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Bali - A place of timeless beauty and rich in culture!
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There is a legend told of an island east of Java. It was a beautiful island, but its fertile plains and palm fringed shores rocked and were unsteady. The gods conferred. They decided the answer lay in placing a mountain upon the island, to balance, calm and soothe it. And so they did.
Pura Ulun Dana at Danau Bratan Pura Tanah Lot Silhouetted at Sunset
Happiness then reigned on the island and all was at peace. The mountain was called Great Mountain - GUNUNG AGUNG & the island is Bali. "The Morning of the World", a magical island full of legends and mystical tales set amid the thousands of islands that are INDONESIA.
Bali is one of the 17,508 islands, which make up of the arch pelagic Republic of Indonesia. It is easily one of Indonesia's most popular tourist destinations known throughout the world as a paradise isle set in the southern seas with its story-book setting of sun-drenched beaches, rolling surf, rustic villages, fertile plains and sculptured rice terraces.
Bali is also graced by colorful temple festivals accompanied by spirited music and dance watched by the local populace, tourists, and the unseen gods from their dwelling places perched on majestic mountains. Located near the eastern-most tip of Java Island across the narrow Straits of Bali, this 'Isle of the Gods' is peopled by the friendly Balinese who are more exposed to international tourists than many people in other parts of Indonesia.
When to Go
Just considering the weather, the cooler dry season from April to October is the best time to visit Bali. The rest of the year is more humid, more cloudy and has more rainstorms, but you can still enjoy a holiday.
There are also distinct tourist seasons which affect the picture. The European summer holidays bring the biggest crowds - July, August and early September are busy. Accommodation can be tight in these months and prices are higher. Many Indonesians also visit Bali around Christmas. Outside these times Bali has surprisingly few tourists and there are plenty of empty hotel rooms and free tables in restaurants.
Balinese festivals, holidays and special celebrations occur all the time, so don't worry about timing your visit to coincide with local events. Just make some inquiries when you arrive and be prepared to travel around the island.
Events
The Galungan Festival, Bali's major feast, is held throughout the island and is an annual event in the wuku year. During this 10 day period all the gods come down to earth for the festivities and barongs (mythical lion-dog creatures) prance from temple to temple and village to village. The last and most important day of the festival is Kuningan. Galungan takes place in April and November in 1998 and in June in 1999.
Nyepi is the major festival of the saka year - it's the last day of the year, and usually falls towards the end of March or the beginning of April. The day before is set aside as a day of purification across the island. The night before, evil spirits are noisily chased away with cymbals, gongs, drums and flaming torches. On Nyepi itself, everyone stays quietly at home, making no noise, using no lights and doing no cooking. The idea is that when evil spirits descend, they are fooled into thinking that Bali is uninhabited and leave the island in peace for another year.
Tour
Half day tour visiting Werdhi Budaya Art Center, with its fine collection of Contemporary paintings and carving, The Bali's Musseum.
After that we go shopping in one of the supermarket or department store in Denpasar area. Also visiting Kumbasari and Badung market. A morning or afternoon tour to Tanah Lot is very important, to see a temple build on the top of the huge rock which is surrounded by the sea.
Ubud & Rice Terrace Tour
This tour starts by visiting Celuk the center of Gold and Silverworks, Batuan for traditional stone carving, Mas Village for its wood carving. At the end of the tour we will visit Ubud, the center of culture and paintings expressed in this village. Enroute we could see the amazing of rice field construction in Tegalalang.
Fire Dance (Kecak Dance)
This is a traditional dance of the locals, usually men. Through this dance, they pay their obeisance to the fire-god. Kecak dance will be performed on the stage for an hour in Batubulan. Afterwards we will visit Batik Painting Home Industry in Tohpati.
Volcano Kintamani Tour
A fully day tour to Lake Batur and Mount Batur. First visit to the performance of Barong and Keris dance at Kesiman or Batubulan for an hour. Next visit to Kemenuh -a wood carving home industry, Ubud-the artist village center of a good paintings, at the end visiting the worker of Silversmith and Goldsmith. While enjoying the beautiful Panorama and the active volcano Mount Batur, with it's giant crater lake, we will having lunch at Kintamani. On the way back we will visit Tampak Siring Palace, the holy spring temple Elephant Cave, the "T" shape of Trilingga and the statue of Ganesha - the one of Balinese God which have the head of an elephant and body of a human.
Kintamani Besakih Tour
Starting from Celuk to see the amazing home industry for Goldsmith and Silversmith, MasVillage of Wood Carving , continue to Bedulu for its Goa Gajah (Elephant Cave). Lunch will be held at Kintamani, where we can enjoy a very beautiful scenery mount Batur and Lake Batur. The last journey to Besakih, it is the greatest temple among all the temple in Bali. It is located in the slope of Mount Batur.
Bedugul Lake Beratan
A full day tour visiting Taman Ayu Temple. This used to be the temple of Royal Mengwi Kingdom. Bedugul is a cool mountain breeze resort. Located on the shore of Lake Beratan. In the center of the lake, there is a temple called Ulun Danu Temple. Lunch will be provided with Indonesian food at Bedugul. After having lunch, we will continue to.
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