Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Nusa Dua Bali: Luxury destination, Interest place

Nusa Dua  Bali, the popular of luxury hotels

Nusa Dua is one of tourist places and destination in Bali, it is popular with world class luxury hotels elegantly lining beautiful white sands.
Nusa Dua is one of the most recent tourist centers, Nusa Dua has some of the most beautiful and luxurious hotels. Numerous big name hotels line the beautiful sandy beaches which offer excellent swimming in a protected lagoon. Some resorts have private beaches however most are accessible. It is where the tourists will find international world class luxury hotels elegantly lining beautiful white sands. Located on the Bukit peninsula, in the southern part of Bali , approximately 10 km from the international airport. It is quiet and exclusive with superb facilities. Nusa Dua was designed for the luxury conscious with a heavy concentration of big name hotels lining the beautiful white sand beach. The kind of activities on offer gives a flavor of Nusa Dua. The Beach is perfect spot to relax and unwind under the tropical shine. Peaceful and calm atmosphere create nice holiday in Bali. There is no peddlers who will disturb your private relaxation. The beach is wonderful with sparkling blue ocean and gently sea breeze. If you are a shopping lovers, Nusa Dua provides various selections of good quality fashions, fine dining, and arts shops at reasonable prices. The Bali Golf and Country Club, an immaculately landscaped 18 holes ocean view course. The Bali International Lawn Tennis & Lawn Bowls Club next to the Galleria Nusa Dua a spacious shopping mall with boutiques and up market restaurants. Close by Chandra Koka Amphitheatre provides a venue for traditional entertainment including arts festivals like the Nusa Dua Arts and Culture Festival. Stroll to the northern end of Nusa Dua for water sports : parasailing, jet skis, snorkeling/diving trips or better still, head for Tanjung Benoa.

Sukawati Bali: Looking for the unique Art Market

Sukawati - artmarket The unique art market in Bali 

Sukawati is one of tourist places and destination in Bali, it is popular with art market .
It is about 14 km from Denpasar.
Sukawati market is very busy everyday and the place to looking for  the unique art market. Especially in the morning , people start the activity to sell and buy all kinds of goods there, such us: fruits, cakes, vegetable, ceremonial implements and so on. Not so far from Sukawati market, there is an Art Market a place where the artisans sell handicrafts at reasonable price. It is one once of tourist destination in Bali. pasar_seni_sukawati The unique of this market is visited by mostly Art shop owner and hawkers, who look for handicrafts here, because in this place they are cheaper. Almost all kind of Balinese souvenirs are found here and buyer must arrive here early between 06.00am-10.00am, . Besides that in the village of Sukawati we also can find the people make temple or dancing implements and leather puppet.

Let's buy a lot of souvenir for our best friend and lovely family.

Bali - Denpasar Top CITY Destination, Place of interest



Denpasar is one of tourist places and destination in Bali, it is the capital city Bali popular with largest traditional market . Denpasar is Bali's capital city, it is the largest city on the island, the centre of commerce and governmental administration. The main street of the old town start with Jalan Gajahmada in the west, is the major commercial centre of shop, banks and restaurants, Surapati Street in the centre, followed by Hayam Wuruk Street and ends as Raya Sanur Street in the east.
There are many things of history and culture to see. The Puputan Square, with its heroic Catur Mukha, fondly commemorates the Balinese's suicidal stand against the Dutch. Until today, it is touchingly, a popular meeting place for locals in the evenings. Denpasar has countless community temples called Pura and one of them is Pura Jaganatha, which is dedicated to the Supreme God Sang Hyang Widi Wasa. The statue of a turtle and two dragons is prevalent in all temples as it signifies the foundation of the world. Pura Jaganatha offers a fine array of prehistoric and modern art, while its architectural design resembles that of a palace. The government-supervised Sanggraha Kriya Hasta has a wide display of handicraft and works of art. Between June and July is the Werdi Budaya, an annual art festival with performances, exhibitions, and art contests.

How to get Denpasar City
  • By road Denpasar is centrally located and easily reached 
  • By car or taxi from the main tourist regions of south Bali. A trip from Kuta, Legian and Seminyak will take 20 to 30 minutes depending on traffic. Sanur is just 15 minutes to the east and Ubud about 30 minutes to the north. Tabanan is about 40 minutes to the northwest. A pre-paid taxi from the airport will cost between Rp 70,000 and 100,000, depending on exactly where in Denpasar you are heading to By bus The main bus terminal of Denpasar is Ubung, which is also a bemo terminal. Always ask a local for the normal price before getting in or expect to be charged a price up to ten times what it should be. Don't forget that a bemo departs when it wants (usually when it is "full enough"), which can last for several hours, except in the early morning, where they are rather frequent. In any case, you won't find any bemo after 4PM.

Taman Soekasada Bali - Top Park Destination, Place of interest



Taman Soekasada - Ujung is one of tourist places and destination in Bali, it is popular with a beautiful park with big fish pond surrounds.
Taman Soekasada - Ujung is a beautiful park with big fish pond surrounds the old Karangasem Empire heritage building which is used by the Karangasem's King for day relaxation or meeting place in their era. It is located in Ujung Countryside about 5 Km from Amlapura town. This park is originally met one pool only which is very Ghostlike and very secret called by Di Dirah and this pool at the period of I Gusti Gede Putu King (1849-1893) governance with his brother of Gde Oka (1849-1890) that the around of this pool is functioned as place of exile for the man who alleged to run the black magic (leak). At the period of I Gusti Bagus Jelantik governance which start to lead the Karangasem Kingdom in the year 1909, this pool area is extended and developed by some pools and also luxury building Bale Gili with European style (modern style), later then it is given the name called Taman Sukasada/ Sukasada Park Ujung


Karangasem, that is estimate made in the year of twentieth. Soekasada Park This park is strategically located in the coastal side, south part of Karangasem town and founding a lot of wellspring around the area. If seen from the history aspect, most of all omissions from Karangasem Empire both for Lombok Island and also exist in Bali, altogether area consisted by the pool and Gili building which is exist in the middle of pool like Mayura and Narmada Park which are existing in west part of Lombok Island. We can say that this Sukasada Park as a mascot of tourist destinations in east part of Bali because Sukasada Park has been recognized until foreign countries since twenty's year and more famous again in the year of thirtieth when all foreign tourist start to pay a visit to Bali. King of Karangasem I Gusti Bagus Jelantik who is known as Anak Agung Anglurah Ketut Karangasem is a Statesman, Man of letters as well as an architect. He has created a lot of building not even in the form of park but he also done some building which are exist in Puri Agung Karangasem (Karangasem Palace) like gateway which is looking like pagoda. It is located in Ujung Countryside, south part of Karangasem regency or about 2, hours from Bali's International Airport. From Denpasar Town, we have to take the highway of Ida Bagus Matra's Street and go to the east part of Bali until arrive at Karangasem town. The journey will take about 2 hours and turn right to the south part of Karangasem town. Taman Sukasada is right located in the costal side with beautiful old building and the right place to visit during your vacation in Bali.

Batubulan and Barong Bali: Unique barong dance

Batubulan village is one of tourist places and destination in Bali, it is popular with barong dance and stone carving .
It is about 8 km from Denpasar. Batubulan had been known since a long time by the tourists because it’s handicrafts namely statues that made of sand stone. It can bee seen along the road of Batubulan. Batubulan is an artistic countryside in west part of Gianyar regency. The identity and image as an art village, Batubulan has been famous in Indonesia and all over the world which has been built based on an artistic blessing dance of Barong (Barong and Keris dance). Barong Dance is daily performed at five different stages in this countryside, like Puseh Temple Stage, Tegal Tamu Stage, Denjalan Stage, Sahadewa Stage and Sila Budaya Stage. The fascination of this Tourism Cultural Object is from variety of quality artistic potency. Batubulan Village one of tourist destination in Bali, it is covering the dance art, artistic of Kerawitan, artistic of idol and article art. Batubulan is combination of the name “Batu” (stone) with the name of Biaung village. In the period of Bali King, the people of Biaung village made stone carving was done for months. So that Biaung Village finnaly known as the name of Batubulan. The beginning of Batubulan Village is an agrarian village which is sustained by carves the ledge stone. Relying on artistic potential, strategic location and open village network by local, national, and global, then this village grows as tourist destination which is popular with Tourism Cultural Object. Batubulan Bus Station is strategically located as node communications to seven towns in Bali those are Denpasar, Badung, Gianyar, Bangli, Klungkung, Karangasem, and Singaraja. Batubulan is the opener relationship to reach the network entire of Bali Island . This village is consisted of three custom countryside, those are: Desa Adat Tegal Tamu, Desa Adat Jero Kuta and Desa Adat Delod Tukad. It is coming within 16 Banjar demographically. The name of Batubulan is etymologically taken from two word that are: Batu and Bulan (moon stone). Pre-eminent tourism sites and especial fascination of Batubulan Village in map of Bali Tourism are Barong Dance and stone carving art. This Tourist destination is become more famous with increasing number of tourist come to Bali. Every day we can see Barong performances here. Recently we have found here a lot of shops that sell antique.. As a tourism object and stone carving business area, Batubulan village is visited by tourist of foreign countries and domestic since in the morning time until evening time. At 09:00-10:30 am daily, Barong Dance is held while at 18:00-19:00 pm, the Kecak Dance or Bali Night performances are executed.

Let's enjoy the artistic dance and never move the eye from the beautiful dance.

Ubud and Monkey forest Bali: Natural for inspiration

Ubud village is one of tourist places and destination in Bali, it is popular with central of art, painting museum, puri saren, traditional market and monkey forest.
Ubud is located an hour drive from the southern part of Bali and is part of Gianyar Regency. Ubud Village is also well known as a culture village where we easily find the local community presenting traditional cultures from the ritual up to the traditional dance performances. Ubud formely was a small kingdom, but it was become famous tourist resort nowadays.

Ubud is onece of tourist destination in Bali. The development of this village had begun, In year 1920's, with the arrival two European artist people that are Rodolf Bonnet from Dutch and Walter Spies from Germany inscribe the new history of artistic growth paint the countryside of Ubud. Second, the European artist introduce the European esthetics technique especially illumination area, shadow, perspective and anatomy. All local artists permeate the new technique matching with value and base on local mind fixed take the traditional so that able to give the separate identity by the name Ubud. Ubud Village progressively famous as a born area of all painters because the existence of the cooperation between Tjokorda Gede Agung Sukawati and Rudolf Bonnet to form the Pita Maha. Pita Maha represent a place to discuss the artistic growth and problem paint, and also to compare mind to each other and introducing result of art which they own. Ubud known ass central of art. In Ubud you able to visit Ubud's Sacred Monkey forest is one of the most worth while visits in the area of Ubud and offers a fantastic blend of Balinese natural life in terms of the monkeys and the ancient protected huge rainforest trees, as well as culture of the Balinese that inhabit the entire area of Ubud where the culture remains the strongest of all the island and the temple and of Padangtegal which is dedicated to not only the monkeys but the entire surrounding area

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Ubud Monkey Forest is dwelt by 200 monkeys, pertained to long tail inclusive macaques or macaca fascicularis group which owns the wide disseminating area. Among the amount monkeys living in this forest, there are 23 adult male, 79 adult female and 98 still baby. All the monkeys in this forest consisted of three groups, dwell certain area and use the certain place and certain time. However, it also happened that entire group can use the forest and whenever two groups are existing at same place and time, they will fight each other. These monkeys are believed as Gods Guard of Dalem Agung Temple, The Hindu Temple exist in the middle of forest. There are three Holy Temples in this monkey forest and those are existing surround the forest and it is estimated built in the middle of 14 century, in the early governance of Gelgel dynasty. Traditional Market in Ubud Ubud Traditonal Market where the existence is not far different from other market which is there are in urban area. Ubud Traditional Market as a society economics center, it apposite to the existence of Ubud Empire that is Puri Saren. Market which is unfolding from west to easterly divided become two group with different purpose. The block at the west is for a traditional artistic market and the block located in the east as an everyday traditional fundamental market requirement Puri Saren Ubud (Ubud Palace) is an Ubud Kingdom Palace with beautiful Balinese traditional houses as a residence of Ubud King. It is set in the center of Ubud Bali with traditional art market just in front of it and it is found by Ida Tjokorda Putu Kandel who has commanded from year 1800 - 1823. This palace is an artistic cultural life center, while the traditional market is the symbol of local economics resident. The existence of Puri Saren as a palace is equipped by a Wantilan/auditorium that is a large building of meeting room and a banyan tree as shelter place at the daytime. Panting Museum is located about 200 meters from Puri Saren / Ubud Palace and it is dissociated by dell, climb a piece of wide plain with beautiful view. It is situated in calm and peaceful area of Ubud Bali so that this place is an ideal place for who wish to see and enjoy result of art from all big actor like I Gusti Nyoman Lempad, Ida Bagus Nyana, Anak Agung Gde Sobrat, I Gusti Made Deblog, Rudof Bonnet, Walter Spies and more. Ubud is an ideal place to see Balinese dance. Legong, Ramayana, Baris, Kecak, and the fire dance are performed nightly in or around the Ubud area. Ubud also gives the opportunity to see the real Bali. It's a place for leisurely strolls through rice paddies and lush forest, all within walking distance from the center of Ubud.