From Lovina, travel the road west
toward Gilimanuk through a relatively arid landscape
of coconut groves and grape orchards. The administrative
center of Buleleng Barat is the small market town
of Seririt, 22 km west of Singaraja. At Seririt,
turn inland for the road to Denpasar via Pupuan.
About 30 km west of Seririt, or 35 km east Gilimanuk,
just before the poor fishing village of Gondol,
are the solitary sands of Tanjung Gondol.
With rows of 'jukung' and surrounded by a coconut
plantation, this part of the coast is idyllic and
peaceful, with no tourists and no facilities but
plenty of good swimming and snorkeling. Coming from
the east, or four km before Pulaki, start looking
for this peninsula with a small temple on top of
a small hill.
The best area for viewing the extremely rare Bali
mynah (or Bali starling) is the guardpost at Teluk
Kelor near Gerokgak on the north coast of the Prapat
Agung Peninsula. About 45 mynahs inhabit this savanna
area with patches of monsoon forests. Reach there
by motorboat from Labuan Lalang village.
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