Bali the dewata island

Island of the thousand temple

Bali is not a large island: you will easily surround the island of Bali in just a few hours. but in Bali, the island with a thousand temples and all the luxury and beauty, will make you feel at home and stay or visit a few days in each region of the island.

take a moment to look at all the temples and all the cultural attractions on the island. landscapes and images of daily life on this island is something we can not miss on the way, it was part of the overall beauty that is in Bali. Best of all is to turn the corner and found the ceremonial procession, the entire population of a village, will be the best dressed and closed roads to perform their ceremonial procession. Temples, palaces and other buildings, but the exotic or exquisit, only really came to life when they are filled with busyness ceremonies and festival. Whe have selected some of the attractions of the most interesting and important, but to truly appreciate and absorb what you see, we suggest you relax and enjoy the site.

HOW TO REACH BALI ISLAND?

Bali island located in the middle of indonesia, the island of Bali has an international airport which receives flights from abroad. you can go directly to the Bali from your country or you can enter from jakarta which is the state capital and then use a domestic flight to Bali. If you want to enjoy the land and sea transportation you have alternative, from Jakarta to Surabaya you can use the train then continued to use the bus headed to Bali, a trip from Jakarta to Bali takes 30 hours.

WHERE TO GO?

1. Sanur

Shouteast of denpasar, bali’s capital, is sanur. In atmosphere, sanur falls somewhere between noisy kuta and secluded Nusa Dua. Half –hidden by tropical gardens and foliage, many of sanur,s hotel are small in scale and face the pleasant, sandy beach. The water is generally calm, protected from waves and undercurrents by an outlying coral reef. At high tide, the swimming is wonderfull, but at low tide, the water dips to knee or waist level, and wading is the only activity possible.

Just inland, pararell to the beach, sanur looks at first nothing more than a long strip of souvenir shops, clothing boutiques and restaurants. But take a walk long some of the lanes leading off the main road, Jalan Tanjung Sari, or beyond the impatient traffic of the bypass (jalan bypass) and you will find traditional life still going on as if tourism had never happened. Many small Indonesian and seafood restaurant on the street are pleasant; one or two are outstanding.

Only short walk north along the shore from the 10 storey Inna Grand Bali Beach Hotel is the Le mayeur Museum (Tue-Sun 8am-2pm; charge), once the house of the Belgian painter, Adrien Jean Le Mayeur. He came to Bali in 1932 and stayed to marry the beautiful Ni Polok, who had been a well-known legong dancer before retiting to teach dance. In its day, the garden with it pond and satues was open on the seaward side; now it is enclosed. The out side of the house is covered with stone carving, while the interior is a gallery os sculpture collected by Le Mayeur. The wall are hung with his own paintings: European Landscapes, Balinese scenes and studies of dancers, mostly Ni Polok. When Le Mayeur past away in 1958, the house was turned into a museum.

At the southern end of Sanur Beach, near the Sanur Beach Hotel, the sign point to Pura Belanjong. It’s only a short walk, but few people find their way to this old temple, which is deserted unless there’s a ceremony.

2. NUSA LEMBONGAN

Near the small harbour at this end of sanur beach you can find motorised “perahu” (outtringger boats) to take you to Nusa Lembongan, an island 17 km (11 miles) offshore to the east, which is noted for its good surfing and snorkelling.

3. KUTA

The most famous stretch of beach in Bali forms the western shore of a narrow neck of land just north of the airport. After travellers in the 1960s discovered that they could enjoy a back-to-nature existence here at minimal cost, they gathered in increasing numbers. Tales ere told in Australia about the “perfect wave”, and Kuta became every surfer’s dream destination. Once a poor fishing village and wasteland believed to be inhabited by bad spirits, by the 1980s it was transformed into a frenetic scene, fuelled by alcohol and, for a while, illegal drugs. Today, the drugs is disappeared.

Kuta, and its progressively upscale neighbours to the north – Legian, Seminyak and Kerobokan (as well as Tuban, to the south) – provide an enormouse selection of hotel, restaurants and shop. You’ll find some of the best italian, French, vegetarian, greek, Spanish, Moroccan, Japanese, Korean, Indian, and Indonesian restaurants on the island, as well as some of the best shops for craft from other islands, fashion, locally produced ikat cloth, and casual Bali-style beach clothing.

The beach is the real reason to be here, and even though you won’t escape the hawkers, it’s a rest cure after the bustle of town. Swim only between the flags, where lifeguards keep watch: the undertow and currents can be hazardous. At sunset, golden light reflects off the sea and local people come out to stroll or paddle in the shallows. Young men play soccer on the sand or join the tourists in a volleyballl game. While the eager beach masseuses rustlle up new wave of bussiness. Come nightfall, new choice beckon. You can inspect Bali’s selection shops, pick a restaurant, go on a pub cawl, or wait for midnight when the club get into gear

Tuban, Legian and Seminyak

Kuta Beach can mean the small area arround the original village, or the whole coast stretching from the airport nort to Legian and beyond. Kuta’s neigbours are developing separate identities. Tuban Beach to the south has many big hotels, a huge shopping mall and waterpark with waterslides and swimming pool, attractingfamilies and groups. The beach has calmer water and streets are quieter; however, sea pollution can sometimes be problem here.

Adjoining Kuta to the north, Legian at first seems like more of the same, with big concentration of places to eat,drink,dances and sleep along Jalan Melasti, Jalan Yudhistira and Jalan Legian it self. Sunrise is an idyllic time to be on Legian Beach. Surfers are out at the first light of dawn and runners pac the water’s edg.

4. SEMINYAK

A little further north is hip-and-vibrant Seminyak,which boasts the trendiest boutiques and homeware store’s on the island, along with highest concentration of independent fine-dinnings restaurants, and a wide choice of bars, nightclubs, spas, stylish hotel and sumptous holiday rental villas. The atmosphere is much more sophisticated then Kuta and the beach is quiter during the day. The pulsating night life and luxurious accomodation draw of fashionable crowd of people, especially Europeans. Nowhere, in recent years has the up market development of Bali been more evident than here.

Check out Jalan Laksamana and Jalan Abimayu. The former street is home to dozens of restaurants, which serve all kind cuisines, well along the latter you will find a string of live music bars, gay bars and clubs. There are also some chic home furnishing and decor stores along Jalan Raya Seminyak.

North again, surfers find their way to Canggu Beach by way of narrow roads through the rice fields. This is now a developing area with many luxury villas.

Bukit Badung and Nusa Dua

Refered to simply as Bukit (hill) by the ballinese, the penninsula south of the airport is almost a separated island. Most of it is a windswept limestone plateau, entirely unlike the rest of southern Bali. Too dry for rice, its rocky soil is used to grow beans, cassava and peanut. The dramatic coastline is pounded by Balli’s most challenging surf and, in the early 1970s, those in search of the perfect wave discovered some thrilling breaks, hidden coves and golden sand beaches. At the time there was almost no infrastructure. Now,the most exclusive destination on the island, the Bukit presents some of Balli’s most glamours villas and boutique hotels as well as the New Kuta Golf Course at Pecatu.

5. NUSA DUA

On the eastern side of the peninnsulla is Nusa Dua. A tourist enclave of wide paved lanes and manicureds gardens, and the “Bali Collection”-a shoppping mall and restaurant complex to support the many five star resorts. Here, the outside world including event the everyday Ballinese world is excluded. As at Sanur, when the tied is out, the water is too low for swimming, but most Nusa Dua hotels have vast swimming pools . there is little traffic or noise and no hassle from hawkers in this ribbon wrapped hotel zone.

6. TANJUNG BENOA

Jutting into the bay, north of Nusa Dua, lies Tanjung Benoa, a slender, 5km (3mile) long peninnsula, which points like a finger towards Benoa Harbour. On the tip, the village of Benoa was once a bustling trading port, but today the area is a water sport arena of jet sky, motorboat, divings centers bars and hotels, including the prestigious Conrad Resort.

Don’t confused Tanjung Benoa with Benoa Port, which is located on the opposite side of the muddy inlet known as Benoa Harbour. Reached from the Sanur Kuta road by the along causeway, the harbour is used by cargo ships, day cruisers, cruise ships, flying boat and the fast boat ferry services. There is a charge if you wish to drive along the causeway to the jetty, but there is no reason for going to the end unless you plan to take cruise to Nusa Lembongan or a deep sea fishing trip.

7. JIMBARAN BEACH

Jimbaran Beach is a great arc of sand facing a sheltered bay south of the airport, shared by an increasing number of resorts and hotels, and what was once a sleepy fishing village. The golden sand beach,however, remains relaxed an peaceful and due to an offshore coral reef, the sea is generraly save for swimming. What makes Jimbaran realloy famous is its fresh fish, traded daily nearby Kedonganan fish market. At sunset,the west-facing beach becomes a major attraction when bus loads of visitors come to partake in the seafood feasts served up in the many beachfront cafes.

8. PURA LUHUR ULUWATU

An 11th-century Hindu temple balanced on the veryedge of the perpendicular cliffs,some 70m (230ft) above the ocean. The area around the temple is inhabitted by a band of mischievous monkeys, who snatch tourists’ unguarded items, so don’t wear a hat, sunglasses, dangling earrings or anything else that can be yanked away from you. A kecak Ballinese-Dance performance takes place daily here at 6pm.