Secret Beach

This guide to Secret Beach on Nusa Ceningan, Bali begins with the swaying footbridge you cross to reach the island, the site of a 2016 collapse, before leading down a battered dirt road and a set of boulder stairs carved into a cliff crack. It traces how the tucked-away cove earned its name and became a spot fishing families visit to unwind rather than sightsee. Time your visit for low tide, when you can walk the whole curve of sand and wade into a calm turquoise pool at the far end.