Canggu

About Canggu

Canggu sits on Bali's south-west coast, where the Indian Ocean rolls in from the south and the rice paddies begin immediately beyond the beach roads. A decade ago it was known only to surfers and long-stay expats. Today it is Bali's most international neighbourhood — a place where digital nomads work from beachside cafes, yoga teachers offer dawn classes on rooftop platforms, and a food scene that reinvents itself each season. The rice paddies are still there, though increasingly hemmed in by villas and warungs. The surf breaks — Batu Bolong, Echo Beach, Berawa — are still excellent. Canggu rewards early risers: the light before 8am, when the surfers are out and the cafes just opening, is the Canggu that people come back for.