Amed travel guide

Black-sand fishing villages, reef snorkelling and the Liberty wreck. Most people stay 2–4 nights. Best months: Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov.

Highlights

• Jemeluk Bay snorkelling
• USAT Liberty wreck at Tulamben
• Lempuyang Gates of Heaven
• Tirta Gangga water garden

Things to do in Amed

• Jemeluk Bay snorkelling · 2 h · about ₹400 per person. Reef starts a few metres from shore; the price is gear rental. Calmest in the morning.
• Tulamben snorkel over the USAT Liberty wreck · 3 h · about ₹1,200 per person. The wreck lies 30m off a cobble beach in 3–30m of water; go at 7–8am before dive groups arrive. Wear reef shoes.
• USAT Liberty wreck dive, Tulamben · 4 h · about ₹6,500 per person. Shore dive suitable for newly certified divers; two-dive packages are better value.
• Try scuba dive in Amed · 4 h · about ₹6,000 per person. No certification needed; usually from age 10 with a pool session first.
• Lempuyang temple 'Gates of Heaven' · 4 h · about ₹550 per person. ~45 min from Amed; arrive before 6am — photo queues at the gate can reach 2–3 hours. The 'reflection' is a mirror trick.
• Tirta Gangga water garden · 1.5 h · about ₹300 per person. ~30 min from Amed; stepping stones over the fish ponds are best before 10am.
• Taman Ujung water palace · 1.5 h · about ₹300 per person
• Amed sunset viewpoint over Mount Agung · 1 h · free. The headland viewpoint above Jemeluk frames Mount Agung behind the bay.
• Traditional Amed salt farms · 1 h · free. Salt making runs mainly in the dry season.

Where to stay in Amed

• Jemeluk and Lipah bungalows (budget, ₹1,500–₹3,200 a night): Snorkel from the beach in front.
• Amed beachfront dive resorts (mid, ₹4,000–₹8,000 a night): Pools, dive centres and reef access on site.
• Amed and Selang clifftop villas (premium, ₹9,000–₹18,000 a night): Sea-view pool villas facing Lombok.

What to eat

• Ikan bakar & sate lilit: Jemeluk and Lipah warungs
• Pepes ikan (fish steamed in banana leaf): Amed beach warungs

Getting there

• Ubud ~2.5h
• Sidemen ~1.5h
• DPS airport ~3h
• Gili fast boat ~1–1.5h

Good to know

• Long drive from the airport (~3h); beaches are pebbly, better for snorkelling than sunbathing.

Bali itineraries with Amed

• Slow east Bali: Ubud, Sidemen and Amed · 10 days, Ubud → Sidemen → Amed → Sanur · from ₹49,600 per person, base estimate before flights. Quieter Bali: Ubud, the Sidemen rice valley, reef snorkelling in Amed and a last night in Sanur near the airport.
• Central, north and east loop · 11 days, Ubud → Munduk & Bedugul → Amed → Sidemen · from ₹69,700 per person, base estimate before flights. Away from the south coast: Ubud, the highland lakes, Amed's reefs and the Sidemen valley.