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Canggu Beach

Canggu, Bali, Indonesia
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Ranked #5 of 7 attractions in Canggu
Type: Beaches
Owner description: Canggu Beach is North of Seminyak. It's mostly famous as a place for surfing with 2 famous beaches : Echo Beach, world class wave and Batu Bolong also... more » Owner description: Canggu Beach is North of Seminyak. It's mostly famous as a place for surfing with 2 famous beaches : Echo Beach, world class wave and Batu Bolong also known as Old Man which is the ideal spot for beginners, longboards and funboards.Those 2 beaches are reef breaks.The sand is black on the 2 beaches, but it's also a nice place to rest and watch the surfers. Plenty of nice restaurants are located a few meters from the beach.It's also now very popular to have dinner at Echo Beach watching the sunset. A few restaurants offer live bands, fish or meat barbecue.Very relax and usually good food.Just be careful if you come with taxi, the tranportation from Canggu beach is roughly twice more expensive than the way in,On the beach you can find mini mals or softboards to rent at the rate of 50000 per hour, but if you are looking for a larger choice or for a few days, please visit rentasurfboard.They offer rentals of any kinds of surfboards, mini malibus and longboards for expert surfers as well as beginners.Boards can be delivered to your villa or hotel for free.Also surf lessons or surf trips can be organized. « less
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Sydney, Australia
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed April 30, 2013

Great waves and crowds to match usually. Early morning can sometimes beat them. The beach festers with crap of all sorts and do not surf after heavy rain, i've seen dead pigs, dogs and unrecognisable crap in the water. I never hang around the cafes so cant comment on the food etc.

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Albany, Western Australia, Australia
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed April 21, 2013

We walked along the beach, found it hard to enjoy as there was a lot of rubbish floating around. There is a nice café near the surfing area however which was packed. Did a good breakfast.

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Nederland, TX
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed March 25, 2013

I just stopped by here on my way to Tanah Lot and found it to be a decent beach. It was a little dirty, but that was due to the storm that came through the night before. Other than that, i found some nice shells there. i did have to avoid a couple folks trying to sell me things, but... More

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Moscow, Russia
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed March 17, 2013

Like all beaches in Canggu this one is very popular among surfers, and is always crowded for sunset, especially on weekends. But the beach most of the time is not very suitable for swimming for big waves. Neither I would suggest sunbathing as it's quite dirty, especially after rains, and has no sunbeds available as there are no warungs there... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 4, 2013

The reef break is pretty consistent, not to big (until 6 ft) and not dangerous (flat rock). On the parking lot there is plenty of boardhire shops and surf lessons. At the end of the day the parking lot fills up with surfers and local people walking their dogs, a nice sun downer with a bintang!

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Singapore, Singapore
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed February 12, 2013

Canggu is beach for surfers...But. if you want to do photography , you can have the best sunset here. A black beach area, very hot and also a lot of dogs. Better to go around 6pm, as if you come earlier on that time...it is Extremely Hot as no umbrellas or shades you can get it unless you will go... More

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Taoyuan, Taiwan
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed January 27, 2013

the beach is clear and not so crowded, and also some people tide the horses there, but the sellers always bother you.

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Melbourne, Australia
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed January 22, 2013

It was a very hot day when we went to Canggu beach and the sands were extremely hot. The lounge seats and beach umbrellas were very limited. A couple of locals were fishing on the beach. Some dogs were running around unleashed. A couple of women were topless. One hour on that beach was more than enough.

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Earth City, Missouri
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 19, 2013

White cafes, white umbrellas, white paints on walls against the dark brown (almost black-ish sand). Picturesque. Chilled out good vibe. Good spot for beginner-intermediate surfers. Affordable food n Bintangs served at the cafes.

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Paris, France
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed January 17, 2013

Good for surfers, but the beach is not very nice. When we were there, the beach was polluted with trash (slippers, plastic, packaging). Besides, the canggu beach does not have the best eating options. The nearby Echo beach has more options.

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