23473
  address: Jl Jemeluk
  A cafe attached to the 23 bungalows of the same name. Serves fresh seafood, Balinese food and international style food. Public internet access is available.

• Barong Cafe and Restaurant

  phone: +62 818 05585010
  Balinese, Indonesian and international cuisine. Provides free pick up and drop-off around Amed area.

• Garam Cafe

  phone: +62 363 23462
  address: Jl Pantai Timur 801
  Part of Hotel Uyah Amed&Spa. Built behind the salt production fields and uses salt production as a theme aiming to preserve traditional salt production and explaining the production process to visitors. Souvenir shop, billiard tables, table tennis and salt panning. Western, Indonesian, Balinese and regional Asian style menu. Free Wifi

• Sails

  phone: +62 363 22006
  address: Lipah
  A very good, more upscale restaurant in great headland setting. Modern and clean with an extensive well thought out menu. The restaurant specialises in Western food but includes Indonesian favourites. Offers a free pick up and drop off service anywhere in the Amed area.

For an evening drink and entertainment, a local band performs live at the Double One Restaurant once a week and there are sometimes free Balinese dance performances in some of the restaurants. Generally Amed is quiet at night and it is certainly not a late night drinking spot.
The best places for an evening are Wawa Wewe, Wawa Wewe Beach Restaurant or Pacha Bar.

• Rasta Bar

  address: Jl. Ketut Natih, Pantai Timur
  A chill-out shack that fronts the beach with a reggae atmosphere, live music every night and a large selection of cheap, delicious and fast-served dishes and drinks. Free wifi. Owner Rusthi can provide various services.

There is a wide selection of hotels in the area and more are appearing all the time. Most tend to be quite small and intimate and built by westerners in partnership with local Balinese. These have brought a welcome increase in employment and prosperity to the area.
Everyone knows everyone here so there is a real feeling of village community. The hotels are well spaced out though so you feel that you have your own private space. There are few TVs in the hotel rooms, so bring a good book to read or better still, spend your time getting to know the locals. The pace of life is very slow and relaxed in Amed, the people are friendly and they have time.
There are also several hotels at the village of Tulamben to the north of Amed which specialise in providing for visitors intending to dive the wreck of the USAT Liberty. These establishments are normally affiliated with a dive operator or run their own dive operation.

Budget

• Dive Concepts

  phone: +62 81 33 076 0077
  address: Tulamben
  (Formerly Aries Bungalows Tulamben) For divers and non-divers with deluxe, standard and budget rooms. 10 double occupancy rooms available with both twin and double bed configurations, as well as a 6-bed hostel. All rooms have fans, western toilets and showers. The set-menu restaurant provides a complimentary breakfast and also serves lunch and dinner. It has an associated travel agent & dive shop providing diving, adventure and cultural trips around the island.

• Beten Waru Cottages & Restaurant

  phone: +62 817 971 0558
  address: Banutan, Karangasen, Amed beach
  Peaceful with unobstructed sea views from two recently constructed 1 room cottages decorated with teak furniture. Glass door gives a sea view from the bed, the half-covered bathroom has an outside shower. Cottages are well maintained and include hot water, fan or A/C. Flowering bushes are scattered around the property and a restaurant is available. Below the cottages is a 5 km waterfront good for snorkelling and scuba diving.

• Bo's Bungalows and Restaurant

  phone: +62 813 39649131
  address: Bunutan, Karangasem
  3 individual bungalows with fan and cold water, each with panoramic ocean views and surrounded by beautiful gardens. Has a great hut with cushions and a hammock, free WiFi. Has a restaurant that serves fresh Indonesian food. The rooms are clean with great outdoor bathrooms. Price includes breakfast.

• C'est Bon Cafe

  address: Jemeluk
  Four rooms, two of which have great views. Helpful staff and the owners speak some English. Clean and it is possible to have something cooked from 8AM-midnight.

• Dillons Bungalows and Restaurant

  phone: +62 813 37205116, +62 82146936252
  address: Amed Central
  3 rooms with hot water, fan, and great views of rice paddies and Mount Agung. English/Balinese owners. Coffee machine and restaurant serving wraps, fresh fish, veg sticks and dips etc. Friendly, clean. bike hire and laundry offered. Wifi in restaurant.

• Eka Purnama Cottages & Restaurant

  phone: +62 828 372 2642
  address: Aas
  Family run budget hotel with 4 cottages in a quiet location overlooking the sea and a short step away from the beach. The cottages are comfortable with a double bed and single bed, ceiling fan, wardrobes and a spacious bathroom with shower and a western toilet.

• Fisherman´s House

  phone: +62 818 0543 7543
  address: Jl. Raya Aas, Bunutan, Karangasem
  Main rooms are small with fans, western toilets and showers. The low budget rooms have an outside shower. The friendly Balinese family will invite you to traditional ceremonies and aim to showcase the life of local people. The accommodation price includes eating fresh fish of the day.

• Geria Giri Shanti Bungalows

  phone: +62 819 16654874
  address: Jl Jemeluk
  Very pleasant and clean rooms, lush garden property and centrally located. 4 bungalows, all have their own bathroom with warm shower and toilet. Discount offered if you're also taking diving lessons from Adventure Divers.

• Lily Amed Beach Bungalows

  phone: +62 819 36032565
  Newly opened 4 room hotel with a large garden. Large clean rooms with hot shower. Rooms with built-in kitchen available. Free WiFi. Good views of the ocean and Mount Agung. Lots of fruit trees in the gardens and the produce is served for breakfast when available. Email Sasha for bookings.

• Mama's HomestayJust two rooms, right on the sand and about 100m away from the road. Very quiet and if you take both rooms the place is all yours. Run by the local family that lives in the farmhouses behind. Basic but clean rooms with ceiling fan, cold water and western toilets set is a small garden and surrounded by sand. Heaps of very friendly local kids will keep your kids (or you) amused from sunrise till sunset. The view from outside the rooms is exactly as the photo at the top of this page. Hard to find due to being away from the road - ask at Mama's Warrung I, run by the owner's brother.

• Pondok Tirta

  phone: +62 818 05555484
  address: Jln Melasti
  Just 2 rooms set on a lovely quiet street. beautiful garden and just a few mins walk to the beach. Rooms have fan (you get a nice breeze so sometimes don't even need that, cold water bathroom (hot water can be provided by the bucket), and the big selling point for budget travellers is a kitchen consisting of 2 gas hobs, fridge and water cooler. Price also includes breakfast and Kadek and her husband Nyoman take really good care of you.

Mid-range

• Anda Amed

  phone: +62 363 23498
  address: Bunutan
  Nicely designed and furnished bungalows built into a hilside overlooking the beach and ocean in the Lipah village part of Amed. Restaurant, gift shop and small in-house library.

• Apa Kabar Villas

  phone: +62 363 23492
  A small and quiet collection of ocean front bungalows (sleep four) and Balinese villas (sleep six) surrounded by lush gardens. Restaurant, swimming pool and some nice coral for snorkelling right off of their beach.

• Arya Amed Beach Resort

  address: Bunutan, Karangasem
  All have A/C and free Wi-Fi, a balcony with reclining chairs and a flat-screen TV with cable channels. Restaurant, bar, swimming pool, meeting facilities, room service. Tour assistance and airport transfer.

• Baliku Dive Resort

  phone: +62 82 83722601
  address: Banyuning
  Five free standing villas with a dive centre overlooking the Banyuning bay, swimming pool, international cuisine and good service.

• Bayu Cottages

  phone: +62 363 23495
  address: Lipah
  Six ocean- view rooms on a hillside overlooking the sea. Managed by a mixed Indonesian-Dutch couple.

• Bedulu Resort

  phone: +62 821 4625 6165
  address: Bunutan
  Beach access via short walkway with good snorkelling directly below resort.

• Blue Moon Villas

  phone: +62 363 21428
  address: Selang
  Great location on a headland just east of Selang beach. Double rooms with private balconies and a private 4 bedroom family villa. Two swimming pools, a spa and incorporates Komang John's Café-restaurant.

• Coral View

  phone: +62 363 23493
  address: Lipah
  One of the older Amed hotels but with cottages renovated in 2012. Service is good and is located on the Lipah beachfront. All of the cottages have private terraces, hot water and A/C. Small communal pool.

• Fun Divers Resort

  phone: +62 813-3753-3339
  address: Jl Raya
  Offering an outdoor pool, free WiFi access and free breakfast included. Rooms are provided with a terrace, wardrobe and a seating area. All rooms and bungalows have private bathroom and hot shower, bungalows have air-conditioning. There is also a dining table and outdoor furniture. You can enjoy pool and garden view from the room. The friendly staff can assist with motorbike or car hire and airport transfer at additional charges. Other facilities offered at the property include luggage storage and laundry facilities. An array of activities can be enjoyed on site or in the surroundings, including diving and snorkelling. The property offers free parking. Guests may take diving lessons at the attached dive school.

• Hotel Uyah Amed Spa & Resort

  phone: +62 363 23462
  address: Jl Pantai Timur 801
  16 spacious bungalows and one family villa (4 persons) with private bathroom and solar heated water. Takes environmental considerations seriously. Simple in-house spa, restaurant and bar. Bicycles for hire.

• Kembali Beach Bungalows

  phone: +62 81 74768313
  address: Jl Jemeluk
  Eight spacious bungalows with a double bed, mosquito net, ceiling fans, A/C, private bathroom with toilet & hot shower, safe deposit box and large wooden veranda. The 10x6 m pool is on the edge of the resort and overlooks the sea. The restaurant next to the pool serves breakfast, drinks and simple food (no dinner).

• Life in Amed Beach Cottages

  phone: +62 363 23152
  address: Selang/Lean
  Six cottages around a large pool, in a quiet spot. Natural stone bathrooms and is well equipped and decorated.

• Puri Madha Bungalows & Resort

  phone: +62 363 22921
  address: Tulamben
  Rooms are located in front of the Liberty Wreck. Clean comfortable beds, fan or A/C options available, cold showers. Offers a full range of PADI dive courses, air tanks may be available for rent if you have your own equipment.

• Puri Wirata Dive Resort & Spa

  phone: +62 363 23523
  address: Jl Raya, Bunutan
  All rooms and villas are spread out on a slope between the mountains and the sea. Tropical garden with two swimming pools. Offers a full range of PADI dive courses.

• Santai Hotel

  phone: +62 363 23487
  address: Bunutan
  Six bungalows and 4 room units, all with Sulawesi-style architecture. 3 of the bungalows have ocean views, the others are inward facing around a large swimming pool. The rooms are nice enough with decent furnishings, open air bathrooms, hot water and A/C.

• Selang Resort

  phone: +62 852 37506739
  address: Selang
  Boutique hotel with sea-views from each of 14 rooms. Has a restaurant and a swimming pool with bar. Singles, doubles and a 2 room family bungalow. Deep Blue Dive is attached.

• Tauch Terminal Tulamben

  address: Tulamben
  Dive Resort close to the wreck of the USAT Liberty. Run by a German dive operator and offers many different diving packages.

• Toyabali Beach Bungalows3 bungalows (built 2008, 2012), each with private whirlpool, free Wi-Fi, swimming pool, restaurant.

• Tulamben Wreck Divers Resort and Restaurant

  phone: +62 812 44407672
  Dive resort only 200 m from the USAT Liberty wreck site. Opened in July 2011. 6 superior rooms, beach front villa suites, 2 penthouse rooms, swimming pool, free WiFi, attached restaurant. Dive and accommodation packages are available.

• Tulamben Wreck Divers

  phone: +62 363 23400, +62 363 21166
  Directly associated with the resort

Splurge

• Emerald Tulamben

  phone: +62 363 22925
  address: Tulamben
  Dive resort located close to the USAT Liberty wreck. Diving packages and accommodation from double rooms to a private 2 bedroom villa.

Phone lines are limited in the area and most hotels only have one landline each. It is wise to bring a mobile phone when visiting if you need to stay in touch with the outside world. Local Indonesian (GSM) SIM cards can be purchased in thousands of places around Bali. There is a public telephone office at Lipah Beach close to Coral View bungalows.
Internet coverage was non-existent until quite recently but is getting much better with several hotels investing in their own ADSL backbones. Public internet facilities are available at Amed Cafe in Amed village, in Lipah next to Hidden Paradise and Anda Amed in Bunutan. Coverage is expanding fast though and any visitor should look out for public internet cafe signs.

• Lovina beach in north Bali is a good next stop for more quiet coastal life.
• Padang Bai is a nice stop in itself and starting point for boat services to Lombok.
• A journey back to South Bali will take about 2 hours and 30 minutes.