You will not believe I took the photo above on a beach in one of the main resort areas in Bali. I can have a shot of that beach, with almost no tourists present without Photoshop editing.
This beach is called Pantai Mengiat, and it is located in an area called ITDC, and behind this beach is lined some of the biggest and early hotels in Nusa Dua area. But despite that, this beautiful white sandy beach is not as crowded as Kuta, despite having the same beach vibes.
One of the main reasons I think is because the beach is facing eastward so you can't watch the sunset from this beach. and also there are not many individuals restaurant around, which might also be the reason it is quiet.
But the good side of it is, the beach is way cleaner than other beaches because the beach usually being cleaned and maintained by the staff from the hotels. And you can enjoy most of your time to the fullest, and not need to worry about the crowd as it hardly gets quite big, unless weekend or a local holiday when it is usually crowded with the locals.
The signage in the area, and the tourist who were playing beach vollyball
The waves near the beach are quite calm, so it is nice to swim around for adults as well as kids. Only the waves further into the sea is quite big and nice for surfers, but only for the advance surfer, as the reef at the bottom of the area is quite sharp.
I walk along the pathway that is available there, it can be used as a jogging track and also as a bicycle lane in case you wish to cycle around the area.
Here are some of the street-style (I wish) photography that I managed to take during that time.
The resting massage ladies, since I went there late in the afternoon, most of the Massageure are calling for the day and getting ready to head home
*The beach side bar, belongs to one of the hotels in the area. I missed the timing when the bartender is shaking the drink in front of him *
This kid is sitting while playing one of the hype games with his hand.
the tourist is posing for Instagram or social media's post in the swing set up by the hotel
sorry no birds eye view, your drone is grounded
only this guy can have the bird's eye view, but he decided to take a walk instead
another view from the area
last shot of that day