North Bali why would you go there?

North Bali was the point of arrival for tourist in the 1920’s and 1930’s. They would arrive by steamship usually from Jakarta, looking for that ‘new found paradise’ talked about in some of the travel books and magazines of the time.

Since the tourist explosion in the 1970’s and 1980’s, Kuta and the south of the island have been centered for tourism. North Bali has things worth seeing. For starters, Lovina, a section of coastline several kilometers west of Singaraja, has been developed. Lovina is made up of Kaliasem, Kalibukbuk, Banyualit, Anturan, Tukad Munga and Pemaron. The center is Kalibukbuk with restaurants, hotels and places to have a drink.
On many occasions I’ve stayed in Lovina. I found a decent place called Nirvana located at the beach right in the center of Kalibukbuk. Looking at a map of Lovina, you can see how the coastal road swings away from the coast. I would recommend that you choose a hotel on a section of the coast where the road is not close to the beach, if peace and quiet are a priority.