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Bandung Ganesha Park

2009-10-17T23:46:00.000-07:00

Is a park located in Jalan Ganesha - Bandung, right in front of Bandung Institute of Technology Campus. In terms of size, the park is not very large but very beautiful for a variety of existing plants in the park and surrounding areas. Park is equipped with plenty of seating that can be used for refreshing, especially in the afternoon. Because of its location not far from Bandung Zoo, the park is often used by zoo visitors to relax with family while enjoying lunch.

Around the park grows tall trees, inhabited by various birds. Indeed, Ganesh Road area designated for conservation of birds varied so that not one bird is allowed to be hunted.

For those who want to ride her around the garden, around the park there are many livery stable. For small children can be accompanied by the owner of the horse, or for those who have dared to ride alone can do it without accompanied by the owner of the horse. For families who want to enjoy the rollicking can rent a buggy park is controlled by the owner of the gig. Hem .. cried instead.

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Bandung Zoo

2009-10-17T23:23:00.000-07:00

Bandung Zoo is one of the most popular attractions in the city of Bandung. This tourism object is always packed with visitors from various regions on the weekends, especially during school holidays. The zoo is located in Bandung Castle Road, just adjacent to the ITB campus. To get into these attractions, visitors pay entrance fee Rp 11.000, - except for children younger than 3 years.

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Temple Kedulan

2009-02-09T19:30:00.000-08:00

Kedulan temple located in coordinates latitude and longitude 07.44.33,7 North East 110.28.11,1, about three kilometers northwest Prambanan. The site is surrounded by rice fields and gardens, while the house looks in a radius of about 300 meters. Temple Kedulan have any type as well as Sambisari temple, located in the village Sambisari, Purwomartani Kalasan Sleman.

Authentic data regarding the historical background Kedulan a temple inscription or codex, until now has not been found. Form of temple architecture is similar Sambisari temple, but the decorative arts with more rich. From the hiasannya, thus approaching the temple decorations Ijo (Groyokan Hamlet, Sambirejo Prambanan) Temple and Barong (Candirejo Hamlet, Sambirejo Prambanan).

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Temple Banyunibo

2009-02-09T19:29:00.000-08:00

Banyu Nibo temple, which means "water will" is a holdover from the 9 th century. consider a remote location in the middle of clumps of bananas and rice field, far from the temple, Buddhist temple the other, while the people called "the Sebatangkara Banu Nibo".

This temple can be reached with the public (Kopades) from the corner three road Yogya-Solo, fork market Prambanan, when the vehicle itself can be brought directly to the location where "Banyu Nibo temple" for the Piyungan along 2 kilometers (1 kilometer from the mouth of the road step for the petilasan Kraton Ratu Boko) to arrive at the complex SKSD Palapa DIY. Next trip is done on foot (there is no public transport) the rice field to the left (to east) as far as more or less 1 km.

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Temple Gebang

2009-02-09T19:28:00.000-08:00

Hindu religion is a holdover from the 7 th century and it is also built by a King's wamca Sanjaya.

This temple has some specialty that is not found in the temple, the other Hindu temples, such as a commemorative summit temple consists of interest on the Seroja, Ganeca statue in the back of the room sat on the runway Yoni, you're in the room that used to be inhabited primarily by Dewa the adored, contains a phallus. Distinction that is not the household (usually of stone berundak) that connect the foot temple with the main chamber, so that the chamber is difficult to achieve. The temple is located in the Gebang Condongcatur, in the village of South Gebang, Ngemplak, Sleman, approximately 11 kilometers from the center of Yogyakarta.

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Ijo Temple

2009-02-09T19:26:00.000-08:00

Atmosphere and panoramic views of nature the village is very thick felt, in the environment Ijo temple which is located 27 km southeast temple Prambanan.

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Temple Sambisari

2009-02-09T19:25:00.000-08:00

The temple is located in the village Sambisari Sambisari Purwomartani district, approximately 12 kilometers from the center of Yogyakarta. This place can be reached by public bus or microbus jurusan Yogya-Solo, to around 10 km where terdapta crossing kea rah left (North direction) of the sign location to the temple Sambisari (approximately 2 kilometers).

This temple has just found, that is, around 1966, when a farmer accidentally ram cangkulnya on the top of the temple land peladangnya.

Based on the research of the geological rock temple and the land that has been menimbunnya for this temple as 6 meters this material has been buried by Mount Merapi in letusannya a great year in 1906.

Sambisari temple is a Hindu temple from the 10 th century and is estimated diabngun by a king from wamca Sanjaya, with the statue as a professor Shiwa occupies the main room.

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Sari Temple

2009-02-09T19:22:00.000-08:00

Sari temple means beautiful temple and in accordance with the form of a temple namanyaa this beautiful slim, with the peak of the roof that berhiaskan 9 stupa in which the same uniform in the 3 tier. Under each stupa there are spaces multistage 2 in the past that used to shelter the bhiksu (clergy); Buddhism; place for meditation and a place to teach to students. Candi Sari in the past a Buddha Vihara. Viahra Buddha is peniggalan century to 8 are located approximately 2 ½ km in the west to the Prambanan temple complex kea rah East, distance 14-15 km from the city.

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Temple Kalasan

2009-02-09T19:20:00.000-08:00

Kalasan temple is located only 50 meters in the south edge of the road Yogya-Solo, 14 kilometers, and approximately 600 meters in the West Daya Sari temple.

Kalasan temple is the oldest Buddhist monument in the area of Yogyakarta and Central Java and was built in the year 778 BC as a tribute to the god Tara.
Although temple Kalasan Buddha but figured this is the Rakai Panangkaran founders of Wamca Sanjaya who profess Hindu religion, for inducement of the teachers from wamca dynasty who profess Buddhism.
Kalasan temple is also famous as a beautiful temple hiasannya and exquisite carving batunya. In addition Ornament and relief on the wall outside a kind of cement coated kuna called vajralepa.

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Petilasan Kraton Boko

2009-02-09T19:18:00.000-08:00

Located on the top of a hill approximately 2 kilometers to the South Prambanan temple complex. Easily accessible by car from Yogyakarta common for the city of Solo (Surakarta) and down in the area of Prambanan corner three for the Piyungan.

Then travel forward with the other trasportasi (Kopades) for the area and then down to Piyungan in Bokoharjo located in the foot hills Boko. From the halt, the journey continued with the walk through the paths that climb along the 400 meters or less. If you bring a small car (non-bus), can go through the earth station Palapa is also in the way.

This palace is built by Balaputeradewa, with the development sezaman Prambanan temple, and is intended as a place of strategic defense of power Wamca (dynasty) Sanjaya. From the height of the hill, the movement of the opponent will be carefully monitored easily.

Petilasa has aesthetic value (beauty) is high, the implicit form of the gate and the remains of a palace pillar porch until now is still visible beauty, harmonious with the surrounding natural beauty that can be enjoyed from this region.

Of shares in this petilasan found the remnants Keputren (the king's daughter lives) and siti Hinggil who is now in the process of restoration. Keputren is equipped with a bathing pool is estimated first bercengkramanya the daughter of Ratu Boko who is familiar with Roro Jonggrang, patungnya who now occupy one of the main chamber of the temple complex of Prambanan temple.

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Borobudur Temple

2009-02-09T19:16:00.000-08:00

Borobudur temple is the largest in the world, which is one of the 7 wonders of the world. Located in the northwestern city, far more than 42 kilometers. Built in the VIII century, is the result of hard work and diligence in tunjang workers and the dedication of a high kerbat and Sailendra Cailendra people in power at that time. The temple is actually showing the kingdom of greatness Cailendra, which describes the history of life trying Sidharta Gautama and explain the teachings through reliefs of graven on the walls of beautiful temples.

From top temple can be seen the beautiful natural surroundings, Mount Sumbing as one of the types of volcanoes in the area of Central Java that whiff of smoke visible to the west between the clouds move. The building is a heritage of our forefathers is very valuable not only Indonesia but also the nations of the world have also participated.

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Prambanan Temple

2009-02-09T19:05:00.000-08:00

It is the largest Hindu monument in the area of Central Java and Yogyakarta Special Region, located lebihkuang 17 kilometers in the east of Yogyakarta. Prambanan temple complex is a monument with the main temple facing towards the East, with the overall shape resembles gunungan on the shadowgraph at 47 meters.

Hindu the Tri-Murti, consisting of a god Brahmana as the Creator, as the god Wishnu affairs and Shiwa god as the destroyer.

Main chamber of the main temple complex of Prambanan temple Shiwa be inhabited by gods as Mahadewa so that it can be concluded that mreupakan temple Prambanan temple Shiwa.

Prambanan temple or Shiwa is also often referred to as the temple Roro Jonggrang, related to the legend told about a bride who jonggrang girl or a heron, putrid Prabu (King, in the Java language is often called the Queen) Boko, who built his kingdom on the hill sebalah South Prambanan temple complex.

The temple is limited to the edge fence balustrade, decorated with reliefs of the Ramayana can be enjoyed when we berperadaksina (go around the central temple with the temple is always on the right side us) through the alley. The story continues on the ledge Brahma temple located on the left (South side) main temple. Are on the fence langakn Wishnu temple which is located on the right side (the North) main temple, terpahat relief Kresnadipayana story that describes the story of childhood as a reincarnation of Prabu Kresna (drip) in Dewa Wishnu keangkaramurkaan who want to conquer the world.

Room overlooking the main temple kea rah North contains a statue of Durga, consort of god Shiwa, but generally people call this statue as Roro Jonggrang, who according to legend, the stone statue that was the body of purti life is beautiful, which is condemned by Bandung Bondowoso tournament, to complete capacity to create a statue of a thousand in one night.

Brahma temple and the temple that is now Wishnu already finished pemugarannya each have only 1 room of the place by a statue of deities concerned.

Before the third god of the Trimurti temple there are three temples which contain vehicle (vehicle) is the third deity. Third temple that is now restored and is the only temple (Shiwa in front of the temple), which still contains a statue of a cow named Nandi, vehicle Dewa Shiwa. Swan statue senagai vehicle garuda statue of Brahma, and as the vehicle is estimated Wishnu the first room-filling chamber, located in the temple before the second temple of god, has been restored.

Is the sixth temple 2 groups that face each other, located on a square-shaped pages, along with the 110 meters.

Page still standing in the temple-another temple, the temple 2 pieces with tongs to a height of 16 meters line of sight, which is a stand in the north and the other in the south, the temple curtain 4 and the 4 corners of the temple.

Page in the Hindu community which is considered as the most sacral this page, located in the middle of the page that has the 222 meters, and contains the first temple-temple perwara as much as 224 fruit line girth hfalaman in line 3.

Beyond this page there are still middle of the page outside the quadrilateral with sides along the 390 meters.

Prambanan temple complex built by kings Wamca (Diansty) Sanjaya in the 9th century and is now a tourism that can be visited every day between 06.00-18.00 o'clock WIB.
Prambanan temple complex is located only a few hundred meters from the road Yogya-Solo vehicles pass a busy general.

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Nyi Ageng Serang cemetery

2009-02-08T05:56:00.000-08:00

This cemetery is located on the top of the hill in the village Banjarharjo, District Kalibawang, ± 6 km of road Dekso-Muntilan. Distance from Yogyakarta ± 32 km, from the city Wates ± 30 km.

This tomb restored in 1983 with the building and has been shaped Joglo dimakamkan here Nyi Ageng Serang dalemnya and its servant.
Garwo, mother and wayah palace that has been dimakamkan in the village Nglorong, Sragen regency, at the time of restoration graves moved to this cemetery.

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Giri Gondo cemetery

2009-02-08T05:53:00.000-08:00

Girigondo cemetery is located in the Gorigondo Kec.Temon is a family cemetery Paku Alam. Here the deceased has dimakamkan to Paku Alam V, VI, and VII and their families.
This cemetery is located on the top of the hill, as well as the graves of the kings of Mataram and the descendants of the Imogiri.

To ascend to the grave, through the trap-trap and can be enjoyed right at the left of the valley hills. After reaching the top can be enjoyed over the south, green carpet valleys with background Samudera Indonesia.

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Imogiri cemetery

2009-02-08T05:51:00.000-08:00

The actual tomb Imogiri Hastarengga, and is the tomb of younger age compared with Kotagede cemetery. Imogiri in this cemetery, dimakamkan kings who once ruled the kingdom of Mataram sepeninggal Panembahan Senopati, especially the son of Sultan Agung Hanyokro Kusumo. This tomb was built on top of the hill, and we must achieve to climb the stairs of stone berundak of up to 345 units arrived at a crossroads.

Imogiri pilgrimage to the tomb can be done every Monday between 10:00 to 13:00, or Friday between 13:00 to 16:00 o'clock

The pilgrims must wear special clothing, as worn in the tomb Kotagede. Vehicles to the area this is a micro-bus from Brontokusuman, until the terminal Imogiri. Distance from the cemetery to Teminal only 100 meters, can be reached on foot.

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Kota Gede grave

2009-02-08T05:50:00.000-08:00

Visits to the graves of Kotagede is a pilgrimage center that is still associated with visits to tourist objects in the environment of the Kraton Yogyakarta. This cemetery is actually called The Sapto Renggo, but the general public as a cemetery Yogyakarta Kotagede call, according to the name of this area which is located on the Southeast corner of the city of Yogyakarta, approximately 5 kilometers from the city center.

In the main tomb building, dimakamkan Ngabehi Loring Market Sutawijaya, founder of the Mataram kingdom Panembahan Senopati title, which is also the ancestor or the ancestor of the Sultan-sultan who ruled Kasultanan Yogyakarta.

Burial in the same building, also the father dimakamkan bunda he Ki / Nyi Ageng Pemanahan, Sultan Hadiwijaya Pajang of the kingdom which is his foster father and other relatives of the palace.
Besides there are also graves of Ki Ageng Mangir, Senopati Panembahan daughter who is also his enemy, so that half of the makamnya located outside.

Approximately 100 meters to the south of this tomb complex, can still be witnessed "Watu Gilang" is perhaps the throne Panembahan floor Senopati used to end the life of Ki Ageng Mangir Wanabaya.
Entering the main complex, the pilgrims must wear the traditional, which can be rented from the cemetery or the officer can bring your own. To enter the building to the cemetery is not free of charge, except a voluntary fee is entered into the fund.

Time to visit the cemetery every day on Friday starting at 13:00 until 17:00. are to visit the complex and see the graves of the others, and witness the traditional buildings heritage Palace Mataram (Mataram Kingdom in the period of Islam can be carried out every day).

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Tamansari Water Palace

2009-02-08T05:47:00.000-08:00

Located approximately 400 meters from the complex of Kraton Yogyakarta or about 10 minutes walking to the market burubg of the page Mangangan.

Tamansari means a beautiful park, which is the first time of recreation for the Sultan of Yogyakarta palace and its relatives. Now, Tamansari can be visited by the public. Starting from 08.00 o'clock until until 16:00.

In this complex terdapt place that is still considered in the sacral Tamansari environment, ie, where Ledoksari Park is a place in the contest and the private Sultan.

Among the interesting buildings are Sumur Gemuling in the form of 2-storeyed building with a floor located beneath the basement. In the past, this building is the kind of place where Sultan suraus do worship prayer. This section can be achieved through the alley down the land. In many other parts of the lane under the other land, which is a confidential way, and prepared as a savior at times when this gets complex enemy attacks.

In the north complex located Tamansari Ngasem market (often called the Bird Market) where selling animal-like birds (beautiful birds, songbird, dove, bekisar and others).

Tamansari complex is also a settlement of the young artists, especially yag move in batik painting. His works are quite good quality affordable price bags of tourists.

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Puro Pakualaman

2009-02-08T05:44:00.001-08:00

In addition Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat Palace, in Yogyakarta, there is a castle that lies in the way of Sultan Agung, Puro Pakualaman palace, residence of Sri Pakualam IX, Vice Governor of Yogyakarta Special Region. This palace is often used to receive guests who visited the State to the Special Region of Yogyakarta.

In the front of the East wing of the palace used as a museum nini Puro Pakualaman with 4 units occupy the room, which can be visited by the public every Monday and Thursday, between 11:00 to 13:00 o'clock. in this museum are historic items that have high cultural value, and is a holdover from the family sliam Paku Alam.

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Kraton Jogja

2009-02-08T05:39:00.000-08:00

Kraton (palace) Kasultanan Yogyakarta city to be located. More than 200 years ago, this place is a swamp with the name Umbul Pacetokan, which was built by Prince Mangkubumi Pesanggrahan with a name Ayodya.Pada 1955 there were Giyanti agreement that divides the content into two kingdoms of Mataram Kasunanan Surakarta under government Sunan Pakubuwono III and Kasultanan Ngayogyakarta under the government of then Prince Mangkubumi title Sultan Hamengkubuwono I.

Pesanggrahan Ayodya Palace to be built next Kasultanan Yogyakarta. Sultan's Palace stands majestic overlooking the north with the front page form field (the field) is used in the ago as a place to gather people, war for the soldiers, and the solemnization custom. On the southern edge Alun-alun Utara, there is a front porch of the palace, commonly called Pagelaran. This places Sri Sultan, relatives and the palace officials saw Palace exercise some of the soldiers or the ceremony held in customs alun - alun north.

Posted on the land in more deliberately made high (so called Siti Hinggil), there is a royal audience hall of the palace called the ward Manguntur Tangkil. This places the tourists can witness the situation of the Palace first time, by the diperagakan dolls - dolls complete with clothes greatness. Palace as a center of government and the Palace as a residence of Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono palace and its relatives, separated by a page in front of the north or Kemandungan called Keben page, because the trees that grow here in 1986 the Government of Indonesia as stated lambing peace, in a warning Environment Day international.

Palace in the environment there is a page in the Sri Manganti with regol (gapuro) Danapratopo who kept a pair Dwarapala: Cingkarabala and Bala Upata, Bangsal Traju Mas, Bangsal Sri Manganti is now used to store some device gamelan and antiques from the past, that has a barrel fluty when diperdengarkan voice. Page in the nucleus, which is more into, the tourists can see the yellow building is a building where the Sultan collide, Prabayekso ward. Bangsal sweet, the Sultan entertain guests - guests, the environment as a place to stay Kasatriyan son, the son of the Sultan has not been married. The last forbidden places for tourist visits.

Kraton is a source of emission of art and culture that it can be witnessed through the beauty of architecture, with ornaments that dazzle ornamennya. Every day Karaton open to tourist visits start at 08.30 o'clock to 13:00, except Fri day; at Palace only open up to the strike; 11:00.

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Camplong Beach

2009-01-15T06:20:00.000-08:00

TOURIST COTTAGE AND CAMPLONG BEACH
Camplong Tourist cottage and Beach are located in Dharma Camplong Village. Further east just 62 km from Bangkalan. Camplong beach is a good place to stop over on your journey in Madusa Island through south road. The Kind of tourism with many facilities given both children amusement places and accommodation in front of inn/cottage along the edge of the beach. Camplong fishing village with colorful sailing boat can be added into your tour. Camplong cottage in this area is recommended to stay at. The distance of the tourist cottage and Camplong Beach from the Regency Capital is about 8 km with roads in good condition. It is a very suitable place for transiting or resting because it is precisely located near the main street to Kamal-Sumenep. When you come to this resort you are able not only to rest but also to enjoy delicious Madurese ‘rujak’ easily found there. There are also provided with other facilities such as children amusement places and swimming pools.


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TYPICAL DANCE OF PAMEKASAN

2009-01-15T06:18:00.000-08:00

1. TOPENG GETAK DANCE
It’s a reflection of King Baladewa’s movement with strong character, stiff, open minded and straight in revealing every problem is identical Madurese character.

2. RHONDING DANCE
A unify of drama, movement, music art and a piece of joke illustrates a story of a man who pretending to be an obedient Dutch soldier but as a matter of fact opposing the Dutch government.

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THE ETERNAL FLAME

2009-01-15T06:15:00.000-08:00

This tourism object is located at Larangan Tokol village, Tlanakan district, about 4 km of Pamekasan city. It’s very beautiful especially during the night. This place has a big sulphur spring and has many natural flame sources that often are beneficial for national sport events. It is a hilly area with beautiful scenery and surrounded by a fertile fruit producing area.

This tourism object is ever used to flame the fire of PON that held in 10 November Surabaya stadiums. The west side of this place is a hot water pool, about 100 m by foot. The western of this place there is Ki Muko grave. It was said that his stick can make the beautiful fire by stuck to the ground.

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Adipura Park

2009-01-15T06:12:00.000-08:00

Adipura Park is located in the heart of the city, faced to the Great Mosque. Adipura Park is surrounded with various kinds of plantations. It is a place for taking a rest in the evening, suitable for family recreation, and enjoy regional foods like Bakso, Fried Rice, Fried Noddle, Sate and Kaldu. In the morning at about 6.00 am till 8.00 am, it is usually full of young people or youth to take a walk around, especially on holiday and Sunday.

Adipura Park is kind of city tour in Sumenep that is Sumenep gardens directly opposite the great mosque. The visitors can spend their tired day here with enjoy the fresh and the green tree around the park. There many merchants here, such as; merchants of foods, toys, accessories, etc.

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JUMIANG BEACH

2009-01-15T06:11:00.000-08:00

With its typical landscape, waves dashing against the cliffs add to the beauty of the scene especially at morning. It’s located in Pademawu district, about 12 km south east of Pamekasan. This beach has a beautiful beach with sand and else where it has a high coral cliff on which shady trees grow. It is a nice place to rest and enjoy the scenery. This beach also closes to fisherman village and also as fishing area, because the waves not too big and the wind blows continually.

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Kalianget Port

2009-01-15T06:09:00.001-08:00

Kalianget Port connects the islands in Sumenep regency. It is located in Kalianget district, Sumenep regency. Kalianget Port is divided into two parts, on the south side is the Port used for general activity. This Port is used for people who want to cross to Poteran island and the other islands such as Kangean, Sapeken, Masalembu and surrounding islands. Beside that the Very also crosses to Jangkar Port in Situbondo. So if one wants to go to Bali from Sumenep, he can take Very from Kalianget Port to cross to Jangkar Port in Situbondo, which needs more than four hours, and then go on his trip by bus from Situbondo to Banyuwangi and crossing the Bali strait.

The Kalianget Port on the north is specially used by PT. GARAM for sending its salt product to other cities and islands in Indonesia.
If you enjoy marine tourism, try to visit Kalianget Port. You will find many marine activities here. This port used as sea transportation to the Islands belong to Sumenep Islands. If you want to visit Talango Island for having pilgrimage tour in Asta Yusuf grave, you will get the sea transportation in Kalianget Port.

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Fort Sumenep

2009-01-15T06:06:00.000-08:00

The Dutch built about 34 forts in Java including those on the islands of Nusa Kambangan and Madura. The Dutch built a number of forts as part of an overall system and resources as well as their political enemies. One of East Java forts is Fort Sumenep built during 18 th century.

This Dutch fort is situated in Kalimo'ok village, Sumenep regency, on the southeast side of Madura about 200 meters north of Marengan river. It is located quiet far from the Kalianget Port as well as the city center, about 3 km from the coast and 7 km from Sumenep palace. This fort was built in 1785 and had a square ground plan with 2500 m2 in large, 150 m in length, 100 m in width and four bastions. At that time, this fort was also equipped with four cannons and housed 25 to 30 European soldiers under the command of a lieutenant. An English source mentioned that in 1811 fort Sumenep was in bad shape, its location was badly chosen, so that in fact it was only use as a depot.

Fort Sumenep was built of bricks and has a square ground plan with two entrances, one on the north side and the other on the south side. On each corner is a bastion. The walls are 5 m thick. One bastion is connected each other with 5 m width of rampart. The surviving segment of the fort include its surrounding wall, two gateways, a jail house and a magazine in the interior.

Now, this fort is converted into a holding ground of the Small Animal Husbandry Development Project. With its new function, on the inside as well as outside of the fort a number of buildings for animal stables and guard houses have been built. Outside the fort, on the west side is Dutch cemetery dating from 1933.

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The Great Mosque

2009-01-15T06:03:00.000-08:00

Sumenep Great Mosque is listed in the center of the city. It is stayed in front of Taman Adipura (Adipura Park). It is one of the oldest of the ten mosques in Indonesia. The influence of Islamic, China and Europe style make this building unique and interested, these can be seen on its beautiful and unique gate.

The Mosque was built by Tumenggung Arya Noto Kusumo I who known as Panembahan Sumolo in the year of 1763. The society around always take care the Mosque well.
The visitors always complete their journey to Sumenep with visit this unique Mosque

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2009-01-15T06:00:00.001-08:00

Asta Tinggi is a Royal Cemetery located in Kebunagung village on the northwest side of Sumenep city, about two and half kilometers away. Asta Tinggi has two main buildings. The first is on the west side where one can find an old pendopo and three grave dooms. It is a simple pendopo used for holding a meeting in the time ago. While the dooms is placed for grave. The first doom located on the west and content of Prince Pulang Jiwo grave. The second doom located on the north, is a grave of Prince Jimat and the last that listed on the east content the grave of Bindoro Saod and the queen Raden Ayu Tirtonegoro. This old building was built in 1750 in the reign of Bindoro Saod whose titled as Raden Tumenggung Tirtonegoro.

The second building placed on the north side is greater. The entrance is a big and beautiful gate. About 2 meters after it, there is an inscription written in Arabic letter. This building has one great and interesting doom content of the grave of Arya Noto Kusumo I and his descendants. It has Islamic, China and Europe style. It was built in the year of 1763 by Aryo Noto Kusumo I.

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Lombang beach

2009-01-15T05:57:00.000-08:00

About 30 km in northwest side of Sumenep, there is a beautiful Lombang beach. It is located in Lombang village, Batang – Batang district. There are many spruce fir farmers that sell their spruce fir bonsai trees. Obviously, Lombang beach bordered by thousands of natural spruce fir (casuarinas) that make the beach feels fresh. This Casuarinas Equisetifolia (Cemara Udang) is naturally growth along Lombang beach and it is very famous in the world, because Casuarinas Equisetifolia can live only in Indonesia and China, so that it feels calm and comfortable.

Lombang beach is interesting tourism object to be promoted to all Indonesia area, even to the world. The position of Lombang beach in south sea of Java Island can facilitated the visitors to see the beautiful sunrise. The other facility around Lombang beach is foods and beverage merchants, such as; Rujak and young coconut ice. The beach is very clean and has clear water with interesting small heap of white sand.

Today, there it had built a transportation facility that connects Lombang beach and Slopeng beach with lime mountain scenery. To reach Lombang beach using public transportation from Bangkal bus station (Sumanep) to Legung village (Batang-Batang). From Legung village, continue to Lombang beach, about 5 km by becak (pedicab). If you using your car through Sumenep – Lombang, you can reach about 30 minutes, through:
1. Sumenep - Gapura - Batang Batang - Legung - Lombang
2. Sumenep - Gapura - Batang-batang - Candi - Lombang
3. Sumenep - Gapura - Longos - Candi - Batang-batang

This Lombang beach tourism object will crowd and splendor in people party or public festival that held a week before Feast holiday.

source : SUMENEP TOURISM

Slopeng Beach

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Slopeng Beach is a tourism object located about 21 kilometers to the north from the center of Sumenep town. It is located in Slopeng village, Dasuk district. The beauty of this natural tourism object is seen from the cluster of the mountains. Slopeng beach has clean white sand, the beautiful natural scene, the coconut tree, and siwalan tree on the left and right side.

There are sand hill and fisherman canoes here. There are many foreign tourists and domestic visit here, both in holiday or weekend. You can also learn about the characteristic of society around who have the unique characteristic. This tourism is a big potency of Sumenep and Madura government, because the crowded visitors always fill this tourism object.

On Sunday, domestic and foreign tourists crowd this place, while on holidays like "ketupatan", there is a traditional ceremony called "ketupatan event", which presents the traditional art attraction and traditional game competition.

Besides its beautiful nature, Slopeng beach is also the right place to be the arena of water sports activities such as: sailing competition, and water skiing. The tourists can also enjoy the young coconut water and siwalan fruit (ta'al in Madurese language), which become the typical traditional food to be offered.
The tourism facilities in Slopeng Beach are:
1. Resting Place
2. Outdoor stage
3. Hall
4. Bath Room

To reach Slopeng beach, you can reach through coast direction: Lombang – Legung – Slopeng. Or through Sumenep – Slopeng route, which has good road and has many transportation service along the beach.

Photos Gallery : Slopeng


Slopeng Beach 001	Slopeng Beach 002

Slopeng Beach 003	Slopeng Beach 004

source : SUMENEP TOURISM

Museum & Keraton Sumenep

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One hundred meters eastern of Adipura Park is the location of Museum and Keraton (Palace) Sumenep. The old building on the right side of the road is a place for keeping a gold carriage, a gift from Queen of England to Sumenep King. Beside that, it is also used to keep other inheritance, like; old chairs, old table and the other inheritance.

Sumenep Royal Palace (Keraton) is listed in front of Museum. This palace was built in 1762 in the reign of Tumengung Arya Nata Kusumo I. It consists of Gate, Pendopo, Palace itself, old Palace and Sare Park. The Gate is located in the left side of the palace. It is a great gate with Europe style. It is popular called Labang Mesem (Smiling Gate), an entrance way to the palace complex.

Pendopo ( a meeting hall ) is a hall placed in the center of palace complex used for holding a meeting. It is a simple but unique building completed with beautiful style. The building that related pendopo to the palace called Mandiyoso. It is a building about 25 meters long from the palace to the Pendopo.
Sumenep Palace consist of two floors. The first floor has four rooms. Two of them on the right side and the others on the left. The second floor is a a place for keeping the princesses when they would come to a marriage.

On the right side of the palace there is also an old building named Kantor Koneng. In the last time, it was a palace of Bindoro Saod before he handed to his successor. Now on, it is functioned to keep many kinds of old weapons used in long ago, old traditional ceremony tools, old bracelets and rings of people in the long time and the others. On the back of Kantor Koneng there is a building functioned as museum to. It is used for keep the remnants of Sumenep Royal Palace, the uniform of king, some old chairs and beds, and the new one is a skeleton of hawk found on the Kalianget shore in 1977.
On the left side of Pendopo is Sare Park. It is a park with a small swimming pool of which the water come out from base. In the last time, it was used specially for the princesses.

source : SUMENEP TOURISM

Kuta Lombok

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Kuta Lombok, about 60km south east of Mataram on the coast is a sleepy surfing resort. To get here, again drive southeast of Mataram along Jl. Tgh Faisal and off to Praya and drive through Penujak. The trip shouldn't take much more than an hour as the road is in excellent condition. A number of resorts along the beach offer bungalow style accommodation and more spacious rooms. Anda Cottages and Restaurant has a peaceful garden setting and clean rooms to offer. The restaurant has a good selection local and international cuisine and serves splendid pizza. The main beach at Kuta is nice place to be during a high tide. The best beaches are near Mawan and Selong Blanak, to get there you need your own car or rent a motorbike. One can take a drive by the loop road through Mawai, Keling, Mangkung, Sengkol and back to Kuta. Despite the road being rough and steep at places. Finally in while in Lombok, one shouldn’t miss out on the interesting artifacts featured in the Museum Nusa Tenggara Barat, Mayura Water Palace and Pura Meru making your Lombok trips a memorable affair.

source : lombok-tourism.blogspot.com

Mataram

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Mataram in Lombok is the first town in the real sense of the term, which displays a tint of heavy traffic and is simultaneously an open city with lots of space. You can arrive at Mataram through Tiara Mas bus services dropping you off at Mandalika terminal for the rest of the journey you can avail of the Bemo. The hotels like Shanti Puri (JI make accommodation in Mataram easy. Maktal), JI Pancha Usha and JI Pejanggik. You will get post offices and Banks etc in Ampenan and Mataram. The banks of BCA Bank and Bank Danamon have branches on JI. Sriwijiya. You will find cheap Internet services at JI. Pancha Usaha. Mataram Mall is a large supermarket to go shopping. The Suharti Sate House on JI provides the taste of the land as you look for a place to eat. A bemo ride around the city is the best way of domestic conveyance in Mataram.

source : lombok-tourism.blogspot.com

Kuta Beach

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Kuta Beach displays a splendid show of white sand and turquoise sea, and is still an under developed region despite the plans for 5star hotels and resorts. This beach mostly comes alive with Nyale fishing festival in February and March and August as well, and it remains quiet and marooned the rest of the year. Several hotels like Kuta Indah Hotel and Segara Anak Cottages provide with money changing facilities. Regarding budget hotels it’s customary to consider the safety and privacy issues. Share a nice leisurely time with your family as you go for surfing activities in the beaches of Kuta. In the postal agency of Wisma Segara Anak you can also book your tickets for Perama Shuttle Buses. For accommodations, check out the best hotels in the island like, Segara Anak, Anda Cottages, Sekar Kuning Bungalows, Putri Mandalika Homestay, Lamancha Homestay, MatahariInn. These hotels mostly provide the regular rooming and lodging facilities and in certain cases one can bargain for discount prices. You can try out the Rinjani Agung Beach Bungalows and Café Riviera for local cuisine and good quality sea food. Few other hotels in Kuta are, The Novotel Coralia, Tastura Boutique Resort, Kuta Indah Hotel and Restaurant, Cockato Kuta-Bungalows and Restaurants, Pondok Sekar Kuning Cottages & Restaurants.

source : lombok-tourism.blogspot.com

Gili

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Gili Islands being a popular destination in Indonesia is located to the northwestern part of Lombok features 3 mini coral-fringed islands namely Gili Air, Gili Meno, and Gili Trawangan. All these islands have splendid white sandy beaches, clear water and coral reefs displaying the playful colored fishes as a key source of attraction. They are just the perfect place for snorkeling and trying out other ventures and sports. Gili Trawangan being the largest among the 3 islands boasts of the most number of visitors and is reputed as the party island. Each island has shops, hotels and similar agencies to help you go for money change. The travel agency of Perama has its branch in Gili Trawangan and has minor outlets in Gili Air and Gili Meno. These islands have failed to initiate the facilities of police and patrolling. Crime reporting is made either in the Island of Kepala or in the police station of the mainland. The southwest hills of Trawangan offer a nice spot for sunset viewing, and Gili Meno’s Bird Park is for bird watchers. In Gili Trawangan you can try out the Blue Marlin agency & in Gili Air you can approach the Reefseekers.

source : www.lombok-tourism.blogspot.com

Lombok

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The island of Lombok nestled in the West Nusa Tenggara province of Indonesia, falls to the East of Bali Island and due to its increasing popularity, Lombok is now becoming easier to access for tourists either by air or by sea. Lombok with its equatorial climate and colorful multi-ethnic cultural ambience and a wide variety of tourist sites and attractions nowadays is becoming a better choice for a holiday getaway compared to the other regular choices of tourist destinations.

Tourism in Lombok as one whole agency serves its guests to make their stay in Lombok a memorable affair. If you want to reach Lombok by air then the flights operating for this purpose are Merpati, Air Mark, Lion Air, Garuda, Silk Air, and the airport at your service are Selaparang Airport. These flights mostly operate from Mataram, Sumbawa, Surabaya, Jakarta and Yogyakarta, and the nearby hotels are Hotel Lombok, Raya, Mataram, Hotel Shahid Legi, Mataram. In case of reaching Lombok by sea one can comfortably avail of the ferry rides operating from Lombok’s Lembar Harbor.

The other regular ferries operate between Poto, Tano, Sumbawa, and Labuhan Lombok while the Modern passenger catamarans render a faster service from Bali. Mabua Express operates regularly between Benoa and Lembar harbor, while Bounty Cruises travel between Benoa Harbor, Senggigi and Gili Meno. One can contact Pelni agency for bookings on boat rides in Indonesia and Lombok etc.The various tourist sites in Lombok consist of Senggigi, Gili Islands, Rinjani National Park, Kuta & South Lombok, Mataram, Tetabatu, Sukarara, Penujak, Kuta Lombok.

source : www.lombok-tourism.blogspot.com

Senggigi

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Senggigi the most developed area for promotion of tourism draws a good comparison with Bali’s Kuta, and set over numerous glamorous bays, this place offers its guests with the right ingredients of restaurants, bars, discotheques, and grand hotel accommodations for tourists to stay. Normally one finds all sorts of accommodation facilities in Senggigi starting from 5 star hotels to cheap and budget hotels.

Few of the prominent names in this realm are, The Mascot Beach Cottages, Raja’s Bungalows, Ray Hotel, Sonya Homestay, Lina Hotel, Hotel Elen, Batu Bolong Cottages, Atithi Sanggraha Beach Bungalows and lastly Pondok Stiti Hawa. These hotels mostly offer you with the regular amenities and room facilities Inclusive of all these most of these hotels come with restaurants serving the best international cuisine and also the regular local gourmets. Not only international cuisine, Senggigi equally specializes in restaurants offering local delectable.

source : www.lombok-tourism.blogspot.com

Tetebatu

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Tetebatu in Lombok is a town on the lower slopes of Mt Rinjani. Once you are headed from Mataram to JI. Penjanggik to Pomotong and finally a drive to Rungkang and Kotaraja and you are in Tetebatu. While in Tetebatu one need not look too much for accommodation as the hotels like, Soedjono, and Green Orry provide you with the best of the rooming amenities and grand restaurants, great food and the extra perks like swimming pool and superiorly spacious rooms. The restaurant in Soedjono offering quality food is always at your service as food service in Tetebatu is limited. Senaru on the Northern of Rinjani is a more popular base for trekking. The other attraction in Tetebatu is Air Tejun Jukat, which is a large waterfall. Tobacco hanging and drying houses and the ‘monkey forest’ are other two major attractions in the area.

source : lombok-tourism.blogspot.com

Rinjani National Park

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Rinjani National Park in the Mt Rinjani is a part of the forested slopes on Rinjani which is also the second largest volcano peak in Indonesia. The locals of Lombok mostly treat the volcanic site as a sacred place and Segara Anak is considered to be a pilgrimage and the hot springs here are famous. Around 20 villages surround Rinjani National Park while Senaru and Sembalun provide the main access to the national park from north and east. The community based activities are focused on the Rinjani trek center as it personifies the partnership of the national park, tourism industry, and the local communities amalgamated so as to maintain and protect the Rinjani environment. For bookings and information one can check out the travel agencies in Lombok.

source : lombok-tourism.blogspot.com

Sambal Matah is one of typical sauce from Bali

2009-01-15T00:06:00.000-08:00

Sanbal Matah is one of the favorite sauces for Balinese, especially for the one who likes spicy food. Balinese food is kind of spicy food compare than other food in Indonesia.

Sambal Matah has a very tempting taste for Balinese. It is normally served to accompany grilled chicken as they match each other. Whenever we talk about grilled chicken (ayam panggang) it is automatically appear in mind of Balinese people to have it together with Sambal Matah.

Sambal Matah is very easy to prepare and takes 5 minutes until its ready to eat. Sambal Matah means fresh chili sauce that is made of chili pepper, shallot, lemon grass, shrimp paste, and dash of coconut oil. All the ingredients sliced and chopped together and then mixed and added a dash of coconut oil.

In all the cooking lesson will be mentioned the typical sambal from Bali is Sambal Matah. Cooking lesson is also one of the ways to experience real Bali from the culinary side.

Cooking lesson normally cost you around thirty dollars per person, where you will learn about the spices and herbs that Balinese normally add in the cooking. At the end of the lesson you will have a chance to try what you have cooked and find out whether the Balinese food is fit you taste and also to know if you good in cooking or not.

source : astabali.com

Local Bali Food

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Bali–> Food is not just suckling pig and rice alone.When you are going on a holiday in Bali you don’t have to worry about eating rice three times a day like the Balinese local people do. With the influence of expatriates in Bali you can buy about anything now, even typical products from your own country.Restaurants, owned by foreigners, offer a large selection of top cuisine that will have you mouth water by the time you finish checking out the menu. Dishes from every corner of the world are presented, some mixed with an Indonesian or Balinese touch in order to create a sensational new twist.

Fortunately the authentic traditional Balinese and Indonesian food is still very much present on the menu in every restaurant, whether it’s owned by foreigners or by the Balinese themselves. But I must admit; the best places for Bali food are the places where you’ll find the Balinese crowd eating as well. So in this case: do as the locals do. For the real die hard cultural experience you can stroll over to any corner of the street where you will find someone selling all kinds of dishes on the spot. In the wooden crate tied on to the back of his bike, or in the little restaurant on wheels the seller manages to create a real feast with various types of dishes and rice.

You can either eat it on the spot or have it wrapped up in banana leave for you to take home. You will mostly find these food sellers early in the morning, when the Balinese grab a bite just before work starts or around lunch time along any main road and even on Kuta and Legian beach. But if this is somewhat too much for you (which I totally understand…you don’t want to get the famous “Bali Belly” on your holiday) there are other options as well. There are food Warungs (little Indonesian shops) that sell local delights at a local price. And to stay on the safe side, there are even Warungs where the menu is in English, so these are the places where it can get really crowded with tourists.

In these types of restaurants you can either choose from the menu or walk over to the counter where dozens of dishes are displayed ranging from fish-, chicken-, and pork dishes, tofu and tempe prepared in all kinds of styles and vegetables that are often cooked in a creamy coconut sauce that is just great with white rice or nasi goreng (fried rice). You can try everything you want because at the end you will pay for each dish separately. So you can decide yourself how much you want…or can resist. Great places to try this warung-way of eating are in Warung Makan in Poppies II Kuta and in Warung Ocha at Jalan Raya Seminyak.

These local Bali restaurants are influenced by the other Indonesian islands as well. So besides Bali food you can also discover dishes from the other islands as well.

A real Balinese dish is the Satay Lilit, which is mainly made out of snapper filet, prawns, coconut and various kinds of herbs. Many restaurants offer this dish so when you see it on the menu it is definitely worth the try.

Another typical Balinese dish you’ll often find on the menu is Bebek Betutu which is roasted duck in banana leaves. Many restaurants offer this on their menu however it takes a couple of hours to prepare so it is better to order it a day in advance.

But if you happen to be in Ubud head over to ‘Dirty Duck’ which serves this dish every day as it is their specialty.

But what I think is the most famous Balinese dish is Babi Guling, which is roasted suckling pig prepared together with a long list of spices. If you talk with any Balinese about food they are likely to ask if you have tasted Babi Guling already.

If this is not the case yet they will immediately recommend you to go to Ibu Oka in Ubud. She is definitely the most famous person who makes this dish. So go for it…

I could just go on and on about the Indonesian and Balinese food. Just as its culture their cuisine is just as rich. So while spending time in Bali you should definitely grab the opportunity to try their delicious food. “Selamat Makan”

source : Travelhouseuk’s Travel Blog

Wedding Destination in Bali

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To hold your precious wedding ceremony in the paradise island of Bali can be a good choice. With its exquisite natural beauties, rich culture, excellent accommodations and wedding facilities as well as many exciting indoor and outdoor activities, Bali provides endless choices of venues, styles, and activities to enliven your wedding ceremony. You can set up your wedding ceremony on the beach with beautiful sunsets as background, or high above the cliff overlooking the vast Indian Ocean or amidst Bali’s lush emerald-green rice terraces, or on the shore of lake with the background of majestic mountain and temple or maybe simply on a lovely garden under clear blue skies and warm tropical breezes.

Bali offers varieties of outdoor venues for a romantic wedding ceremony. For the couple who want a quiet affair with a few close friends and family, Bali has dozen of artistically-designed chapels which are set up on strategic spots with premium quality views.

A wedding in Bali can also be automatically incorporated into the wedding trip, a honeymoon on the island of God right after your wedding ceremony. There is a lot to see and do in Bali. Enjoying the beauties of the island such as the beautifull nature and sunset Tanah Lot Tourism Object, majestic Mount Agung, beautiful lakes of Bedugul area, spectacular cliffs of Uluwatu, quiet hideaway in Pemuteran and Amed or throbbing nightlife and white sand beaches of Kuta; or you can organize outdoor activities such as white water rafting, mountain biking, bungee jumping, elephant trekking, bird watching, etc.

As for accommodation, Bali offers wide range of hotel and villa, from budget to the fabulous 5 star resorts of the Four Seasons, Ritz-Carlton, Hilton and Novotel, and also some of the most luxurious and beautiful private villas in the world. In short, Bali is a perfect place for your wedding and honeymoon, all in one package.

source : tanahlot.net

Giant Kites Show

2009-01-14T23:36:00.000-08:00

Playing kite is very popular in younger generation, because of the power and sense of friendship in which be formed kite player group (sekaa layangan). Now days, playing kite is expending, children and younger boy played this kite as hobbies, besides as culture preservation. The meaning of playing kite full of religious valve and society life of Balinese people, and this can we see from the symbol of "Sang Hyang Rare Angon" as the god of wind. It made a special interesting for the tourist, as an attraction to Tanah Lot especially and Bali generally. Regarding of the "Tanah Lot Kites festival 2007" we are honored to invite you to visit this event and spend memorable three days to enjoy the festival with Tanah Lot temple backgrounds one of famous destination in the islands of paradise, Bali.

The theme of Tanah Lot Kites Festival 2007 is "Flying for Peace" and with new brand "Giant Kites Show", and this festival will take place three days.

Tanah Lot Kites Festival will be opened with artistic performance "Okokan and Tektekan 1500" dancer that will showed by 1500 dancer.

Registration Kites : August 14^thto September 20^th, 2007

Day / Date : September 28^thto September 30^th, 2007
Venue : Tanah Lot Bali

The type of kites, as follow :

Bebean

It have the form of fish, as a symbol of property, in which fish is important for our life either for ceremony or daily needed for our meal, and there are abundant in our surrounding either at the sea, river, on the lake even the rice field.

Janggan

It’s a special kite, with a long tail about 200m and it has a special colour : red, black, white (Tri Datu), in Hindu religions as a symbol of “Benawang Nala/Naga Besuki “ which is mean “ the equilibrium of the universe”.

Pecukan

This kite has form like a carved, as a symbol of positive and negative ( good and bad ) but they should be needed each other and together making unity forever.

New Creation

It has a special form, which is adjust to the owner to developing their idea, creativity, and innovation

source : tanahlot.net

"Ngaben Massal" at Beraban Village

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Ngaben is one of devoting ceremony that's called "Pitra Yadnya". Ngaben is ceremony based on the trust on Hindu people with aim to return the elements that creating the harsh body of human being to its provenance. There is two steps of Ngaben :

1. Returning the harsh body of human being it's called "Stula Sarira" to five elements that's called "Panca Maha Butha"

2. Returning the elements which implied soul (in Bali referred as Atma) that stayed in the harsh body of human being to its provenance that is Panca Maha Butha (in Hindu people referred as Memukur)

Ngaben can be done at the moment of someone die or after someone have been buried. Such as at Beraban village, Ngaben Massal will be held on September 7^th, 2007.

This ceremony can be follow by entire society at Beraban village who wants to participate. Based on that situation, this ceremony called "Ngaben Massal" because followed by entire society that is coming from entire Beraban Village. Below are the activities during the ceremony take place :

Pemuput (Leader of Ceremony) : Ida Pedanda Putra Gede Keniten Griya Taman Blayu

Genah (Place) : Bale Wantilan Serba Guna, Beraban Village

Activities :

A. Ngaben : September 7^th, 2007

B. Nyekah : September 19^th, 2007

C. Nebusin : September 22^th, 2007

D. Ngantukan : September 23^th, 2007

Details Ceremony :

No	Activities	Date	Leader of Ceremony
1	Ngaturang Pekeling Pengabenan Lan Nyekah	August 15^th, 2007	Committee and Society
2	Ngawitin Mekarya Wewangunan	August 16^th, 2007	Pemangku Trikahyangan
3	Ngambe Wewangunan	August 21^th, 2007	Pemangku
4	Ngawit Nyamuh Lan Metanding	August 22^th, 2007	Dayu Tukang, Penyerati
5	Ngungkab Lawang	September 2^nd, 2007	Griya Siwa
6	Ngajum Pengadegan Sawo	September 3^rd, 2007	Pemangku, Penyerati
7	Mintonin Pengadegan Sawo, Nebusin ke Pura Dalem Lan Prajapati, Ngentenin	September 4^th, 2007	Ida Pedanda, Pemangku, Griya Siwa
8	Pebersihan, Ngeringkes, Narpana Saji, Nunas Toya Penembak	September 6^th, 2007	Ida Pedanda, Pemangku, Penyerati
9	Pelebon ke Setra	September 7^th, 2007	Banjar Adat Pasti, Ida Pedanda Siwa
10	Nglamiji lan Mecaru ring Bangsal muah Mecaru ring Kantor Desa	September 10^th, 2007	Pemangku Trikahyangan
11	Mekekelud ring Bangsal, Nebusin ring Campuan	September 14^th, 2007	Committee, Pemangku
12	Nunas Nama, Ngangget Don Bingin	September 17^th, 2007	Ida Pedanda, Pemangku, Committee
13	Ngajum Puspalingga	September 18^th, 2007	Pemangku
14	Puspalingga tedun ke Beji Tabah, Pucak Upacara Nyekah, Nganyut ke Segara	September 19^th, 2007	Pemangku, Ida Pedanda, Committee
15	Nebusin ke Segara Nyanyi	September 22^th, 2007	Pemangku, Committee, Society

Mepamit Ngelinggihan ring Merajan

suang-suang

September 23^th, 2007

Pemangku, Committee,

Society

source : tanahlot.net

Penataran Temple

2009-01-14T23:25:00.001-08:00

Penataran Temple is one among of several temples in Tanah Lot area. According to "Rontal Siwagama", the function of Penataran Temple is as a Panti Temple or temple for families to have a pray. It is located in the north of Tanah Lot Temple. Penataran Temple is a place to pray for God and his manifestation in Tanah Lot Temple for wellness and happyness. Prayer or "pangempon" for Penataran Temple not just consist of one clan, but consist of three clans there are pande clan, pasek beraban clan, and pasek nyitdah clan. Besides there are one temple that called "Padmasana", there are two temple named "Ratu Pasek" and "Ratu Pande".

The Ceremony of Penataran Temple has two ceremony days, the first day is same as Tanah Lot Temple which is held every 210 days on “Rebo Wage, Wara Langkir” with the priest or "Pemangku" is Dane Jro Mangku Pandia, and the second day is on “Rebo Wage, Wara Merakih” according to the Balinese calendar and the priest or "Pemangku" is Dane Jro Mangku Geridip. The fact at one temple, there is two ceremony days that is different, will become a question. This question come, cause according to culture and balinese calendar there are not two ceremony days in other temple in Bali. Question and analyze like before need to be told to know about the function and status from Penataran Temple. So that, Penataran temple not become Clan Temple or "Pura Kawitan" for some clan only. But if we according to function and status concept for Penataran Temple generally, Penataran Temple is part of Tanah Lot Temple as its function as "Dang Kahyangan Temple". If this analize can accept, so that can find a true source of concept, that Penataran Temple is part of Tanah Lot Temple, same with Penataran Agung Besakih Temple is represent Penataran Temple for the Gods (Bhatara) in Agung Mount. If we want to pray in Tanah Lot Temple, if the tide is high, we can not pray at Tanah Lot Temple directly. The possible is from Penataran Temple. So that, as a conclusion for a while (before doing the systematic study and research), that the prayer for Penataran Temple that consist of three clans, not as "pangamong" for Penataran Temple like told in Rontal Siwagama.

source : tanahlot.net

Batu Bolong Temple

2009-01-14T23:22:00.000-08:00

Batu Bolong Temple is located on the one of "Njung" in Sagara Kidul Tanah Lot, about 100 meters in the west side of Enjung Galuh Temple, to be exact at Enjung Batu Bolong, "Njung" which is the rock that stick out in to the sea was hollow (bolong). Hollow form of this Njung, like crescent, so that this temple named Batu Bolong Temple. So that if we take the picture from Enjung Galuh area, representing uniquely panorama with splashing wave which often collide with wave which return from coastal edge.

And the most uniquely is, splashing wave from west side of Njung Batu Bolong with wave that come from east side of Njung Batu Bolong, so that become amazing panorama which will not forgetting and overcome by fotografer and visitor. More, if we can combine height of wave, as according with calculation of incoming wave from middle of the ocean, will become special picture and best result for visitor.

Batu Bolong Temple was built to pray God for holiness. Enjung Batu Bolong area is a place that always used to held Melasti Ceremony and Pakelem Ceremony, where the meaning of both Ceremonies is to purify the world. Priest (pemangku) for Batu Bolong Temple is Jro Mangku Sena. The Ceremony of Batu Bolong Temple is every Rabu (Wednesday) Wage, Wara Langkir according to the Balinese calendar.

source : tanahlot.net

Popular Welcome Dance in Bali

2009-01-14T23:16:00.000-08:00

In every activities or event in Bali, such as opening ceremony, religion event, and many other, always perform a welcome dance before the main activities held. In Bali so many dances which popular as welcome dance. Later, dance with very popular as welcome dance is Sekar Jagat dance. This dance is including a special welcome dance type, because on that time Mrs. Swasti Wijaya Bandem, made this dance only performed for official overseas guests. This Sekar Jagat dance is popular used to open occasion attended by society of governmental official.

Sekar means flower, and Jagat means the world. Sekar Jagat means beautiful flowers adorn the world giving beautiful color to the world. This Sekar jagat dance usually danced by five persons, but there is also usually performed by three persons as long as uneven. Mrs. Swasti Wijaya Bandem that choreograph this dance is very shrewd with systematically movement composition, balanced each other between left and right movement.

Dance composition forming a circle is very beautiful if seen from above. Dancer costume is colorful make it more interesting, along with headdress from gold flower makes the dancer looks elegant and luxurious. Like as other welcoming dances, Sekar jagat dance, its dancer also bring a set of beautiful flowers, combine with hand movement make set of flowers alive. Tapih as layer of kamben still around, used kamben has unique feature fabric of Bali. Belt used on mostly classic dances has been modified become an instant angkin. Luxurious accessories such as bracelet, badong and pending makes it more elegant and luxurious.

Along with growth of modern era, Sekar jagat dance is a new creation dance created to add our knowledge in field of dance art. This Sekar jagat begin to amend so that become high class welcoming dance. This dance begin to be danced in various of official occasion held.

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Okokan

2009-01-14T22:49:00.003-08:00

Okokan is one of unique entertainment art from Tabanan regency. Now okokan become one of entertainment art which most perform in every event in Tabanan. This entertainment very unique, because the music instrument which used is not general music instrument which used by Balinese to accompanying a ceremony or Bali dance, but this music instrument is used by cow breeder to call up and instructing his livestock. This music instrument also hanged on the cow’s neck by its breeder to knowing where the cow is.

By move bowing or when dissipating a mosquito from its body, this music instrument will move and generating sound. Which demand of entertainment that more innovative, so this music instrument can be used as an entertainment as Baleganjur music. The loud sound and reverberating which released from this music instrument, is accompanied to uniform a motion of its player become separate fascination.

The player is supposed as a cow then there someone more which holding a wood (whip) supposed as its breeder (shepherd). This music instrument can be used as welcome music on the open yard, or accompanying a parade or carnival. On the performance, okokan usually accompanied by barong dance. Barong is probably the most well known dance. It is also another story telling dance, narrating the fight between good and evil. This dance is the classic example of Balinese way of acting out mythology, resulting in myth and history being blended into one reality.

The dance is actually a battle. The Barong costume is sacred, imbued with the soul of the Barong. It performs a kind of exorcism every time it dances. The dance is, to us, an entertaining show; full of humor and action. To the Balinese, also, it is an entertaining show. In addition, it is an opportunity to keep the cosmos in balance. The Barong battles the evil Rangda.

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Tabanan Hot Water

2009-01-13T00:28:00.000-08:00

Tabanan Hot Water is one of tourist destinations in Tabanan regency, west part of Bali. it is about 15 minutes from Tabanan town and close to Batukaru Temple. It is set on the hill bank and the river valley just in front of it. There is a main pool located in the lowest level and just beside of river meanwhile other small pools are set on the bank. This hot water is come from the Batukaru mount and flows to the hill bank at Penatahan village, the location of Tabanan Hot Water .

Location

It is located in Penatahan Village, Penebel Sub district and Tabanan Regency. It is about 1,5 hour drive from Bali's International Airport taking the simple direction to go to Tabanan Town and access to Batukaru Temple. It is strategically located beside of main road from Tabanan town to Batukaru Temple .

Tourist Destination in Bali

Tabanan Hot Water is a potential place as tourist destination in Bali due to the place is unique with original hot water located in the river bank. We can find a hotel, restaurant and small spa in this hot water that completing this area a tourist destination in Tabanan Regency. It is many visited by local and foreign tourists who want to take a bath in the hot water while enjoy the natural nature surround it.

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Beratan Lake at Bedugul Bali

2009-01-13T00:25:00.000-08:00

Beratan Lake is a shallow lake with the high caldera about 1231m above sea level and it is located at Bedugul, the famous tourist destinations in Bali. This lake have wide 3,8 km2 and also its deepness is up to 22 meters. The water volume in this lake is about 0,049 km3, so Beratan Lake is the closed lake. Tourist can access the Beratan Lake through the dock which have been provided or desist around Ulun Danu Beratan Temple. In this place, the visitor can do various activities like doing recreation to look around in dock or do the other outdoor activities. The various water recreation activities can also be conducted here, for example riding the boat motorize to circle the lake, parasailing, canoeing with the traditional boat, banana boating, water skiing, and others. Fishing activities are also available in this places for who one love fishing in the lake.

Magnificent

Beratan Lake is situated in the plateau area with cool atmosphere surround it. It is an ideal place for relaxation while enjoy the beautiful panorama of lake. The accommodations are also available in this area where is the perfect place for overnight stay, resting and enjoy the beautiful panoramic of lake with the Ulun Danu Temple as a magnificence. The small scale of agriculture activities are likely conducted around this lake and can be perceived at the same time circle around it. If we encircle it, we can take photograph with the beautiful background view or make the picture sketch face in painting mini studio at the lakeside with a short time as a souvenir.

Other Places of Interest in Bedugul

If the tourist paying a visit to the Beratan Lake, they also can visit other places of interest in Bedugul Tabanan Bali nearby like Bedugul Botanical Garden or Kebun Raya Eka Karya where the visitors can relax while enjoy the various of flora types, traditional Balinese houses and others. Candi Kuning Market is a Traditional Vegetable and Fruit Market located at Candi Kuning countryside which can be reached only in a few minutes from the lake. Various fruit type, vegetables and also mace can be bought here with many choices. It is not far from Ulun Danu Temple. Buyan Lake and Tamblingan Lake are the next places of interest existing near the Beratan Lake and it is just 3 minutes drive by car from this place. Beratan Lake can be reached easily from the main road from Denpasar to Bedugul and it takes about 2 hours from the town with the good road access.

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Gunung Kawi

2009-01-13T00:21:00.000-08:00

Gunung Kawi is a Hindu Temple complex with old omission from the stone era located in Gianyar regency. Based on the inscription of Tengkulak A on 945 saka (Balinese calendar) which is released by Marakata King, the ancient omission complex is located at the Pekerisan River then it is called Katyangan Amarawati. Pekerisan River is also named by Jalu which is according to the inscription chiseled on the above of the biggest temple door sound ‘Haji Lumahing Jalu'. The name of Gunung Kawi is the name given on the omission which is related to the complex of temples because the temple on this area is like the symbol from the mount. There are 3 temples which so called the name as Gunung Kawi in Bali those are Gunung Kawi in Sebatu countryside, Gunung Kawi Temple in Keliki countryside and Gunung Kawi Temple in Babitra countryside. The ancient omission complex of Gunung Kawi is founded on 10 century. It is founded in the era of Udayana about 989 M. At the period of Marakata governance on 1023, the omission which is called Katyagan Amarawati is developed and continued by the governance of Anak Wungsu which is guess lead between the years of 1049 - 1077 M.

The ancient omission complex

It is consisted of 2 types:

Temple Complex.
Temple complex is consisted of 2 consecutions. The consecution in eastside Pekerisan River is consisted of 5 units and the consecution at west side of river is 5 units, in the north is 4 units and 1 unit is located far in south side separate from the others. On the above of the temple consecution in particular to the Eastside River, there is an article of Kediri word type sounding ‘Haji Lumahing Jalu'. Haji means a king, the Lumah means a temple or Sidha Dewata means to return to the nature of deity and Ing Jalu means in Pekerisan. The Jalu mean the Keris literal. The entire words mean that king is made in temple form at Pekerisan. From this article is assumed that this temple is dedicated to Udayana King which is also called Marakata and Anak Wungsu. The temple which is located in the west side of river related to all king concubines. The temples are located far in the south side is attributed to prime minister because in these temple areas existing an article Rakyan which is namely perform for high functionary of empire.
Buddhist Temple Complex
Buddhist Temple Complex is used as a residence and as place for meditation. It is consisted of some nooks and it is located in the cross east of Pakerisan River. Other nooks are located spread out and near the temple bunch.

Gunung Kawi is a famous tourist destination in Bali with its ancient omission so that this place is the right to visit during your vacation in the island.

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Tirta Empul - Tampak Siring Temple

2009-01-13T00:19:00.000-08:00

Tirta Empul Temple or Tampak Siring Temple is a holy spring water temple located in Tampak Siring Village, Gianyar regency and it is about 39 km eastwards from Denpasar town. It is set in the dale and encircled by the hill. In the west side of this temple, there is an Indonesian President palace which has been found by the first president. The name of Tirta Empul is loaded in a inscription which is kept at Sakenan Temple, Manukaya village, Sub district of Tampak Siring, about 3 km from Tirta Empul Temple. In this inscription, the Tirta Empul is named by the Tirta Ri Air Hampul and then the name has changed into Tirta Hampul and finally become the Tirta Empul. Tirta Ri air hampul is meaning the water emerge or the holy pool (Petirthan) which is the water emerge from the land.

History of Tampak Siring or Tirta Empul

The wellspring emerges from the land is believed that it is the infinite creation. According to the history, that, that this water source is arranged and sanctified by king Indrajayasinghawarmadewa in the year 882 Saka (960 M). He has given the name with Tirta ri air hampul. The data is loaded in the inscription that is located at Sakenan Temple. Besides of the above epigraphy data, in Tirta Empul Temple is also found the archaeology omission like Colossus Yoni, Arca Lion, Tepasana and Tirta Empul Pool. According to papyrus of Usana Bali narrated that Tirta Empul is created by Bhatara Indra (Sun Deity) when bearing arms against the king where his palace is located in Bedahulu Countryside. He is known as a very miraculous king, which he can lose or show suddenly, therefore he is named by Mayadenawa. Because of its miracle, he becomes the arrogance and expressing himself as a god. The Mayadenawa King owns the assistant (Patih) which is called Kalawong. They prohibit the people to do the Yadnya (praying to the god) so that is often happened the natural disaster, disease epidemic, agriculture fail and finally miserable life society. Finally Betara Indra (one of Hindu God) gives battle against the kings that happened in Tampak Siring and then the Mayadenawa is gone to the wall and disappear. King Mayadenawa has also created poisonous pools which can the team of Bathara Indra die and faint after drinking this water. Then Bathara Indra stick the weapon of Umbul-umbul and finally the water is emerging so that called by Tirta Empul and then it is passed to the dead and faint soldier that made them back to live. Therefore at the moment this pool water is sanctified by the Hindu society in Bali and they believe that this water source can heal various of diseases, hence every day this place is a lot of visited by Hindu people to do the ritual and sanctify them self . This place has been opened for public and as a famous tourist destination in Bali.

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Ubud Palace/Puri Saren

2009-01-13T00:11:00.000-08:00

Puri Saren Ubud (Ubud Palace) is an Ubud Kingdom Palace with beautiful Balinese traditional houses as a residence of Ubud King. It is set in the center of Ubud Bali with traditional art market just in front of it and it is found by Ida Tjokorda Putu Kandel who has commanded from year 1800 - 1823. This palace is an artistic cultural life center, while the traditional market is the symbol of local economics resident. The existence of Puri Saren as a palace is equipped by a Wantilan/auditorium that is a large building of meeting room and a banyan tree as shelter place at the daytime. The traditional market is the place of society economics and its existence is always border on palace as artistic cultural life center. It means that the both pole meeting is describing the dynamics of society and kingdom life.

Places to Visit in Ubud

The tourists who purchase the tour package to Ubud will visit this place and they will feel not complete if they are not invited to visit the Puri Saren (Ubud Palace) and traditional market, because both of these tourist destinations are the soul and identity of Ubud Village itself. The palace is very beautiful with artistically traditional building and contains the high esthetics value. It is situated in the good temperature which can give the ruthless and freshness for every visitor. Some world class painters from Europe have lived in Ubud like Rudolf Bonnet, Walter Spies, Arie Smith, Antonio Blanko, Hans Snell and others. These entire world class painters through its painting masterpiece have indirectly followed to promote Bali Tourism because theme or their painting objects are about the culture and nature of Bali. Ida Tjokorda Agung Sukawati has exploited his palace as lodge place for his entire respectable guest.

Ubud Palace in Growth

In the year 1928, the Tjampuhan Hotel is founded for all empire's guest and on 1934, this hotel is opened as a lodge for empire's guest and also used as a center place of Pita Maha Organization Activities. Tjampuhan Hotel is an eldest hotel in Ubud with the traditional style. In growth hereinafter, Ubud as a tourism destination is one of tourist area in Gianyar Regency own separate specification.

Photo Gallery

Ubud Palace - Meeting Room	Ubud Palace Bale Gede	Ubud Palace Family Temple
Ubud Palace Bale Agung	Ubud Palace Barong Mask	Ubud Palace Gamelan Room

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Alas Kedaton Monkey Forest

2009-01-13T00:04:00.000-08:00

Alas Kedaton is a small forest with the width about 6-7ha located in the middle of the rice field in Tabanan regency, west of Bali. The total size of this forest, temple and its supporter facility is about 12 ha. In this forest, there is a temple called Alas Kedaton Temple and owns the natural environments that is looked green with its fresh air and create the calm, quite and holy atmosphere. The monkeys in Alas Kedaton are very tame and free gallivanting in temple yard, so that the calm atmosphere is sometime solved by noise voice of the monkey, which are playing around and scrambling of food. The monkeys who dwell in this forest, there are jump up and down in temple wall, take a bath in moat or there is also hang out in few leaves representing impression view. The monkey like as custodian of temple, which are always ready to greet all visitor who are paying a visit to this place. Beside monkeys, in Kedaton forest also can be met the bats and some other animals. At least 24 types of grove plant have been identified in Alas Kedaton.

Alas Kedaton is Place to Visit in Bali

Alas Kedaton is located in Kukuh countryside, Marga Sub district, Tabanan Regency . The journey go to this place can be done easily by using motor vehicle follow the major roadway from Denpasar to Tabanan. On the way go to this tourist place, we will see the beautiful nature view where in front of us will meet the carpet of rice field and irrigation voice at the side of road to bear the impression/peaceful atmosphere. Alas Kedaton Temple have three yard that are external yard, middle and center yard. In the center and middle yard are encircled by wall and the outside yard is representing a open yard. The interesting point of this temple is the inside yard representing holy yard, its situation lower than the middle yard. This thing is different compare with the general temples in Bali that are more goes to inside the temple, the more higher the place will be. Beside of that another interesting point of this temple owns four entrances.

Temple Festival at Alas Kedaton Temple

The temple ceremony in alas Kedaton temple is carried out every 210 days a year. It is on Anggarakasih Medangsia (Balinese Hindu Calendar) or on every Tuesday where on that time the society do the worship or pray to request the safety and prosperity. The unique in this ceremony is do not use the fire and do not hence Penjor and also finished before the sunset or before the night is come.

In growth of handling of this tourist destination, Alas Kedaton has several become a training location about tourism nature, environmental handling and agro tourism. Alas Kedaton is many visited by the tourist from local and foreign countries which are generally a lot of paying a visit on August, December until January, while the local tourist generally pay a visit on holiday season and feast day of Ramadan (Moslem holiday) and this place is good to be visited in the day time. In front of Alas Kedaton temple there are quite a lot small shops selling the handicraft as souvenir, for example clothes, pants and other handicrafts. Others, there are some shops booth selling food and beverage, toilet and park area which is wide enough.

Photo Gallery

Monkey's Species at Alas Kedaton	Alas Kedaton Temple Courtyard	Alas Kedaton Forest Entrance
Hindu Temple at Alas Kedaton Monkey Forest	The Bath Group at Alas Kedaton	Aula Room at Alas Kedaton Monkey Forest
Entrance Gate at Alas Kedaton Monkey Forest	Alas Kedaton Temple, A Forest Hindu Temple	Group of Monkey at Alas Kedaton

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Sangeh Monkey Forest

2009-01-13T00:02:00.000-08:00

Sangeh is a small fertile monkey forest dwelling by the group of monkeys. It is located in Sangeh countryside, Badung Regency, north part of Denpasar town. It is one of tourist destinations in Bali which is strategically located beside of the road. The good road has been provided to reach this place and many tourists has come to this place to see the cute of monkeys.

Sangeh Monkey Forest History

In the century 17 at Monarchic golden era of Mengwi, I Gusti Agung Ketut Karangasem, the son of I Gusti Agung Made Agung, had built the temple in the middle of nutmeg forest and hereinafter it is called as Bukit Sari Temple (like small forest with mixture vegetation and broadness about 10,8 ha). The mythos of this Sangeh Forest is relevant to the happening of forest wood evacuation from Agung Mount in Karangasem to Mengwi in regency of Badung. But on the way of the evacuation, it seen or known by somebody so that it finally becomes the forest which is named with Sangeh. This Nutmeg Forest is formally as a Tourism Garden Nature, which is also as a holy area of temple for worshiping to the god. It is executed from local people from Sangeh Countryside and its surrounding area. It is also become a secret function beside of tourist object as a commercial tourism business.

What are there in Sangeh?

According to the info rmation of Hall KSDA (Experienced Resource Conservation) Forest Department, Sangeh Forest is growth by 6.825 grove bar, which is consisted of 28 birch and also 22 clump type/bush. In shares of extension area (3,169 ha) whish is located in west part of this forest area, it has been cultivated by some plant types like Chico Kecik, Mahoney and guava. This part is then expected to be the food source for about 500 monkeys populating this forest. The monkey species living in Sangeh is Macaca fascicularis. This monkey lives in three different group are located in east, middle, and west side. Sangeh forest have succeeded identified 22 types (species) bird, 5 mammal types, 3 reptile types, 2 type of amphibians and also 5 type of arthropods.

Tourist Destination

Sangeh is a tourist destination in Bali managed by the special organizer from local resident which is consisted of 21 organizers. Beside of that, they also assisted by staff from the duty Forestry, especially from KSDA. Sangeh as a Tourism Object is opened every day, between 7:30 in the morning until 6:00 evening. This tourism object is located about 20 km in north side of Denpasar town with the travel distance about 30 minutes from Denpasar and passing the main road of Denpasar- Pelaga. This tourism object is completed by parking area, toilet, art shops, souvenir shops, restaurant, footpath, and others.

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Watukaru or Batukaru Temple

2009-01-13T00:00:00.000-08:00

Luhur Watukaru temple or Pura Batukaru is one of the biggest temples in Bali (Sad Kahyangan) with Catur Lokapala Temple and Padmabhuwana Temple status. It is set in the plateau area with lush tropical rain forest surround it. It is situated in the peaceful area which is far from the local resident that is ideally for worship. There are some temple building spread out through the tranquility of rain forest and the big mountain of Batu Karu as a back drop.

Location

Watukaru or Batukaru Temple is located at Wangaya Gede countryside, Penebel District and Tabanan regency, and west part of Bali Island. It is located right on the foot of Mount Batukaru and about 1.30 hours from Denpasar Airport.

History and Temple Festival

The history of this temple is difficult to be found out even in the ancient omission exists in this temple. For example some profile area like harpoon own the Ancient Bali type, but no written data found it. The effort study and research of this temple history remain to find difficulties. The temple festival at Luwur Watukaru or Batukaru Temple is executed every six-month or 210 days which is every Thursday Umanis Wara Dungulan (Balinese Calendar), just the day after Galungan Day (the biggest Balinese Hindu Holidays). The extension day of temple festival is executed during eleven day, to give the opportunity for Hindu public society especially in Bali to come for praying. Pengempon (the society who take care of the temple) has the obligation to take care of the temple inclusive of ceremony execution. This fact is one of characteristic power outside of physical of Watu Karu Temple.

Watukaru or Batukaru Temple on Temple Festival

Kubayan is commissioned holy occupation lead the temple ceremony and his status higher than all priests in Pretending pertinent Ancient. In the execution of praying during the temple festival or the certain day ceremony, it has to be preceded by doing pray in Beji Temple which is located in eastside of Watu Karu Temple or inside of Madya Mandala (middle area) and Nista Mandala (outside area). After doing pray in Beji Temple , then the praying is continued in the main temple building located in the center of temple area. This is also not need again clean the hand and gargle because, it has been conducted the hallowing of body by conducting pray in Beji Temple. This is specification of praying procession in Watu Karu Temple.

Temple Structure

The three elements temple area of Watukaru or Batukaru is equal to other temples in Bali generally which is consisted of outside area (Nista Mandala), Middle area (Madya mandala) and Center area (Utama Mandala). After refurbishing three temples are of this temple in some years ago, the element conception and structure of these three temple areas are progressively become everlasting and conceptual. This is especially in outside area where we can meet the existence of Wantilan building (Meeting Hall) which can be used for multifunction and it is located on the right of the entrance gate. The refurbishment at the parking area has made easy for the Hindu society or all tourists who pay a visit to this temple. It is also other public facilities like toilet which is located at outside temple area or the left side of entrance gate is in good condition and cleans enough.

Places of interest in Bali

Since the government improves the public facilities at Watu Karu Temple or Pura batu Karu, nowadays many tourists from local and foreign countries has come to visit this temple area which is the cold atmospheres surround it. The rain forest is covering the temple area and gives the fresh air and deeply the religious nuance. It is the ideal places for meditation and visited by religious travelers.

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Tanah Lot Temple

2009-01-12T23:49:00.000-08:00

Tanah Lot Temple is located in coastal side of Beraban countryside, Kediri sub district and Tabanan Regency. It is situated in 30Km in west side of Denpasar town and about 11 Km in south side of Tabanan town. The temple is built on the rock with 3 acre size and reachable in a few minute by walk, because it is just 20 meters from the coastal lip. This temple is very famous among tourist destinations in Bali with spectacular view of sunset. At some nooks of coral reef around Tanah Lot Temple there are holy tame snake in black and white color where according to the local society believe that it as a deity property and as the guard of the temple from the bad influence.

Philosophy

The word of Tanah Lot is consisted of two words that are Tanah word interpreted as a reef looking like gili or isle. Lot or Lod word has meaning the sea. So Tanah Lot is meaning the small island floating on the sea. The location is now called as Tanah Lot has been used at a Megalithic period as a place that looked into holy, proven from the existence of menhir. Pursuant to environmental condition, hence the structure of Tanah Lot temple is built at irregular reef plain of its angle which is only consisted of one plain yard as Jeroan.

Function

The function of this temple can be realized from the function of the main temple building which is located in the temple main area. In this place, there is a main temple to worship the god in form of Dewa Baruna or Bhatara Segara, the sea power. The media of worship to this god is the temple building with 5 storied meanwhile the 3 storied temple building in north part of this area is purposing to worship to Dang Hyang Nirartha.

In order to know the status of Tanah Lot Temple can be realized from the temple history, function and also incoming devotee existence pray when temple ceremony is held. In this case can be realized as follows:

Tanah Lot Temple as dang Kahyangan(the big Holy Temples in Bali ), because the history and the Penyiwi (The people taking care of the temple) are from the local people from Tabanan regency and surrounding area
Tanah Lot temple as Segara Temple, because its function as sanctum to worship the Bhatara Segara, the God with manifestation as the ocean Power Deity

The unique animal can be seen in this temple area is the snake which are generally can be met in the coast. Part of its stomach there are no athwart skin, there is only small skin, but this sea water snake very noxious but snakebite case are very seldom happened, because the sea water snake generally very passive.

What to See in Tanah Lot

As a favorite tourism destination in Bali, Tanah Lot owns a magnificent view in particular at the sunset time where the sun slows down to the earth stomach. Every visitor who is paying a visit to this place will be marveled to see the beauty panorama of Tanah Lot. Beside of this temple, there are other temples which can be seen on your visit to Tanah Lot like Batu Bolong Temple, Batumejan Temple and Enjung Galuh Temple.

Photo Gallery

Tanah Lot View	Batu Bolong Temple	Tanah Lot Sunset
Tanah Lot Temple in side	Tanah Lot Ceremony	Tanah Lot Beach
Tanah Lot Snake	Tanah Lot Low Tide	Tanah Lot Access

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Puri Lukisan/Panting Museum

2009-01-12T23:46:00.000-08:00

Panting Museum is located about 200 meters from Puri Saren / Ubud Palace and it is dissociated by dell, climb a piece of wide plain with beautiful view. It is situated in calm and peaceful area of Ubud Bali so that this place is an ideal place for who wish to see and enjoy result of art from all big actor like I Gusti Nyoman Lempad, Ida Bagus Nyana, Anak Agung Gde Sobrat, I Gusti Made Deblog, Rudof Bonnet, Walter Spies and more.

What to see?

This museum is opened in the year 1956 by minister of Education and Culture, Mr. Moh. Yamin. This museum is consisted of three special buildings in U-shape. In the middle of this museum is the courtyard and fishpond with the beautiful lotus flower. The building no 1 is a place for a permanent exhibition of puppets dressy or puppets style painting. This building is collecting the painting from I Gusti Nyoman Lempad and the clarification about the existence of Pita Maha Organization. The Building no. 2 is also a place for permanent exhibition or still from masterpiece result of all artist of Balinese modern dressy style. The Building no.3 is for a temporary exhibition.

Other Painting Museums

There is only one museum is exist in Ubud Village that is Puri Lukisan Museum, but Ubud sub district area until the year of 2003 is built with 4 new painting museums those are: Puri Lukisan Museum, Neka Museum, Arma Museum and Rudana Museum.

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Subak Museum

2009-01-12T23:34:00.000-08:00

Subak Museum is a museum colleting the Balinese traditional agriculture tools and old documentation to remind all young generation about Subak Organization which has famous in the world. It is located in Sanggulan countryside, Kediri sub district and Tabanan regency precisely 20 Km west part of Denpasar town. This museum is opened for public and to be one of tourist destinations in Tabanan regency, west part of Bali. It is strategically located in Tabanan town and close with other tourist destinations in this regency.

Subak Museum History

Tabanan regency is one of the regencies in Bali own the widest rice field, so that frequently this regency is called by the Rice Barn of Bali Island. Sanggulan countryside has been choose as a place of Subak Museum because considering that Subak Rijasa in this regency that in year 1979 have reached the National Champion in Intensification Program that lifting Bali's name in the national level. Beside of that Tabanan regency owns more Subak Organization if it is compared with other regencies. The development of Subak Museum is inspirited by intention of all Balinese culture lovers. This museum is expected to preserve Subak as a local cultural asset which have meritorious in developing and improving agricultural rice field production, especially rice and traditional irrigation system. This system is very famous in foreign countries because own the similar irrigating system like Fai in Thailand and Zangera in Philippine with the chasm and its specification do not like Subak which is existing in Bali. Subak is wet farm farmer organization to get the water irrigation from the sources.

What to See in Subak Museum ?

Subak Museum is consisted of the closed and opened building. The closed building is consisted of the exhibition stand where we can meet the demonstration of the object related to farmer work, visual audio building narrating the Subak activities in its bearing with the water irrigation management, library and office. Open building is the visualization of Subak demonstration in mini form which is consisted of a pool as relocation place of irrigation, a tunnel to flow the water from pool to the water relocation. The objects and farmer equipments are displayed in the exhibition building is the equipments and object are arranged in a such manner from the equipment for the opening of agriculture farm, making the irrigation items, farm processing, crop conservation, harvesting, making rice and kitchen equipments. It is not different from other museums in Bali that Subak Museum in Sanggulan countryside has the following function:

As a center of the erudite investigation and documentation
As a place of science channeling
Cultural acquaintanceship place
Medium place to introspect the human being
Place of mirroring the human being history
Place to enjoy the art and culture object generally

In tourism effort, this time can be form as a tourist destination, especially for incoming tourist from the big countries like America , Europe, Japan , etc that this museum as a unique place of interest in Bali.

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Batubulan Village

2009-01-12T23:28:00.000-08:00

Batubulan is an artistic countryside in west part of Gianyar regency. The identity and image as an art village, Batubulan has been famous in Indonesia and all over the world which has been built based on an artistic blessing dance of Barong (Barong and Keris dance). Barong Dance is daily performed at five different stages in this countryside, like Puseh Temple Stage, Tegal Tamu Stage, Denjalan Stage, Sahadewa Stage and Sila Budaya Stage. The fascination of this Tourism Cultural Object is from variety of quality artistic potency. Batubulan Village is covering the dance art, artistic of Kerawitan, artistic of idol and article art.

Batubulan Village

The beginning of Batubulan Village is an agrarian village which is sustained by carves the ledge stone. Relying on artistic potential, strategic location and open village network by local, national, and global, then this village grows as tourist destination which is popular with Tourism Cultural Object. Entire Bali Tour Packages to Middle of Bali or east part Bali are started from Batubulan Village . Batubulan Bus Station is strategically located as node communications to seven towns in Bali those are Denpasar, Badung, Gianyar, Bangli, Klungkung, Karangasem, and Singaraja. Batubulan is the opener relationship to reach the network entire of Bali Island . This village is located 8 KM from Denpasar town and it is consisted of three custom countryside, those are: Desa Adat Tegal Tamu, Desa Adat Jero Kuta and Desa Adat Delod Tukad. It is coming within 16 Banjar demographically, this village is pertained by an overpopulated village with the amount of the year resident 2003 equal to 11.333 people by 2.775 family. The name of Batubulan is etymologically taken from two word that are: Batu and Bulan (moon stone). Pre-eminent tourism sites and especial fascination of Batubulan Village in map of Bali Tourism are Barong Dance and stone carving art. This Tourist destination is become more famous because sustained by tourism fascination non-stopped expand and immeasurable. As a tourism object and stone carving business area, Batubulan village is visited by tourist of foreign countries and domestic since in the morning time until evening time. At 09:00-10:30 am daily, Barong Dance is held while at 18:00-19:00 pm, the Kecak Dance or Bali Night performances are executed.

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Ubud Monkey Forest

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A Place of Interest in Bali

Welcome to Ubud Monkey Forest. Wanara Wana or monkey forest in Ubud located about 1 km from center of Ubud Village, precisely located in the region of Padang Tegal Village and from Denpasar Town is about 24 km. The road condition to reach this place is very good and can be reached by any transportation type about 50 minutes.

Wanara Wana/Monkey Forest in Ubud Bali

Ubud Monkey Forrest is occupied by 200 monkeys, pertained to long tail inclusive macaques or macaca fascicularis group, own the wide disseminating area. Among the amount above, about 23 are adult male, 79 are adult female and 98 still baby. All the monkeys in this forest consisted of three groups, occupying certain area and use the certain place and certain time. But wherever also almost entire group can use the forest, the only when two groups are at one same place and time, the fight will be happened. These monkeys are believed as Gods Guard of Dalem Agung Temple , so that under the aegis of local resident. About this monkey forest there are three Holy Temples. These three holy temples encircle this monkey forest which is estimated to be built about mid of 14 century, in the early governance of Gelgel dynasty. Dalem Agung Temple which is located in northwest from the forest represent the existing most important temple, beside of two others, that are Permandian Temple, in Westside from forest and Prajapati Temple which is located in south-east side where the place of Dewa Siwa (Siwa God), one of the Khayangan Temple in Padang Tegal Village.

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Ubud Village

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A Place of Interest in Bali

Welcome to Ubud Bali. Ubud is a big countryside, supervising 13 Banjar (group of community) with 6 custom countryside, it is located in Ubud sub district, Gianyar Regency. With the distance about 20 km from Denpasar Town, Ubud Vilage can be reached within 30 minutes or 15 minutes from Gianyar Town. With the height about 300 meter above sea level, Ubud own the air more cold from other areas in south of Bali. Ubud village own population about 9.800 peoples. The environment is still keep natural and this area represents the area of inspiration source to all actors, inclusive of overseas actor, especially European actor.

Ubud Bali

Ubud beside own the beautiful nature, this area also represent a rich culture countryside with the history heritage of all big actors, especially all famous artists, for example I Gusti Nyoman Lempad (1862 - 1978), Anak Agng Gede Sobrat (1919 - 1992), I Gusti Made Deblog (1910 - 1968), afterward caught up by others like, I Gusti Ketut Kobot, Ida Bagus Made, Dewa Putu Bedil, Ida Bagus Rai and others. The popularity of all above artists follows to give the inspiration to all west artists to live in Ubud Bali. In year 1920's, two European artist people that are Rodolf Bonnet from Dutch and Walter Spies from Germany inscribe the new history of artistic growth paint the countryside of Ubud. Second, the European artist introduce the European esthetics technique especially illumination area, shadow, perspective and anatomy. All local artists permeate the new technique matching with value and base on local mind fixed take the traditional so that able to give the separate identity by the name Ubud. Ubud Village progressively famous as a born area of all actor paints because of the existence of cooperation between Tjokorda Gede Agung Sukawati and Rudolf Bonnet to form an actor bevy by the name of Pita Maha. What also follows the area born of Pita Maha is Tjokorda Gede Raka Sukawati, I Gusti Nyoman Lempad in the year 1936. Pita Maha represent a bevy and place to discuss the artistic growth and problem paint, and also to compare mind each other and introducing result of art which they own.

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Gua Gajah - Elephant Cave Goa Gajah

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Welcome to Gua Gajah (Elephant Cave) which is located in west side of Bedulu countryside, Blah Batuh Sub district and Gianyar Regency. It is about 27 km from Denpasar town. This cave is built at crevasse edge from the federation of 2 rills that is called Pangkung River , where the irrigation is mixed with Petanu River flow. The federation area of two rivers is called Campuhan/Mixture. It owns the magical energy on the basis of Rwabineda Concept/two different matters on this basic concept hence Gua Gajah (Elephant Cave) is intentionally built among two rivers.

Gua Gajah in Story

The word of Gua Gajah is anticipated coming from the word of Lwa Gajah, the name of Buddhist Temple or hermitage for Buddhist monk. The Gua Gajah's name is written on Negarakeertagama papyrus which is compiled by Mpu Prapanca on 1365 M. Lwa or Lwah/loh mean the river and it reflect to the meaning that the hermitage is located at Gajah River or in Air Gajah. In the year inscription 944 Saka, it is mentioned with the name of ‘ser ring Air Gajah' that is meaning the Subak leader in Air Gajah. The word has mentioned that the hermitage of Lwa Gajah is located in Subak Air Gajah.

What to see

There is a relief which is almost looking like the form of mountain on the entrance of this cave. It was carved many designed on the relief like grove with the stick, close leaf, animal for example forest pig, tortoise and specters. The cave mouth is decorated by the bas-relief with the eye turn around to the right or west side. There is an article letter of Kediri type from the early of 11 century was written on the wall left side or east side. There is a pool (Patirthaan) as a place to take the holy Tirtha water for Hindu ceremony which is located in the middle of the cave courtyard. This Holy Pool is previously piled up by land and it has been found on 1954 by Krijgsman from the Ancient Department. The Holy pool is equipped by the statue douche which is parallel arranged in two groups.

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Mas Village

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Mas Village is one of villages in Bali fundamentally identified as an artistic countryside by focusing in artistic of wood carving. Mas Village is located in Ubud sub district and Gianyar Regency, east part of Bali. It owns the typical style of wood carving art by placing forward the distinguish synergy the humanism and naturalism. The village's popularity as an art village is famous in the national and world level which is not forgetting from the highness name of some maestros which has borne and found the spirit (taksu) and soul. The famous maestro who was borne in this village is Ida Bagus Tilem.

Place to visit in Bali

This Artistic countryside owns the long history root. The result of wood carving art in this village owns the immeasurable and wide dimension like idol for the devoting (arca idol), representative dimension of everyday Balinese social society life (farmer, fisherman, worker, intellectual, merchant etc), the abstract dimension as existing of actor imagination which is listening carefully of reality, dynamics and life philosophy. The villagers are same as villagers at other tourism countryside in Bali that have also experienced the transformation from agrarian society to the crafting society. Even nowadays, it is continued to service society from commerce service until levying service of the souvenir for overseas and domestic tourist.

Location

It is strategically located in the main road from Denpasar to Ubud and it can be reached from various of angle. It is about 15 km easterly go to the majors road to Ubud from Denpasar town. If you wish to go to this place from Denpasar, the starting spandrel points step into Mas Village is Sakah, where a big baby idol monumentally existing in the middle of road. The Baby idol is a symbol and representative of human being life early which is believed by local residents with full of philosophic value, religious and dynamism.

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Celuk Village

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Celuk Village is the famous village in Bali as a tourist destination cause of the local residents is very proactive and full of innovation to the gold and silver crafting. This countryside is located in sub district of Sukawati, Gianyar Regency and owns the individuality and excellence in production of gold and silver crafting. Most of them are Balinese professional, artistic and skillful of design development related to the silver and gold crafting.

Places to Visit in Bali

The productions of gold and silver at this village have penetrated to the local, national and international market. It can be measured from the type of artwork result and variation of ornament, good as present and also export commodity. The type of gold and silver craft has been produced in this countryside are covering various of rings, bangles, chokers, earrings, mother of pearls, Tusuk Konde, broach and other types. Beside of that, Celuk's workers are able to response the market demands and produce the modern product like medal, maket and culture symbol. In spanning of artistic growth history, the silver and gold crafting had been started by a group of family pertained by Clan Pande. From this family circle, the activity of gold and silver crafting has disseminated to entire society as a top profession which are previously as the farmer. In year 1970's decades, it has been happened the change of countryside society culture significantly from agrarian society structure to industrial society structure of crafting. Even nowadays, some of them have jumped again to the economic structure of service by focusing in tourism industry. The change and jumping movement of these structures have brought the new positive impact for prosperity. Celuk Village, Kuta and Ubud are the prosperous countryside in Bali by the higher resident's income cause of tourism.

Location

Celuk Village is strategically located in main road from Denpasar to Gianyar regency which is about 5 km from Denpasar town. The next door villages are Batubulan Village which is famous of Barong dance and stone carving, Singapadu Village with the art village equipped by places of recreation such as Bird Park and Bali Zoo Park, Batuan Village with the traditional painting, Guang village with the wood carving and Sukawati as a center of art market. Along way of Celuk Village about 2 km, we will find in the left and right side the various type of gold and silver shop which are opened to the domestic and international tourist. It is also inside of this village, we will find the activities and workshop of crafting which are ready to be ordered in small or huge number.

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General Information about Bali

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Geography

One of the approximately 14,000 islands that comprise the Indonesian archipelago, Bali anchors east of Java, separated by the small Strait of Bali, and surrounded by the Java Sea on the north, the Indian Ocean on the south, and the Strait of Lombok on the east. A string of volcanic mountains crown the northern part of Bali, with Gunung Agung (Mount Divine, literally) as the tallest at 3,142 meters. This volcano, as well as Mount Batukaru, Mount Batur, and Mount Merebuk is still active.

Extremely important to the agricultural life of Bali, especially for rice crop, the rivers of Ayung, Unda, Sungsang, Balian, Yeh Sumi, Petanu, and Saban carry the water from the highland to the seas. There are four major lakes: Lake Batur at the crater of Mount Batur, Lake Buyan, Lake Bratan, and Lake Temblingan.

Climate

Bali enjoys tropical weather, being only a few degrees south of the equator. It means that the sun rises at 6 AM in the morning and sets at 6 PM in the afternoon, everyday of the year. It means that temperature variation is very small, averaging around 26-30 Celcius, and it does not have four seasons (except the hotel, of course). It only has a wet season, typically from September to February, and a dry season for the other half of the year. But the difference is marginal; at the peak of the wet season you will see about a half-hour to an hour serious downpour in the afternoon, about perfect for a siesta. The rest of the time: nice, warm temperature, especially with a twist of sea breeze in the beaches of Kuta or Nusa Dua.

This climate endows Bali with a number of unique vegetation, including waringin trees (banyan), salak Bali, and a multitude of flowers from a very fragrant cempaka (Michelia champaca) to literally thousand kinds of orchids. Its fauna is equally rich. Bali is the native land to the Bali Tiger, which is almost extinct; Bali cattle, graceful animals not like other cows; bats that haunt caves like the Bat Cave near Kusamba; sea turtles of Nusa Dua; Jalak Bali or Bali Sterling (Leucopsar rothschildi) that has inspired countless number of painters and artists.

Economy

In 1990, the population of Bali is 2,778,000, 93.18% are Hindus, with a density of 500 persons per sq km, and an average growth of 1.18%. Bali's economy is one of the most vivacious in Indonesia, fueled by constant flow of tourism dollars and supported by agricultural production and trade revenues. Balinese people are gifted artists, producing garment, and arts & crafts that are exported. In addition to gorgeous nature and enchanting people and culture, Bali is also endowed with fertile land. Its economy is growing at close to 9% per year, with export values close to $150 millions.

The primary export products are garments, handicrafts, and agricultural products such as fish, coffee, tuna, seaweed, and vanilla. The arable land of South Bali and a sophisticated irrigation mechanism arranged through the Water Temple system ( which has been shown by a couple of University of Southern California scientists to be optimal), give Bali and its people two full crops of rice year after year. Corn and other horticulture are also planted.

The land is also an excellent grazing pasture for Balinese cattles, water buffalloes, goats, sheeps, and horses. Pigs are also raised and consumed a lot in Bali, and chickens and ducks are raised by the farmers in their land. The rain forests in Bali produce cayuput oil, rattan, and incense, which is used ubiquitously in Balinese ceremony. There is about 8,535.05 ha of productive forest area. The Balinese are not too eager to explore the sea, because they believe that it is the place of evil spirits. However, tuna, baramundi, seaweed, and shrimp are quite abundant in the seas surrounding Bali. Balinese have about 841.37 ha of water fishery area.

Epilogue

Having been promoted by the Dutch during the colonialization period, Balinese tourism is the most advanced in Indonesia. Perhaps the most impressive aspect of Bali's tourism is the fact that the Balinese people retain its own cultural identity, despite the exposure and intermingling of all kinds of people and culture from all over the world.

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Bali Map

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Pura Uluwatu

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Pura Uluwatu is a temple (Hindu temple), which was built in the century 14th, Portrait straight up in the 100 meters in altitude steep . It is located about 40 kilometers from Denpasar Bali. tourists can see a panorama of the beach is very sharp bank views.

Uluwatu beach is in one of the most passion in by tourists to Bali surfing area, so if this place is reasonably interesting Surfers from all over the world. Ancient Pura Luhur Uluwatu Temple, dedicated to the spirits of the sea. This temple is one of the most important and oldest temple in Bali.Pura believe this is also a place where people of Hindu worship

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Trunyan Village bali

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Eve Trunyan village atmosphere is very cool, temperature average 17 degrees Celsius and can go down to 12 degrees Celsius. Lake Batur with the size of 9 km long and 5 km wide is one of the sources of water resources and agricultural life of the community south and east of Bali.
Trunyan village is located on the side of Lake Batur, in the hill slopes and has a climate which is very bagus.This is a village of Bali Aga, Bali At the community life is unique and interesting Bali Aga, the Bali mountain people, while the mean At Balinise original. This village is famous because of their indigenous traditions that differ from other villages, especially when they buried the body of death (funeral ceremony). To reach this village, we have to rent a boat's motor home rental.source : bali resort

Monument Puputan

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In region of Klungkung bali this monument there is a monument to the 28 meters high, located in the middle of the city Semarapura bali. This monument was built in the area of 123 square meters, is given the name of Monument Monument blowing Klungkung. This monument is made of black stone material base which means in harmony with the Hindu philosophy at the time. Namely at the time was a war of the best children Klungkung kingdom, which is known by the name of bellows.

Klungkung shaped monument Lingga and Yoni equipped with 4 units bengong hall on the corners pages. The bottom of the room there is a phallus which is building a large square which have an entrance gate of a fruit that is a 4 from the east, one from the south, one from the west and one from the north. While the buildings down to the room there is a commemorative like as octagonal domed building on the flower-alasi lotus flowers are 19 units. This reflects the whole 28 April 1908.

Klungkung people who love freedom and respect for a very high purity and grandeur homeland under the command of a king in power at that time and followed the bahudanda have been killed as a result of blood wander hiding missile-bearing Netherlands.

The foreign tourists who tour the historic in bali, this place is one of the goals that do not come to miss when on holiday to bali, because in addition you can enjoy monument, the monument is also the struggle diorama of the people Klungkung at war.

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Kintamani

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The villages of Kintamani and Penelokan provide a great view of the still active Mount Batur and its fantastic lake. Seven miles in diameter and sixty feet deep, Batur caldera is simply astounding. From Penelokan, take the road Kedisan on the shores of the lake where boats can be rented to cross over to Trunyan. The spectacular mountainous region around Kintamani with its deep Crater Lake and bubbling hot springs, make this region a must to visit. Batur Lake is the largest lake in Bali and the region offers some of the most spectacular views to be found anywhere on the island. Batur Lake also provides water for an underground network of streams and springs across the southern slopes of the mountain. Kintamani is really great for day trips, trekking or simply for getting away from it all for a few days.

The district is the earliest known kingdom in Bali, dating from the tenth century. The evenings get cool up here but it's well worth the stay overnight to climb the volcano and watch the sunrise. Many cheap cottages are available here.

Kintamani can run through Payangan or from Denpasar through the Sangeh monkey forest, Plaga and Lampu, arriving to the north of Kintamani. Bemos to Kintamani are available from Ubud via Sakah (notable for its huge "Baby" statue). They also run via Tampaksiring and Bangli. From Denpasar bemos leave for Kintamani from the Batubulan terminal until late afternoon.

Tour to Kintamani is a very impressive experience where Kintamani Area have very beautiful panorama located in plateau and also encircled by mountain atmosphere with the windblast from Mount Batur. Carpet of Batur Lake seen far below and also there are local resident house beside of Batur Lake. Beside of that, Mount Batur which to date still be active growing its beautiful for Kintamani Area.

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Botanical Garden Eka Karya Bali

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Botanegal Garden Eka Karya Bali there is a garden of a large research area is located in Tabanan, Bali, Indonesia.

This garden is a botanical garden, which first established by the son of the Indonesian nation. Management is under the management of the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) and the organizational under the control of Center for Plant Conservation Garden Raya Bogor. This garden was established on 15 July 1959, initially City Eka Karya Bali is only for plant species coniferae. Along with the development and changes in the status and broad kawasannya, the garden is located on the elevation from 1,250 to 1,450 mdpl this area is now the ex-situ conservation of tropical plants, mountains, Eastern Indonesia. City area was originally only 50 ha, but when this vast botanical garden to be 157.5 ha.

Botanical collections

City Eka Karya Bali has several collections of plants that are grouped based on kekerabatannya. In addition to the country, type - the type of plant is also research and development effort.
Some of the collection are the type of orchid plants, cactus, fern, bamboo, palm, and others.

Mileage

City Eka Karya Bali is located in the middle of Bali island, which is located in the former Caldera volcano.

For the City Bali can be reached through land travel sidelines of 1 and half hours from Denpasar, or about 80 km to the north of the Soweto Derby. If the Soweto from the distance of around 40 km to the south to the Derby or the time half an hour to travel the land trips.

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Jimbaran

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Jimbaran is beach in regency Badung, Bali, Indonesia. Located in the southern island of Bali, about 10 minutes from Ngurah Rai International Airport. There is a restaurant in Jimbaran-seafood restaurant (seafood) and international hotels. Jimbaran was a fishing village.

On October 1, 2005, a series of explosion happened in this area in the 2005 Bali Bom.

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Jagaraga

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Jagaraga or Pura Jagaraga palace where tourism is located 15 km from Soweto, Bali. Precisely located in a small village called DesaJagaraga in the district of Sawan, about 8 km from Sangsit. Interesting in this place is a palace with the temple ornamennya that is not normal. Carving-temple carvings depict the life of this community before and after the advent of the Dutch nation. In relief of the temple is also visible among other aircraft, which fell to the sea, the sea monster sea and attacked a car with pengendaranya that may depict the life of the nation the Netherlands in those days. In addition, can also be found carving, carving the Balinese mythology, such as Rangda which is the evil witch in the mythology of Bali. In this place also happens in the year 1848 a war against the people blowing the Netherlands under the command of the county Children Agung Jelantik.

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Garuda Wisnu Kencana

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For Garuda Wisnu Kencana in Bali as a monument, see the monument Garuda Wisnu Kencana

Garden Budaya Garuda Wisnu Kencana (English: Garuda Wisnu Kencana Cultural Park), abbreviated GWK, is a garden tour in the southern island of Bali. Garden tour is located in the peninsula of Nusa Dua, Badung, approximately 40 kilometers south of Denpasar, the capital of Bali province. In this culture parks, planned to be established a landmark or Mascot Bali, namely, the size of a giant statue of Vishnu Gods are menunggangi tunggangannya, Garuda, as high as 12 meters.

Cultural Park Garuda Wisnu Kencana is located at the height of 146 meters above the ground surface or 263 meters above sea level.^[1]

See also

* Monumen Garuda Wisnu Kencana

Kuta Beach is a place of tourism, located in the south of Denpasar, the capital of Bali, Indonesia. Kuta is located in Badung regency.

This area is a tourist destination overseas is famed. In Kuta alone there are many shops, restaurants and the bathing season and themselves.

Kuta Beach is also often referred to as the Sunset Beach or the beach as the sunset from the beach opposite Sanur.

Air field I Gusti Ngurah Rai is located not far from Kuta.

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Dreamland Beach

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Dreamland Beach is a place of tourism, located in the south of Bali in the area called Pecatu. Dreamland Beach is surrounded by cliffs, which are high cliffs, surrounded by coral reefs and the rather large in the vicinity of the beach. Coastal location is in a complex Pecatu Graha Bali (Kuta Golf Resort Link) that is about 30 minutes from Kuta beach.

Dreamland Beach itself is almost similar to the Kuta beach. White sand and coral crevice pitched into the scene so that the bait to be seen. Location in clean white-sand beach right in the narrow down steep rock walls, ideal for enjoying the sun sink or just see the attraction of the peselancar. Ombaknya that many large and high demand by the fans of water surfing sports(surfing), Dreamland has even made a kind of surfing spot for the new area of Bali.

Origin of name

Origin of name due to Dreamland first opportunity in this area, there is a housing project and tourism object. However, the project is being neglected, and while the villagers Pecatu who used to live as farmers hope the project is finished and they can menekuni other businesses in the field of tourism. Therefore, the land around the beach called Dreamland (dream land).^[1]

Development

The beautiful beach is the only point of a small area of 900 hectares owned by PT Bali Pecatu Graha (BPG), which had a scene in 1996. Land of the diborong to become disulap resort superluks "Pecatu Indah resort."

It seems that the resort will be combined with tourism area, while utilizing natural beauty and authenticity, while preserving the environment. The resort's owner, Tommy Soeharto, son of former President Soeharto, would create "the environment and the settlement's most unique attractions in the whole Southeast Asia." But over the financial crisis Indonesia tersapu credibility and leadership crisis, megaproyek started overcast.[2]

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Candi Dasa

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Candi Dasa, is a health resort or resort on the beach, which is located in the Karangasem district Bali. These areas are less than 90 kilometers in the north-east of Denpasar, the capital of Bali. From Candi Dasa to Tenganan, the distance is only approximately 10 kilometers.

Candi Dasa is located in the Bay Amuk which is one of the places famous for diving. Small islands in the Bay Amuk (Tepekong Gili, Gili Biaha, Gili Mimpang) offers a stunning dive. However, the dive guide should be warned that the diver to dipandunya very careful because the currents where the diving is very strong and often can not be estimated attendance. Effect washing machine (the washing-machine effect) can easily make the diver panic. Because of this some locations declared as a dangerous place for beginner divers.

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Akko

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Akko is located in one of the bay in the northeastern island of Bali. This area was popular with sea salt diprodukis the traditional and popular because of natural beauty. Currently, Akko, also known as a tourist destination under water on the island of Bali.

One place where recreational diving in Akko called Jemeluk. The divers, boats using traditional Jukung achieved. There they can see turtles, reef sharks, rays and (depending on the depth of dives) in addition to the scenery of the coral reef that is very beautiful.

About 10 meters from one of the lips Akko coastal patrol ships, there is a framework of Japan in World War II era that wreck. This location also made one dive tourism areas, such as that found in Tulamben.

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Air sanih

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Here the tourists who travel here to enjoy activities other than swimming pool with a wide, while they can also enjoy the beautiful scenery from the beach swimming pool that directly towards to beach.

Balinese sanih water is the area around 17 km in region of Singaraja. This region is the second largest city after city in balinese denpasar.Air sanih that cool, that offer more tourism value of the beautiful beaches, swimming pools and convenience that is very knowledgeable.

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Bulgari Hotels & Resorts Bali

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Address : Jalan Goa Lempeh, Banjar Dinas Kangin, Uluwatu
Hotel Location : City
Area : Nusa Dua

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Bulgari Hotels and Resorts is a 5-star grand property set at a fantabulous location in Bali. It showcases a perfect blend of traditional Balinese architecture and modern Italian style where hand-cut volcanic stones, rich woods, and graceful textiles are used in its beautification. Its walls display a unique collection of Balinese antiques and other artistic creations. This elegant resort is an ideal choice for business as well as leisure travelers. It offers an entire set of state of the art facilities including contemporary villas, dining restaurants, and large meeting rooms. At the same time, it also features seperate treatment rooms and fresh water swimming pool.

Location of Bulgari Hotels and Resorts in Bali

The location of Bulgari Hotels and Resorts lies near the village of Pecatu and the spectacular clifftop position of the Pura Luhur Uluwatu Temple on Bali's far Southwestern tip in Indonesia. It is set on a 150 meter high plateau overlooking the Indian Ocean. It takes a distance of around 21 km to access this 5-star resort from Ngurah Rai International Airport. Enclosed by lush tropical vegetation and a 1.5 km long private beach, the resort's location makes you witness an exotic world. Holiday makers can explore the major attractions of Bali like Gitgit Waterfalls, Gunung Batur etc.

Rooms at Bulgari Hotels and Resorts in Bali

Bulgari Hotels and Resorts encompasses 59 modishly designed and furnished villas. They are equipped with all the essential amenities like air-condition, colour cable TV, telephone, mini bar, comfortable bed, lavish bathroom, sitting area etc. The entrance of each and every villa is embellished with natural lava stone walls, thatched roofs, and nice bronze lamps. Furthermore, villas are decorated with Balinese antique art pieces and they feature Bang and Olufsen audio-visual systems. There is an open air living area pavilion which has an informal dining lounge. Also, there is a private sundeck and a plunge pool. Amazing views of the outside locales create a charming ambience. The resort also offers seperate Bulgari Villas which are extravagantly developed.

Hotel facilities of Bulgari Hotels and Resorts in Bali

Bulgari Hotels and Resorts offer high-class amenities to cater to all your requirements. At first, it offers 2 poolside restaurants, II Ristorante and Sangkar. The first one is a signature Italian dining spot which serves Italian delicacies and Balinese flavours amid a delighted ambience beautified by candle lit lamps. It has the capacity of 36 persons. The second restaurant is an all day dining spot set at the cliff edge. It serves Balinese and International delights. Traditional bamboo caged lamps spread their glow all around. Meanwhile, there is an open-air Bar serving tempting cocktails and drinks.

Apart from this, the resort features a spacious function room with outdoor terrace, gazebo, and boardroom. Business meetings, seminars, and private functions can be successfully held here. The function pavilion can accommodate upto 100 persons while the terrace has the occupancy of 150 persons. Beside function room, the 16-seat boardroom contains latest audio-visual systems whereas secretarial services are available at the business centre. At the same time, the resort offers 4 different settings to organize weddings like water wedding, beach wedding, bale wedding, and pavilion wedding.

Recreation can be enjoyed at the oceanfront Spa. There is a teakwood house that comprises of an open air relaxation lounge, yoga pavilion, and swimming pool. Also, there are 6 enhanced treatment rooms and 2 royal pavilions with outdoor gardens, rain showers, and plunge pools. Not only this, a beauty salon and fully developed fitness centre are also there. Standard therapies are used by expert persons to do massage treatments.

Lastly, important services like laundry, travel information etc, are also made available.

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Amankila Hotel Bali

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Rating:

Number of rooms: 35

Location: Candidasa

Address: Manggis, Karang Asem, Bali, Indones

Amankila Hotel Bali Info

Accommodations at the five star Amankila Hotel are in private free standing suites, elevated to take advantage of spectacular views over the Lombok Strait and surrounding hillside. The architecture fits superbly with the natural surroundings, using traditional materials. Walkways link suites to facilities, including a three-tier cliff-edge pool, four restaurants, a spa and a library with floor to ceiling windows. The private Beach Club and its 41m pool are located at the cliff’s base, five minutes below the main resort, accessed on foot or by open-air buggy. To make your reservation at Amankila Hotel please proceed to our secure online booking form.

Room Amenities

Balcony/Terrace
Desk
Internet Access
Internet Access (wireless)
Private Pool
Shower

Facilities

Bar/Pub
Hotel/Airport Transfer
Restaurant
Shops

Sports and Recreation

Massage
Pool Outdoor
Spa
Water Sports (non-motorized)

Photos and Room Info

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