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Turtle hatchery
Kuta beach, access Jl Pantai Kuta • No set hours • Free • baliseaturtle.org
Despite the crowds, Olive Ridley turtles return to Kuta's shores every year between June
and October to lay eggs late at night. To protect these from poachers and help the hatchlings
survive, a hatchery has been established by the ProFauna organization and the Satgas com-
munity police. Positioned beside the community police office on the beach near the corner of
Jalan Pantai Kuta, the hatchery is basic; just a kiosk with information boards and, in season,
sand containers which hold the eggs. Every season, the hatchlings are released into the sea,
usually in public ceremonies.
Waterbom Park
Jl Kartika Plaza, Tuban • Daily 9am-6pm • Adults Rp370,000, children aged 2-12 Rp191,000; two-day passes
to be used within a week Rp501,500/Rp310,000 • waterbom-bali.com
Kuta's Waterbom Park is a hugely popular aquatic adventure park, with water slides, a
150m-long macaroni tube, a lazy river with inner tubes and the Climax ride, which features a
60m near-vertical drop before you slingshot around a tight loop.
Legian
Calmer than Kuta with less-crowded sands, Legian is popular with families and tourists who
are seeking a more relaxed, easy-going version of Kuta. Geographically and in atmosphere, it
is midway between raucous Kuta and style-conscious Seminyak, with plenty of shops (gen-
erally more interesting than those in Kuta) and restaurants, and a wider choice of mid-range
hotels than Kuta. If you've your eye on a beachfront hotel in Legian, note that the shore-
front road between Jalan Melasti and Jalan Arjuna is open only to toll-paying cars and is very
quiet.
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