Canggu is a small coastal town and is around 10 km from Kuta. The coastal town is blessed with about an 8 km long beach and in recent times has developed as a digital nomad hub. Canggu is also growing as a popular tourist destination because of the beach, food, and relaxed vibe the town offers. What are the fun things to do in Canggu Bali?
If you visit Canggu you can enjoy the long sandy beach in Canggu. It is a decent place to relax and go swimming or if you are interested you can learn to go surfing. You can explore the local markets or enjoy the local restaurants. The nightlife is not too busy or wild but decent if you want a few quiet drinks and watch the sunset.
In this post, we will go through things to do in Canggu Bali. So let’s get started!
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Is Canggu Worth Visiting?
Canggu is not the first place on the list for tourists to Bali as they generally tend to visit Seminyak or Ubud. Canggu in the last few years has developed as a digital nomad hub. The coastal town has a relaxed surfer vibe with plenty to see and do from temples, beaches, local markets, and the local food.
What Is Canggu Known For?
Canggu is popular with surfers and has grown popular with non-surfers attracting a young crowd. In the last few years, the town has developed into a digital nomad hub because of its affordability, it has good quality accommodation and a relaxed vibe near the beach.
Fun Things To Do In Canggu Bali
Canggu is a coastal town in the south of Bali. The town is popular with digital nomads and has a relaxed vibe where you can relax by the beach with a drink. There are wonderful things to do in Canggu that will keep you busy for a few days.
Here is our list of things to do in Canggu Bali.
Take Surfing Lessons
The beaches at Canggu offer great waves for surfing throughout the day. People wake up as early as 6 in the morning and go surfing. It’s safe and accidents rarely occur when surfing. The best spots to surf at the Canggu beaches are Echo Beach, Berawa Beach, and Batu Balong Beach.
If you don’t have a surfing board, then don’t worry as you can rent one. Beginners also get the chance to be trained by experienced instructors you will easily find on the beach or surf shop.
Enjoy The Sunset At The Beach
You can visit one of the beautiful beaches in Canggu and enjoy a drink. As you enjoy the view of the breathtaking view of the sun setting over Canggu. Some of the most famous and lively spots are at the Echo Beach and the Finns beach club at Berawa Beach.
Finn’s beach club is a bit more if you are looking to party but there are plenty of other options.
Visit The Famous La Laguna Beach Club
The La Laguna Beach Club has a famous Gypsy market that has over 150 stalls. These stalls sell a variety of products from accessories, food, spices, and herbs as well as clothing. While at the market you can enjoy music from live bands that are playing, and the nicely decorated location with beautiful lighting.
The market opens its gate from 4 pm to 10 pm just after the sunset. The bohemian-inspired beach club is free of entry to all including foreigners.
Visit The Pura Tanah Lot temple
The Pura Tanah Lot temple is considered a sacred site. It is located over 250 meters from the shore, it will take about 30 minutes to arrive by car and less by moped. Most people prefer visiting the temple in the early hours of the day.
It’s at the top of a rock mountain which not only gives the sacredness some essence of peace but there is also an amazing view of the sun setting up there. Locals visit the temple to worship the Bali sea gods.
Entry is 30 IDR for kids and between 60 to 70 IDR for adults depending on the season or the time of visit.
Enjoy The Local Food
You can enjoy finger-licking food from restaurants, with over 300 and counting. The pricing of the foods is affordable with a good range to choose from Italian, Indonesian, Mexican, Vietnamese, Spanish, Peruvian, Vegan, Thai, and Japanese.
There is also a great deal of raw food and seafood sold at restaurants and cafes. Also get to enjoy local menus like homemade cookies, healthy juices, and smoothie bowls that have nuts, exotic fruits, and granola.
Relax At The Bar With A Drink
If you are looking to unwind in the afternoon with a few drinks. You can then head over to the beach and visit one of the many pool bars and enjoy a cold drink and some music. A popular place to visit is the old men’s club which has live band performances, late-night parties, and live DJs.
Other spots include the Gimme Shelter which is an underground rock and roll club, the Panama, Finns, Cabina Bali, the Lawn, and La Brisa.
Try Yoga And Go For A Massage
You could take up yoga classes in Canggu. They are world-class yoga classes and lessons together with companies like CrossFit Wanderlust, the Nest, and S2S. There are classes for beginners, intermediate and advanced members.
While still relaxing, you can head up to one of many spas and enjoy the magical touch of Indonesian massage. Some of the best spots are at the spring spa and over at the luxury hotel, COMO Uma Canggu.
Explore The Street Art Gallery And Indonesian Massage
During the day you can decide to take a walk around the streets and explore the rich art culture at Canggu. Get to see an amazing street art gallery like the ALLCAPS open-air gallery that is filled with murals and incredible paintings all free to view.
Also, get to enjoy the culture and the beautiful environment of the area.
Take A Hike Up An Active Volcano
An adventure wouldn’t hurt once in a while. You can take a hike up Mt Batur to have a spectacular view of the active volcano among other breathtaking views. The tour will begin very early in the morning when you will be dropped at the vase of the volcano.
You will then trek up the mountain for a few hours just in time for the iconic sunrise that is viewed at the summit of the mountain.
Visit The Incredible Waterpark
Canggu has the best waterpark around with adrenaline-filled slides. Get to enjoy a visit to the lazy river plus the iconic steep slide that lets you slide vertically down to the water as people watch.
USEFUL TRAVEL RESOURCES
Book Accommodation
Booking.com has a large range of properties from hotels, hostels, guesthouses, and resorts where you will find the best deals. Airbnb and Hostelworld also have a good range of places to stay at good prices.
Booking Flight
Skyscanner is a flight search comparison website that searches millions of flights all at once. Ultimately it is the best flight comparison website online at the moment.
Booking Transportation & Things To Do
Rome2rio and 12Go are useful to plan how to get anywhere by searching train, bus, car, and ferry routes. Especially useful in countries like Vietnam or Thailand. While Klook is great for exploring things to do in each place.
Travel Insurance
Travel insurance is cheap and more than likely you will never need to use it but you will have peace of mind if something does happen, you are covered in case of an emergency. World Nomads have great customer service and competitive prices.
Check out our resource page for the best companies to use when you travel.
Wrapping Up
Finally, Canggu may be a small coastal town but it lively town. Canggu has an 8 km long beach where you can relax and go swimming or if you are interested you can learn to go surfing. You can explore the local markets or enjoy the local restaurants. The nightlife is not too busy but decent if you want a few quiet drinks and watch the sunset.
The area has a community beach clean-up day, once a week led by Trash hero meant to keep and embrace the culture and environment of the place.
And that’s it for now! I’d love to know if this guide on things to do in Canggu Bali has helped you. Let me know if you have any questions and let me know if there is more to add.
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