Canggu Surfing Beach Bali

Canggu is a place that most surfers will know about, with its larger than Kuta swells, sandy beach and not much else.









Canggu however is becoming better known in tourist and expat circles and living in Seminyak I can feel the way things are moving.









Located 20 minutes north of Seminyak along the coast Canggu has rice fields that come right down to the beach.













One of the special sights I like watching the water trickle down from the last paddy wall onto the beach, completing its long journey from the mountains to the sea. It's quite unique.









What is the attraction of Canggu? Well apart from the surfing, its quiet, it was cheap, very local and offers lovely views of rice fields as opposed to cement in Seminyak.









Holiday villas and long term rentals have sprung up as the market has moved away from hotels. People want to rent a luxury villa in the rice fields and be close to the beach, rather than rent a box in a 4-storey hotel.