Nusa Dua is Bali's top-end beach resort - a luxury tourist enclave, planned to ensure that the mistake of Kuta would not be repeated ! In a major departure from the development at Kuta, Nusa Dua was planned from the early 1970s, with advise from the World Bank. The site was chosen not just for its fine weather and white beaches, but also because the area was dry, relatively barren, aparsely populated, and isolated from most of Bali's population centres. The objective was an isolated luxury resort, which would bring in the tourist dollars whilst having minimal impact on the rest of Bali.
Tanjung Benoa on the southern side of Benoa Harbour the panisula of Tanjung Benoa extends north from the resort of Nusa Dua. The village of Tanjung Benoa has become much cleaner ad more affluent in recent years and the area is something of an activities center for Nusa Dua.
In Nusa Dua and Tanjung Benoa you will find Hotels and Villas that mostly higher standard than Kuta or Sanur.