Enjoy beautiful sunrise of Sanur - Bali, Indonesia.

Sanur is a stretch of beaches on the east coast of southern Bali bordering Denpasar city. On a normal traffic, it is about 20 minutes from Bali's main port of entry, Ngurah Rai International Airport, of course you can get there faster by the new toll road. The white sand beaches are postcard perfect, but Sanur is slightly upmarket, more suitable for family oriented holidaymakers or for those who have outgrown the party scenes of Kuta and Legian. As soon as you get to Sanur, you can immediately sense a laid-back atmosphere. Sanur has endless blue skies when in the dry season, and beautiful sunrise almost year-round. With all the dazzling colors that paint the sky at sunrise, it is definitely befitting of being called "the Sunrise beach".

Behind its beauty and tranquility, Sanur has a very intriguing history. In 1906, Sanur was used by the Dutch as an entry point to occupy Bali, by then it was the sixth millitary intervention made by the The Dutch East India Company. The context in this case was the dispute over trading vessel that ran aground on the massive reef off Sanur. By tradition, the Balinese kings considered these ships as their property but the Dutch did not agree. With the initial tension between the Dutch and the still independent southern kingdoms of Tabanan, Badung and Klungkung added, on September 14, 1906, the Royal Dutch East Indies Army landed a significant amount of their forces on the nothern part of Sanur. This intervention led to the tragic event of Puputan, a mass ritual suicide that saw the death of more than 1000 people from the royal house of Badung, including and initiated by the king himself. This was not the first or the last Puputan in the colonial period, but the results of this intervention were the destruction of the kingdoms of Badung and Tabanan. It also left the kingdom of Klungkung weaker. During World War II, Sanur was yet again used as an entry point to Bali. By the Japanese this time. They went on to occupy Bali for a while.

Today, however, Sanur is a truly wonderful vacation spot. The sea is more likely to be filled with fishermen in traditional boats called Jukungs rather than warships. Restaurants and warungs line the beaches of Sanur. There are tons of variety here. From local to international, Sanur is pretty well covered. In the early morning, you will see many people showing up, sitting on the bale bengong, the local name for gazebos, watching the sunrise, and then later on, jogging and cycling along the path that runs parallel to the beaches. There are also water sports available here during the day. Swimming is fun here but it is highly advised that you wear reef shoes since the reefs are quite sharp and there are sea urchins, the spines of these globular marine life can be venomous or cause serious infection. The beaches of Sanur are also suitable for surfing at certain months of the year, but definitely not for beginner.

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