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private plunge pools and a bird-eye view
of the break.
The name Komune itself implies that
the place is more community than resort,
attracting those who love the beach
lifestyle and of course surfing. A resort for
everyone; families, singles, couples,
young and old, it’s far from the madding
Kuta crowd and a stones throw from
Sanur along the coast to the west and
Ubud to the northwest. Built with a sense
of eco-sensitivity, the surf resort sources
water from their own bores, recycles
sewerage in their own treatment plant
and uses a lot of recyclable materials
such as bamboo in the buildings, but the
produce from the organic garden is the
real winner with the guests.
It’s not unheard of for surfers to ride

the silver waves under a full moon but
Komune has gone a step further and in
March 2013 launched night surfing.
Investing in some powerful stadium
lighting, two pylons have been set up at
either end of the beach in front of the
resort allowing surfers to extend their
surfing days on 10 to 15 days a month,
depending on the tide and conditions.
‘We were standing on the beach and a
suggestion came up that we should do
something that’s never been done before
- let’s light it up and do night surfing,’
Tony explains on how it came about.
During the two to three hour evening
sessions, guests can either catch surfing
displays by the local Bali Boardriders
Clubs or be lucky enough to see a feature
show by some of the world’s best surfers.

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The public can also book a ‘night surf
session’, sharing the break with only six
others in the water.
With a promise of only six surfers on
Keramas and no people-eating sharks,
night surfing sounds even better!

Night Surfing is available at a reduced
rate to in-house guests, and about $20
for non-guests for an hour. For full
details visit www.komuneresorts.com

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