Top 10 Remarquable Facts about Gunung Payung Beach

Pantai Gunung Payung. This is the picture of Gunung Payung Beach. It is located in the southern area of Bali Island. This beach is not relatively crowded compared to the other famous beaches like Kuta or Sanur. We have to climb hills and descend cliffs to be here. Photo by Yosep Sasada – Wikimedia Commons

Top 10 Remarquable Facts About Gunung Payung Beach

Gunung Payung Beach is a secluded beach with a few hundred steps and a rocky road situated on the east side of Pandawa beach. The view is just breathtaking.

Crystal clear water, there’s a small cave that we can use as a place to rest of have some shades during hot sunny days. It shares the same shades on hot sunny days.

It shares the same features as nearby beaches like Pandawa and Melasti, a beach with a cliff. A good place to enjoy the sunset.

You can also enjoy a few sunbeds and cool drinks at the beach bar by the cave. It is not recommended to swim and surf on this beach, as there are many sharp reefs nearby at the beach.

1. One can hire paragliding activity at the entrance of Gunung Payung Beach

Paragliding at Langkisau Hill – Painan 2009. A Paragliding activity as seen from Langkisau Hill, Painan, Indonesia. Photo by darangsc – Wikimedia Commons

A paragliding activity can be hired at the entrance of the beach. There are several warungs, toilets, and very large parking spots on Gunung Payung beach.

The natives fondly call Gunung Payung Beach as Pantai Gunung Payung. It is one of the hidden beaches on Bali’s southern coast which extends a quite seascape along with some precious sights of the surrounding.

2. The location of Gunung Payung Beach got its name from the Hindu temple complex

Kuta, Bali, Indonesia: Pura Gunung Payung, a balinese hindu temple. Photo by CEphoto, Uwe Aranas – Wikimedia Commons

The location of the beach exists got its name from the Hindu temple complex that is Pura Dhang Kahyangan Gunung Payung and it is one of the most famous places to visit in Kuta.

The temple complex is located on a cliff top which can be seen from a distance before heading down to the beach. From Nusa Dua, one will take around half an hour’s drive to reach this beach.

The beach is located quite remotely from the eyes of vendors and thus its purity remains stubborn. But the problem is that you have to carry water and some snacks with you because you will not find many shops nearby.

3. The serenity along the way to Gunung Payung Beach will make you fall for it

The serenity of the beaches. Photo by Jayani Jayasinghe – Wikimedia Commons

 The serenity along the way will make you fall for it and as you reach the temple, you may find the grey long-tailed macaques.

 As you reach the cliff edge after the temple, you will be welcomed to the ocean’s views and its sounds below. Reaching the white sandy beach is a tiresome process and thus adventure lovers would take this opportunity gladly.

 Steep stairs counting up to 300 and the deep green patches have to be covered as you reach the base, you will see the deep sand with calm water but suitable for snorkeling.

4. You will see natural reef barriers and many chances to spot sea urchins as you near the Gunung Payung Beach

Great Barrier Reef SVI 321 bands. So extensive, that it is visible from space, the Great Barrier Reef is the world’s largest coral reef ecosystem. Stretching 2,300 km along Australia’s northeast coastline, this complex of shallow water reefs and islands is home to thousands of species of fish, invertebrates, algae, reptiles, birds, and algae. This image, taken by the VIIRS sensor on the Suomi NPP satellite on August 19, 2017, uses the high-resolution SVI 3, 2, and 1 band, commonly referred to as “natural color” RGB. Photo by NOAA NESDIS – Wikimedia Commons

 There are natural reef barriers and many chances to spot sea urchins. The temple celebrates the piodalan anniversary happens on every full moon in the eighth month of the Balinese pawukon calendar but it falls in January or February on the Georgian calendar.

5. The beach offers an adventure pathway to get access to it so that trek lovers

Adventure pathway near a beach. Photo by Benjamin Voros on Unsplash

The beach itself offers an adventure pathway to get access to it so that trek lovers would be amused to reach the beach and the temple located on a cliff. Along with that swimming, snorkeling, sunbathing, strolling, etc are the famous activities available at this beach.

The views of the seascape would be giving the perfect background for your photographic instincts.

6. Gunung Payung Beach is termed as the direct hills overlooking the Indian Ocean.

The sky is the limit. The Indian Ocean. Bukit Peninsula, Bali, Indonesia. Photo by Vyacheslav Argenberg – Wikimedia Commons

Kutuh village, a sub-district of South Kuta, Badung regency has a tourist charm that has not been widely known. Gunung Payung Beach is termed as the direct hills overlooking the Indian Ocean.

7. One can see the white sand beaches from the top of the hill

A woman looking at the beach from afar. Photo by Ryan Christodoulou on Unsplash

 On the coast, within 30 km of Denpasar, you will be enchanted by the beauty of the green hills that blends with the blue water. From the top of the hill, you can see the white sand beaches and crystal clear sea water while feeling the cool air around.

Gunung Payung beach has soft textured white sand, and blue sea water graded green, and there were not many visitors at this beach.

8. The Gunung Payung Beach is perfect for those of you who want a vacation on a deserted beach

Empty yellow deckchairs on a quiet beach. Photo by Nick Page on Unsplash

 This beach is perfect for those of you who want a vacation on a deserted beach.

9. It is very easy to get to the beach as the road used to access it is already repaired

Bearded man with Old Youth Wooden Sunglasses on Beach. Photo by Old Youth on Unsplash

To reach the beach is very easy because the road used to access the beach is already repaired, and there is a big project, restaurant, and hotel.

The path to the beach, it’s been made very beautiful and easily accessible by splitting limestone cliffs before reaching the beach you have to pass through several steps, from the top looks very beautiful beaches, during the rainy season all look green here. from this point, the beach is not too far.

10. It is safe to swim on Gunung Payung Beach as the waves are not big

A baby swimming on a beach. Photo by Leo Rivas on Unsplash

On reaching the beach you will see the beautiful beach with white sand. The waves on the beach are not big. It is hence great to swim with your family because it is very safe. Surfers can walk into the middle beach to get big waves.