Padangbai is the port for the ferry service between Bali and Lombok. Along with Benoa it's the principal shipping port in the south of the island. Padangbai is a couple of km off the main road, a scruff little town situated on a perfect little bay, one of the very few sheltered harbors in Bali. It's very picturesque with long sweep of sand where colorful outrigger fishing boats are drawn up on the beach.

Padangbai can be an interesting place to spend a day or so if you don't want to simply arrive in the morning and depart straight for Lombok. If you walk round to the right from the wharf and follow the trail up the hill it leads to an idyllic little beach on the exposed coast outside the bay.

The cora reefs around Pulau Kambing, off Padangbai, offer excellent diving possibilities. Gili Toapekong, with a series of coral heads at the top of the droip off, is apparently the best site. The currents here are strong and unpredictable and there are also sharks - it's recommended for experienced divers only. Cruise ships visiting Bali usually use Padangbai but have to anchor offshore outside theharbour as only small ships can actually enter the bay.

The Regency is enriched by the most popular Tourist Resort such as :

Besakih Mother Temple
Tirta Gangga Temple
Tenganan Area
Padangbai Area