Mushroom Bay Beach(Pantai Mushroom Bay)

Located on the island of Nusa Lembongan, Mushroom Bay Beach – also called Mushroom Beach and Pantai Mushroom Bay – is a 400-meter-long curve-shaped and popular beach with light brown sand and a cliff at its northeastern end.  This beach is located near the Indonesian island of Bali and it is a part of the Nusa Penida district.  

Although Mushroom Bay Beach Bali does not have lifeguards, the area near this beach has rental facilities for watersports equipment and beach chairs.  In addition, there are beach bars, Mushroom Bay Beach club areas, and restaurants nearby that offer restrooms for their customers.

Mushroom Bay Beach offers many fun activities including sunbathing, beachcombing, fishing, swimming, snorkeling, scuba diving, boating, paddleboarding, jet-skiing, surf-skiing, water-skiing, kayaking, canoeing, and wildlife watching. 

The calm and clear water here is ideal for beginner swimmers.  In addition, snorkelers and scuba divers also visit this beach to explore the vibrant marine life here.   

If you are planning to swim, snorkel, or paddleboard here, we recommend being careful because the water here is known to have unpredictable rip currents and dangerous waves.

Mushroom Bay Beach does not offer wheelchair access to visitors with disabilities.

Getting to Mushroom Beach Nusa Lembongan Island is easy – this beach is easily accessible from the villages of Jungut Batu and Mushroom Bay.  In addition, there are a few free street parking spaces here mainly for motorcycles and scooters. 

The most popular way for tourists to reach this beach is by speedboat – you can get a boat to this beach from Bali’s Sanur Port and the nearby Serangan Port (which is in the nearby island of Serangan).  

The boats here take around 35 minutes to reach Mushroom Bay Beach and a ferry here costs between $15 and $20.  Some of the local speed boat operators and travel operators that operate here include Bali Ferries, Dream Beach Express, and Lembonganfastboats.com.     

If you are planning to travel to this beach by boat, we recommend visiting here during Bali’s Dry Season between April and October because boat trips are smoother due to calmer wind and water conditions.

If you like taking pictures with beautiful views, Mushroom Bay Beach offers amazing Instagram-worthy views of the Nusa Lembongan shoreline and the Badung Strait, especially at sunset.

There are many attractions near Mushroom Bay Beach.  Devil’s Tears is a rocky cliff-side coastal area that is a popular attraction – Devil’s Tears Mushroom Bay Beach received this name because strong waves often crash along the cliffs here, which shoots up drops of water that seem like tears.  This area is a popular photography site, especially at sunset and many people also dive from the cliffs into the water below.  Panorama Point is a hilltop viewpoint that offers amazing Instagram-worthy views of Nusa Lembongan shoreline, the Jungut Batu village, and the Lombok Strait.  The Coconut Hut – Mini Golf offers an 18-hole mini-golf course that offers a fun mini-golf experience.  In addition, the Coconut Hut also offers a restaurant and bar.  If you like cats, Cat Island Lembongan is an exhibition space that has around 45 cats with whom you can play with.  This exhibition space also offers amazing Instagram-worthy views of the Lombok Strait and it also offers a restaurant.  If you are looking for another attraction near the beach, Gala Gala Underground House is a beautiful 500-square-meter underground house that was built between 1961 and 1976 – you can explore its interesting premises and explore the rooms here that include bedrooms, two kitchens, and a sitting room.

If you get hungry, there are many great nearby Mushroom Beach restaurants.  Hai Bar and Grill is a waterfront restaurant that offers a variety of Indonesian and International dishes, along with refreshing cocktails and it also hosts movie screenings in evenings.  Indiana Kenanga Restaurant is an upscale restaurant that offers excellent gourmet dishes with innovative influences for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.  L. Good Bar And Grill Lembongan is a restaurant and bar that serves outstanding dishes including barbecued meat, salads, burgers, sandwiches, and spring rolls – it also hosts live music performances.  Sanghyang Bay Bar & Restaurant is another restaurant and bar with a tropical-inspired ambience that offers a variety of local and international dishes including Balinese duck, steaks, seafood, pasta, and lamb chop.  If you are looking for another good and affordable nearby restaurant, Soka Warung is known for serving amazing traditional Indonesian dishes including gado gado, tempeh satay, spring roll, chicken curry, and grilled chicken.

If you are looking for a hotel near Mushroom Bay Beach, there are many great nearby options.  The 5-Star The Tamarind Resort Nusa Lembongan offers many amenities including a spa, a restaurant, a gym, and multiple swimming pools.  The 4.5-Star Batu Karang Lembongan Resort & Spa is another upscale hotel that offers many amenities including a spa, a gym, multiple restaurants, a bar, an ice cream parlor, a lounge, multiple pools, and gardens.  Another upscale hotel is the 4-Star Hai Tide Beach Resort which offers many amenities including a pool, a restaurant, gardens, and bike loaner facilities.  A more affordable hotel is the 3-Star Mola Mola House offers many amenities including a restaurant, sunloungers, loaner facilities for snorkel gear and kayaks, and complimentary breakfast.  If you are looking for another good and affordable nearby hotel, the 3-Star The Tanis Beach Resort offers many amenities including a restaurant, a bar, multiple pools, gardens, a small library, canoe loaner facilities, and massage treatments.