Bingin Beach

Bingin Beach is one of Bali's most photogenic and characterful destinations — a compact beach community built into the limestone cliffs of the Bukit Peninsula, where cheap guesthouses, warungs, and cafes are stacked on natural terraces overlooking turquoise water and a powerful left-hand reef break. The visual drama of tropical vegetation cascading down the white cliffs to a perfect crescent of white sand and electric blue sea is genuinely breathtaking.

The surf at Bingin is a hollow, fast left-hander over a shallow reef best suited to intermediate and experienced surfers. On its day, the wave produces outstanding barrels. The beach community that has grown up here is quintessentially Balinese surfer culture — laid-back, creative, and brilliantly placed for watching sunset swells. The cliff-perched warungs serve excellent Indonesian food at prices that seem impossibly cheap for the setting and view.

Bingin is increasingly popular with photographers and Instagram travellers who come for the visual drama of the location as much as the surf. It remains more local in character than nearby Padang Padang, with fewer tour groups and a more genuine community atmosphere.