An Abandoned Airplane in Bali
09/08/2018
Just off the Raya Nusa Dua Selatan Highway and only five minutes from the popular Pandawa beach lies an abandoned Boeing 737. Hidden from the road by shipping containers and bushes, if you didn’t know it was there, you would probably just drive right past it.
How to find it:
Rent a Bike:
You can rent a bike for 24 hours for 100-150k rupiah, which is about 6-9USD. There are a lot of bike rentals around Kuta, and most hotels offer rentals as well.
The traffic is pretty crazy in Kuta, so be careful if it is your first time renting a bike.
Always make sure you have travel insurance!
You can type in ‘Abandoned Aircraft’ on google maps, and it will show up. You won’t be able to see it from the road, but once google maps says you are there, you should see some big shipping containers, and a you’ll see a little stand on the side of the road.
It is a bit of a drive from Kuta, so I would recommend checking this out on your way to or from Pandawa Beach.
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Taxi or GoJek:
If you haven’t already, I highly recommend downloading the GoJek App while you are in Bali.
It’s like the Uber of Indonesia. Uber won’t work in Bali, so make sure you download this app. I love it for a few reasons:
- You can order taxis or motorbikes, and it gives you the price straight away. No negotiating or getting ripped off by taxi drivers.
Tip: Motorbikes are cheaper for single travelers and can whiz through traffic a lot faster than cars. - You earn points for each ride! And if you earn enough points, you get discounts off of rides!
- You can pay cash, or load credit onto your account using a credit card. If you load credit on the account and pay that way, you get a discounted rate! Plus you don’t have to worry about finding the right amount of cash to pay the driver.
- You can order food! You can look through hundreds of menus and order food from the app, and the delivery is dirt cheap. We had food delivered for less than $1 delivery charge! So if you are feeling too lazy or tired to leave your hostel, you can order food to be delivered without breaking the budget. You also earn points on food delivery, and points = discounts.
As we drove up, we spotted the stall with a local lady selling drinks and snacks. She knew what we were looking for, and waved us in pointing to a small path.
Costs & Facilites:
While they did not ask for a ‘entry fee’, we simply purchased a bottle of water for 5k (about $0.34) and made the small trek up the path.
You can park for free on the side of the road.
No bathroom facilities. Just a small stall selling little snacks and drinks.
About the Abandoned Airplane:
The abandoned aircraft sits in a limestone quarry, and no one is quite sure how it got there. There is no livery or notable insignia to explain where it may have came from. It may have been purchased and reassembled where it stands, which would explain how a Boeing 737 suddenly appeared without anyone noticing. Rumours are it was destined to become a restaurant, before the owner ran out of money and left it there to rust.
After walking up the small path, past a few grazing cows, you can see the plane sitting down below. There is a wooden fence, and a sheer drop down, so you can’t get down to explore, you’ll have to enjoy the view from up above. If you walk along the ledge, you’ll find a few spots to take nice pictures. There are parts where the fence has broken down, so be careful you don’t fall down, as it is a steep drop.
After seeing previous pictures of this site, it appears the plane has been moved, and a path has been laid down, so maybe there are future plans for this abandoned aircraft to have a new life!
Previous photo of the aircraft:
July 2018:
Strangely enough, this isn’t the only abandoned aircraft in Bali! On our way there, we drove past another abandoned 737, right in the city! Held up on stilts, it’s tail clearly visible from the street, you can’t miss it as you drive past. Its engines are missing and the turbines boarded up, its right wing stretching out above a wide alleyway and almost touching the Dunkin’ Donuts next door. This plane has sat there since 2007. Another case of a restaurant to be, that never was.
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What do you think, cool or nah?