A hidden cove reached through a gap in the rocks, loved by surfers.
Padang Padang is a small, beautiful cove you reach by squeezing down a staircase through a gap in the rocks. Made famous by the film Eat Pray Love and long loved by surfers, it's a pocket of white sand hemmed in by cliffs and clear water.
It's compact, so it fills up, but the setting is unforgettable - caves and boulders framing the sand, and a reef break offshore that draws surfers from around the world. A fun, photogenic stop on the south coast.