Palces Of Interest In Bali

Bali doesn’t extend beyond the tourist leaflet: idyllic tropical beaches, lush green forest and happy islanders who work and play in childlike innocence. This vision of paradise has been turned into a commodity for the tens of thousands of western tourists who flood into Bali’s Kuta Beach, Tanah Lot, Kintamani, Ubud Village, Besakih Temple, Bedugul etc.

In actual fact the tourist trade is only a peripheral thing; awy from the commercial traps of the southern beaches you can still find Bali’s soul, towards the mountain where it has always been. It is there you will find rice paddies tripping down hillsides like giant steps, holy mountains reaching up through the clouds and dense tropical jungle. And it is there you’ll discover the extraordinary resilience of the Balinese people and their culture

Tabanan Regency

Tanah Lot Temple Tanah Lot is one of the tourist attractions in Bali the most visited by tourists, both domestic and foreign wiatawan, land lot has a special attraction in the eyes of the tourists, one of the most prominent temples in the middle of the ocean there. Go it alone in the morning or afternoon arrived there pesoina incredible natural beauty, at sunset or sunrise at noon. at Tanah Lot is also a lot arshop - arshop providing typical bali handicrafts, souvenirs, restaurant with a seafood menu seductive clothing store that sells t-shirts with the word or words - words that are funny, you can invite your heart to come back again visiting land lots.

Taman Ayun Temple Taman Ayun temple is a mother (Paibon) for the Kingdom of Mengwi, in Bali. Surrounded by fish ponds so that at the time in this place as if it were in the middle of the lake, built in the 17th century (supposedly built in 1634) by the first king of the Kingdom of Mengwi Tjokerda Way Blambangan with architects from china. Originally the temple was founded by the then available pura2 distance is too far to reach by public Mengwi. Location of Taman Ayun Temple is in the Village Mengwi Badung regency, Bali, located approximately 18 Kilometers north direction Kuta.

Bedugul / Ulundanu Temple 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.

Jatiluwih Rice Terrace Jatiluwih is approximately 20 km from Tabanan, the road climbs up high into the hills to a small village named Jatiluwih at a height of 850 meters above sea level. The view here is one of the finest imaginable: Bali's terrace paddy fields stretch in endless contours over hills and valleys as far as the eye can see. Perched on slopes of Mount Batukaru, Jati Luwih is a mountain village and famed for its magnificent landscapes. The whole landscape of the southern Bali can be seen from this area. Its name means 'truly marvelous' and the view truly is as it encompasses a huge region of Southern Bali.

Alas Kedaton Bali 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 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

Yeh Panas ( Hot Spring Water ) Tabanan 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.

Denpasar Regency

Kuta Beach kuta bali is the first city in the tourist center in use, until now kuta became the first tourist destination that you want to go by the tourists, because there are many hotels, villas, shopping places and also the main Kuta beach itself.

Garuda Wisnu Kencana Designed and built by Nyoman Nuarta, one of Indonesia’s foremost modern sculptor, the Garuda Wisnu Kencana statue or GWK and its pedestal building will be standing 150 meters tall with its wings span 64 meters across. Made from more than 4000 tons of copper and brass, the statue is picturing Lord Wisnu, as the source of wisdom, riding on the back of the mythical bird Garuda as the manifestation of conscience toward Amerta, the perennial goodness.

Tanjung Benoa Beach Tanjung Benoa, located neighboring the Nusa Dua tourist area proved to have a unique charm. In the midst of the calm ocean at this beach, it was a blessing. This place is the visit of foreign tourists who want to play water games.

Uluwatu ( Bukit Peninsula ) On the southernmost Peninsula of Bali the Towering tableland of Bukit, which drops dramatically into the sea at the sheer or Uluwatu. This rock is believed to be the metamorphosed ship of Dewi Danu, goddess of the water, and did the wandering Hindu Saint choose the place. Sang Hyang Nirartha, to achieve moksa, or oneness with the godhead, and end his life on earth.

Denpasar City In Denpasar, ethnic homogeneity is a thing of the fat. Non - Balinese now make up around 30 % of the city population. There are several Javanese Kampung, Chinese and Arab/Punjabi area. The Muslim call to prayer, the rumble of the Beleganjur Orchestra and the person's sermon represent just some of the sound in the Denpasar day. This Variety has important cultural consequences. The Indonesia language is increasingly taking over from Balinese in daily communication.

JagatNata Temple Pura Jakatnatha is the east side of Puputan plaza, and is beside the Bali museum. Puputan plaza is at the center of Denpasar that is state capital in Bali. Pura Jakatnatha is a temple of the biggest Hinduism in Denpasar. The surrounding of Puputan plaza has become burnt ruins because of the fight with a Dutch army. Afterwards, land duels such as Islamite's mosques and Christian's churches happened in this place that was the heartland of the town. However, the land was formally given from Bali state governor to Bali Hindu's people, in 1960. And, it is a start of this temple to have built one small shrine in this place. The number of worshippers increased every year, construction started formally as Pura Jagatnatha in 1967, and in completed it in 1973.

Nusa Dua Beach Nusa Dua is an elite resort area with international five star hotels and resorts existing on the costal side in south part of Bali. It is located in Badung Regency and about 25 minutes drive from Bali's International airport. Nusa Dua with 350 ha size is the sample luxury resort area and one of best tourism places in the world. In fact, the name of Nusa Dua is coming from two small islands located in the south part of Bali Island (Nusa mean the island and Dua mean two) that is dissociated with the white sand.

Sanur Beach Sanur Beach is first time introduced by Belgium artist called A.J. Le Mayeur and his wife named Ni Polok which remains in Sanur since year 1937. He has performed his own masterpiece painting exhibition and start introduces Sanur as a tourist place in Bali. In south-east side, we can see the bunch of Nusa Penida Island and eastside we can see beautiful panorama of Bali strait with its Agung Mount as a backdrop. The tropical atmosphere sweep entire of Sanur Beach that makes it as an ideal place for relaxation. It is also blessed by the breathtaking view of sunrise that one is the fascination for tourist to visit and stay in this place.

Art Center Bali Art Center or Cultural Park is a building that was established with the aim of staging arts and especially the development of Balinese art. Area Art Center is located in the center of Denpasar city, exactly in the Nusa Indah with an area of approximately 5 hectares approximately. When we use a motor vehicle, mileage towards Art Center and it took about 60 minutes, and approximately 15 km drive from Bali's Ngurah Rai Airport.

Gianyar Regency

Celuk Village 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.

Goa Gajah The following information about the places / attractions Pura Goa Gajah is one of tourist attraction in Bali, located in the village of Bedulu, Blahbatuh, Gianyar, Bali, Bali is the center of the kingdom of Kuna, and one of the heritage sites on earth archipelago, Goa Gajah more appropriate called the temple, but because it is shaped cave, then called Goa Gajah. The distance from Denpasar Approx 26 Km. There's no art stalls and eating house.

Tegalalang Tegalalang village is famous with rice terrace, but now on the way go to tegalalang village both side of the road you find many shops with selling woodcarving. The first example of Balinese landscape is the rice-field. This is a typical scene in Bali. The terraced rice-field is typical of the beauty of the Balinese countryside. Note the harmony of colors, the vivid green of the coconut groves and the pale blue of the sky. Wet rice agriculture (sawah) is the basic and most important activity of Balinese life; Rice is the major crop and the staple food.

Tampak Siring Tegalalang is village located on the north-south road from Kintamani and Ubud. Driving along this stretch you will have no doubt you are in Tegalalang because of the abundance in wooden carvings that are displayed along the road.

Monkey Forest North of Denpasar stands the monkey forest of Bukit Sari. It is featured, so the Balinese say, in the Ramayana. To Kill the evil Rahwana, King of Lanka, Hanuman had to crush him between two halves of Mahameru, the holy mountain. Rahwana who could not be destroyed on the earth or in the air, would thus be squeezed between the two. On his way to performing this task Hanuman dropped a piece of the mountain here, Complete with a band of Monkey.

Ubud Village located one hour by road from the southern part of Bali and is part of the Gianyar regency. Ubud is a remarkable village in the central part of the island of Bali and surrounded by forms of Balinese culture, museums and art galleries. The pulse Ubud community life can not be separated from art. Therefore, here there are many art galleries, as well as the arena music and dance performances are held alternately every night in all corners of the village. Here is the perfect place to learn and explore Balinese traditional activities such as cooking, carving, painting, dancing and making offerings.

Ubud Market ( Sukawati )