REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, NUSA DUA -- Holidaymakers are likely to lose interest in the well-known beaches of Kuta and Sanur and turn to the less popular Pandawa Beach in the Indonesian island resort of Bali.

As observed by Antara on Monday, thousands of foreign and domestic tourists crowded Pandawa Beach, which is surrounded by cliffs, in Nusa Dua to swim, play in the sand, and make a variety of sand carvings.

Besides enjoying the natural beauty around the beach, domestic tourists visiting with their families posed for photographs, as well.

Those from Surabaya, Bandung, and numerous cities in East Java said that they were greatly impressed by the beauty of the beach and the Pandawa statue.

Danis, a woman from Bandung who was visiting Pandawa Beach with her children, stated that she liked the beach tremendously and wanted to stay longer.

"This is the most beautiful beach I have ever seen. We would like to stay longer," she remarked.

In addition to Pandawa Beach, Lovina Beach in Buleleng district in Bali has also been packed with foreign tourists and local holidaymakers this week, on the occasions of the Balinese public holiday of Galungan and the Muslim holiday of Idul Fitri, also known as Lebaran.

"This week, thousands of foreign and domestic tourists have been flocking to Lovina Beach to enjoy the amusing attraction of hundreds of dolphins," Nyoman Budiasa, a tour guide, noted in Singaraja on Monday.

He added that the number of tourists swarming the beach, situated some 90 kilometers from Denpasar, rose 100 to 150 percent during the Galungan and Lebaran holidays this year from that seen on usual days.

Ikuti Whatsapp Channel Republika