Cave-and-cliff cove below the Uluwatu warungs, a surf-watching spot more than a swim beach.
Suluban, which everyone calls Blue Point, is not really a beach in the sense of somewhere to lie down. It is a cove at the base of the Uluwatu cliffs where the limestone has been eaten into caves and arches, and the sea pushes through the gaps. You get to it by walking down through a warren of concrete stairs and narrow walkways threaded between cliffside warungs, surf shops and bars, and the last stretch is a squeeze between rock walls that opens into a cave chamber with the sea at the far end.
Whether there is any sand at all depends entirely on the tide. At low water you can walk out through the cave, stand on wet sand, scramble over rock shelves and photograph the arches. At high water the passages flood, the sand disappears and the whole thing becomes a cave you look at rather than walk through. People arrive at midday, find the water up, and leave confused. Check the tide before you commit to the walk down.
This is also the land access for the Uluwatu surf break, which is a powerful left-hand reef wave with several distinct peaks and a well-known local lineup. Surfers pick their way out through the cave at the right stage of tide, which is half the entertainment for everyone else. The bars stacked up the cliff above exist to watch that, and a cold drink on a terrace with the swell lining up below is honestly the best thing on offer here.
Treat swimming with caution. The bottom is reef, the water is shallow in places and the currents near the break are real.
行き方
Suluban is at the end of the road in the main Uluwatu surf area, a few minutes by scooter from most accommodation around Pecatu and Uluwatu, and walkable if you are staying close. Follow the road until it stops at the cliff, park in the lot at the top and pay the attendant a small fee in cash. From there it is all on foot: a long series of stairs and covered walkways down through the cliffside businesses, then the narrow passage to the cave. There is no vehicle access to the cove and no lift. The descent is longer than it looks from the top and the climb back up in the heat catches people out, so bring water and do not plan it as a five minute stop.
ベストシーズン
Low to mid tide, without exception. That is when the sand and the cave passages are open and you can actually move around the rocks. Late afternoon into sunset is the classic time for the light through the arch and for watching the surf, and it is also when the cliff bars fill up. If you want the cove reasonably quiet, come in the morning at low tide instead and skip the sunset crowd. The dry season, around April to October, brings the most consistent swell and the clearest evenings.
知っておきたいこと
There is no admission gate, only a parking charge of a few thousand rupiah in cash. Everything else you spend goes on food and drinks in the warungs above. Wear shoes with grip: the stairs are wet where they pass under the cliff, the cave floor is slick with algae, and flip flops slide on both. Check tide times the night before, because a high tide turns the visit into a set of stairs and a locked-off cave. Do not swim out towards the break. The reef is shallow, the water moves fast around the rocks and this is not a swimming beach, whatever the photographs suggest. Wading and rock pools at low tide are fine. If you are carrying a camera, keep it in a bag on the way down, since the rocks are unforgiving if you slip.
No admission fee is charged. You pay a small parking fee in cash at the lot at the top of the cliff, and after that the only cost is whatever you order at the cliffside warungs and bars.
Because the cove genuinely disappears at high water. At low to mid tide you can walk through the cave onto sand and out over the rock shelves. At high tide the passages flood and the sand is underwater, so you are left looking at it from the stairs.
Only cautiously, in pools and shallows at low tide, and nowhere near the surf break. The bottom is reef, the water is shallow in places and currents around the break are strong. Most visitors come to watch the surf, explore the cave and take photographs.
It is a long flight of stairs and walkways with no lift and no vehicle access, and the climb back up is the tiring half. Take water, wear shoes with grip, and allow more time than the distance suggests, especially in the middle of the day.
No. The Uluwatu break is a powerful left-hand reef wave with a sharp bottom, strong current and a competitive lineup, and surf schools do not teach here. Beginners are better served by the beach breaks further north on the island.
Probably not. There is very little sand even at low tide and nowhere comfortable to lie out. Come for the cave, the arch, the surf watching and a drink on a cliff terrace, and go to a wider beach if you want to sunbathe.
インドネシアを横断するルートに加えれば、各立ち寄り先間の移動時間と費用を私たちが算出します。
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