East coast tour on Viator
East Nusa Penida Highlights: Private Full-Day Day Trip from Bali sponsored
- Listed price
- from US$100 per person (about AUD 147), read 13 November 2026
- Stops listed
- Atuh Beach, Molenteng tree houses, Teletubbies Hill
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Atuh Beach: how to get there, and is it worth adding to Diamond Beach?
Atuh Beach is the cove next to Diamond Beach on the east coast of Nusa Penida, Bali, Indonesia, 0.4 km in a straight line. You get there by fast boat from Bali to the island and then by road across it, on your own with a driver or as a stop on a tour. The east-coast tours listed below either visit Atuh and Diamond on the same morning or pair Atuh with the Molenteng tree houses and Teletubbies Hill. It has its own levy gate, and Basarnas, the national search and rescue agency, reports a swimmer rescued by boat from the Atuh cliff in May 2023.
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Atuh Beach, the cove and its neighbours
The plan is drawn from the coastline and the points OpenStreetMap holds for the three places a visitor names on this stretch: the viewpoint on the headland, Diamond Beach and Atuh Beach. Beside it, the minutes each kind of tour gives Atuh, and where Atuh falls in each listing's day.
Between the points
- Atuh Beach to Diamond Beach: 0.4 km in a straight line
- Atuh Beach to Thousand Islands Viewpoint: 0.8 km in a straight line
- Molenteng tree houses: named by several tours, no map point
Minutes the tours give Atuh
- East coast tour 40 minutes
- West and east in one day 60 minutes
- Private driver 60 minutes
Where Atuh falls in the day
East Nusa Penida Highlights: Private Full-Day Day Trip from Bali (Viator)
- Atuh Beach
- Molenteng tree houses
- Teletubbies Hill
One Day Nusa Penida Island West & East (Viator)
- Atuh Beach
- Diamond Beach
Nusa Penida Instagram Tour The Most Famous Spots (All-Inclusive) (Viator)
- Diamond Beach
- Atuh Beach
- Molenteng tree houses
Nusa Penida Private Day Trip with Driver (Viator)
- Diamond Beach
- Atuh Beach
- Molenteng tree houses
East-coast stops only, in each listing's own order, as listed on 13 November 2026. No listing gives the driving time between stops.
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How to get to Atuh Beach
Atuh Beach is on the far side of the island from the boats. Fast boats from Sanur cross to Nusa Penida in 30 to 45 minutes, as the operators state, and they land on the north coast. Atuh lies 13 km in a straight line from Sampalan and 18 km in a straight line from Toyapakeh, so the rest of the way is by road, by car or by scooter. Which operator lands where, and when, is on the fast boat to Nusa Penida page.
Most visitors from Bali arrive on a day tour, with the boat, the car and the driver in one booking. East-coast tours run 10 hours as listed, and west-and-east tours 9 to 12 hours. The Nusa Penida day trip page sets out how such a day runs, and the tours page compares every type.
No listing gives the drive from the harbour to Atuh, or from Atuh to the next stop, so ask your driver before you plan a tight return boat. Where the beach sits against the rest of the island is on the Nusa Penida map.
Atuh is on Klungkung Regency's list of one-gate attractions under the regency's own spelling, Pantai Atuh, so a levy is paid at its gate whether or not you have just paid one at Diamond Beach.
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Atuh Beach or Diamond Beach: which to add
From the car parks the two coves are close: 0.4 km in a straight line. Most of the listings below the plan stop at both. The difference is in what each beach has on record and what the tours give it.
Atuh Beach
Its own gate and levy. The east-only tour stops here and not at Diamond. One Basarnas rescue on record, a swimmer stranded on the cliff in May 2023. The January 2023 swimming ban that Coconuts Bali reported did not name it.
Diamond Beach
A stairway cut into the cliff, its own gate and levy. Named in the swimming ban Coconuts Bali reported in January 2023. Three Basarnas reports from 2023 and 2024, including swimmers swept away by the current. The Diamond Beach page draws the stairway in profile.
If your tour stops at both, the question is only how long to stay at each. If you are hiring a driver for the east coast, the minutes in the plan above show what the listings allow: west-and-east tours give each beach about the same time, and the east-only tour spreads its day across Atuh, the tree houses and Teletubbies Hill.
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Swimming at Atuh Beach
Basarnas Denpasar reports that in May 2023 a French swimmer became exhausted and was stranded on the Atuh Beach cliff, and that the team reached the swimmer by boat with a ring buoy.
Coconuts Bali reported a swimming ban in January 2023 (swimming banned) at Diamond Beach, Kelingking Beach and Angel's Billabong, until further notice. Atuh Beach is not in that report, which is not the same as a statement that swimming is allowed.
The Australian Government's Smartraveller advice (updated October 2026) states that many beaches in Indonesia are unpatrolled and can be dangerous due to rough seas and strong currents. The US CDC advises travellers in Indonesia to swim only in designated areas, obey lifeguards and warning flags, and wear a life jacket always when boating (page reviewed August 2026). The island-wide picture is on is Nusa Penida safe; for time in the water with a crew, see snorkelling around Nusa Penida.
Atuh Beach: the gate and the island
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retribusi levy
IDR 25,000
attraction levy per adult at the Atuh Beach gate, about AUD 2, USD 1.4 or GBP 1
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harga price
IDR 15,000
the same levy per child, about AUD 1.2, USD 0.8 or GBP 0.6
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IDR 15,000
island levy per foreign child; IDR 25,000 per foreign adult
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What you pay at Atuh Beach
Klungkung Regency's tourism office states the Tourist Attraction Levy (Retribusi Daya Tarik Wisata) is IDR 25,000 per adult (about AUD 2, USD 1.4 or GBP 1) and IDR 15,000 per child at each attraction visited, for all visitors. Regulation No. 4 of 2026 names 17 one-gate attractions across Nusa Penida, Nusa Lembongan and Nusa Ceningan. Atuh Beach, Diamond Beach and Molenteng are three separate entries, so an east-coast morning at all three pays three times. The regency has charged the levy under that regulation since September 2026.
Foreign visitors also pay the Nusa Penida Tourism Levy (Retribusi Kawasan) of IDR 25,000 per adult and IDR 15,000 per child, once on entry; it applies to foreign visitors only. Klungkung Regency's levy poster of February 2026, issued under its 2023 regulation, states that one ticket covers Nusa Penida, Nusa Lembongan, Nusa Ceningan; the regency's Regulation No. 4 of 2026 lists Nusa Lembongan-Ceningan as a levy area of its own (kawasan wisata pulau nusa lembongan-ceningan). Tours differ on whether levies are in the price, so read the inclusions before you book. The Bali tourist levy is a separate provincial charge, on the Bali tourist tax page. Rupiah are converted at Bank Indonesia rates of 13 November 2026.
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Thousand Islands Viewpoint and the Molenteng tree houses
Thousand Islands Viewpoint
Thousand Islands Viewpoint lies 0.8 km in a straight line from Atuh Beach. It stands on the headland on the far side of the next cove, and from its huts you look out over the sea stacks off this stretch of coast. The Klook west-and-east listing on the Diamond Beach page names it as a stop.
Molenteng tree houses
The thatched tree houses over the sea stacks are named Molenteng in the regency's levy list, which counts them as a one-gate attraction of their own. Three of the tour listings on this page stop there, and two of them state that the tree house fee is extra. OpenStreetMap holds no point for them, so the plan above marks them in the legend only.
The rest of the island's sights, west coast and east, are on things to do on Nusa Penida.
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East coast tours that stop at Atuh Beach
Atuh Beach appears in 3 of 6 day-tour types. The east-only listing ran US$100 (about AUD 147) on Viator, and west-and-east listings US$49.48 to 119 (about AUD 73 to 174) on Viator, as listed on 13 November 2026. All tour types side by side are on the Nusa Penida tours page.
West and east in one day on Viator
One Day Nusa Penida Island West & East sponsored
- Listed price
- from US$49.48 per person (about AUD 73), read 13 November 2026
- Stops listed
- Atuh Beach, Diamond Beach, Kelingking Beach, Crystal Bay
West and east in one day on Viator
Nusa Penida Instagram Tour The Most Famous Spots (All-Inclusive) sponsored
- Listed price
- from US$119 per person (about AUD 174), read 13 November 2026
- Stops listed
- Diamond Beach, Atuh Beach, Kelingking Beach, Molenteng tree houses
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Staying near Atuh Beach
Sleeping on the east side of the island takes the boat out of the day you visit and leaves time for the viewpoint and the tree houses. Both listings below carry the area in their name or sit on the east coast; the where to stay on Nusa Penida page weighs the east against the west and north.
Stay on Booking.com
Atuh Forest Cottage sponsored
- Listed price
- US$33 for 2 nights, US$17 a night, about AUD 48 in total, read 13 November 2026
- Example dates
- 10 to 12 March 2027, 2 adults in one room; prices change with the dates you pick
Stay on Booking.com
Seven Dreams, A Pramana Experience sponsored
- Listed price
- US$264 for 2 nights, US$132 a night, about AUD 387 in total, read 13 November 2026
- Example dates
- 10 to 12 March 2027, 2 adults in one room; prices change with the dates you pick
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Atuh Beach questions
Where is Atuh Beach?
Atuh Beach is on the east coast of Nusa Penida, the large island south-east of Sanur in Bali's Klungkung Regency, at 8.77334° S, 115.62185° E. It sits in the cove next to Diamond Beach, below the headland of Thousand Islands Viewpoint, on the opposite side of the island from the harbours where the fast boats land.
How far is Atuh Beach from Diamond Beach?
Atuh Beach is 0.4 km in a straight line from Diamond Beach, in the next cove along the same stretch of coast. Most tours that name one name the other and stop at both on the same morning, in either order. Each beach has its own gate, so the attraction levy is paid at both.
Can you swim at Atuh Beach?
Atuh Beach is not named in the swimming ban Coconuts Bali reported in January 2023 for Diamond Beach, Kelingking Beach and Angel's Billabong, but that does not make the water calm. Basarnas Denpasar rescued an exhausted swimmer from the Atuh cliff by boat in May 2023, and Smartraveller warns that many Indonesian beaches are unpatrolled.
Do you pay to visit Atuh Beach?
Yes. Atuh Beach is one of Klungkung Regency's one-gate attractions, with an attraction levy of IDR 25,000 per adult (about AUD 2, USD 1.4 or GBP 1) and IDR 15,000 per child. Foreign visitors also pay the island levy of IDR 25,000 per adult once when they arrive on Nusa Penida.
Which tours stop at Atuh Beach?
East coast tours and west-and-east day tours from Bali both list Atuh Beach, and so does a private driver listing. The east-only tour gives it 40 minutes, the west-and-east tours 60 minutes. The tours page compares every type with prices and stops.
Sources
- Smartraveller states many beaches in Indonesia are unpatrolled and can be dangerous due to rough seas and strong currents. Smartraveller (Australian Government, DFAT), Indonesia travel advice, updated 21 October 2026, 2026-10-21.
- Basarnas Denpasar reports a French swimmer aged 26 became exhausted and was stranded on the Atuh Beach cliff on 26 May 2023 and was rescued by boat with a ring buoy. Basarnas, Kantor Pencarian dan Pertolongan Denpasar, SAR report (2023-05-26), 2023-05-26.
- The US CDC advises travellers in Indonesia to swim only in designated areas, obey lifeguards and warning flags, and always wear a life jacket when boating. US CDC Travelers' Health, Indonesia traveler view (page last reviewed 25 August 2026), 2026-08-25.
- Bank Indonesia's JISDOR reference rate for 12 November 2026 is IDR 18,241 per US dollar. Bank Indonesia, JISDOR reference rate table, 2026-11-12.
- Bank Indonesia's transaction rate (kurs transaksi) for the Australian dollar on 13 November 2026 is IDR 12,511.73 selling. Bank Indonesia, Kurs Transaksi BI table, 2026-11-13.
- Bank Indonesia's transaction rate (kurs transaksi) for the Australian dollar on 13 November 2026 is IDR 12,383.60 buying. Bank Indonesia, Kurs Transaksi BI table, 2026-11-13.
- Klungkung Regency's tourism office states the Nusa Penida Tourism Levy (Retribusi Kawasan) for a foreign adult visitor is IDR 25,000. Klungkung Regency Tourism Office (Dinas Pariwisata Kabupaten Klungkung), 'Pengumuman Penting' post and poster, 2026-08-04.
- Klungkung Regency's tourism office states the Nusa Penida Tourism Levy (Retribusi Kawasan) for a foreign child visitor is IDR 15,000. Klungkung Regency Tourism Office (Dinas Pariwisata Kabupaten Klungkung), 'Pengumuman Penting' post and poster, 2026-08-04.
- Klungkung Regency's tourism office states the Nusa Penida Tourism Levy (Retribusi Kawasan) applies only to foreign visitors. Klungkung Regency Tourism Office (Dinas Pariwisata Kabupaten Klungkung), 'Pengumuman Penting' post and poster, 2026-08-04.
- Klungkung Regency's tourism office states the Nusa Penida Tourism Levy is paid once, on entering the Nusa Penida area. Klungkung Regency Tourism Office (Dinas Pariwisata Kabupaten Klungkung), 'Pengumuman Penting' post and poster, 2026-08-04.
- Klungkung Regency's tourism office states the Tourist Attraction Levy (Retribusi Daya Tarik Wisata) for an adult is IDR 25,000 at each attraction visited. Klungkung Regency Tourism Office (Dinas Pariwisata Kabupaten Klungkung), 'Pengumuman Penting' post and poster, 2026-08-04.
- Klungkung Regency's tourism office states the Tourist Attraction Levy (Retribusi Daya Tarik Wisata) for a child is IDR 15,000 at each attraction visited. Klungkung Regency Tourism Office (Dinas Pariwisata Kabupaten Klungkung), 'Pengumuman Penting' post and poster, 2026-08-04.
- Klungkung Regency's tourism office states the Tourist Attraction Levy applies to all visitors, foreign and domestic. Klungkung Regency Tourism Office (Dinas Pariwisata Kabupaten Klungkung), 'Pengumuman Penting' post and poster, 2026-08-04.
- Klungkung Regency Regulation No. 4 of 2026 applies the recreation levy, which includes the per-attraction levy, one month after the regulation's 1 August 2026 start (the tourism office poster of 4 August 2026 had announced 12 August 2026): 2026-09-01. Klungkung Regency, Perda Kabupaten Klungkung No. 4 Tahun 2026 (JDIH Klungkung), 2026-08-04.
- The Klungkung Regency and Easybook levy poster published in February 2026 (under Perda No. 8 of 2023) states one levy ticket covers Nusa Penida, Nusa Lembongan and Nusa Ceningan. Klungkung Regency Tourism Office, post on e-ticket and e-payment for retribusi collection (featured poster), 2026-02-19.
- Klungkung Regency Regulation No. 4 of 2026 lists the island of Nusa Lembongan-Ceningan as a tourism area (kawasan wisata) subject to the recreation levy, separate from Nusa Penida island. Klungkung Regency, Perda No. 4 of 2026 amending Perda No. 8 of 2023 on Regional Taxes and Levies (JDIH Klungkung, scanned PDF, OCR), 2026-07-29.
- Klungkung Regency Regulation No. 4 of 2026 lists 17 'one gate one destination' attractions on Nusa Penida, Nusa Lembongan and Nusa Ceningan that charge an attraction levy. Klungkung Regency, Perda No. 4 of 2026 amending Perda No. 8 of 2023 on Regional Taxes and Levies (JDIH Klungkung, scanned PDF, OCR), 2026-07-29.
- OpenStreetMap places Diamond Beach at latitude -8.77611, longitude 115.61902 (WGS84). OpenStreetMap (read via Overpass API) and Wikidata.
- OpenStreetMap places Atuh Beach at latitude -8.77334, longitude 115.62185 (WGS84). OpenStreetMap (read via Overpass API) and Wikidata.
- OpenStreetMap places Thousand Islands Viewpoint at latitude -8.77884, longitude 115.61698 (WGS84). OpenStreetMap (read via Overpass API).
- Coconuts Bali reported in January 2023 that swimming was banned at Diamond Beach, Kelingking Beach and Angel's Billabong until further notice, with the beaches staying open. Coconuts Bali news report, 2023-01-13.
- Places and straight-line distances. OpenStreetMap and Wikidata points (© OpenStreetMap contributors); distances are great-circle lines between two points, not routes or travel times
- Boat crossing and departure times by route, as operators state them. Operators' own published timetables and stated crossing times (fast boat operators; ASDP for the public ferry), read 13 November 2026; schedules change and are subject to sea and weather conditions
- Tour listings: stops, minutes per stop, stated lengths and listed prices. GetYourGuide, Viator and Klook product pages as listed on 13 November 2026: each listing's itinerary (stops and the minutes it gives each stop), its stated length and its listed price per person, in the currency the listing shows
- Rupiah in Australian dollars, US dollars and British pounds. Bank Indonesia: AUD and GBP transaction rates (mid of buy and sell), 13 November 2026; USD JISDOR reference rate, 12 November 2026
Photographs
- Atuh Beach. Photo: Syselpunk / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Atuh Beach. Photo: Hendrojkson / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Diamond Beach (portrait). Photo: MartinThoma / Wikimedia Commons, CC0 (public domain)
- Atuh Beach. Photo: Haryanti / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Thousand Islands Viewpoint. Photo: Made agus devayana / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tree house at Nusa Penida (Molenteng). Photo: Dini Rosyadah Tridya / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0