Blue Lagoon Beach
Blue Lagoon Beach
3.5
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  • A B
    Perth, Australia246 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Beautiful snorkelling
    Blue Lagoon beach in Padang Bai was a beautiful snorkelling spot. Crowded with boats though so watch out for them. The snorkelling is fabulous, clear water and so many fish and corals. The beach is a bit rough so we came down the stairs and entered the water from the far left hand side. Much easier that way. We went by taxi from Candidasa so left our belongings in one of the warungs at the top. Lunch was really good in the warung as well.
    Visited January 2024
    Travelled with family
    Written 10 March 2024
  • Steven G
    22 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Padangbai, Bali
    We visited Bali in January 2018. It became Christmas during my midnight ride from the airport to Padangbai. First two nights we stayed at OK Divers. Excellent! Make your reservations in advance. We hired a boat to take us around to the bay at Blue Lagoon beach. We snorkeled off the boat and I hovered over a sea anemone until Nemo came out!! Colorful fish of many types would swim by in schools. This was a few years ago, but we did not see any of the floating trash near the beach that another commenter related here. The next two nights were at the Bloo Lagoon Eco Village (spelling is correct). Rustic and beautiful, and the covered but open restaurant offered an excellent view of the then active volcano across the bay.
    Visited May 2023
    Travelled with family
    Written 26 April 2024
  • Paulandceleste
    Kingston-upon-Hull, United Kingdom34 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Very good snorkelling. Pity beach was a bit dirty.
    Great snorkelling. Healthy coral that will last longer if people respect it by not standing on or touching it !!!! Parked our scooter at the top. Pay your 2000k to the shop as you turn in. Steps that are fairly easy to navigate down to the small beach. Nice warung close by has fair prices and sunbeds for hire on a concrete deck. Not a large beach and a shame it is not cleaned. There is a bit of rubbish around that spoils what could be a beautiful cove. A few boat trips turn up but not overly busy. Recommend water shoes. Really enjoyed it.
    Visited May 2024
    Travelled as a couple
    Written 3 May 2024
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spoko75
Port Douglas, Australia9 contributions
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2020 • Couples
This bay is beautiful, but you have to swim through garbage to look at it. The amount of floating garbage. Minimum wage is 2 mill a month - surely this place that charges for entry and parking, as well as food and beverage ( let’s say we spent 1 mill) I’m not sure what else to say....
Written 5 February 2020
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Kamaaina
Kailua-Kona, HI119 contributions
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2020
The Blue Lagoon Bali is the most rubbish snorkeling area I've ever been to. Literally rubbish. I just went and there was so much trash floating around. It's truly heart-breaking what's happening to our oceans.
Written 2 February 2020
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Jiah D
9 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Mar 2023
Great place to snorkel, especially with kids. The water was clear with plenty of fish and coral. There is a restaurant on the beach that serves food and drinks, but we didn't try anything there. Parking at Blue Lagoon costs 5000 IDR for a car, and showers are 1500 IDR per person. It is easy to access via the stairs, which are located about 50 meters from the car park to the beach. However, be cautious when you enter the Padang Bai area, as the locals may approach tourists and try to charge them 5000 IDR for parking at Padang Bai. They may also tell you that you can't access Blue Lagoon via the beach and that you need to take a boat over, and then try to charge you 350,000 IDR per person, which is a rip-off. This is not true, as you can drive right to Blue Lagoon and park there.
Written 5 March 2023
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RogerIsMyUncle
Accra, Ghana25 contributions
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Mar 2020 • Family
Went for a swim and a snorkel at Blue Lagoon yesterday. It wasn’t busy at all and our expectations were high as it was a really beautiful spot to swim and snorkel when we visited a few years ago.

Upon arrival we joined most of the other tourists in picking up garbage out of the ocean. There was a lot of garbage. Sad sight. What absolutely defeats me is why I saw no locals joining in.... it is low season and combined with the corona situation it means there are very few tourists around, leaving the tourism industry with next to nothing to do. Why not clean the place up? Why not invest a bit of time in what drives the business? Show the visitors that you care about this place too?

Anyways after 20 minutes of beach and ocean cleaning we went for a snorkel. Had a good 10-15 minutes, but it ended abruptly as we came by a sunken plastic bag which appeared to be full of used nappies. Said bag was quite likely also the source of the floaters we subsequently noticed on the surface. Oof.

We’re not going back there again and I’m pretty sure we’re not the only ones. Such a shame. This place was once so beautiful. It still is from afar, but as you get closer it really disappoints!
Written 6 March 2020
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Michael L
1 contribution
1.0 of 5 bubbles
May 2024 • Solo
This was such a beautiful hidden gem many years ago... But now it turned into a victim of the commercialized, mass tourism machinery. There, where was a beautiful beach until the forest, they built ugly concrete terraces with sun beds for rent with a restaurant on top. The tiny stripe of beach which is remaining is spoiled with trash. In the lagoon are 10 to 20 snorkel tour boats parking which polluting the air with carbon monoxide from running engines. The reef is almost dead, far outside there are few spreaded corals remaining, but also spoiled with trash. It's not a reef anymore as it used to be long time ago. It is a shame how a former paradise gets distroyed for a short term profit, but coming generations can not gain of it cause no tourist want to see a coral cemetry
Written 24 May 2024
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J P
1 contribution
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2024 • Couples
### IMPORTANT PLEASE READ ###

Don’t come to this part of Bali because the people here are very aggressive, giving unfriendly looks. This is a closed community, going against the rules. You can’t walk peacefully because people surround and follow you, shouting whether you need a taxi, being aggressive and trying to intimidate you.

While walking down the street, we refused local drivers, and they started shouting for us to “watch ourselves.” We were terrified after two separate individuals threatened us, saying we would get into trouble simply because we wanted to use a legal taxi app like “Gojek” or “Grab.” In the bar, we felt watched, even by the staff; a waitress looked over at my phone. We had to go inside the bar just to be left alone. A Gojek driver followed us into the bar, pressuring us to use his “offline” service (no taxes, no insurance).

In the end, we agreed to use his services because we were scared and just wanted to get out of there. But it turned out another driver picked us up in a different car – the first one had just “hunted” us down. If you value your safety, don’t go to this area of Bali. The price they offered us was much higher than the one shown by “Gojek”/“Grab.”

A local guy who was threatening us explained that “they” (meaning a rebellious group from the area) have a setup here where Gojek/Grab isn’t allowed into the village. It’s truly unbelievable that things like this still happen today. Everyone praises Bali so much, but it turns out that not the entire island is so great and friendly.

Catching a Gojek or Grab taxi is also made difficult by locals using fake accounts. When you try to order a driver, they accept the ride but don’t show up; instead, they send touts to your location.
Written 30 October 2024
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sniemira
Epsom, UK100 contributions
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2020
My husband and I were driving up to B;ue Lagoon beach only to be stopped by a man throwing a ticket through the window and demanding money to be allowed to drivve past the bay. When we said no he became threatening and two more or less forced us backwards out of the area. I have now read other reviews of how this has changed. There are so many wonderful places to see I would give this a miss.
Written 31 January 2020
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Steven G
22 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
May 2023 • Family
We visited Bali in January 2018. It became Christmas during my midnight ride from the airport to Padangbai. First two nights we stayed at OK Divers. Excellent! Make your reservations in advance. We hired a boat to take us around to the bay at Blue Lagoon beach. We snorkeled off the boat and I hovered over a sea anemone until Nemo came out!! Colorful fish of many types would swim by in schools. This was a few years ago, but we did not see any of the floating trash near the beach that another commenter related here. The next two nights were at the Bloo Lagoon Eco Village (spelling is correct). Rustic and beautiful, and the covered but open restaurant offered an excellent view of the then active volcano across the bay.
Written 26 April 2024
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chayto1
Brisbane, Australia45 contributions
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2019 • Couples
I have snorkelled numerous places in Bali and this is not a good place to snorkel. My husband and I spent our snorkel time collecting rubbish from the water. I have never seen so much garbage in the water anywhere in Bali. Maybe at one time it nice but now, I think it is advertised as great snorkeling to pull people to the area. I would not recommend snorkeling or diving here.
Written 3 February 2020
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Paulandceleste
Kingston-upon-Hull, UK34 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
May 2024 • Couples
Great snorkelling. Healthy coral that will last longer if people respect it by not standing on or touching it !!!!
Parked our scooter at the top. Pay your 2000k to the shop as you turn in.
Steps that are fairly easy to navigate down to the small beach.
Nice warung close by has fair prices and sunbeds for hire on a concrete deck.
Not a large beach and a shame it is not cleaned. There is a bit of rubbish around that spoils what could be a beautiful cove.
A few boat trips turn up but not overly busy.
Recommend water shoes.
Really enjoyed it.
Written 3 May 2024
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