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Group of fishing villages in Karangasem Regency on the north coast of Bali
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Amed is a long coastal strip of fishing villages in East Bali 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. It is the most commonly used base for visitors wishing to dive the USAT Liberty wreck at Tulamben. There are other good dive sites close at hand and a thriving dive industry has developed all the way along the coast here.
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Many kinds of birds (cockatoo, lory, hornbill), reptiles (python, tortoise, skink) and mammals (slow lori, palm civet, porcupine).
An odd little place and a very charming one to boot. Exactly as it says, shells.
at Hotel Uyah Amed
A quiet shala 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.
Hatha Yoga since 2006. Lessons are 90 min in duration.
Beachside 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.
PADI and SSI dive shop offering a full range of courses. Instructed by David, an Englishman who moved to Amed with Liselotte, his Belgian wife. Together they run the diving school and Geria Giri Shanti Bungalows. Great couple that makes you feel at home.
Full range of PADI courses, fun dives, diving and sailing trips. English, French and German speaking.
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.
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.
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.
Founded 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.
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.
PADI dive centre established in 1999. English, French, German and Indonesian speaking. Associated with Hidden Paradise and Coral View cottages.
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.
Formerly known as Euro Dive
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.
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.
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.
SSI Diamond Dive Resort with 10 bungalows and the restaurant "Chops and Hops". Daily dives, full range of dive course from Open Water Diver till Instructor and Technical Diving is offered by the Dive Resort.
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).
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 Rp 500,000 that take a week.
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.
Directly associated with the resort.
Popular family-run warung serving Indonesian, Balinese and Western dishes, including fresh seafood. Good-value and frequently busy.
Fresh fish and local cuisine. Located at the edge of the waves, popular at sunset.
Small beachfront warung serving inexpensive Indonesian and Balinese dishes, including curries, nasi campur and fresh seafood.
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.
Friendly family-run warung serving Balinese and Indonesian food, including fresh seafood, grilled fish, sate lilit and pork dishes. Good value.
Small warung specialising in Indonesian food and fresh seafood. Popular for grilled fish, fish curry and homemade sambal.
Small family warung serving fresh seafood and Indonesian dishes, including grilled fish and pork satay. Excellent value.
Friendly family-run restaurant serving Balinese, Indonesian and Western food, with fresh seafood including grilled mahi mahi and tuna.
Small family-run warung serving freshly prepared Balinese and Indonesian food, including curries, sate lilit, seafood and vegetarian dishes. Good food at reasonable prices.
The restaurant in the Ocean Sun Dive Resort is popular for the steaks and burgers, curries, Indonesian dishes, and home-made ice cream.
Nice little restaurant operated by the diveshop. Very friendly and well trained staff. Excellent local and western food.
Small family restaurant with 4 tables serves absolutely delicious food. They have 2 bungalows as well. Free WiFi.
Restaurant with bar serving cocktails, attached to Wawa Wewe I bungalows. On Tu and Sa a band is provided. On W and F traditional Legong Dance is performed.
Salt Café
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
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.
Popular Asian-fusion restaurant with a varied menu and attractive setting. Good choice when you want something beyond the usual Indonesian and Western fare.
Elegant restaurant overlooking the sea, serving seafood, Indonesian and international dishes. Known for its slow-cooked duck and attractive oceanfront setting.
Balinese, Indonesian and international cuisine. Provides free pick up and drop-off around Amed area.
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.
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.
Peaceful with unobstructed sea views from two 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.
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.
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 08:00-00:00.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Just two rooms, right on the sand and about 100 m 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.
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.
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.
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.
Five free-standing villas with a dive centre overlooking the Banyuning bay, swimming pool, international cuisine and good service.
Six ocean-view rooms on a hillside overlooking the sea. Managed by a mixed Indonesian-Dutch couple.
Beach access via short walkway with good snorkelling directly below resort.
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.
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.
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.
Salt Lodge
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.
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).
Six cottages around a large pool, in a quiet spot. Natural stone bathrooms and is well equipped and decorated.
Rooms are 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.
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.
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.
Deep Blue 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.
Dive Resort close to the wreck of the USAT Liberty. Run by a German dive operator and offers many different diving packages.
3 bungalows (built 2008, 2012), each with private whirlpool, free Wi-Fi, swimming pool, restaurant.
Dive resort 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.
A resort hotel, walking distance from the beach.
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.
Read in the guidePublic 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.
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