Bali is one of the world's great tourist destinations offering sun, sand and surf combined with an exotic culture. And Kuta Beach is at the centre of this international icon. This series examines the meeting of culture - what life is like on one of the world’s most famous surf beaches.

Kuta is a great beach but at the same time a very dangerous one. The arrival of a team of professional lifeguards from Australia's Bondi Beach is just in time for the school holidays. The Bondi Lifeguards have put their hands up to spend two months helping the Kuta lifeguards conduct their patrols.

Both services have much they can learn from each other. The Bondi lifeguards will need to learn quickly and gain an understanding of how the beach works and, more importantly, how the Indonesian Lifeguards do things.

The Bondi Lifeguards will also bring to Bali the latest lifeguarding techniques and equipment. They will help make the beach safer for the flocks of tourists who make their way down from the holiday villas each morning for a day at the beach. Many Australians get into trouble in the waters off Kuta every year, so by helping the Indonesian lifeguards they'll be helping to keep Australian lives safe as well.

The Bondi lifeguards will patrol the sands of Kuta under the guidance of their Indonesian colleagues. They'll do everything they do at home - help guide tourists from all around the world, reunite anxious parents with lost children and rescue people who get themselves into trouble in the water.

The series is also a chance for the Australians to get an insider's view of beautiful Bali. Lifelong friendships will be formed during the season and the Bondi lifeguards will spend some of their time meeting the local people and gaining a better understanding of their culture.

Bondi Rescue - Kuta Beach features many of the most popular characters from Channel 10's ratings hit Bondi Rescue.