Jimbaran Bali Rent Car
What is Jimbaran?
Jimbaran is one of the fishing villages on Bali Island and has become one of the most popular holiday resorts in Bali in recent years. The beach line is dotted with restaurants that offer fresh seafood ready for lunch and dinner. At its northern end, nearby Denpasar Airport, colorful boats are pulled up by the lively, making Kedonganan Fish Market busy for seafood trading. Jimbaran is a sleepy cove where the fleet of fishing boats colors the scene. Local families and tourists are drawn by its beauty and also come here to enjoy the seafood from the superb restaurants along the beach. It is a very popular spot for windsurfing and small sailing craft which are available for rent.
Where is Jimbaran located?
Jimbaran Village and Beach are located southern part of Bali Island, south of Kuta or west of Nusa Dua. Only a few minutes from Denpasar International Airport by taxi. Administratively, Jimbaran Village belongs to Kuta Selatan District and Badung Regency, one of the most popular and richest regencies in Bali as most of the hotels and resorts are located in Badung Regency. Most of the roads in Badung Regency as well as in Jimbaran are well maintained. If you are staying in Nusa Dua and want to go to Jimbaran, it will take about 20 minutes however during the afternoon traffic in the Jimbaran area can be heavy and congested. Most of the car rental or transportation services will drive their customer to Uluwatu for sunset time and see Kecak Dance performance will pass by Jimbaran that making Jimbaran hustle and bustle. In the evening, many cars and buses will drive to Jimbaran Beach for dinner. Most of the area in Jimbaran is a dryland unfertile with limestone. We can not see the rice paddy as in other hilly Bali countryside. Bali's local government chose Jimbaran as the location of Udayana University, one of the good university in Indonesia.
How To Get Jimbaran?
- Getting to Jimbaran is easy and simple. Any kind of transportation is available around the southern part of Bali Island either taxi, car charter (rent a car with driver and gasoline) or rent a car self drive. If you stay in Sanur, rent a car with a driver is available in a major hotel. They have a transportation counter in the lobby provided by rent car company or transportation vendor, however, the prices are normally a little bit expensive as the hotel gets some fee from transportation. If you rent a car self drive in Sanur and would like to enjoy sunset dinner with fresh seafood in Jimbaran, just take the main road By Pass Ngurah Rai to Jimbaran area. When arriving at Benoa Square, just turn right, you will be at Uluwatu Street then take a turn right before Jimbaran Market, and you will be arriving at Jimbaran Beach. From Nusa Dua is easy to drive to the Jimbaran area, just follow the main road By Pass Ngurah Rai then go straight to Uluwatu Street in Jimbaran, then turn left, you will be at Jimbaran also. Rent a car with driver in Kuta is the best choice if you would like to go to Jimbaran unless you love the adventure, rent a car self drive and find the way to Jimbaran. Google Maps will help you.
- Bali Airport Taxi Transfer to Jimbaran. Only take about 15 minutes from Denpasar Airport to Jimbaran on normal traffic. However, the trip will be longer during high season as most of the road toward Jimbaran usually has a traffic jam.
What To Do in Jimbaran ?
- Visit Garuda Wisnu Culture Park
Garuda Wisnu Kencana or for short, people just call GWK is a cultural park with statues located at Uluwatu Street, Ungasan Hamlet, Jimbaran Village, just about 15 kilometers from Denpasar Airport Bali. If you drive to Uluwatu from Jimbaran, you will pass by Garuda Wisnu Kencana on the right hand with a huge awesome white stone sign. Designed and built by Nyoman Nuarta, one of Indonesia's foremost modern sculptors, the Garuda Wisnu Kencana statue or GWK and its pedestal building will be standing 150 meters tall with its wings spanning 64 meters across. Made from more than 4000 tons of copper and brass, the statue is picturing Lord Wisnu. This culture park is worth being on your list of destinations while holidaying in Bali. You may have a plan for a full-day trip to explore the southern part of Bali Island, as after visiting GWK you can visit other interesting nearby such as Padang Padang Beach, Dreamland, Pandawa Beach, Bingin Beach, or Kecak and Fire Dance at Uluwatu Temple upon sunset time. - Chilling on the Beach and Enjoy Sunset
Jimbaran Beach is tranquil and clean turquoise waters is one of the best beaches. As the bay is protected by an unbroken coral reef, the water here are mellower than other part of Bali. Stretching in 4 km in lenght, exotic view of white sandy beach of Jimbaran during the sunset time upon cloudless day is very amazing. Due to the location of Jimbaran Beach nearby the Bali Airport, the busy of air plane take off or landing can be seen from here, sometimes every 20 minutes there is flight take off or landing in the run way. Now, we realize that Bali Island come busy with air traffic compared with 20 years ago. Rent a car in Bali then drive to Jimbaran Beach to hang out, enjoy spectacular sunset time as well as fresh sea food dinner. - Fresh Sea Food
One of the simplest, most economical, and yet most tasty and exotic of Bali's eating out choices has to be the fish cafe of Jimbaran. An extension of the life of this sleepy village, the fish cafe started as a few alang-alang huts on the beach and has expanded to become a thriving industry. Now they concentrate around the beach area near the central Jimbaran markets and stretch up to the airport. The flavor produced when the fresh seafood smothered in mouth-watering spices mixes is barbecued over coconut husks is fantastic. Choose your own prawns, lobster, squid, or fish, sit back on the sand, and watch the sundown over the water while the food is prepared.
- Visit Jimbaran Fish Market
One interesting thind can to do in Jimbaran is to visit Kedonganan Fish Market and local also called Pasar Ikan Jimbaran due to its location is not far from Jimbaran Bay. Jimbaran fish market is Bali's main beachside marketplace where fishermen anchor and maintain their fishing boats every day and haul off their fresh catches, ready to be traded. Nearby the Jimbaran Fish Market is rows of Kedonganan village's own cluster of seafood restaurants, which source most of their fresh local items. Most of the popular cooking classes and guest activities of hotels around Bali's southern beach resort area include tours to Kedonganan Fish Market as part of their packages. Here, you can observe directly the daily activity of local fishermen, unloading their nets full of fresh sea fishes such as lobster, mahi-mahi, shrimp, crabs, and other variety of sea harvest displayed in rows of ice containers, ready for retail bargain or wholesale.
If you rent a car with driver in Bali, go to Jimbaran fish market, and just inform your driver about your destination. However, if you rent a car in Bali self drive, below are our short directions on how to get to Jimbaran Fish Market. Jimbaran Fish Market is located just south of Denpasar Airport Bali (DPS. We give you directions from the airport, just follow the main road By Pass Ngurah Rai Jimbaran, then you will arrive at the intersection with a traffic light, turn right, and you will be at Uluwatu street in Jimbaran. Go ahead, in the intersection turn right to get to the end of Uluwatu Street. Uluwatu Street is the main road in Jimbaran village. When you arrive at the north end of Uluwatu Street, just turn left to get to Segara Madu Street which is toward the beach. Just for your information, there are a few beach spots in Jimbaran, from north to south Kelan Beach, Kedonganan Beach, and Muaya Beach. Near the beach, you will find Jimbaran Fish Market. If you love adventure, rent a car self drive in Bali is worth trying. We offer a wide selection of rent car fleets from the standard car with cheap prices to premium ones. Let's check our list of rent car fleets below.
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Rent a Car in Jimbaran Bali
| Rent Car Type | Self Drive Per Day | Car Charter 10 Hours | Car Charter 8 Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suzuki Jimny | USD 17 | - | - |
| Suzuki Splash | USD 22 | USD 40 | USD 35 |
| Toyota Agya | USD 22 | USD 40 | USD 35 |
| Toyota Avanza | USD 23 | USD 45 | USD 40 |
| Daihatsu Terios | USD 27 | USD 55 | USD 50 |
| Suzuki APV Minivan | USD 25 | USD 50 | USD 45 |
| Toyota Innova | USD 28 | USD 60 | USD 55 |
| Minibus 12 Seats | - | USD 70 | USD 60 |
| Toyota Hiace 15 Seats | - | USD 140 | USD 120 |
Car Rental Terms and Conditions
- Self Drive: Self drive means that you drive the rental car yourself. An international driving license is required. Free car delivery is available to Denpasar Airport, with collection or drop-off available at selected areas including Nusa Dua, Sanur, Legian, Kuta, Seminyak , and Denpasar.
- The minimum self-drive rental period is 2 days.
- Car Charter: Car charter includes a vehicle with a driver and petrol/gasoline. Parking fees, toll road fees, entrance tickets, and other destination-related expenses are not included.
- For car charter trips to northern or eastern areas of Bali, a petrol surcharge may apply. These areas include Gitgit, Lovina , Menjangan, Amed, Tulamben, Taman Ujung, Lempuyang, and surrounding areas.
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