Most Popular Bali Tours
Ulun Danu Temple on Beratan Lake, Bedugul
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. 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.
Mt. Batur Active Volcano at Kintamani
Is the most favorite tourist
destinations in Bali with the active volcano of mount Batur and
beautiful lake. Kintamani is surrounded by the captivating nature and
there are six ancient villages around cauldron of Batur Lake which is
often conceived by Bali Age Village. The local people from these Bali
Age villages own the unique cultures, houses and life style. Kintamani
Area is consisted of some Villages those are Kedisan Village , Buahan,
Abang, Trunyan, Songan, South Batur, Middle Batur, North Batur, Sukawana
and Kintamani Village . The total of resident in these area are about
15 thousand who are mostly working as farmer, merchant, or work at
industrial tourism.
Mount Batur is located at Kintamani and
it has erupted about 24 times since year 1800 and still active up to
now. Since the mount erupting, it has impacted to the local society life
around this mount, like removing altar (Temple), improve or repairing
the village and re-arrange the tradition. Lake Batur is the biggest lake
in Bali and functioning as irrigation source to all farmers around it
and it is also for all Bali society generally. Kintamani area has been
founded some lodging, hotels and restaurants which are located in
Kintamani and Penelokan Village. It is a famous tourist place because
Kintamani area owns the beautiful panorama and it is encircled by the
cold atmosphere.
Kintamani is beautifully seen at the
day time around 10:00 am until 15:00 pm especially having fine weather
where entire Kintamani area will be able to be seen clearly. Generally,
all tourists who pay a visit to this place will arrive in the day time
where they can enjoy the panorama or enjoy the lunch in the local
restaurant with lake view. Mostly restaurants at Kintamani generally own
very beautiful view where tourist merging into their lunch in this
restaurant and meanwhile enjoy the panorama.
Kintamani is located in Kintamani sub
district, Bangli Regency and about 50 km from Denpasar Town or about 2
hours by car. All roads are generally in good condition to access to
this place. The fog will descend and blanket entire area of Kintamani
with cold temperature in particular at late afternoon until the whole of
night. The most amazing panorama at Kintamani can be seen in the
morning time, when the sunrise emerges on the surface of earth precisely
on the mount Batur .
Tanah Lot Temple
Is located in coastal side of Beraban
countryside, Kediri sub district and Tabanan Regency. It is situated in
30 Km 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. 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.
In Tanah Lot, you could watch Kecak
Dance every night. Because it start from 7.00PM, you can watch most
beautiful sunset from 6.00 – 6.30PM. Entrance fee IDR 50,000 /person.
(There is a possibility that performance will cancel without notice due
to the weather or fate). You can’t see Tanah Lot from stage seat, but
background are ocean, you can watching while sound of wave.
Story is based on Ramayana, Rince Rama and Prices Shita story. Although
few dancers in this group, those characters very funny sunch as white
monkey “Hanoman” or demon king “Rahwana”. Not only adult, children
enjoy, too.
Dreamland Beach
Dreamland Beach is a beach located on
the Bukit peninsula, on the island of Bali, Indonesia. The beach
provides basic accommodation and cafes for surfers and day-trippers. One
of the most beautiful beaches on the island, it is also renowned for
its dangerous shore break. It is the site of the failed Pecatu Graha
development, planned by Tommy Suharto, the youngest son of the former
president Suharto. As of 2008 this is an active building site with all
the previous Warongs having been leveled for a hotel complex.
Uluwatu Temple
Uluwatu Temple is a Hindu temple set on
the cliff bank in south part of Bali Peninsula. It is one of Sad
Kahyangan Temple in Bali (six big groups of Bali Temples), located in
Pecatu Village, Sub district of South Kuta, and Badung Regency or about
25 Km southerly part of Denpasar town. It is situated on the coral reef
sordid to sea about 80 meters above the sea level. It is featured by a
small dry forest which is mostly called by Alas Kekeran (interdict
forest) which is belong to the temple and dwelt by a lot of monkeys and
other animal. Name of Uluwatu was come from the word Ulu meaning the
head and Watu meaning stone. Therefore Uluwatu Temple mean the temple
built in tip of coral reef.
In Uluwatu Temple, you could watch Kecak Dance every day start from 6.00PM. Entrance fee IDR 70,000 /person. (There is a possibility that performance will cancel without notice due to the weather or fate).Story is based on Ramayana, Rince Rama and Prices Shita story. Althought
few dancers in this group, those characters very funny sunch as white
monkey “Hanoman” or demon king “Rahwana”. Not only adult, children
enjoy, too.
Tirta Gangga
is a beautiful park with the huge water
fountain and wide pond located at Abang Sub-district, Karangasem Regency
in east part of Bali. Tirta Gangga Park is built in the year of 1948 by
the Karangasem King of Anak Agung Agung Angluerah Ketut Karangasem.
Before this park is found, there is big wellspring found in this area
which the local society believe that this water come from the land is
holy spring therefore they call this place is Embukan means wellspring.
According to the local believe that this wellspring functioning as a
bath place for the god and also used as drinking water for the local
community from the nearest village. Therefore this wellspring is
sacrificed by local people and keeps the park naturally. The King of
Karangasem has got an idea to improve this park into a good looking and
nowadays, it becomes one of the famous tourist destinations in east part
of Bali. Tirta Gangga is strategically located beside of the main
strait from Karangasem to Singaraja Town and it is just 20 minutes from
the local town or 2 hours and 15 minutes from Denpasar Town.
Jatiluwih Rice Terrace View
is a favorite tourist destination in
Bali famous with the beautiful rice terrace unfolding from the foot of
mountain until the coastal side. It is one of places to visit in Bali
with the beautiful view as according to its name from Jati and luwih,
where Jati mean really and Luwih meaning especial, good, and beautiful
or the equivalent. The local paddies are planted in this place look
typically of the high relative size plant if it is compared with other
pre-eminent paddy planted by most farmers in Bali . Despitefully,
Jatiluwih also famous with its organic agriculture system due to the
location is located in the in the plateau of Watukaru Mount which is
suitable for the agriculture development.
Jatiluwih is surrounded by cool atmosphere because it is located in the
height of 700 meters above sea level. Besides its nature potency,
Jatiluwih is also saving the cultural potency, especially history of the
Petali Temple existence that is related to the power of Ida Dalem
Waturenggong King in Keraton Gelgel (1460 – 1552). The distance from
Denpasar to Jatiluwih is about 48 km and it is situated in upstate of
Tabanan town (28 Km). The road to this place has been progressively
improved so that motor vehicle can enter from east side through Pacung
Village and go to Jatiluwih and also from the west side from Watukaru
Temple pass to Jatiluwih. Jatiluwih is many visited by tourist from
local and foreign countries who want to enjoy the cold atmosphere and
beautiful panorama of rice terrace. Jatiluwih as a nature tourist
destination in Bali which has been recognized since Dutch colonial build
the Security Headquarter and until now the local residents conceives
with the Dutch Tangs. Indonesian government has assigned the Jatiluwih
to be a Tourist Destination Village because of this potency.
Other Unique;
Jatiluwih also keep the unique religious ceremony attraction which is
famous know as Patirtaan in Petali Temple on Wednesday Kliwon Ugu (Based
on Balinese Calendar). The local residents believe that Petali Temple
is a worship center of The Hyang Widhi Wasa (the God) as agriculture
power. Beside of Petali Temple , there is also Pucak Rsi Temple is
located in this area. As a tourist object, Jatiluwih provides the public
facilities like parking area, toilet, resting bale and Wantilan for
tourist who is enjoying the beautiful panorama. Some restaurants have
been built to serve the food and beverage. Watukaru Tour is an exciting
tour to visit Watukaru Temple and other tourist destinations like
Jatiluwih.
Ubud Village
Ubud Village is a traditional village
supervising 13 Banjar (group of community) and 6 custom countryside. It
is located in Ubud sub district, Gianyar Regency and about 20 km from
Denpasar Town. Ubud Vilage can be reached within 30 minutes or 15
minutes from Gianyar Town and this place is situated in the high land
about 300 meter above sea level. Ubud is surrounded by the good
temperature compare with other regions in Bali where the temperatures
are relative cool that is ideally for everyone to stay in this beautiful
place. This village is occupied 9.800 peoples which most of them are
Hindu. They able to keep the environment naturally so that way this
place usually used by many tourist/people/actors to get the art
inspiration. Ubud Village is also well known as a culture village where
we easily find the local community presenting traditional cultures from
the ritual up to the traditional dance performances. This village own
the rich culture with the history heritage of all big actors, especially
all famous artists. 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 painters because the
existence of the cooperation between Tjokorda Gede Agung Sukawati and
Rudolf Bonnet to form the Pita Maha. Pita Maha represent a place to
discuss the artistic growth and problem paint, and also to compare mind
to each other and introducing result of art which they own.
Jimbaran Beach
Jimbaran is a fishing village and
tourist resort in Bali, Indonesia. Located just at the south of Ngurah
Rai International Airport, the beach is cluttered with seafood
restaurants and some of the finest luxury hotels in the world, including
the five-star Intercontinental Hotel Bali. Tourism in Jimbaran has
increased rapidly that has boosted local economy, but it suffered by the
2005 Bali bombings where the bomb exploded in one of the restaurants in
Jimbaran. It is administered under Kuta South District along with Nusa
Dua peninsula. Jimbaran lies on the ‘neck’ of the southern peninsula in
Bali and is widely known for the fresh seafood kiosks that are scattered
along the beach. Diners select the live seafood that they wish to eat,
and it is immediately prepared, generally grilled over a fire of coconut
husks rather than charcoal.
Sidemen Village
One of the greatest place in Bali that has strong spiritual aura is
Sidemen Valley that located at Karangasem East Bali regency. Many
temples of Hindu Bali, the majority religion of Balinese people, located
in this village. This village located at the valley, surround of many
hill and most of the area is a paddy fields that irrigate by Subak, the
Balinese traditional water system for rice field. The housing area
separated with the field area, the housing area located at the right
side from the road, and the field area located at the left side, that
make this village very unique. The area is famous for stunning scenery,
and a simple, traditional way of life. Sidemen village has produced
masters of Balinese literature and Hindu theology, as well as
generations of skillful weavers. For decades, or perhaps millennium,
Sidemen has also served as a secluded heaven for the world-weary. It
just severall homestay and hotel in this village, but you will not find
difficulties for get accomodation for travel around this beautifull
village. Many tourist, painter, and student from around the world has
come to this village every year. In Sidemen you will find your place,
get the absolute tranquility here.
Blue Lagoon
Fantastic diving, snorkeling and lazing at Blue Lagoon Beach Padang Bai.
