Bali southern s peninsula, called bukit or bukit badung by the balinese but incresingly referred to generically as Nusa dua, has a geography more australasian than tropical.There are no rivers or streams, and any surface water disappears quickly into deep fissures in the limestone rock.

A number of villages and temples dot the peninsula. Pura luhur uluwatu the most famous temple in Pura luhur uluwatu, at the southwest extremity of the peninsula, perched on a high limestone cliff.

This is one of the most visited tourist destinations, especially at sunset, when for a few moments the light is unearthly. The surf just below uluwatu is world famous.