Aussie tourist reveals the painful reality of visiting one of Bali’s most beautiful beaches

An Aussie tourist has captured the gruelling reality of accessing one of the most beautiful beaches in Bali.

Aaron Boundy was among dozens of travellers who recently ventured to Kelingking Beach, nestled in the Indonesian island of Nusa Penida.

But what many weren’t prepared for was the treacherous 30-minute descent down a rickety set of stairs to the crystal clear turquoise waters. 

Mr Boundy uploaded a video to TikTok this week that showed several visitors struggling to navigate the tricky terrain, clinging to the wooden railings as they desperately tried to walk down the sandstone steps.

The climb back up to the top of the towering walking trail is just as difficult, with some beachgoers seen toppling over.

‘You work so hard to get down here, it is beautiful,’ Mr Boundy said. 

‘On the way down, there were people breaking down and almost crying and then people on the way up were doing the exact same.’

Mr Boundy admitted he underestimated the gruelling trek. 

‘I was like ‘It’s not that f*****g hard’, but I think I’m going to break down crying because this doesn’t look easy,’ he said. 

A shirtless Mr Boundy filmed himself climbing back up to the top of the hill and at one point had to hold onto the railing for support. 

‘That was f****d,’ he said at the end of the climb. 

Many viewers said the picturesque beach wasn’t worth the climb.

‘I would have turned around and returned from where I came,’ one person wrote.

‘I’d be building [a] little hut after that because I’m not going back up,’ another person wrote.

‘What the heck! No way I’m climbing that after a day at the beach,’ a third added. 

Others praised Mr Boundy for showing the reality of Kelingking Beach. 

‘I’m so glad you did this for us. Now I don’t have to,’ one person wrote. 

‘We’ll live through you, thanks,’ another person wrote. 

‘Something you enjoy form a distance,’ a third chimed in. 

It comes as Kelingking Beach is set to be be transformed with the construction of a 182-metre glass elevator and viewing platform built down the sheer cliff face. 

The project, which is being spearheaded by the local government with the help of a Chinese company, will make accessing the beach much easier. 

The project, however hasn’t gone down well among some locals, who have slammed the proposed development of the elevator and said the beach is better off without the infrastructure.