Where can you sail to a pristine island and go around enjoying the beauty of land and sea at affordable prices in Bali?
That place is on the islands of Nusa Penida, Nusa Lembongan, and Nusa Ceningan! A paradise island with beautiful views, gorgeous white sandy beaches, and crystal clear waters is a part of Bali, which is only 30 minutes connecting the sea from Bali.
Even though every inch of Bali’s popular beaches are often overcrowded with tourists, these tropical islands that are relatively rarely touched guarantee more privacy with awesome Sceneries and even more open nature and landscapes.
Get ready to explore a little more rugged. Depart with a fast boat that is ready to take you to Nusa Penida, snorkel in clear water, enchanting underwater scenery, and see the famous Kelingking beach or the other Nusa Penida amazing beaches!
With this guide, you will see the ins and outs of the Nusa Penida Islands when to visit, how to get there, visit a tour company, where to eat and stay, and what to do! Now a Golden egg paradise with dramatic views is a travel dream come true!
Getting to Sanur
1. Rent Private Car to Sanur
If you book a tour package with a tour operator like us, then your journey from the hotel to Sanur is our responsibility to go back and forth. Don’t forget to ask the hotel tour operator for private or sharing transfers, so you don’t get surprised on the day of the day.
Rent a car plus a driver from the hotel to Sanur Here is the price breakdown.
Hotel Transfer Price
| Route | Round Trip (IDR) | One Way (IDR) |
| Ubud-Sanur | 400.000 | 250.000 |
| Canggu-Sanur | 400.000 | 250.000 |
| Seminyak-Sanur | 350.000 | 200.000 |
| Air port-Sanur | 350.000 | 200.000 |
| Jimbaran-Sanur | 350.000 | 200.000 |
| Nusa dua-Sanur | 400.000 | 250.000 |
| Uluwatu-Sanur | 400.000 | 250.000 |
| Kuta-Sanur | 350.000 | 200.000 |
2. Online transportation
The cheapest way to Sanur is to use online transportation such as Go-Jek, Grab-Bike, Go-Car, and Grab-Car. The price for a bike between IDR 10.000 – IDR 50.000 and for a car about IDR 50.000 – 100.000.
Another way is to rent a motorbike. If you ride a motorbike well, you can rent it at a motorbike rental place. Many are there in the Bali area for around IDR 50,000 for one day.
Getting Nusa Penida Island
Currently, the most used Sanur Port for Nusa Penida Tours.
The port of arrival in Nusa Penida varies according to the boat company that is using. there is Banjar Nyuh port, Buyuk port, Kutampi port, Sampalan port.
Why is the Sanur port most used?
Because of its location closest to the area where the hotel most Tourist stays. Such as Nusa Dua, Jimbaran, Kuta, Canggu, Seminyak, and Ubud.
Sanur to Nusa Penida Island
Sanur port is a port that is also a tourist spot,
so don’t be surprised if you will be jostling with other people.
Because Sanur is indeed crowded with people every day.
1. Looking for boat tickets
How to get boat tickets to Nusa Penida
Buy online You can order online,
many tour operators serve to purchase boat tickets online. Or order a tour package that includes a fast boat ticket, then automatically you don’t need to think about boat tickets because they are handled by the tour operator.
By buying boat tickets online, you can even prepare a ticket before arriving at the Sanur port. Boat ticket prices are certainly cheaper than public ticket prices because tour operators already have cooperation and agreements with boat companies.
Buy on the spot
If you don’t have time to order tickets online, you can buy tickets on-site.
When you arrive in Sanur, there will be a group of ticket agents called Optasal who will direct you according to the boat destination you need.
Or you can go straight to the boat ticket counter to buy boat tickets. Bargain when they give a price because the price they offer is a published price.
2. Boat ticket prices
Prices that apply to visitors who buy tickets on the spot at Sanur are public prices,
Published ticket price:
- Overseas: IDR 150.000 – 175,000 one way
- Domestic: IDR 90.000 – 100.000 one way
Prices depend on the policies of each boat company.
Melali Nusa Penida offer special price for booking Online with us
- Overseas: IDR 125.000 one way
- Domestic: IDR 85.000 one way
Advantages Online booking ticket:
- Cheaper
- easier because all handled by our staff
- Good for high season, you will not run out of boat tickets because you have booked beforehand.
3. Time the boat leaves
Each boat has a departure schedule that has been arranged by the harbormaster with the boat association agreement.
Check the departure time for Nusa Penida Fast Boat.
After confirming the boat departure time, at intervals, you can take a walk in the Sanur port area to find bread and drinks.
There are lots of food vendors in the Sanur port area.
Fyi: here is one money changer at the port of Sanur.
Nusa Penida day trip itinerary
Hotel to the port of Sanur
From the hotel to Sanur harbor, for customers who buy packages include, we will pick up guests from the hotel to Sanur harbor.
Guests can also choose to arrange their own arrival at Sanur Harbor.
Our staff will be waiting in Sanur to collect tickets, our staff will contact guests when they arrive in Sanur.
Sanur to Nusa Penida
From Sanur to Nusa Penida, it is done by a fast boat with a capacity of 80 to 120 people.
The trip takes about 40 minutes, customers can choose to buy tickets themselves or trust us to buy tickets.
Of course, our prices are cheaper because we already have a cooperation contract with the boat owner.
Our staff will make sure guests get on the right boat and not be confused with other boats, because there are more than 10 boat companies in Sanur Harbor.
That will confuse guests, with almost the same departure time and different arrival places.
boat arriving Nusa Penida seaport 
boat arriving Nusa Penida seaport
Nusa Penida Harbor Arrival
How to find your driver? After getting off the fast boat, the sight that you will find in dozens of drivers holding papers containing the names of guests who are waiting for the guests that will they handle during the tours in Nusa Penida.
Find your name and ask the driver which company they work for, if all the information is correct then he is the driver who will accompany you during the tour in Nusa Penida.
driver and tour guide at Nusa Penida island 
driver and tour guide at Nusa Penida island
The staff in Sanur has informed the driver in Nusa Penida about the details of the name of the guest, the boat that brought the guest, and the boat departure time.
So guests don’t have to worry about pick-up errors in Nusa Penida. Trip in Nusa Penida After meeting with the driver, they confirm guest tickets to the boat counter for departure time back to Sanur in the afternoon.
They invite guests to the car, open the door, provide mineral water, and the journey to the tour spot begins, according to the tour package we chose. There are west tour, east tour, combine tour, combine with snorkeling.
At Nusa Penida Tour Spots
Arriving at the location, the driver invites guests to walk to the tourist spot from the parking lot.
They also help guests take photos, remind guests of tour times so they don’t miss other spots.
Diamond Beach 
Angel Billabong
Around 13:00 pm the driver invites guests to the restaurant for lunch.
After lunch, the driver continues to the next spot, until the end takes the guest back to the port “for a one day trip”, or takes him to the hotel “for the overnight tour”.
The driver confirms the departure ticket and also provides information to the driver in Sanur about the fast boat and departure time from Nusa Penida.
Sanur to the hotel
Drivers in Sanur are waiting for the arrival of guests, and are ready to take guests to the hotel the guest is going to, guests arriving at the hotel bringing an unforgettable experience from Nusa Penida.
Snorkeling Tour
It feels not complete if you visit Nusa Penida but don’t try the underwater beauty of Nusa Penida Island.
More than 5 snorkeling spots in Nusa Penida. It takes about 4 hours to visit all the snorkeling spots in Nusa Penida.
Nusa Penida also has two kinds of Snorkeling tours, that’s is Private snorkeling and sharing snorkeling.
The half snorkeling tour able to combine the Nusa Penida tour. take 3 spots to start snorkeling in the 9:00 Am until 11:00 Am, and then land tour Nusa Penida.
Much faster than the time it takes to dive. Because also the process is much easier for snorkeling than diving.
Snorkeling Route
There are 3 initial starts for snorkeling, namely:
- Toya Pakeh port
- Banjar Nyuh port
- Crystal beach
At 8:00 am, visitors take a boat at the port to the snorkeling spot.
| Half Snorkeling 2 (hours) | Full Snorkeling (4 Hours) |
| Manta Bay | Manta Bay |
| Gamat Bay | Gamat Bay |
| Crystal Bay | Crystal Bay |
| Wall Bay | |
| GT Point | |
| Mangrove |
| Private snorkeling | Sharing snorkeling | ||
| pros | cons | pros | cons |
| Time and itinerary by you | more expensive | Cheaper | Sharing boat 15 person boat capacity |
| Private boat | Booking before | Available daily | Time and itinerary by boat |
| Waiting to time each other | |||
Snorkeling Tour price
The price for snorkeling in Nusa Penida is for sharing snorkeling tours is IDR 150,000 per person.
While for a private snorkeling tour it depends on the number of people participating in one group.
| Person | Price per Person (IDR) | Total Price (IDR) |
| 2 | 350.000 | 700.000 |
| 3 | 250.000 | 750.000 |
| 4 | 200.000 | 800.000 |
| 5 | 175.000 | 875.000 |
| 6 | 150.000 | 900.000 |
Melali Nusa Penida Tour
On our site, you can find numerous Nusa Penida tour packages that are available to suit a variety of tastes.
Epic Moment 
Besties
The Bestseller Nusa Penida tour package is the Nusa Penida day trip. This is for tourists who do not have much time because of the routine that waits.
With the limited time, you still can visit some amazing places on Nusa Penida island. First, read this for detail of the itinerary about a day trip.
We also serve snorkeling tours, overnight tours in Nusa Penida with or without a hotel.
There are also a number of different options for each tour, with the possibility of adding accommodation, food, and transportation.
Book your Nusa Penida tour and Travel with us at, reasonable price, best service.
Most important is melalinusapenida.com is a tour operator who has a strong connection in serving a trip on this island.
we organize land tours, snorkeling, scuba diving, accommodation.
we serve a tour according to tourist needs.
Snorkeling Tour
our vision is to be able to make customers satisfied by providing exclusive services and at an affordable price or we always provide alternative travel options to suit your taste.
Nusa Penida tour price
So if we order Nusa Penida the tour cost is :
Retribution IDR 25.000 per Person
Private car, driver and tour guide IDR 600.000 per Car
Lunch package IDR 50.000 per Person
From each fee for the Nusa Penida tour, a tour package is made that includes all the costs above
Why Domestic prices and overseas prices different?
What made him different? You will definitely ask yourself.
The answer is that boat ticket prices and retribution tickets are different between foreign visitors and domestic visitors.
There is a boat ticket price margin of IDR 50,000 between overseas ticket prices and domestic tickets for one way. So for a return ticket, there is a difference of IDR 100,000.
Overseas visitors also have retribution tickets to enter Nusa Penida Adults, IDR 25,000, and children IDR 15,000, while domestic visitors are not subject to a levy fee.
Best time to visit Nusa Penida
Actually, whenever it’s good to visit Nusa Penida, it’s just that January to February is the rainy season, from April to August is a good time for snorkeling in Nusa Penida.
Manta rays are more frequent and appear more in the manta bay and manta point areas. If you only want sightseeing and trekking on the cliffs of Nusa Penida from April to late November, the summer is nice to visit.
The best time to visit Nusa Penida spots Snorkelling start in the morning (Nusa Penida sea waves tend to be calmer in the morning) West Nusa Penida is the place to wait for the sun to set, so the best time is late afternoon. East Nusa Penida, should be visited at dawn to get an amazing sunrise.
Length of stay in Nusa Penida
It depends on what you want to explore in Nusa Penida. To be able to visit all places in Nusa Penida, you need 3 days at the longest. Nusa Penida west, east, south, and snorkeling can all be done.
To get a minimum sunset and sunrise you have to stay 1 night in Nusa Penida. Most visitors only visit 1 day in Nusa Penida without staying overnight.
They must choose a place according to the available packages. And you have to skip the sunset in Nusa Penida because you have to return to Bali by boat in the afternoon.
For details, you can check about one day trip, 2-days tour, and 3-days tour in Nusa Penida
Tips and Scam
1. Don’t be fooled by cheap tour package
Some may not private tour, not include hotel transfer to Sanur, entrance fee, and you may get a lunch box, not lunch at the restaurant.
2. check reviews before booking online tour
check their social media, tripadvisor or contact them to know how friendly they are
3. Things to bring to Nusa Penida
good hiking shoes : the trail in several area are steep and challenging
change chlotes : you will get wet and you need it
hat and sunblock lotion : Nusa penida is quiet hot
4. Prepare cash
as a developing area ATM is not easily found
HOW TO BOOK TOUR WITH US
- Please fill up the Tour Inquiry form below
- This Tour form is not final confirmation, we will need to check the availability of the tour you request
- We will reply as soon as possible after received your Tour Inquiry
- If the Tour Form doesn’t work, please send us an email directly to this email: info[at]melalinusapenida.com
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