tebing cliff
Broken Beach, on the west coast of Nusa Penida, Bali, Indonesia, is a bay enclosed by cliffs that opens to the sea through a natural rock arch. You see it from the path along its rim. It is worth the drive on a west-coast day because it comes as a pair: Angel's Billabong is 0.2 km in a straight line, on the same access road, and the west coast tours on this page stop at both. Keep back from the edge: Basarnas Denpasar reports two falls from the cliff, about 40 m high, while people were being photographed.
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peta map
The drawing follows the order you meet things in: the access road from inland, the car park, the path that circles the rim of the bay, the arch on the seaward side, and the rock pool of Angel's Billabong off to the west-south-west. The numbered camera marks are where the photos further down this page are taken from.
Straight lines between map points, not routes. The plan gives no walking time, path length or step count.
sehari one day
On a west-coast day, yes. The drive that brings you to Broken Beach also brings you to Angel's Billabong, so one stop gives you two of the coast's best-known sights. The west coast tours on the Nusa Penida tours page (6 listings) all list both, with Kelingking Beach as the other fixed stop and Crystal Bay often at the end.
It is less worth it as a special trip from the east side of the island. Broken Beach is 19 km in a straight line from Diamond Beach, and the road between them is longer than that line. The east-coast sights make their own day.
you are doing the west loop anyway, you want a view rather than a beach, and you are content to look from behind the edge.
you only have a short morning on the east side, or the reason for going is a photo on the cliff edge.
West coast tours give Broken Beach 25 to 90 minutes as listed, and 25 to 90 minutes for Angel's Billabong. That is enough to walk part of the rim and look at both, and not more.
pantai beach
There are four things to do here, and none of them is a swim.
The path along the top of the cliff circles the bay. From its different sides the arch, the water inside the bay and the open sea beyond line up in different ways. Stay on the path side of the edge.
The arch reads best from across the bay, where its opening to the sea is framed by the cliff on both sides. Camera mark 4 on the plan.
The rock pool is 0.2 km in a straight line. Coconuts Bali reported a swimming ban there in January 2023, and Basarnas has a rescue report from its rocks; the Angel's Billabong page has the sea month by month.
Manta Bay, a snorkel stop for boats, is in the sea 0.3 km in a straight line from Broken Beach. Snorkel-and-land tours pair the two; see snorkelling around Nusa Penida for the boat side.
Camera mark 1: From the rim, across the cove to the arch.
Camera mark 2: From the cliff top, down into the cove.
Camera mark 3: From the air above the bay: the ring of cliff and the opening to the sea.
Camera mark 4: From the viewpoint, the arch in a portrait frame.
tebing cliff
The rim is the attraction, and the rim is a cliff. Basarnas Denpasar, the national search and rescue agency's office for Bali, reports two falls from it, both while a photo was being taken.
21 November 2022
A tourist fell from the cliff while doing a somersault for a photo and survived with leg injuries (Basarnas Denpasar).
March 2023
An Indian tourist died after slipping and falling about 40 m from the cliff edge while being photographed (Basarnas Denpasar).
Both reports describe a person at the very edge for a picture. The plan above marks the rim path, not the edge, and the arch is in view from the path too.
The bay is ringed by cliff and opens to the sea through the arch. Coconuts Bali reported a swimming ban in January 2023 (swimming banned) at Diamond Beach, Kelingking Beach and Angel's Billabong, until further notice; Broken Beach is not named in that report. Smartraveller (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 visitors to swim only in designated areas and obey lifeguards and warning flags, and to wear a life jacket always when boating (page reviewed August 2026). The island-wide picture is on is Nusa Penida safe.
tebing cliff
From the air the ring of cliff is plain: a collapsed cove, joined to the sea by the arch that still stands.
tebing cliff
40 m
about this high, the cliff edge in the March 2023 Basarnas report
jalan road
9 m
planned width of the access road, Klungkung Regency in 2025, works planned for 2026
retribusi levy
IDR 25,000
island levy per foreign adult, paid once on entering Nusa Penida, about AUD 2, USD 1.4 or GBP 1
jalan road
By road, as part of a west-coast loop. Visitors come with a driver or on a tour from the boat landing; the last stretch is the access road the bay shares with Angel's Billabong. Klungkung Regency stated in 2025 that this road would be widened to a planned 9 m, with physical works planned for 2026, so the approach may be under works.
Your driver or tour sets the drive. For a sense of where the bay lies: it is 7.7 km in a straight line from Toyapakeh harbour and 3.2 km in a straight line from Kelingking Beach, and the roads are longer than those lines.
West coast tours have a stated length of 7 to 12 hours; the fast boat page covers the crossing on its own, and the Nusa Penida day trip how the day runs.
Staying on the island takes the crossing out of the day; where to stay on Nusa Penida compares the areas.
biaya cost
Two regency levies apply on a visit. Klungkung Regency's tourism office states the Nusa Penida Tourism Levy (Retribusi Kawasan) is IDR 25,000 per foreign adult and IDR 15,000 per child, for foreign visitors only, paid once on entry. 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).
At the attractions, the tourism office states the Tourist Attraction Levy (Retribusi Daya Tarik Wisata) is IDR 25,000 per adult and IDR 15,000 per child at each attraction visited, for all visitors, foreign and domestic. Klungkung Regency Regulation No. 4 of 2026 lists 17 one-gate attractions on the three islands and applies the levy from 1 September 2026. The regulation lists Angel's Billabong and Broken Beach as one entry ("angel's billabong-broken beach"), so the pair counts as one gate on that list. Pay what the gate asks and keep the ticket.
The Bali tourist levy is a separate provincial charge, set out on the Bali tourist tax page.
| Levy | Adult | Child | Who and when |
|---|---|---|---|
| Island levy | IDR 25,000 about AUD 2, USD 1.4 or GBP 1 | IDR 15,000 about AUD 1.2, USD 0.8 or GBP 0.6 | Foreign visitors, once on entering the island |
| Attraction levy | IDR 25,000 about AUD 2, USD 1.4 or GBP 1 | IDR 15,000 about AUD 1.2, USD 0.8 or GBP 0.6 | All visitors, at each attraction visited |
Rupiah converted at Bank Indonesia rates of 13 November 2026.
wisata touring
Broken Beach appears in 3 of 6 day-tour types. Snorkel-and-land tours give it 30 to 45 minutes and private-driver days 60 minutes. Three listings to start with, two more below; each card lists its stops in its own order. Prices are the partners' own, as listed.
West coast tour on GetYourGuide
West coast tour on Klook
Private driver on Viator
West coast tour on Viator
Snorkel and land tour on Viator
pertanyaan questions
Yes, on a west-coast day. The bay, its rock arch and the open sea are seen from the path along the rim, and Angel's Billabong is next door on the same access road, so one stop covers both. The west coast tours that list Broken Beach also list Kelingking Beach. Keep back from the edge: Basarnas reports two falls while photos were taken.
The bay is ringed by cliff and opens to the sea through the arch; it is a place to look at from the rim. Coconuts Bali reported a swimming ban in January 2023 for Diamond Beach, Kelingking Beach and Angel's Billabong next door. Smartraveller states many Indonesian beaches are unpatrolled, and the US CDC advises swimming only in designated areas.
Klungkung Regency's tourism office states an attraction levy of IDR 25,000 per adult (about AUD 2, USD 1.4 or GBP 1) and IDR 15,000 per child at each attraction visited. Foreign visitors also pay the island levy of IDR 25,000 per adult, once on entering Nusa Penida. The Bali tourist levy is separate.
Angel's Billabong is 0.2 km in a straight line from Broken Beach, on the same headland and the same access road. Tours treat them as one stop and give each its own minutes. No source gives a walking time between them, so allow for both inside the one stop rather than planning a separate drive.
By road on a west-coast loop, with a driver or on a tour from the boat landing. Broken Beach is 7.7 km in a straight line from Toyapakeh harbour; the road is longer. Klungkung Regency stated in 2025 that the access road would be widened, with works planned for 2026. Tours from Bali often include the boat crossing; check the listing.
