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Several hotels in bali

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Hotel Maya Ubud Resort Bali

www.mayaubud.com
+62 361 977 888
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Four Seasons Hotel Sayan Bali jimbaranbay
www.fourseasons.com
+62 (361) 701010

Welcome to Four Seasons Resort Bali at Jimbaran Bay.
An expansive and elegant private Balinese villa awaits you –
with separate sleeping, bathing and living pavilions and ocean
views from your plunge pool. An Indonesian spa.
Dramatic hilltop and oceanside dining.
All immersed in the mystique of this spiritual land.
Experience the diversity of Bali by pairing your
visit with a stay atFour Seasons Resort Bali at Sayan,
an intimate upcountry retreat.
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Four Seasons Hotel Sayan Bali Sayan
www.fourseasons.com
+62 (361) 977577
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Hotel Komaneka Resort Ubud
www.komaneka.com
+62 361 971933
The soul of bali in the heart of ubud
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Hotel Bhanuswari Resort and Spa
www.naturaresortbali.com
+62-361-978222

Capturing a sliver of the Petanu River 's tumbling
journey towards the sea, the Natura resort & Spa,
is a sanctuary for the senses. Fourteen luxury
villas designed by Bali 's prominent local architect
Popo Danes enhance the beauty of the site.
Access is through the traditional village of Laplapan ,
just 3 km from the center of Ubud.
Snugly fitted amongst the foliage of the native trees,
all villas are oriented to face the sunset
with spectacular views over the Petanu river valley.
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Ubud Village Hotel
www.ubudvillage.com

famous with traditional village,
located at the center of Bali.
Ubud Village provide information all about
Ubud including Ubud Village in activities,
up to date Ubud Events, Ubud Hotels information,
Dinning in Ubud,
Ubud Village Places of Interest and many more.
On the main site you can preview
Ubud on The Book " UBUD IS A MOOD".
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Hotel Pita Maha Resort & Spa
www.pitamaha-bali.com
(+62 361) 974330

Etched into the hillside that overlooks
the Tjampuhan valley in Ubud,
Pita Maha Resort & Spa encompasses 24 private
villas in a style reminiscent
of an intimate Balinese village.
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Hard Rock Hotel Bali
www.hardrockhotels.net
+62 361 761 869
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Hotel Resort Seminyak
www.resorseminyak.com
(62-361) 730814

Jembrana Regency Tourist Destination

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Who first settled the forbidding Jimbar Wana? The earlist evidence of human habitat on Bali has in fact been discovered at Gilimanuk near the island’s western tip. Not much is known about these prehistoric people. Most people in Jembrana can tell you where they are originally from, and if you drive up one of the many side roads that snake into the mountains, you will encounter places like Bangsal Gianyar and Bangsal Bangli entire communities transplanted to jembrana a generation ago. Some of them had religious motives for coming here. Palasari and Belimbingsari in Melaya district, for example, are the largest Catholic and Protestant communities on Bali. Palasari’s handsome Catholic church is the largest in eastern Indonesia.

The regency is today inhabited by only about 210,000 people, and is the least densely populated area of Bali. At least eighty percent make their living by farming, harvesting forest products, or fishing. The Bali tiger was last sighted in the 1930s, and the remaining wilds of Jimbar Wana have been incorporated into the Bali Barat National Park. Jembrana today is a beautiful agricultural region, with a unique history and character, reflected in the stories, customs and arts of its people.

Madewi Beach

Three kms west of Pekutatan village the left coming from Denpasar is the entrance to Medewi Beach a black sand beach with a pounding surf. This beach os one of the best-kept secrets in Bali.

Rambut Siwi Temple

The most important temple in Jembrana is Pura Rambut Siwi, which lies about 20 km west of the Tabanan border by the village of Yeh Embang. Its entrance is marked by a smalll shrine at the edge of the road, where Balinese travelers stop briefly to pray for safety in their journey. Two hundred meters from the main road lies the main temple complex, perched on a cliff at the edge of the ocean.

Pura Rambut Siwi is an important monument to the priest Danghyang Nirartha, who came to Bali from Java during the decline of the Majapahit Kingdom in the hopes of fortifying Balinese Hinduism against the spread of Islam occurring elsewhere in the archipelago. Between 1546 and 1550 he traveled through the island teaching and unifying the Hindu populace. According to legend, he stopped to pray at a viilage temple at Yeh Embang, and made a gift of his hair to the temple. Since that time it has been known as Rambut Siwi. which means “worship of the hair.”

The complex consists of three temple enclosures in a setting of great natural beauty. The first one you encounter as you enter from the main road is the largest and most important, the Pura Luhur where Danghyang Nirartha’s hair is kept. A majestic condi bentar or spilt gate on the southern wall of the inner courtyard opens onto the cliff, offering dramatic views of the surf below. Gnarled frangipani trees litter the ground with fragrant blossoms, and incense burns at the feet of mosscovered stone statues swathed in white cloth.

From Pura Luhur you can walk east along the top of the cliff to a winding stone stairway that descends to Pura Penataran, the original where Danghyang Nirartha is believed have prayed. When the Balinese worship at Rambut Siwi they first enter this temple.

Walking back westward along the beach you pass a small shrine at the entrance to a cave in the cliff wall. This cave is said to be lair of mystical animals the duwe or holy beast of the temple. A well at the mouth of the cave is a source of holy water that is salt free despite its proximity to the ocean. Just beyond the cave, another stairway leads back up to the temple. Perched on the edge of the cliff here is the tiny Pura Melanting where merchants stop to pray for prosperity.

A large open-air performance pavilion and two gazebos set amidst lily ponds to the west of Pura Luhur are excellent places to rest and enjoy a panorama of ricefields and white wave crests curing against the black sand coastline as far as the eye can see.

Gede Prancak Temple

Pura Gede Prancak, where Danghyang Nirartha is believed to have first landed. A peaceful shrine of white stone here sits on the banks of the placid Prancak River, which empties into the sea about 100 m south of the temple.

To reach it, turn left off the main road in Tegalcangkring, 8 kms west of Rambut Siwi and follow a narrow backroad one and a half kms to an intersection marked by a monument turn right and continue west about 9 kms. The temple is on your right where the road turns south along the Prancak River

At the time of Danghyang Nirartha’s arrival, this area was controlled by the debauched ruler, Gusti Ngurah Rangsasa, who obliged the newcomer to pray in his temple. When the holy priest complied, the temple structures collapsed. Gusti Ngurah Rangsasa then fled and the community rebuilt the temple in honor of Danghyang Nirartha and his teachings.

Mekepung

The water buffalo races of west Bali, known as makepung and imported by the local Madurese population are the most dramatic of Jembrana's events. Throughout the western most districts, it is still common to see a team of brawny, grey or pink buffalo pulling wooden carts filled with cacao, coffee or bananas. Mekepung began when farmers play fully raced their neighbors in plowing a field or in bringing the harvest home. The races soon became an event in themselves, and the cumbersome cikar carts were replaced by light, two-wheeled chariots.

Today, the races are organized by the regional government of Jembrana. All participants are members of a racing club (sekehe mekepung) and are divided into two divisions:

a Western Block and an Eastern Block, with the Ijo Gading River that bisects Jembrana as the dividing line, These teams compete biannually, in the Regent’s Cup Championship on the Sunday before Indonesian Independence Day in August, and the Governor’s Cup Championship each September or October.

The buffaloes in each team are ranked prior to the races, and pitted against its counterpart on the other team, Two pairs run at a time, along a circuitous 4 km route. The team with the most winners takes the cup. Apart from this, the only immediate reward for winning is prestige, but owning a prize buffalo does eventually translate into money. A good race animal can fetch almost double the normal price, if its owner is willing to part with it.

If you are in Jembrana between August and October you can find out the time and place of the championships by visiting the Department of Tourism in Negara. You can also see races at other times of the year by commissioning a performance or by attending the rehearsals that take place every other Sunday morning.

West Bali National Park Reserve

Much of Bali’s natural landscape has been altered by the hand of man. Dense tropical forests that once covered the island have mostly now been cleared and the land molded into spectacular rice terraces and sprawling village settlements. But on the western most tip of the island, extensive montane forests. coastal swamps and marine waters have barely been disturbed by human presence. Today these areas comprise the Bali Barat (West Bali) National Park, officially gazetted in 1984 as one of ten national parks in Indonesia.

Several distinct environments are to be found within the park’s 76,312 hectares. Forested mountains ranging up to 1500 m stand in the park’s central and eastern sectors. Their southern slopes are forested with tropical vegetation that is green year round. The north is much drier than the south, hosting deciduous forests. Palm savannahs and mangrove swamps are found in the Coastal areas. Four nearby islands surrounded by coral reefs are rich in sea and bird life.

The park is home to two rare species of wildlife. The Bali Starling (Leucopsar rothschildi), found only in Bali, is a small white bird with black wingtips and a brilliant aqua blue streak around its eyes. A hundred or so individuals still live in the wild here, mainly on Meajangan Island, and the park is soring a project to train birds donated from zoos around the world for re-release to their natural habitat. The project’s training center is located at Tegal Bunder Research Station.

Another rare species is the wild javan buffalo (Bos javanicus). Only 30 to 40 remain deep inside the park grounds. Other mammals here include rusa deer, barking deer, mouse deer, leopard, civets, macaques and several species of monkeys.
The National Park’s stated goal is to balance conservation with human needs, now and in the future. Portions of it will be preserved as a wilderness resource.

Other areas bordering on existing human settlements have been designated “buffer zones and will continue to provide these communities with needed forest resources. Several coconut and eucalyptus plantations will be reconverted to natural habitats. Still other areas are being exploited for timber. The park is also intended for controlled recreational use by Indonesians and foreigners alike.

Within the park’s boundaries are two well tourist sites. The Banyu Wedang hot spring are considered to have medicinal properties by those who believe and bathe in them. Also found here is the holy grave of Jayaprana(click to see more), a nobleman sent on a fatal mission so the king he served might wed his new bride.

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Besakih "Mother Temple" Tour

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Place of interest or stopover place of interest that can be visited on this tour.

Barong Dance in Batubulan
This is basically a story about th estruggle between good and evil. Good is personified by the Barong Keket, a strange fun loving creature in the shape of shaggy semi lion. Evil is represented by Rangda, a witch. Ultimately the two characters engage in battle at which point the Barong's keris bearing followers ruh into attack Rangda. The witch however uses her magical powers to turn the keris knives in upon their owners who fall into a trance and start trying to stab themselves. The Barong uses magic to protect his followers from the knives. In the end the Barong triumphs and Rangda retreats to recuperate her strength for the next encounter. All that remains is for a priest to help the keris dancers out of their trance with the help of a little holy water. The Barong and Rangda dance is a very powerful performance and is not taken lightly by those involved.

Batuan Village
Pawon: traditional kitchen and dining room, is very simple and natural as it uses traditional cooker and kitchenware. Though it is also served as dining room, but no chair or table inside. While eating, normally the Balinese only squat. Bale Delod: It is so called because it is built on the south (delod) end of the compound. The north and the west side of this building are open. It is a significant part of the house where life cycle religious ceremonies (e.g. birthday, tooth-filing, wedding) are performed and where the deceased "take a rest" prior to the cremation ceremony. Bale Dadya: which is a one door room located on the north (dadia) part of the compound. In the past, a young girl who was on her period for the first time was made to stay in the room until a special purification ceremony, usually after the third day, was held. Bale Dauh: which is so called because it is built on the west (dauh) end of the compound. It is used as a guest-house, and bedroom for all family member.

Besakih "The Mother Temple"
This temple is located on the slope of Mt. Agung, the highest mount in Bali. This temple is considered to be the holiest of all temples in Bali. For more than one thousand years this temple was enlarged many times into its present form. According to an old chronicle that in 1007 when Queen Mahendradatta - King Udayanas wife - died, a big and important ceremony took place here. This is an evidence that this temple is very old. And since 15th century it was the state temple of the Gelgel - Klungkung dynasty and they built some more small temples here.

Bukit Jambul
Bukit Jambul boasts its magnificent natural view, -beautiful rice field terraces with coconut plantations. Cloves plantation are lined on the left and right side of the road. And from the top of the hill the blue IndianOcean could be seen well. Here is the best place to have lunch at any international restaurant.

Kerta Gosa "Hall of Justice"
Kerta Ghosa. In the old history of Bali "Dewa Agung" - the title of king of Klungkung - was the highest of 8 local kings. As the seat of Dewa Agung, Klungkung hold a special place in history, culture, social and arts.

Goa Lawah "Bat Cave"
Goa Lawah which means "Bat Cave" is situated in Kusamba village, a fishermens village. There are thousands of bats hanging on the ceiling of the cave. And it is said that there is a big snake inside the cave living by eating the bats.