During the most of the year, the Bukit exhibit an almost Mediterranean vista of stark; sun drenched hills and precipitous, jagged cliff faces rising from the sea. Water is scarce here before the recent installation of municipal piped water Bukit dwellers drilled wells hundreds of meters deep.

Nevertheless, home, hotels and villas now cover much of the once barren bukit to accommodate those attracted by the matchless surfing and spectacular vistas of Bali and the ocean.

That the Bukit is one of the hottest areas is reflected in real estate prices.