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Gitgit Waterfall
2007-10-15 02:20:09
Gitgit Waterfall is representing is a beautiful tourist destination in north of Bali. Gitgit waterfall is located in the plateau with the height about 35 meters and surrounded by tropical tree and emits the water naturally with the constant debit during the year. Waterfall voice around the charming nature was amazing and represents the separate attraction and can be enjoyed by each visitor who ...
Waterfall 

Calon Arang Dance
2007-10-15 02:17:11
It can be the enchanting hour the first night of full moon, when the long shades drew aside like phantoms on the ground, that crowd of village meets around a release close to the temple of deaths to observe the drama of Calon Arang, the widow-witch of Girah. Each Balinese knows the legend of Rangda like CaIon Arang, a favourite in the local folklore. A long ago, when Airlangga was a king, there ...
Dance 

Tajen - The Balinese Cockfighting
2007-10-12 02:42:07
Cockfights, which in Balinese are known as tajen, meklecan or ngadu, are required at temple and purification (mecaru) ceremonies. No one knows when they started. The Tabuh Rah ritual to expel evil spirits always has a cockfight to spill the blood. Tabah Rah literally means pouring blood. There are ancient texts disclosing that the ritual has existed for centuries. It is mentioned in the Batur ...

Tanah Lot
2007-10-12 02:34:25
Tanah Lot, one of the most popular places of interest in Bali, and one of the place which being “place to go” by tourist for they vacation. Tanah Lot is located about 12 kilometers from Tabanan City and 20 kilometers from Denpasar. The area comprises a wondrous mixture of natural beauty and sheer human effort. Here lies an idyllic white sand beach with crashing waves, complemented by a small ...

Wayang Wong of Batuagung
2007-10-10 02:41:38
The wayang is very popular among the Balinese. The meaning of the word is highly controversial, but it is generally applied to any pictorial representation of the figures of mythology, although it appears to have deeper, more significant religious meaning, perhaps related to the cult of ancestors. On the other hand, wayang means shadow-the shadow of life as in wayang kulit – the puppet shadow ...

Bali Botanical Garden
2007-10-10 02:39:02
Kebun Raya Eka Karya is the official title for Bali’s botanical gardens that stretch majestically across a plateau between two minor mountain ranges in an area known as Bedugul. The gardens provide a recreational destination for family gatherings, staff outings and international visitors interested in local species of flora. Elevated high above sea level in the cool forest plains of the Tabanan ...
Garden 

Puri Agung Karangasem
2007-10-07 02:43:10
Puri Agung Karangasem or Karangasem Palace was built in 19th Century by Anak Agung Gede Jelantik, the first king of Karangasem Kingdom. This tourist destination is visited for its unique architecture, which is the combination of Balinese, Chinese and European architectures. As it was mentioned before, the architecture of Puri Agung Karangasem is the combination of three different styles. ...

Gunarsa Museum of Classical and Modern Art
2007-10-07 02:41:05
The Gunarsa Museum of Classical and Modern Art is situated in Klungkung just one hour north of Ngurah Rai International airport. The museum is open from Tuesday to Sunday, between 9 am and 5 pm, and the entrance fee is Rp.10.000,- The Gunarsa Museum of Classical and Modern Art and attached Cultural Centre embrances many elements of Balinese artistic and cultural heritage. The main collection is ...
Art  Modern  Museum 

Taman Soekasada Ujung
2007-10-05 02:46:47
Taman Soekasada Ujung has been announced to be a cultural tourist object for it is noted as one of several cultural heritages exist in Karangasem regency. The complex of this water palace is the combination of Balinese and European architectures. There are 3 big and large ponds inside the area. In the middle of the main pond, there is a building that connected to the edge of the pond by 2 ...

Kintamani and Penelokan
2007-10-05 02:44:17
The villages of Kintamani and Penelokan provide a great view of the active Mount Batur and its fantastic lake. Seven miles of diameter and sixty feet of deep, boiler of Batur are astonishing simply. Of Penelokan, to take the Kedisan way in the borders from the lake in where the boats can be rented to cross themselves raises to Trunyan. The spectacular mountainous region around Kintamani with its ...

Padang Bai
2007-10-03 02:55:13
Padang Bai is a harbour where small and big ships drop their anchors. This area develops as a tourist object for some attractions it has, such as white sand, the beautiful surroundings and the amazing underwater panorama. Besides, the daily life of the traditional fishermen and the busy crowd in the harbour becomes another plus point of this area. This tourist object is also known for its sacred ...

Tirta Gangga
2007-10-03 02:51:01
Tirta Gangga is situated at Ababi village, Abang District. It is about 83 km from Denpasar and 6 km from Amlapura to the north. Tirta Gangga water garden was built in 1948 by the King of Karangasem, Anak Agung Anglurah Ketut Karangasem. This water garden was constructed in a very unique architecture of Balinese and Chinese styles. Tirta Gangga Water Garden scratches on a 1,2 Hectare area, which ...

Toya Bungkah Village
2007-09-30 02:48:50
Lying on the western shore of Lake Batur, along the roller-coaster road from Kedisan to Songan, the resort village of Toya Bungkah features an invigorating hot springs, massive cinemascopic views, and a black-sand beach. Many travelers choose to stay in Toya Bungkah rather than Kedisan because the latter has too many Bali Aga while the former is more a mixture of Balinese and Javanese. Watch your ...
Village 

Kedisan Village
2007-09-30 02:43:48
The fishing and farming village of Kedisan, the community almost directly beneath Penelokan (three km), has foodstalls, pasar area, extensive gardens (oranges, corn, peanuts), souvenir shops, bemo terminal, a big parking lot, ticket office, and boat landing. The weather is exceedingly mild and enjoyable. Few mosquitoes but some flies due to the extensive gardens. No telephone or fax machines. ...
Village 

Getting Around Bali Island
2007-09-28 02:51:27
Public Buses & Bemos Getting around Bali is easy. Public buses and bemos, chartered bemos, shuttle buses, taxis and private cars, rented cars and motorcycles: even eco-friendly bicycles! If you really want to see the sights and make the most of your time, a well organised tour is a good choice. The budget-friendly bemo is Bali's main public transportation and every town has a bemo or bus station ...

Bali's Traditional Markets
2007-09-28 02:43:51
Bali is known as a treasure house of interesting goods to buy. Products of various kinds from traditional antiques to the latest quality fashions in extraordinary displays await the shoppers. It is quite common to bargain in markets, shops and art shops for buyers, so having a good price is partly dependent upon one's smartness in bargaining. Splendid local hand woven materials, silver and gold ...
Markets 

Bali Scuba Diving Site: Secret Bay
2007-09-26 03:15:49
Secret Bay is the more poetic name given by Bali's diving community to Gilimanuk Bay, adjacent to where the ferries to and from Java dock. It is about 20mins by road from Labuan Lalang/ Menjangan and located in West Bali National Park. The bay is about 2km wide, very shallow (3-12M), contains two small islands, and has some areas of mangrove. Being the only bay off the narrow Bali Strait, where ...
Secret  Site 

Bajra Sandhi Monument
2007-09-26 03:06:30
Bajra Sandhi Monument is monument of Balinese People Struggle. This Monument is recognized by the name of Bajra Sandhi because its form looking like Bajra or Genta or bell used by all Hindu Priest in reading off Weda holy sentence (mantra) at religious ceremony. This monument is built in the year 1987, opened by president of Megawati Sukarno Putri on 14 June 2003. the purpose of this monument ...
Monument 

Ubud's Royal Palace
2007-09-24 02:47:51
Ubud has been a "royal town" for over a hundred years. Its princes, who bear the title "Tjokorda" or "Agung" still live in traditional palaces, called "Puris". Be aware, however, that every place called "puri" is not a royal palace. The word has been used quite liberally of late. Also be aware that there is not one palace in Ubud, but many, most of them clustered around the main cross-roads near ...
Palace  Royal 

Bali coffee tasting at Seribatu village
2007-09-23 12:13:17
Besides rice, Bali grows various kinds of plants ranging from flowers, spices, fruits, and coffee. If you tour to Mount Batur, you will pass a village called Seribatu village (ca 15 kms from Kintamani). The villagers here, instead of planting rice, plant coffee, chocolate, cloves, vanilla, jackfruit (not johnfruit), snake skinned fruit, durian, and pineapple. You can stop here briefly and have a ...
Coffee  Village 

The holy spring of Yeh Panas Penetahan
2007-09-21 02:53:16
The holy spring of Yeh Panas Penetahan, about 12 km north of Tabanan. Japanese soldiers stationed in Tabanan used to visit this spring during the war to refresh themselves in its hot, pungent, sulphurous mineral waters. They widened the track to the spring, and built small bathing sheds. In the 1960s luxury tourist villas were constructed at the best vantagepoints around the spring, but the ...

Puncak Mangu Temple
2007-09-21 02:49:09
Puncak Mangu Temple is located on the rim of the caldera above Lake Bratan. What the temple on top of Gunung Abang is to the people of the Gunung Batur region, this temple is to the people of Bedugul. Though it's one of the sacred sad-kahyangan temples of Bali, it's difficult to access and little known. If you're in reasonably good shape, the six-km hike along the northeastern edge of Lake ...

Balinese Temples
2007-09-19 03:12:08
Temples (Pura) - There are many stunning temples in Bali, and each with its own uniqueness and treasure to be seen. Take time to explore as many as you can - you will definitely not be disappointed. And remember, always show respect and dress modestly when entering temples. Pura Ulu Danau Bratan is the most picturesque temple on the island. Situated on Lake Bratan, this half-Hindu, half-Bhuddist ...

Bali Wedding
2007-09-19 03:09:33
Getting married is one of the most important events in the life of most people. Both the bride and groom hope to keep an unforgettable memory of this day. Therefore, many marriages are celebrated in unusual ways – be it on a beautiful beach, at a luxurious private villa, even with ceremonies under water deep in the ocean with lovely fish and corals around. According to all popular travel ...
Wedding 

Ubud Writers & Readers Festival 2007
2007-09-17 02:59:24
The Ubud Writers & Readers Festival is one of the peak literary events in the Asian region. In 2006, the Festival was named ‘one of the world’s great book events’ by Conde Nast Traveler and ‘among the top six literary Festivals in the world’ by Harper’s Bazaar. The 2007 Festival will live up to this reputation with six days of rousing discussions, creative workshops, book launches, luscious ...
Festival  Writers 

Lakes in Bali
2007-09-17 02:48:02
There are Batur, Bratan, Buyan and Tamblingan lakes. All of them are situated on the hilly area of the island, and all formed inside the crater of ancient mountains. Lake Batur is the biggest, located inside the crater of ancient Batur great mountain in the northeast of Bali, meanwhile the other three lay close together in Bedugul area in northwest part of Central Bali. Lake Batur Lake Batur is ...

Subak - Balinese Irrigation Management
2007-09-13 03:24:09
Balinese rice cultivation is famous all over the world for its efficient use of irrigation water. At the heart of irrigation management are the water user associations called subak. They are the backbone of Balinese rice cultivation. Subak has been described by several authors. It is commonly recognized as an autonomous socio-religious association which deals with matters related to the ...

Taro Elephant Safari Park
2007-09-12 02:55:23
One of the many attractions for tourists in Bali is an elephant ride into the jungles of Taro. This day long tour lets you ride an elephant and takes you on a tour of the jungles of Taro. Sit on a teak wood chair perched on the back of the elephant as you ride through the park appreciating the splendour and beauty of the jungles. You will come across a variety of flora and fauna and colourful ...

Bali Bird Park
2007-09-12 02:45:35
The Taman Burung Bird Park situated in Batubulan, is home to more than a thousand birds (250 exotic bird species) from indonesia and all over the world. It is set in two hectares magnificent gardens filled with the tropical plants, water features and spectacular Rain forest in aviary. Birds aren't the only exciting creatures at the Park. Rare Komodo dragons also make their home here. Set in ...

Sukawati Market
2007-09-10 02:39:58
One of art markets that are already popular among visitors is Sukawati art market. Sukawati road-facing market located in the Gianyar Regency has a strategic position as it is passed through during the tour to some destinations to the east. Sukawati art market is close to the village of Celuk, the center of gold & silversmiths. You can drop in after watching barong and kris dance performance in ...