Planning a trip to Candidasa

Getting There & Getting Around

Hotels outside the town like the Alila and Amankila offer regular shuttles into town. Most hotels offer airport pickup for a fee and most restaurants and dive shops will offer free pickup and drop-off. Motorbike rental and bemos are also available. Safari (tel. 0363/41707), on the main road, is a reliable and friendly tourist agency with a selection of cars, jeeps, and motorbikes.

Fast Facts -- The Candidasa clinic, on Jl. Raya Candidasa, can provide for basic medical needs. If your hotel has no Internet, a few shops on the main street do. Happy's (tel. 0363/41019) may have slow service, but charges are low -- about Rp3,000 per hour. The police station is on the main road at the junction to the Rama Candidasa Hotel. The Asri Shop, on the main street, offers postal services.