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Far to the north east of Bali lies
Karangasam Regency, the oldest and, some say, the most
traditional of Bali’s kingdoms.
May 2008
Thanks to the new road and people
wanting to leave the Seminyak rat race, land prices in the
Candi Dasa region have increased by over 600 percent in
the last five years.
Surrounded by the
peaceful waters of the Lombok strait and the Bali Sea and
flanked by the menacing yet fatherly presence of Guning
Agung, Karangasam is a place of emerald beauty with rice
fields and jungle-covered mountains dominating every
aspect of life. It is just this remoteness that gives the
area its charm and its mystery; a slice of Bali chosen by
the peace-loving cognoscenti of travellers -middle class
and backpacker alike- who wish to enjoy the slow life and
allow nature to dominate their every waking moment.
Up until recently the area was difficult to reach because
of the poor roads, but with he recently completed by-pass
all the way from the airport to just below Padang Bay,
what was formerly a 2½ hour trip has been slashed to just
over an hour and a half, offering no excuses not to visit
and explore the possibilities of this most under-rated and
beautiful part of Bali. Development is taking off as a
result with many 5 star luxury hotels and villa
developments under construction or about to break ground.
Padangbai is a tranquil little fishing village located at
the bottom end of Amuk Bay With white sand beaches and
clear blue waters, it has many small hotels and
restaurants and is home to one of Bali’s few deep-water
ports and home to the terminal for the ferries that run to
back and forth to Lombok and Nusa Penida around the clock.
Located just up the coast to the north is the small town
of Manggis where the big guns of the resort world are to
be found. Amankila and Alila, both call Manggis home and
offer five-star accommodation and service for those
wanting to holiday in unashamed luxury.
A few kilometres further to the north is Candidasa, a
small resort town that has a relaxed seaside ambience and
sweeping views from the hotels and restaurants built right
on the water. Candidasa has developed into a top tourist
destination over the years and is the gateway for
exploring the rugged interior of the region or the
breathtaking underwater world offshore.
Exotiq has two particular projects that they are marketing
in the Candi Dasa region offering high returns and top
quality builds: The Orion’s Beach Villas and the Emerald
bay Villas, both in Candi Dasa, both built on absolute
beachfront just north of the AmanKila and Alila hotels.
Emerald Bay Villas is a development of 7 five star villas
all on absolute beachfront and on the market for US$1.1
While Orion’s Bay Villas is a development of 7 luxury
four-bedroom villas with three on beachfront and four just
back from the beach selling for between US$440,000 and
US$740,000. More on these spectacular two villa
developments in the next instalment.
Written by Michael Travers
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