Nusa Penida sits about 50 minutes off Bali's southeast coast by speedboat, and it's a different pace of island entirely - fewer roads, rougher terrain, and views that explain why it shows up on every Bali photo feed.

The island's west coast is home to its best-known viewpoints: Kelingking Beach's cliff-top overlook, Broken Beach's natural rock arch, and Angel's Billabong, a tidal pool best visited at low tide.

If snorkeling with manta rays is the goal, mornings are best - the boats to Manta Point run early, before the wind picks up and visibility drops later in the day.

The island is larger than it looks on a map, and roads between viewpoints are narrow and winding, so a full loop in a single day is a long one. A two-day trip gives you time to see the west and east coasts without rushing.

Bring cash - card payments are unreliable outside the main towns - and a printed or downloaded map, since mobile signal drops out in several stretches between viewpoints.