Keramas Bali Beach Story. A funny thing about the name Keramas, if you look up the word “keramas” in an Indonesian dictionary you’ll find that it translates into the word “shampoo”, which would sort of make sense when you think about waves and whitewater churning about. But the original name of the area was in fact Kuramas, the Golden Turtle, coming from the combination of “kura “ which means turtle and “mas” which means “gold”, as long ago turtles would come to bury their eggs in the warm black sand. Later the name changed into Keramas, the Golden Monkey (from “kera” which means “monkey” and the “mas” still meaning gold), but where those monkeys went and why remains a mystery. But what is indeed no mystery is that Keramas Beach has rapidly become one of biggest superstars on great surfing spots in Bali. [Keramas Beach Pawongan Articles] | The perfect right hander Keramas in Bali has fired to life on day one of the Billabong Pro Junior Series Indonesia View Larger Map |