Showing posts with label Bali. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bali. Show all posts

Monday, March 11, 2013

Menjangan Island Bali

Menjangan Island, Bali, is a small island situated in the West Bali National Park, a small island very well maintained under this inland sea or animal habitation many Menjangan. In this case Menjangan is deer. Life under the sea were overwhelmed with thousands of marine biota in it colorful. Besides a peaceful and clear waters make this island often visited fotograder macros, cut here they can get a range of objects and make it for the best travel destinations.

Menjangan Island in the sea are very beautiful white sandy beaches and there are also caves bats on the edge of the cliffs at the beach make its own views to the enjoyment. In addition to tourist activities on the island is also a place of worship made? By Balinese society. In this island there “Segara Giri Kencana” temple which is a temple was originally a border between the islands of Bali and Java. Border this is a path will Menjangan Island. According to the story related to Dang Hyang Siddhimantra travel to Bali. It’s true this island Dang Hyang Siddhimantra stripe rod to split the island of Java and Bali. Until he came out Menjangan Island and built temple to honor his service named “Pura Segara Giri Kencana Dharma”. When the means “Pura Giri” (earth or region), Dharma (righteousness) and Kencana (line). If the combine has meaning Pura which is at line provincial consent.

Friday, March 8, 2013

Green Bowl Beach

best travel destinationsIt's just now I heard the name of this one beach, the beach Green Bowl. Green Bowl means more or less "green bowl". Friends of best travel destination, let's find out why his name to Green Bowls.

Green Bowl Beach is located in Ungasan, close to Bali Cliff.

To get to this beach, the following guidelines: To go to the beach from the direction of Jimbaran Green Bowl you are looking for the way to Pura Uluwatu later met crossroad straight to Dreamland / Pura Uluwatu and to the right towards the beach and you take direction Balangan left to Bali Cliff, Cliff Bali when he got in the gate you take the left path straight ahead until you find parking, you've reached the destination.

Why is the name of the beach is so green bowl? He said every low tide forming corals bowl of green, if we look from the top of the hill. Continues possibilities give the name of foreign tourists who have been coming here. If the people of Indonesia, may give the name of Green bowl shore.

According to some, the beach is also named Green Ball. Because before entering the beach area there is a sign directing to the Green Ball.

Thursday, March 7, 2013

The beauty Balangan Beach - Bali

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Tourism in Bali with his family and visiting objects of the best travel destinations such as beautiful beaches certainly will not be missed. Balangan one of which is located on the northern coast of South Dreamland beach and Kuta, precisely in the hills Unggasan, Village of Jimbaran, Kuta - Bali. Approximately 10km from Ngurah Rai Having a coastline of about 1 km north-facing, so they can see the airport and fishing activities on the beach Kedonganan. Can be reached by motorbike or by car about 35 minutes drive from Denpasar. Vacation in Bali with family, friends or colleagues to devote some time to visit this attraction Balangan.

Attractions Balangan Beach has white sand texture a little bit rustic, unspoiled beaches are clean and full of serenity, not as busy as Kuta beach attraction full of good buzz of people, tourists, souvenir sellers and massage services. By beach operators, street vendors are not allowed here. Started to go to the location of the beach and down the stairs, the sound of the waves and the fresh breeze welcomes you, you begin to feel the comfort and tranquility of the beach hidden between two steep cliffs, with a row of palm trees on the shoreline this, so natural , memories of your holiday in Bali will be more impressive.

Besides just enjoying painting the streets of the beautiful natural beach, tourists can swim, surf, sunbathe enjoying the heat of the sun, or shade under the palm trees, can also sit back in the cafe, enjoying the fresh young coconut water, releasing fatigue-filled routine to-day. Balangan Beach is one tourist attraction in Bali, the natural environment and yet still beautiful exploitation by humans. Beach vacation and visit to Balangan provide beach atmosphere that is different from the other beach attractions in Bali.

For visiting tourists can take a package tour or rent a car with driver from Bali Tours Club tour or self drive, from the airport take the road that leads majors Uluwatu attractions, through GWK meet small and intersection turn right .... hopefully you will holiday in Bali feels good.

Saturday, February 16, 2013

Bedugul, Botanical Garden

Botanical GardenThe Bali Botanical Garden (Indonesia: Kebun Raya Bali) is a large tropical botanical park in Bali, in the Bedugul region, in the village of Candikuning, Baturiti district, in the Tabanan region in the highlands. Trays in the center of Bali, about 56 km from the city of Denpasar.
Bali Botanical Garden Bedugul, formerly known as Eka Karya Botanical Garden, is located at an altitude of 1250-1450 m above sea level and covers an area of ​​157.5 hectares.
The average temperature in Kebun Raya Bali is 17 to 25 ° C during the day and 10 to 15 ° C at night and the humidity is between 70 and 90%. Since the weather is difficult to predict, it is recommended that you always make warm clothes, umbrellas or raincoats.
To get to the Botanical Garden of Bali, it is advisable to take a taxi, a car, a motorbike or a tourist bus as public transport is not suitable due to an irregular timetable.
Other attractions near Bali Botanical Garden or Bedugul include Ulun Bratan Danu Temple, Beratan Lake and the Bedugul Fruit and Vegetable Market.
The Bali Botanical Garden is a unique place on the island of Bali that combines botanical research, crop protection, education and recreation. Here we can relax and enjoy the beauty and tranquility by getting to know the benefits of many plant species, eg. B. plants for medicine, plants for ceremonial purposes (material to bring sacrifices in the Balinese Hindu religion) and other tropical forest plants and bird life.
History Botanical Garden Bali - Kebun Raya Bali
The history of the Bali Botanical Garden began with the idea of ​​Prof.Ir. Kusnoto Setyodiwiryo, Chief Executive Officer of the Environmental Research Center, who also heads the Indonesian Botanical Gardens, and I have founded Taman (the head of the Environmental Conservation Council) to organize the organization a branch of botanical gardens. The foundation of Java in this case is Bali.
Built from 1955 to 1958 on the provincial government of Bali, the authorities of Bali officially offer the establishment of the Bali Botanic Gardens to the Council of the Environmental Research Center.
According to the agreement, the exact location of the botanical garden covers 50 hectares of forest and the reforestation of Candikuning, right next to Batukau Nature Reserve. Immediately on 15 July 1959 opened the botany teacher "Eka Karya" the Botanical Garden. Ir. Kusnoto Setyodiwiryo, Director of the Institute of Science Research Centers Implementing the Decree of Principal Level 1 Bali, January 19, 1959, No. 19 / E.3 / 2/4.
This botanical garden is dedicated to the collection of gymnosperms (coniferous plants) from around the world, as these species can grow well in botanical gardens. Much of the first collection came from the Bogor Botanical Garden and the Cibodas Botanical Garden, including Araucaria bidwillii, Cupresus sempervirens and Pinus masoniana. Podocarpus imbricatus and Casuarina junghuhniana are other native plant species in this region.
Since its inception, the development of the Eka Karya Botanical Garden in Bali has been a difficult situation, with the change of management between the Bali Regional Forestry Service and the botanical garden management itself.
The Botanical Garden of Bali is operated twice by the Provincial Forestry of Bali from 15 July 1959 to 16 May 1964. And after the events of G 30 S / PKI (1966-1975), the gardens are managed directly through the botanical garden. Staff of the garden itself for two periods, from May 16, 1964 - December 1965 and from April 1, 1975 to today.
The Botanical Garden "Eka Karya" in Bali has undergone eleven changes of direction from 1964 to today with various innovations. Under the direction of I Gede Ranten, B.Sc (1975 - 1977), the Botanical Garden reached 129.2 hectares. The expansion was approved by the President of the Indonesian Institute of Sciences Prof.Dr.Ir. inaugurated. Tubagus Bakhtiar Rifai on April 30, 1976 and was characterized by the planting of the plant Chamae cyparis obtusa.
Bedugul Botanical Garden, Bali, Indonesia



Friday, February 15, 2013

Bedugul Lake in Bali, Indonesia

Bratan Bedugul, Bali - Indonesia, the second largest lake in Bali, where the temple of Lake Beratan (Pura Ulun Danu Bratan).
Lake Bratan (also called Beratan or Lake Danau Bratan) is located in the Bedugul area, village Candikuning, Baturiti District, Tabanan Regency Bali, about 55 km from Denpasar, and is located at an altitude of ± 1240 m above sea level, temperature of Beratan lake (Bedugul) at night ± 18 ° C and day ± 24 ° C
Bratan Lake covers an area of ​​about 375.6 hectares with an average depth of 22 to 48 meters and an area of ​​about 12 kilometers. The Beratan is the second largest lake in Bali after Batur Bratan Lake is very important as the main source of irrigation in the center of Bali.
Bedugul LakeBratan Lake is one of the 20 most beautiful lakes in the world (Source: www.huffingtonpost.com). It is known as the destination used by many international and domestic travelers. The coolness of the mountains with stunning views of the lake, the temple and the mountains and away from the noise of the city, make this place a popular destination and recommendable place to visit in Bali.
It also offers high quality accommodation such as hotels, villas, restaurants and water sports such as parasailing, canoeing, water skiing. On the eastern shore of Lake Berataner, Catur is the mountain (Balinese, formerly Pucak Mangu), a beautiful place for walking. In the vicinity of Lake Bratan you will also find interesting sites such as Kugun Raya Eka Karya, the market for fruit and vegetables Bedugul, Lake Buyan and Lake Tamblingan.
Pura Ulun Danu Bratan (Ulun Danu Beratan Temple) at Bratan Lake, Bedugul, Bali - Indonesia
The Ulun Danu temple, also called Pura Ulu Danu, is located on the shore of Lake Bratan. The Ulun Danu temple, built at the beginning of the 17th century, serves to worship the majesty of God for the sake of the graces of fertility, prosperity, human well-being and well-being for the durability of the universe.
The Ulun Danu temple is very beautiful when the weather is nice in the morning, when the sun rises and the mist covers some of the mountains. The reflection of the Ulun Danu temple is beautiful from the Beratan lake. This moment is therefore very popular with tourists and photographers to capture their precious moments.









Thursday, February 14, 2013

Bali Water sport

The Bali Water Sports Tour is a program of Balinese activities that offers a wide range of maritime activities with great challenges, exciting activities and entertainment on the Bali Islands. It offers various water activities, motorized or not, and brings you an unforgettable experience to enjoy fun activities on the beach or in the sea. The Bali Water Sports Tour offers a fantastic sea experience for those who enjoy the exciting Bali Water Sports Tour program: Snorkeling, Parasailing, Jet Skiing, Donut Boat, Water Skiing, Flying Fish, Banana Boat, Wakeboarding, Low Glasses Boat, Ocean Walker, scuba diving and Turtle Islands tour with reasonable prices. To ensure guests a pleasant stay, all water sports activities in Bali are carried out with high quality safety equipment and health insurance. Just enjoy the exciting watersport activities of Bali of your choice.

Water sportThe Bali Tour Company, in combination with nautical activities and sightseeing, offers two different experiences in the combined tours we offer. We have many water sports together and excursions like: Bali Water Sports and Uluwatu Tour is an excellent experience for practicing water sports activities. Visit the Uluwatu Temple, the Bali water sports and dinner tour is an unforgettable experience. Have a seafood dinner and enjoy it. The Bali Water Sports and Ubud Tour is a popular combination to enjoy the water sports adventure and visit the tourist destination Ubud. Bali Water Sports and Tanah Lot Tour is an excellent experience for water sports and visiting the famous Tanah Lot Temple.
If you are looking for fun, the Bali Water Sports Tour is the perfect place !!! If you want to get wet, you will find your own level of water sports with Bali Golden Tour. Our water activities in Bali bring you as close to the water as you like!



Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Pura Uluwatu,The Best Surfing in Bali

Pura Uluwatu,The Best Surfing in BaliThis is certainly not new news that Bali is a surfing paradise. Surfing in Bali means surfing the best waves in the world. What is new and useful is where and when. I learned it the hard way. I searched the internet, read books, talked to other surfers, but never found any really important information that I needed to get the most out of my travels. Of course there are good websites with surf reports, tide maps, forecasts and other information for surfing in Bali, but what about insider tips, how do you find the point of entry, what to do when you are there, etc. give these Surf Bali blog articles .

A surfer needs time to think about his mission: surfing in Uluwatu, one of the world's most legendary waves. This can be difficult, but with the help of this handy guide, you know how to navigate this sensational surf spot.
This is certainly one of the first breathtaking surf paddles. Surfers have to navigate through this cave while fighting strong currents and reefs. Bring your boots and a strong line.

Surfing secrets of Bali
There is a good balance between offering a useful service to other surfers and revealing the well-kept secrets of local surfers in Bali. I myself am a resident and I understand how important it is to keep the few secret surf spots that have remained in Bali. I will not reveal any specific information and will not mention some of our lesser-known places. That is why I recommend Uluwatuin in this blog post.

Even non-surfers are aware of this iconic surf spot and the public has no problem, but the first stopwatch can benefit from some tips. Visitors to Floating Leaf Surf Retreat get even more inside information. You will find information about surf retreats here.

Uluwatu is more than just one of the best surf spots in the world. It is also one of the most beautiful temples in Bali, the Pura Uluwatu temple. It is important to know where the surf spot and the temple are located, these are two different places. Both are located at the same junction of the main road Jalan Labuan Sait after crossing the Padang Padang bridge. The surf holiday is on its way (it is currently a dirt road, but more and more paved in more places). To get to the Uluwatu temple, turn left (at the sign) and the surf spot is as you go straight ahead.

The best surf in Bali
Most of the best surfers in Bali, including Ulu, are on "The Bukit". Bali Bukit is a limestone peninsula south of Bali. It consists of spectacular steep cliffs, impressive temples and white sand beaches that make some of the best surf spots possible. There is only one way to Bukit. He crosses Jimbaron and is called Jalan Bypass Nusa Dua. If you drive south via the ring road, you will encounter many famous surf spots. From north to south are the surf spots Balangan, Dreamland, Bingin, Impossibles, Padang-Padang, Suluban and Uluwatu.





Sunday, February 10, 2013

Ubud Resting Place in Bali


Ubud resting place
Ubud is a resting place in Gianyar district, Bali island, Indonesia.


Why Ubud?

Ubud is located in the heart of Bali - geographically and metaphorically - in the cooler central highlands. For centuries this royal city was the artistic, cultural and spiritual epicenter of the island. Here you will find a Bali "more authentic". Here the inhabitants cling to deep-rooted Hindu traditions, omnipresent in ornamental ceremonies and eroded temples. However, Ubud is becoming one of Bali's most popular travel destinations and is a popular Asian epicenter for yoga, spa and wellness - a holistic hole that radiates regenerative energy.

Find your feet

Ubud is a series of scrambled old villages. Most of the main attractions are within walking distance of the densely populated center. The main road Jalan Raya Ubud, which runs from east to west, is impaled by the monkey forest road and leads south to the tourist magnet of the monkey forest. These isolated streets are full of guest houses, cafes, restaurants, craft shops and galleries. The most remarkable contours of Ubud are traditional villages, rice terraces jade green - the most expensive of Instagram perspective, such as Tegallalang (10 km north) - and rugged river valleys in the rainforest, there are including Sayan, where resorts offer spectacular views of the gorge . To the east, the landscape is dotted with venerated archaeological sites and Hindu temples easily accessible by car.

A comfortable bed

Regardless of budget, most accommodations are influenced by Balinese aesthetics and traditions and compete for the best outlook for rice fields. Komaneka (www.komaneka.com) is a collection of quality resorts in Ubud, all focused on art and Indonesian heritage, but with a good price (4,840,000 rupiah [Dh1,362] including breakfast and tourist tax) and family - Komaneka at Bisma is the star and offers modern and discreet luxury in the hills (the hotel has an elegant stay in the trees), a stone's throw from the center of Ubud. Former Chedi Club Tanah Gajah (www.ghmhotels.com/en/tanah-gajah) lies on a sleepy farmland. In a beautifully landscaped garden surrounding the 20 suites and villas, the spa and outdoor restaurant (one suite costs 55 rupees 554,180 Indonesian [Dh 1559] per night, including breakfast, butler service, afternoon tea dinner, cocktails at sunset and taxes included.

Meet the locals

Ubud, translated as a Balinese medicine, has naturally become a hotbed of healing and spirituality, with an exceptional number of local holistic healers and practitioners of alternative medicine. Organize a private meeting with an authentic Balian to complete the alignment of the spring and the chakra.

Reserve a table

Ubud offers a wonderful restaurant scene and trendy café culture - but at an affordable price - with Bali's leading gastronomy, dedicated to raw food and farm-to-table philosophy, with local organic products. Mega-popular since 2013 (reservation is essential). The modern European cuisine of Locavore (www.restaurantlocavore.com) includes almost all Indonesian products in multi-course tasting menus from Rs. 665,500 (Dh187). Carefully composed dishes are mini-works of genius, such as raw lamb with marinated fennel and seaweed cream. Duck is the special dish of Ubud, especially Bebek Betutu, a smoked duck dish with herbs and banana leaves, which is slowly baked. At Bebek Tepi Sawah (www.bebektepisawahrestaurant.com), a paradise garden restaurant with pavilions with a thatched roof overlooking the rice fields, you can try the specialty of the house based IDR127.500 (DH36) or other dishes on basis of duck.

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Retail is inspired by local crafts. The art market in Ubud on Jalan Raya Ubud offers transport memories all-in-one, wood carving lumber batik fabrics (negotiations in itself). Buy for better decisions and better prices at the source in the surrounding craft villages that specialize in this craft. Visit the village of Sukawati for an excellent art market. Threads of Life (www.threadsoflife.com) helps Indonesian rural communities to maintain a weaving tradition on the web.

What to avoid

The crowd that is the victim of its own popularity, Ubud's center can be flooded with visitors and traffic, especially in high season (July and August) and annually at three festivals.

Do not miss it

Early morning hikes in Ubud rice fields and farmland - better with a local guide; A few traditional herbalists and healers practice Bali Herbal Walks (www.baliherbalwalk.com) to determine the medicinal properties of native plants and ancient rice cultivation. Ubud is the best for traditional Balinese music and dance under the stars, which are often performed in important cultural sites such as the Royal Palace. Ubud's excellent art is reflected in the abundance of high-quality art museums; Various, such as the famous Neka Art Museum (www.museumneka.com), are installed in garden pavilions without crowds.


Sunday, January 6, 2013

Garuda Wisnu Kencana, Best Enchantment from Bali


Garuda Wisnu Kencana
Garuda Wisnu Kencana
Kuta, Ubud, Bali and Kintamani be excellent to have no end. However, the Garuda Wisnu Kencana (GWK) is not less beautiful. Here you can see some of the beautiful island of Bali!

Only 10 minutes from Ngurah Rai Airport, 25 minutes from Kuta and 20 minutes from Nusa Dua, you'll arrive at GWK. Its area is 240 acres and built this place will be the highest statue in the world to beat the Statue of Liberty. Nuances of sight most of the island you can see from this place.

GWK has the feel of the cool and the scenery is completely green. Not only that, the architecture and carvings by artists in Bali can you see there. Carvings are engraved on the walls and shape of the statue, giving its own story for you.

One of the famous carving are beautiful and the size statue of the god wisnu. This statue will be the tallest statue in the world. This statue has a height of 20 meters, with some form of Lord wisnu bodies without arms. Later this statue will have a height of 150 meters high and 64 meters wide.

In this place you can also see a beautiful sunset. From a height of 263 meter above sea level you can see the sun go down with serene. Occasionally you can also see that the plane will land at Ngurah Rai. In addition, at wisnu Plaza, one of the sections in GWK, are also often held performances of Balinese dance, Barong and Kecak dance like.

In GWK there are also many souvenir shops. You can hunt for souvenirs and beautiful Balinese antiques. If you are hungry, some restaurant provide a variety of foods to eat to fill up your energy.

Sights and attractions in the GWK will steal your heart. Not only that, the GWK will be a symbol to protect and maintain of the universe with a statue of Lord wisnu. When the long holiday to Bali this time, don't forget to visiting at GWK. It's the beauty of Bali from a different side and to the best travel destination.