Balinese Cycle of Life and Religious Events
Article by Brendon Mills
The Balinese Hindu’s respect for Life and Death is significant. This can be viewed by a variety of rituals these folks undertake. For example you can discover many rituals for the un-born infant, after the infant is born, adolescence, marriage, death, and even soon after death.Right after the seventh calendar month of being pregnant is the time for the “housing of the soul” or Magedong-gedongan ceremony. On the fifth or the seventh day soon after a infant is born, a ceremony for the separation of the umbilical cord (Kepus Pungsed) is held. One calendar month and 7 days soon after birth, a shrine is placed next to the infant’s cot with flower and banana offering to the Dewa Kumara deity, who will defend the infant, right up until its first tooth appears.At the age of the 3 months, the infant is permitted to contact the ground and is given a name. Each and every six months or 210 days, the infant will have an Otonan or a celebration of the infant’s birth day in accordance to the Balinese calendar in the Family temple. The Otonan ceremony is constantly held from birth right up until the infant reaches adulthood, marries and at times even right up until they die.The Mesangih or Metatah (a tooth filing ceremony) will take place during adolescence, at a time when sexual desire has attained its peak. The teeth symbolize the “animal” or the uncontrolled facet of humans. Balinese Demons constantly have long canine teeth. By filing the man or woman’s teeth, six enemies will be eliminated; lust, greed, anger, intoxication, confusion and jealously.The Balinese marriage ceremony, Manusa Yadnya, is preceded by an engagement or Mepadik during which the bride and groom romantically “elope” together. They are supported by a group of accomplices, who defend the bride and groom for the duration of their honeymoon. The marriage procession then follows in a more formal manner.The Ngaben (cremation ceremony) ritual is a reminder of cosmic symbolism of life. The casket tower is a representation of the cosmos; with the corpse in the middle, symbolizing its place between the spiritual and the human worlds. The sarcophagus, in which the body is burned, is a vehicle to take the soul away. The ashes are collected and taken to the sea. Right after the Nyekah rite, the soul is afterwards enshrined in the family temple and the deceased is now an ancestor, right up until the following reincarnation.This information is provided by The Elysian Bali Villas. “Bali is our Life” Enjoy your private luxury Bali villa rental with us.
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Some Suggestions to Reinforce the Identity of Traditional Houses
Article by Stewart Johnston
Basic materials will reinforce the identity of traditional houses. So, people who are interested in establishing a traditional house must be careful in selecting materials. Do not use the materials that obscure the concept of home.
The most important material is wood. Typically, traditional houses use hard wood that has high quality. The examples of hard woods include Borneo wood, Samarinda camphor, and also teak.
You should pay attention to the fact that wood is the main material in a traditional house. Therefore, if you want to build a traditional house, it is better to order the wood directly from its origin place. Take for example, if you want to build a typical house of Java, it is better to use teak from Wonosari.
It would be futile if the high quality material is not worked by skilled hands. For people who want to create a Balinese house, you should consider the use of architects and stylists of the original building in Bali. As the result, the concept of Bali becomes more sharp and vivid.
The design of the room should also be given special attention. It would be better if the wall, for example, remains plain and highlights the red brick to emphasize the ethnic impression. Use hardwood furniture in order to look durable and beautiful. Moreover, the addition of ornaments such as custom carpet, the sculptures of wood carvings, and classical vase can be selected. In this case, you do not need to use the original ornament, as long as the ornament you choose can match the theme of the room.
There is no harm to experiment around windows and doors. Custom ornaments, such as cloth or painting on doors and windows will highlight the natural impression of the room further. But, you should also pay attention to the space in the room. Houses with traditional nuance must look broad. Just store the decoration in the corner of the room and let your decorator furniture in the middle of the house.
Meanwhile, the home garden may contain stone ornaments such as statues or sculptures that are arranged interestingly. Elephant grass is very suitable as a rug in a traditional garden.
The traditional home owners also do not need to look for ethnic furniture. For people who have a limited budget, they can use modern materials, which are then coated with wood materials. For instance: walls of brick can be coated by wood.
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To get ethnic furniture, just add the carving art on the basic materials. To do that, used engraving machine is available for you. Meanwhile, photo engraving machine is for the personalization equipment. It is specially designed for picture and text engraving.
Heavenly Residence – Cliff Front Luxury Villa in Nusa Dua
Article by Florens Yessica
What is your idea of HEAVEN? Do you imagine peace and tranquility with a sparkle of romance?Now, imagine a place where all you can see within your sights is endless blue sky and crisp blue ocean.
Heavenly Residence
Perched on the cliff tops of Nusa Dua hills, Heavenly Residence is a collection of 3 privately owned villas, referred to as “the millionaire’s row of Bali.” The villas are just a 5 minute drive from the world renowned Nusa Dua Golf Club, but yet with barely a neighbor in site, you feel as if you are in your own private paradise, millions of miles from anywhere.
In the coming years, this will change due to the construction of seven 5* hotels in the vicinity. These hotels will be an extension of the present Nusa Dua hotel complex, the complex housing virtually all of the famous hotels.
Heavenly Residence is unique for both its’ situation, and its’ facilities. Firstly, it is a private villa residence as opposed to a hotel. The quality, furnishings, amenities and services however are often superior to those found in an International hotel or resort in Bali.
The situation is entirely unique, perched on the cliff edge, and it is difficult to visualize how the villa was actually constructed and where the concept came from. The villas go unnoticed from ground level, but are spectacular when viewed from the ocean. The result, unbeatable privacy combined with breathtaking views.
The Luxury Villas
VILLA “Oh my God”
With 4 bedrooms, this is the largest villa at Heavenly Residence. The villa is an architectural masterpiece which took over 18 months to build, with steps cascading down the cliff edge. The villa has been named OMG “Oh my God” as a result of the initial reaction of visitors on arrival, and their pure amazement. Not surprising considering the villa is 700 sq m (7,534 sq ft) and all that you can see on arrival is the endless Indian Ocean, with 180 degree panoramic views. the villa also boasts a 25m long infinity pool, with the water lapping over the cliff edge out to sea. The jacuzzi provides the perfect vantage point from where to relax and lap up your surroundings, watching the sea meet the horizon.
By the poolside, the villa boasts an ironwood sun deck and lawns, with equally spectacular views. The Villa has a capacity for up to 50 people, what could be a more perfect setting for a wedding, or glamorous event.The interior of “Oh my God” is equally stunning, with marble flooring and woven sea grass furniture. The villa is divided into what could be described as zones, each zone being identified by a varying clour of Thai silk. The games room for example is bronze, dining is charcoal, and lounge room blue.
The exotic villa also contains touches of Balinese culture, such as a 6m long abstract canvas in the lounge room, form Wayan Gabrig, a local artist.The white washed walls of the dining room remind us of the cliff edge on which we are set, accentuating the unique location of Heavenly Residence, the tropical coral fish tank bringing the ocean indoors to us.All four bedrooms are en-suite, marble furnished, and with Grohe taps and shower heads. A vast amount of mirrors are in place throughout the residence, giving an air of palatial spaciousness, as well as sea view from all possible angles.
Villa “O-WOW”
The second property does not lack the “wow” factor either, named again by the sheer amazement of guests on arrival. The villa is entered by a private lift from the underground car park that climbs the cliff face, and opens directly onto the garden. Style wise, it is more Javanese, with Borobudur- inspired lighting and carvings. The villa is again immense. 600 sq m ( 6,458 sq ft) and is equally as spacious as “Oh my God”
The design is a modern and minimalist interpretation of a Balinese compound, housing 3 bedrooms, all en suite, a studio – office, and in the landscaped grounds a pavilion can be found. As at “Oh my God” we find an infinity pool, with spectacular views, what better place to enjoy a cold drink, whilst “floating on the horizon”. Villa “Oh Wow” is ideal for two or three highly classed and educated couples to share.
Villa “O-La-La”
Villa “Oh-La-La is the smallest of the 3 villas, with three bedrooms, but as equally luxurious as the other two. With its’ own infinity pool, and magnificent gardens, the once again amazing views, this villa certainly can be described as heavenly.
All of the villas have infinity views, providing an almost optical illusion as to where the water changes from pool to ocean. and two of the villa also boast heated Jacuzzis and water-falls.
Heavenly residence Services and Facilities Summary:
All bedrooms are furnished with:. “Heavenly Bed & Mattress”. En – suite bathroom with extra large tub and shower. Dressing table in walk-in wardrobe in bathroom area. Air conditioning and ceiling fans. Large private balcony. Electronic safe. Hairdryer. Quality bathroom products
All villas are equipped with:. Complimentary Internet/ Wi.fi. Complimentary phone line with facility for incoming faxes. Top of the range 42 inch plasma TV home theater system with Cable TV. Spacious living and dining areas. Fully equipped, state of the art kitchen. Infinity edge lap-pool. Tropical gardens with water features. Electronic surveillance system. Complimentary library: DVD, VCD, magazines
Included are:. Welcome and farewell drinks. “Heavenly breakfast (daily). Unlimited purified mineral water, tea and coffee. Complimentary transfer service on arrival and departure
Staff:. 24 hour butler service. Around the clock Villa attendants and security guards. In- house chef. Maintenance personnel for pool and garden
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The author of this article has inspected over three hundred villas in Bali and would love to share this knowledge to all visitors to this beautiful part of the world. She knows the area intimately, and has selected the very best privately-owned villas in Bali specially Nusa Dua villas.
An Unforgettable Story About Bali Diving
Article by Made Dertha
In 1982 I worked as an English speaking tour guide, but during my free time I learned Italian language by my own method autodidact using English – Italian; Italian – English dictionary and grammar book.. I spent about 2 hours a day to learn it, sometime early in morning, in the afternoon and sometime late at night. I succeeded to keep in my mind 2 words a day but I found much difficulty in learning the grammar because it is very different with my mother language Balinese and Indonesian, but I insisted to meet with success. Day by day, week by week and month by month, and….. finally I got it.
In October 1982 one of my friend who run a travel agent in Bali asked me to handle his clients, they were Italian and speak a little English. That was my first time to practice my Italian tongue. When I met them at Bali International Airport, the first question I must answer was “where is the best place to dive”. With honesty actually I didn’t know the answer, but I promised them for the good news the day after.
I visited my friend’s house and meet Bli Monyoh, a fisherman live in Sanur the village on the southeast coast of Bali. I knew he was a good fisherman and very smart in shooting fish, diving with his own talent using very simple dive equipment.
We talked about diving places and he told me that in order to discover most enjoyable dive, must visit 2 o 3 different places of the fascinating underwater world among the coral reefs. Mr. Bli Monyoh looked at his Balinese calendar to see a good day to go to the sea. My clients were crazy about dive.
The first day he brought us to Semawang at Sanur by his outrigger sail boat. Located in front of Sanur Tourist Beach. Dives at a few meters depth was rewarded by beautiful underwater panoramas, table and trophy shaped coral and sponges, a thousand of colorful fishes swim by in kaleidoscopic profusions. I am not a swimmer or a diver, I just sit on the boat and prepared the needs when they go up. Was a wonderful day.
The second day Bli Monyoh brought his companion a smart diver named Agung Toya, together with them some gun (exactly an arrow) unwound by a strong rubber band made of tire. Before living Sanur, Bli Monyoh laid an offering and perfumed incense in front of a temple and prayed to God. Along the road about one and a half our drive, he stopped several times for praying where there are temples for God’s blessing, safety and luck. Even before touching the water he did so.
When we arrived at Buitan was a very traditional fishing village, located at the district of Manggis Karangasem eastern Bali near Candidasa, I was amazed by the beauty of the nature, a spectacular panorama or the terraces ricefield, rural ambience and the Majestic Mount Agung at the far back, for Bali it is the place of the Supreme God “The Navel of the World”. The sea was magnificent, clear blue water, remained untouched by modern influences, seduce everyone especially beach and dive lovers. Now Buitan boast a luxury 5 stars hotel and some small accommodations in Balinese style bungalow.
When we were preparing everything for dive a cordial local man came close to us and gave his own wooden boat used for free in the hope of us catching a lot of fish. We sailed at 09.00 a.m in calm sea. About 50 m from the beach we arrived on the coral reef where the wave breaks itself. Under very good weather we could see a wonderful underwater world among the coral reefs.
My Italian clients brought their own dive equipments because they were the holder of PADI license. While the native divers used their own talent. Wow, wow, wow, what a great day, we fished a lot (only selected fish), one thing surprised me that Bli Monyoh got 4 king lobsters. At 11.00 a.m. we finished our adventure and the local man was waiting us on the beach ready with his woods fire, chili, onions, garlic, salt and coconut oil. We grilled our fish in relax atmosphere on the beach with nice breeze of the ocean, than enjoyed a delicious gala lunch in cowboy style. Wow amazing, we really celebrated and enjoyed a great day.
Now in Bali there are some exciting and fascinating, world renowned dive sites: Nusa Dua, Sanur, Padang Bay, Gili Tapekong, Tulamben, Amed, Nusa Penida and Lembongan and Menjangan Island.
So if you are a sea and dive lover why don’t you choose Bali for your next destination, this enchanting island is waiting for you with its fascinating underwater world. Plan your travel and book your preferred hotel or contact your travel agent. The quickest and the easiest way is, go online and choose Bali Dive. One of the most reliable dive center on the island now is Ena Dive Center (www.enadive.co.id).
About the Author
Made Dertha was an English and Italian tour guide for many years in Bali, writes for Bali Turista Tours where he is the Managing Director now. Bali Turista is focusing on Bali hotels and villas reservation. Just visit www.baliturismo.com and www.baliturista.com
Add the Glam Without the Clams
Article by Jason Scott
If you are looking at your plain, boring apartment and wondering what to do with it, consider hitting it with a big dose of ‘glam’. When you think of glamorous people, your thoughts go straight to Hollywood. Opulent, red carpet affairs, fame and fortune are all around you when you are in Hollywood. And when you look back in time to the glory days of Hollywood, you cannot help but remember Joan Crawford, Marion Davies, Carole Lombard and Gloria Swanson. Along with their colleagues, who were also ‘beautiful people’, this Hollywood royalty graced the elegantly appointed Hollywood Regency, which created quite a ruckus in its day. The Regency was created by Billy Haines in the 1930s. Haines started as an actor, and then he turned to interior design where his bold design ideas won him international recognition. He crossed the lines and tried bold design moves, which ultimately proved to be very successful. For example, he mixed period styles, which we do without batting an eye today, but in his time it was quite a design stretch.
Step 1 Go Shopping in Grandma’s Attic
To replicate this style for your own apartment, you need to keep your eyes peeled. If anyone in your family has old furniture that they are getting rid of, claim first dibs. Perhaps anornate Rococo style candelabra that is hiding in your grandmother’s attic, or a decorative table lamp could work nicely into your design. Or even something as small as a Chinese medallion could add the finishing touch to your accessories. Vintage fabrics can really add depth to a room design.
Step 2 Tastefully Combine Rustic and Elegance
The trick here is tasteful combinations of vintage furniture. So think in terms of combining elegant pieces with simple pieces of décor to create a nice balance in your room. Or combine a rustic vintage piece with a highly refined piece of furniture. By adding an ornate wood carving from Bali to a room with otherwise simple décor, makes it pop as a focal accent.
Step 3 Comfort is Key
The point of the decor in your room is to be comfortable for people, not to overshadow them. You want your furniture to have interesting detail, but you do not want it to be large and imposing.
Step 4 Embrace the Eclectic Aesthetic
The beauty of the Regency style is that you can mix many different genres and styles. It is absolutely fine to place a Tiffany lamp beside a piece of metal wall art. Or you may want to place wicker chairs in front of heavy, velvet drapes, and they will fall well within the regency style.
Step 5 Work in Some Sparkle
The Regency style loves a little sparkle, so use lacquer liberally. You can coat your wicker chair with a generous coat of lacquer, and any other piece of furniture in the room will appreciate a coat as well.
Step 6 Create a Focal Point
You do want to remember to add focal points to your rooms, so consider a lavish piece of wall art in bold colors.
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If you enjoyed the style ideas, get inspired to create more beautiful spaces in the following articles.
Enjoy The Luxury Of Beautiful Private Bali Villas
Article by Adiarifin
Do you want to have a memorable holiday? Choose a place that has everything to fulfill your needs or your dreams. If your dream tells you about a beautiful island that lies just under the equator with a pleasant weather throughout the year, an oasis of quite beauty and underlying culture, then Bali is the place for you! You can simply find nothing better than this island. Touring this island can surely make your vacation an unforgettable one.
Bali is a wonderful place located in Indonesian Archipelago. In fact, it is one of the top tourist destinations within Asia. If you visit there, you will simply be inspired and seduced by its cultural complexity and breathtaking physical beauty. The warmth of Balinese will surely impress you.
Don’t opt for Bali hotels for your accommodation. Go for Bali villas. They are less costly than Bali hotels and are sure to make your stay a luxurious one. These villas are very beautiful. They have air-conditioned bedrooms, spacious dining and living areas, tropical bathrooms, spacious terraces, a butler to provide ease and comfort to the visitors, and a tropical garden with a private swimming pool.
All the villas for rent in Bali reveal the lifestyle of Balinese. You will see that the walls and floors are made of natural stone and local wood; the high roofs cover the dining and living areas. The large garden bathrooms will surely impress you with its lovely plants and flowers. The informality and comfort that you will experience in the villas are simply unmatched. Your family is sure to enjoy this Balinese experience. These villas have much more privacy, space, informality and personal service than even the best of hotels in Bali.
Don’t even worry about the food. These villas will provide you their delicious local meals. If you want, you can also have a special diet prepared by the cook. You can have these foods served wherever and whenever you like-in living area, dining room, in bedroom, at poolside and even at bathroom.
The best part in staying in these Bali beachfront villas is that you can have a real experience of Bali while staying here. You will not be isolated from the island and its people by the hotel environment. You can live in a Balinese atmosphere surrounded by informal, relaxed and elegant setting. Their friendly and well trained staff will always be beside you for fulfilling your needs.
So, if you are planning to go for a vacation, don’t forget to put Bali on top of your list for the next holiday destination. This place still has a great value for visitors even after the recent economic meltdown. However, if you want to book a Bali villa, then sit in front of your computer and search for Indonesia-Bali in the internet to be presented with many Bali villas of that area.
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Adi Arifin is author of this article on Bali villas. Find more information about Bali beachfront villas here.
Experiencing the Bali Cheap Villas
Article by dharma putra
For some tourists, Bali is one of the most excellent places in the world that they have ever visited. Most of them didn’t really enjoy their first visit. They couldn’t enjoy the first visit because they didn’t have much time there. The next visit, these visitors may decided to have some long vacation in Bali. For some tourists who visiting Bali, this is the perfect and suitable way to enjoy Bali more. You should have some long vacation in Bali. Maybe, based on your first experience of short vacation in a hotel then on longer vacation you have decided to choose to stay in a Bali villa rather than hotel.
After some calculations you may find the conclusion that staying in a Bali hotel is more expensive than renting a Bali villa. Maybe for the first stay in a Bali villa you could try to rent some middle class villa that located not to near to the Bali’s hot spots. This is better idea to avoid some mass crowd during the peak season. Of course, the middle class villas would be cheaper than the higher class villas. To get some excellent information about Bali villa and how to rent one you could search on the internet.
After you found your most favorite Bali villa, you can booked it online via the internet. Just for your information, you must try to book early to avoid the crowd and because usually villa aready booked long before specially on peak seasons. With the early online reservation, Bali villa online agents would have more options and more choices of the villas available for you to choose from. So, if you want to go to Bali, you might need to do several steps above. It means, make sure that you would spend some long holiday in Bali, or you would be a little disappointed because there would be so many excellent things in Bali that you haven’t visited yet.
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Dharma serves as online marketing consultant of Villas in Bali and Villa in Bali
Exploring the exotic essence of Bali Holiday
Article by jessica thomson
Villas are normally meant for providing a wonderful and enchanting resort to facilitate the idea of rejoicing through a great holiday in the most appreciated fashion. If the desire is to avail an exotic experience of the lifetime then certainly Bali Holiday is one irresistible temptation.One of the wonderful holiday destinations whose identity stands extremely strong through the exotic image of attractive and naturally beautiful islands is that of Bali. The out of the ordinary and natural beauty embedded landscape of Bali provides very interesting options through fascinating Bali villas. Bali villas are exceptionally renowned for the strong connection and deep involvement that they furnish with the indeterminate stretches of natural elegance completely indulging in the royal essence of nature.There is a great variety of interesting villa options. One of the attribute which makes Bali Holiday so very fascinating is definitely Bali Villas. These villas are quite very popular owing to their fascinating and glorifying image. Not only this but there are villas for rent in Bali which give you a complete home like experience in the most unusual way and a very distinct approach.The major attributes of these villas are many and all of them collectively serve an unforgettable experience of an exotic stay. The four bedroom villas designed in the characteristic Balinese style are situated in the calm and extremely serene environments of Umalas, which is basically a peaceful and quiet village located at the outskirts of Seminyak.The other attraction which the visitors can explore is the charm and fascinating fantasy of extremely striking temple. For that reason the charm of the traditional essence of the nearby villages is also extremely alluring and therefore poses a strong appeal of making a visit to these villages at least once for a magical experience. The modern and attractive beaches in Legian are the ideal reflection of a splendid amalgamation of nature and modern fantasies. Experience of these beaches is just one of its type and appeals quite high in its glory to the wide range of people visiting Bali.The charm of Bali villas and Bali rental is so very alluring that it is really an unmatched experience which will be cherished forever once you have explored the delight in it complete essence.Bali holiday serve the option of wonderfully charming holidays in the form of astonishing choices of an extensive variety of fascinating activities like that of visiting rice fields,river rafting, golfing, horse riding,, scuba diving, wildlife parks and sanctuaries, nearby islands or the most prominent Bali temples. The additional attraction with respect to the natural beauty is of Bali is that of the mountain volcanoes which are again a great natural fascination to witness in all the ways.
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Bali Travel – Top Things to do in Bali
Article by Rebecca Park
When in Bali make sure you don’t miss these Bali highlights:
Uluwatu Temple, perched on the cliff at the southern tip of Bali, is the most popular of the many Hindu temples scattered around the Island. Naturally being a temple, there is a strict dress code although sarongs and clothes can be rented at the entrance. Inside be watchful of the cunning monkeys that love snatching bags and cameras from visitors.
Tanah Lot is the second most popular of the many Hindu temples scattered around the Island. The Hindu sea temple is perched on a rock formation surrounded by crashing waves that can be reached at low tide. The temple provides a perfect foreground to a stunning sunset April to November.
Sacred Monkey Forest Sanctuary is located in Ubud 20kms north of Denpassar. Explore the three holy temples set in a dense jungle and populated by long-tailed macaques (monkeys). They look cute but don’t feed them as they are wild animals with no table manners. Keep hold of your possessions as they are known to bag snatch!
Beaches – Some of the best surfing beaches in the world can be found on the western side of the island. The eastern side is a wonderful haven for families, with beautiful white sand beaches and gentle seas. Do not swim at a beach if a red flag is planted in the sand.
Surfing is taught by several surf schools teaching beginners and intermediates along the popular stretch of sand and gentle waves between Kuta and Legian beaches, while Seminyak offers intermediates a little more challenge with less crowds.
Waterbom Park is a water park (water slides, pools, tropical garden) a short walk from Kuta Beach, Kuta Square and opposite the Discovery Shopping Mall.
Bali Safari and Marine Park takes visitors through Indian, Indonesian and African wildlife eco-systems. Enjoy the water park, theme park rides, elephant rides, baby animal petting, animal & elephant shows.
Kintamani Volcano Tour is one of the most popular and spectacular sightseeing tours in Bali. Visit the cooler mountainous region of Bali where horticulture in the main activity. The main attraction for visitors is around Lake Batur and the spectacular view of the crater lake set in a vast volcano caldera. A climb to the summit of Mount Batur, still an active volcano, to watch the sunrise is an unforgettable experience for more energetic travellers.
Elephant Safari Park is a wonderful elephant sanctuary where visitors can learn about elephants and go elephant treking around the park.
White water rafting on the Ayung river is a fun and exhilarating experience while passing through rainforest, rapids and cascading waterfalls.
Lembongan Island Reef Cruise offers visitors a full day of water activities in Lembongan Bay. The boat ties up at a large floating pontoon where visitors can experience underwater marine viewing, a water slide, snorkelling, scuba diving, village excursions and a buffet lunch.
Watch the Sunset which is best viewed from the beach. Kuta’s sunset is impressive during December’s solstice when the sun is at its lowest, casting atmospheric shadows and a warm orange glow.
Spa Treatment is a great way to treat yourself and is available at many hotels.
Hot springs are found in several locations around the Island. Air Panjar, a hot springs set among a lush garden, is along the northern coast of the island, near Lovina.
Balinese Cooking Class is a great way to experience Balinese life and culture through learning about its food and cooking style. Learn about the exotic herbs and spices used in ceremonial and everyday Balinese dishes.
Lovina, located on Bali’s north coast, has beautiful black volcanic sand beaches and coral reefs making it an ideal location for snorkeling and diving. Another major tourist attraction on the north coast is dolphin watching. Lovina is a much quieter area and a great escape from the hustle and bustle of south Bali with one main street parallel to the ocean where visitors can enjoy good restaurants, bars and live music.
Golf is popular at several international standard golf courses featuring scenic views of Bali’s mountains and coastline.
Scuba Diving and snorkeling are provided by various dive shop operators in Bali running day trips to many interesting scuba diving sites around Bali including Pulau Menjangan which is very popular.
Read more about Bali Travel Guide at TheNetTravelGuide.com
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