Lovina Beach

Area Wisata Lovina is area wisata with his area center located in Desa Kalibukbuk 10 km westside Kota Singaraja. Fascination the core important is coast with calm sea-water, blackish chromatic sand, rock go out to sea with tropical fishs.

Because nature of his sea is calm, lovina is very suited for recreation irrigate be like diving, snorkling, swim, fishing rod, sail, oar or just bathing in sea-water. Beside the fascination, can be noted here, is the existence of porpoise in him genuiness habitat. This porpoise the amount of hims hundreds of / visible in morning, more or less 1 offshore km, by using traditional fisherman service.

Baris Dance 1930

Uluwatu Temple

In back part most Bukit, there are a Pura Sad Kahyangan as prop one of 9 wind eye direction is namely Pura Luhur Uluwatu. This gate is woke up, perch right accross of sordid reef to sea with remarkable view respect him, particularly the sun moment start downhill gloomy in west horizon.

Uluwatu temple is first of all weared as place to worship a incoming holy priest at century to 11, so called Empu Kuturan. downhill he of teaching Desa Adat with all regulations of its discipline. The temple the next is also weared for worship Pendeta the next holy Dang Hyang Nirartha, incoming to Bali in year-end 1550 and terminate holy journey of him with Moksah / Ngeluhur in place this. Hereinafter with that word is weared equip the name Pura namely Pura Luhur Uluwatu.

Amed

Amed is just a 2 hour drive from the airport and Kuta. The road follows the east coast, through the terraced rice fields of Tirta Ganga.

Amed expand as one of the obyek wisata maritime and is primadona for foreign countries tourist and nusantara. Located in Desa Purwakerti, Kecamatan Abang, apart approximately 19 km from Kota Amlapura – capital of regency –, 12 km from Tulamben, 33 km from obyek wisata Candidasa, and ± 78 km from Kota Denpasar. Obyek wisata this included in development of tourism area Tulamben.
Especial fascination obyek wisata this is natural panorama under the sea menyimpan potency of beauty of terumbu compose with multifarious of decorative fish type manner. Existence terumbu the rock still genuiness is is fixed strived the continuation of it with life of fisherman and activity making of traditional salt by local society also become the separate fascination.
From obyek wisata Amed we can reach obyek wisata Taman Soekasada Ujung with travelled distance approximately 1,5 hour of the duration through path pass by quickly the east by passing the bank lip tip of east Pulau Bali owning the exotic view alongside journey. View of free sea with row tens of boat or jukung fisherman become the fascination will not fall into oblivion with merger hilly panorama. In place this woke up many villa and other lodging and also hotel accomodation which offer the immeasurable facility.


Amed Beach East Bali is everything you dreamed it would be a rare and special paradise of outstanding exotic beauty, vibrant culture and friendly people. Here you can finally find peace and quiet, enjoy great food and take advantage of comfortable and inexpensive accommodation. From the beach, Amed offers an excellent site for training dives. It has a flat bottom lagoon for instruction and a coral reef only 5 minutes swim away. This location is highly recommended for introductory dives. By boat, Amed has a nice wall dive just a few minutes away. It is a fun, easy dive for everyone. Snorkeling and diving off the black-sand beaches here is exceptional, the variety and numbers of fish on display are among the best on Bali and the water temperature is a constant 28 degrees. Schools of cardinal fish, triggerfish, black snappers, pyramid butterflies, banner fish, and damselfish can be seen on the sand slopes, while table corals, big fan gorgonians, and magnificent stag horn Acropora and Dendronephthya trees, dense growths of sponges, crinoids, and sea fans are commonly found within 20 meters of shore. Cemuluk, on a protected bay, is an ideal place to begin snorkeling. Four kilometres further south along the coast is Banyuning, where there's a small wreck and some of the most beautiful coral gardens to be seen anywhere in the Lesser Sundas. The water is a little deeper here and sometimes there is a slight swell, so this area suits people with experience.

Ayung Rafting

River Ayung emit a stream of in east periphery Kabupaten Badung and at the same time is frontier with Kabupaten Gianyar. the River pate;upstream early around Gunung Kintamani and have estuary to is along the beach Padanggalak, Sanur. River Ayung is longest river and have the big water debit in Bali. Rafting in river is is first time introduced by the tourist because is very liked. Recently, from river west shares Ayung also there are some organizers of activity rafting professional and they leave from some different places be like : KUD PETANG, leave from Banjar Buangga - Countryside Petang, Green Antap Valley leave from Banjar Antap, and Adventure rafting leave from Banjar Sangut, Desa Carangsari.

Follow the experience berafting from river west shares Ayung give impression very amaze, because beside ford the river barricade, also can enjoy authenticity of nature with beauty of his which still purification alternated dg animal appearance - small animal as long as river be like other and black bat. Berrafting from this area is balmy and peaceful because handled by professional energy, with equipments and medium is with quality international standard.

Goa Lawah Temple

Lawah mean the bat. In Bali Pura Goa Lawah is Pura to worship God as Dewa Laut. Gate Goa Lawah in Desa Pesinggahan Kecamatan Dawan, Klungkung this is as center Pura Segara ( sea pura) in Bali to worship God as Dewa Laut. In Lontar Prekempa Gunung Agung narrated Dewa Siwa delegate Sang Hyang Tri Murti to save the earth. Deity Brahma downwards transform to become Naga Ananta Bhoga. Deity Wisnu transform as Naga Basuki. Deity Iswara become Naga Taksaka. Fragon Basuki incarnation Dewa Wisnu that his head to movement sea samudara so that condensing menajdi overcast. Its tail become the mount and sisik its tail become pohon-pohonan the closeness in forest. Lead Naga Basuki that is what symbol with Pura Goa Lawah and its tail boost high as Gunung Agung. Center its tail that in Pura Goa Raja, one of the Pura in complex Pura Besakih. In consequence at former epoch goa in Pura Goa Raja that it is said penetrate to Pura Goa Lawah.

Ulun Danu Temple

Pura Ulun Danu Beratan located in countryside Candi Kuning, Kecamatan Baturiti, Kabupaten Tabanan. Its distance from town Denpasar about 50 km is northwards follow the roadway Denpasar – Singaraja. The Pura reside in the lakeside Beratan, him name taken away from the above lake of name Pura the is founded that is Danu Beratan.

The history Pura Ulun Danu Beratan knowable pursuant to archaeology data and the history data there are in papyrus chronicle Mengwi.
Data Arkeologi. In front of left overleaf of Pura Ulun Danu Beratan there are a sarkopagus and a stone board, what come from a period of/to tradition megalitik, about 500 SM. Both artefak the is now placed by each above Babaturan ( terrace;core). Can be estimated that location where do Pura Ulun Danu Beratan compose, have been used as the place to execute activity ritual since era megalitik.

Throw Babad Mengwi implicit to elaborately that I Gusti Agung Putu as founder of empire Mengwi found Pura in periphery Danau Beratan, before he found Pura Taman Ayun. In the papyrus is not mentioned when do he found Pura Ulun Danu Beratan, but which there are in papyrus is founding Pura Taman Ayun which is his ceremony is executed on Anggara Kliwon Medangsia year Saka Sad Bhuta Yaksa Dewa that is year caka 1556 ( 1634 M). Berdasarka the breakdown of in papyrus Babad Mengwi the knowable that Pura Ulun Danu Beratan founded by before year saka 1556, by I Gusti Agung Putu. Semenjak founding of Pura tesebut famous of empire Mengwi, and I Gusti Agung Putu dubbed by his people “ I Gusti Agung Sakti”.
Pura Ulun Danu Beratan consist of 4 komplek Pura that is:
Pura Lingga Petak, Pura Penataran Pucak Mangu, Pura Terate Bang, and Pura Dalem Purwa function to worship God supremacy in manifestasinya as Dewa Tri Murti, to request the fertility award, prosperity, prosperity of human and make everlasting of universe.

Besakih Temple

Pura Besakih or Besakih Temple is a complex the Pura located in Desa Besakih, Kecamatan Rendang Kabupaten Karangasem, Bali, Indonesia. and reside in the bevel westside energy Gunung Agung. Apart from Kota Denpasar to reach this place apart around 25 km northwards from Kota Semarapura Kabupaten Klungkung.

On the way go to Pura Besakih pass the panorama Bukit Jambul which also is one of the obyek and fascination wisata Kabupaten Karangasem.
Situation Pura Besakih is intentionally selected in holy assumed countryside because his high situation, so-called Hulundang Basukih which then become Desa Besakih. Name of Besakih is taken away from Bahasa Sansekerta, wasuki or in Javanese Kuno basuki meaning to safe. Besides, name Pura Besakih constituted also by mithologi Naga Basuki as penyeimbang Gunung Mandara.
To the number of ommissions of epoch megalitik, be like borning, stone throne, terrace;core structure pyramid found in complex Pura Besakih indicate that as sanctified place likely Besakih come from the epoch is very old, far before existence of influence of Hinduism.
Komplek Pura Besakih consist of 18 Pura and 1 Pura Utama. Pura Besakih is centre of activities from entire/all Pura the in Bali. Among all pretending the included in complex Pura Besakih, Pura Penataran Agung is biggest Pura, many buildings pelinggihnya, many types upakaranya and is centering and all the Puras in Besakih. In Pura Penataran Agung there are 3 arca especial Tri Murti Brahma, Wisnu and Siwa is the epitomizing Dewa Pencipta, Dewa Pemelihara and Dewa Pelebur.

Complex Pura Besakih woke up pursuant to nature balance in concept Tri Hita Karana, that is harmonious relation, where his settlement is accomodated pursuant to wind eye direction so that his building structure can represent the nature as symbolism of existence of the balance.
Each wind eye direction referred by theX the field with power deity of so-called " Dewa Catur Lokapala" where middle field as his axis, fifth so that field dimanifestasikan become " Panca Dewata".











Building structure Pura Besakih pursuant to concept instruct the wind eye, is formulated as follows :

1. Pura Penataran Agung Besakih as field center in direction Tengah and is biggest Pura of the Pura group, which addressed to worship Dewa Çiwa;
2. Pura Gelap at Eastward to worship Dewa Içwara;











3. Pura Kiduling Kereteg at southward to worship Dewa Brahma;
4. Pura Ulun Kulkul at Western to worship Dewa Mahadewa;
5. Pura Batumadeg at North direction to worship Dewa Wisnu.

Taman Ujung

Apart from being a man well-versed in letters, the last king of karangasem, Anak Agung Anglurah Ketut, was also an assiduous builder of opulent pleasure palaces for his frequent excursions to the countryside with his wives and children. in fact, during his lifetime he built no less than three different "water palaces" at Ujung, Tirta Gangga and Jungutan respectively.

Ujung, 8 km to the south of Amlapura, is a small fishing, village with distinct Islamic and Hindu-Balinese quarters. The lavish palace complex here, a vast pool bordered by small pavilions with a massive stained glass and stucco bungalow in the center was completely destroyed by the eruption of mountain agung and subsequent earthquakes. little else but a few sculptures and portals remain, though there are plans afoot to restore the palace to its original condition as a tourist attraction

Bali Handara

The absolutely green in the lush high heartland of Bali at an altitude. Of 1.142 meters above the sea level which surrounded by rolling mountain, crater lakes and ancient forest, the course design is meant to blend the fairways and create a dramatic backdrop for tea shots and approaches. The deep blue sky, the air fresh, clear and the temperature average between 14 – 20 celcius degrees. It is rights comfortable golfing destination in Bali.
It features tall trees and flowers of riotous colour separating the fairway of this 18 holes championship course. Designed by Peter Thompson, Michael Wolferidge & associates, Bali Handara Kosaido CountryClub will make you feel a part of rich, sporty, and exotic nature.
Facilities : Japanese Traditional Bath, Locker Room, Tennie Court, Billiard

Kecak Dance

Attending a Kecak recital is a must for any visitor to Bali. It is a wondrous experience, and a window into the musical and artistic culture that make the Balinese a special people.
In the 1930's Wayan Limbak worked with German painter Walter Spies to create the Kecak from movements and themes in the traditional sanghyang exorcism ritual and the portions of the Ramayana. This collaboration between artists worked to create a dance that was both authentic to Balinese traditions but also palatable to Western tourist's narrow tastes at the time. Wayan Limbak popularized the dance by traveling throughout the world with Balinese performance groups. These travels have helped to make the Kecak famous throughout the world.

A troupe of over 150 bare-chested men serve as the chorus circling the flame at the centre where the dancer are performing.
The Kecak Dance tells the Indian story of Ramayana. Rama, a warrior and rightful hier to the throne of Ayodya, is exiled with his wife Sita to a faraway desert. There, an evil king spies Sita, falls in love with her, and sends a golden deer to lure Rama away. Sita is captured, and Rama rounds up his armies to defeat those of the evil king and rescue her. Rama is the man in green dancing in the center of the circle, the golden deer is in yellow in the back.
What makes the Kecak such a fascinating dance to watch are the fifty or so men in the checkered pants. They are both the choir and the props, providing the music for the story in a series of constant vocal chants that change with the mood of the actors. They don't sit still, either, they wave their arms to simulate fire, and reposition themselves around the stage to represent wind and fire, prison cells, and unseen hand of protection from the gods.

Gamelan Rindik

During these five fun filled days in tropical paradise you will learn how to play an enriching tune on Bamboo Rindik. This traditional instrument emits sweet, soothing sounds while the Balinese music style energizes your soul. Vibrating through your being, the pure bamboo tones resonate together creating healing energies. You will meet new and interesting people who will become your friends as you explore your talents together. This is a great opportunity to learn as we share our knowledge and culture of Bali with you.

The Rindik is made from bamboo, cut at various lengths providing different tones. It is traditionally played using two hands. Playing the Rindik will enable you to find a harmonious balance between the left and right side of your brain. Your left and right hands will leisurely beat different rhythms emanating the uplifting sounds. Nicky has a unique gift with helping you master this instrument with ease and joy.

Through this workshop you will learn about the integration of balance and peace and the development of harmony and serenity. Come to Shankari's Bali Retreat for this workshop and release the pressures of day-to-day life from your mind while your body and soul are revitalized. What an exciting get away!

Bali Island Of Thousand Temple

In Bali you will be find thousand temples because, Bali which been named as the Island of a thousand temples ( Pura ). A true paradise that is renowed world wide, Bali attracts and endlessstream of visitor because of a thousand reasons.

Temples is the place of the gods.

The surf scene is fantastic, the nightlife is exiting, the rice culture is filed with rituals, festivals and dances that area fascinating, sourronding seas offer many fabulous divesites, the spas are extremely rejuvenating, and the food is incribiblt exotic.

Bali, is sure to have the right type of hotels and villas, and other type of accommodation that you can choose from. Whether you are looking for an international hotel or more modest accommodation there is a great selection from which to choose.

Pic 1 : Besakih Temple ( Pura Besakih )
Pic 2 : Lempuyang Temple ( Pura Lempuyang )

Bali in Brief

Bali is part of the Republic of Indonesia. It is one of the country's 33 provinces with the provincial capital in Denpasar towards the south of the island. Bali is home to a population of over 3 million, the vast majority of which are Indonesia's small Hindu minority. Bali is also the largest tourist destination in the country and is renowned for its highly developed arts, including dance, sculpture, painting, leather, metalworking and music.

Bali lies between Java in the West and Lombok in the East. The island is 153 km long and 112 km wide (95 by 69 miles) with a surface area of 5,633 km². It is famous for its beautiful landscape. A chain of six volcanoes, between 1,350 meters and 3,014 meters high, stretches from west to east. There are lush tropical forests, pristine crater lakes, fast flowing rivers and deep ravines and picturesque rice terraces and fertile vegetable and fruit gardens cover its alluvial plains.

The island is surrounded by coral reefs. The beaches in the south tend to have white sand while those in the north and west have black and grey volcanic sand. Bali has two active volcanoes. Mount Agung, Bali’s highest peak, rises to an impressive height of 3,142 m (10,308 feet). It last erupted in March 1963. An eruption around 30,000 years ago, from Mount Batur, Bali’s second active volcano was recoded as of one of the largest known volcanic events on Earth. The mountainous region covers Bali from its centre to the eastern side of the island. It is due to this terrain that the roads tend to follow the crests of the ridges across the mountains and the coast.