Slightly overcast day week to make a cool atmosphere. The mind to be able to feel the same atmosphere in a natural place, could be in the mountains or anywhere else that is important fun. Remembering the story of a friend who had visited the waterfall in the Petang District, Badung. Looks fun. Then I was searching for a while in google, was located in the Village Nungnung, Petang, Badung. Morning at nine I was content my motorbike gasoline until full, let me not broken down in the street, knowing wasteful, more Peguyangan drove through the village further north.
Nungnung village located approximately 40 kilometers from Denpasar, travel through fields and forest areas, very pleasant. After entering the village Nungnung I slowed my bike and on the left side of the street sign visible to the waterfalls at Nungnung, drove up to the right approximately 600 meters. Admission price of Rp. 3000, – for motorcycles. After parking the motor, continued the journey down the hundreds of mossy stairs with an iron grip that is porous. The steps were very steep, and some even have a slope of about 75 degrees, if you have to hold down, horrified looks.
Finally arrived at the waterfall, at first seemed a small waterfall, just beside the waterfall looks great with a height of approximately 70 meters from the ground. Water flow was quite fast, blowing down the body waterfall. To take a photograph camera eye should be slightly covered with hand lens is not exposed to gusts of waterfalls. I began taking action waterfall pictures from various sides, as it happened not too crowded, so I can take pictures freely. It’s really fascinating, gurgling sound of water hitting the rocks, blowing cool air over the body, and cold water flow through the legs, so exotic.
Time to return, and must climb stairs to the hundreds that. Certainly more difficult than fitting down. But you do not need to worry, along the steps provided some fruit gazebo (bale bengong) as a resort. It feels heavy, and in each gazebo I needed a break, until even had time to sleep, so good. Nice trip! (koming)
This beach is located a few kilometers north facing Uluwatu Ocean Indonesia. From the parking lot, visitors must walk through a corridor along the rocks 60 meters and came to a beautiful beach “Labuan Sait”
The excitement spiked when the group of domestic tourists reached the end of the “cave” during the recent visit. The white sandy beach and turquoise blue sea contrasted with the stone cliffs. The beach itself is no more than one kilometer long, but the overall view is breathtaking.
This white sandy beach and clean, and quiet so it is suitable for recreation, relaxation and sun bathing and, of course, also very suitable for surfing. The local fishermen also provide rental djoekoengs for those who want to tour the beauty of unspoiled nature in the southern peninsula of the hill. As a tourist, this place also has a few taverns and restaurants.
Besakih Temple is the biggest Hindu temple in Bali which the local people call Pura Besakih. It owns beautiful view from the top of temple area where we can see the wide nature panorama until to the ocean so that way this temple is many visited by tourists from all over the world. Besakih Temple is located in Besakih countryside, Rendang sub district, Karangasem regency, east part of the island. It is located in southwest side bevel of mount Agung, the biggest mounts in Bali. It is because pursuant to Agung Mount confidence is holiest and highest mount in Bali Island.
Balinese people often visit Besakih temple to receive blessings and lay offerings at certain shrines. Special calendar dates are more auspicious than others and during a big ceremony it can be an impressive sight. The fact that Besakih is sprawling and that so many people have attached themselves to it, for commercial reasons, often takes away from the experience, for tourists. Best times of day to visit for a real feeling of the place are early morning and late at night, when the temple is more empty and quiet.
Pura Besakih is most fascinating at festival times, but it is grand and impressive whenever you go there. The drive up the mountain to Besakih, with a stopover in Klungkung for sight-seeing and shopping, takes a full day. To resume the tour of East Bali, if you are staying in Denpasar, it is best to leave early in the morning the following day. By passing through Klungkung before noon, you may choose a site to lunch on the beach or in the shaded countryside and visit the Bat Cave, tshing villages and Tenganan before reaching Karangasem in mid-afternoon. Now that the new road linking Rendang and Karangasem has been finished, it is possible to make a Besakih- Karangaserm round trip comfortably in a day. You may be lucky to arrive in Bali during a time when eastern villages are holding ceremonies. Festivals, unique to these villages, should not be missed, so check the calendar of events at your hotel to find a good time to visit.
OVER the last 10 years snorkeling, spearfishing, windsurfing and deep sea fishing have all become very popular in Bali. Nusa Lembongan, the small island directly opposite Sanur, has developed into a haven for surfers and divers alike. Group charters and safari tours are available, together with equipment and instruction if needed.
Sanur and Tanjung Benoa have the greatest range of water sport operators. If you’re really into water sports, stay in Nusa Dua, Sanur, Tanjung Benoa, Candidasa or Lovina. Dozens of sea sport agencies line offering waterskiing, jet skiing, parasailing, windsurfing and chartered sailboats. They also rent speedboat, paddle cat, canoe, and banana boat.
Try a banana boat, canoe, surfbiking, wakeboarding or pedding without touching the waves and can be enjoyed by all ages and available for hire with instructor for safety. For those of you who don’t like the salt, these sports are also available at Lake Bratan.
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The cascading Gitgit Waterfalls in the south of Singaraja, is a spectacular 40 m of crystal clear cool liquid, rushing headlong into a seemingly bottomless pool of cool refreshment. This alluring pool carries a tale of its own which can only be unlocked by a visit.
A visit to the waterfall at Gitgit should be on every visitor’s itinerary. It is about 9 km to the south of Singaraja, in the north of Bali. The path can be considered in two halves. The first part is a stepped concrete path bordered by trees and shrubs on one side and a myriad of colourful shops on the other. Halfway along, the scenery changes and on both sides you can see coffee and clove trees.
It is a refreshing experience to walk in this quiet area where the birds take turns to sing. The air is cool and gradually gets colder as you approach the waterfall. A short distance from the waterfall, the fine water spray is very refreshing, and sometimes the atmosphere becomes misty. The waterfall is sixty meters high and almost completely covers the rockface. If your camera is able, try taking some long exposure photographs.
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This breathtaking panorama is located in Tabanan, this regency is the location of the famous Temple of Tanah Lot and its spectacular sunset. If you are an adventure and loves to see a beautiful landscape this place is exacly the right one for you.
It is strech from the foothill of the volcano of Batukaru to the south coast. The name Jatiluwih originally mean “sangat indah” in Indonesian or ” truly marvelous”. It is deserve the name as along the way you will be amazed with the real part of Bali, the wonderful of true Balinese ambience, paddies harvesting, the flock of the duck, water buffaloes, farms houses, all that images to remember Bali in your heart.
The rice terraces are the most magnificent and striking features of the landscape. When you are lucky to see the Balinese working on rice planting or harvesting, you will be welcome to join the activity, just to taste a little bit their fascinating life.
Along the way, you can observe many tropical fruits and vegetation. There is also a good restaurant for you, with offcourse the background of Jatiluwih rice terrace and the sacred volcano Batukaru in a distance.
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Bali clothing is located in Indonesia, offering beautiful clothing that you will love! They export their products to various retailers all over the world. You can also choose to order from them online. Each Bali item is handmade, something you don’t see very often in the clothing industry these days. Yet the quality of each item is better than many manufacturers offer.
Bali clothing has only been in business for five years, but their reputation as a quality clothing manufacturer has grown globally. They are involved in many wholesale, export, and distribution endeavors all over the world. You can purchase items from them placing your order through e-mail, then sending a wire transfer from your bank or through Western Union.
If you are looking for some great styles of clothing you can wear every day, you need to take a look at the Bali clothing that is available. Each piece is lightweight, comfortable to wear, and affordable. You can create tons of unique styles by mixing and matching shirts, shorts, pants, and skirts. There are also a variety of trendy pant and shirt sets available.
One thing you will notice about the Bali clothing is that each piece is very uniquely designed. You can get some unique styles without going completely out of your element. People will notice the quality of the garments as well as how original they look. The clothing is all handmade, so it appears to be expensive. The truth is that you will pay less for Bali clothing than you do for most of the clothing at your local retailer.
While most of the clothing offered by Bali is for women, they do offer colorful shirts for men. There are colorful Hawaiian and tropical shirts that button down the front to choose from. Men can also find matching swim trunks and surfing shorts to match all the various shirt available. There are also clothing items offered for children from Bali. Choose from colorful summer tops, dresses, and shirt/skirt sets.
You will find Bali clothing for any occasion, making the clothing very versatile. You can wear the clothing to work, at home, and even for a nice evening out with friends. One of the most popular lines of Bail clothing are the sarongs to wear to the swimming pool or the beach. The different colors and designs of them will make a decision as to which one to purchase very difficult.
Tank tops are always in style during the hotter parts of the year. Bali clothing offers beautiful crocheted tank tops in amazing styles. You will love the colors as well as the look. You can wear them to the office too as a shell under a blazer or with another shirt for a layered look.
If tank tops aren’t your style, you can still enjoy Bali tops. They have plenty of selection in tops that are sleeveless but long, short sleeved versions, and some long sleeved shirts. Summer parties will be a hit in a Bail pant suit beach dress, sarong, mini skirt set, or a beach skirt set.
In addition to all of the wonderful Bail clothing, don’t forget to take a look at their wonderful accessories. You can find matching woven hand bags, make up bags, and beach shoes. There are also some great items for your home including incense holders, candles, figurines, children’s toys, wind chimes, and musical instruments.
Bail clothing is slowly emerging as a well know manufacturer of many other items besides clothing. This will lead to their popularity around the world even more. If you are interested in buying some quality clothing, take a look at what Bali has to offer. You will find an array of clothing that is stylish, affordable, and you can wear it anywhere. They have so many patterns to choose from that you don’t have to worry about everyone showing up at the party with the same outfit on either.
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Bali Villa Rental Guide to Your Bali Holiday Environment
Oct 13 2009
Posted by k0m1ng as Viila in Bali
It is the first day of your Bali holiday and your first night at a Bali rental villa.
Welcome to the paradise called the Bali Island.
However, unless you have been living in the tropics for a while, welcome to what I call the ‘mini-environmental culture shock’. Well, at least if you have chosen a good villa in a non-urban setting, you are in for some new, exciting and really interesting sights, sounds and experiences.
This free travel guide is intended to help you most of your Bali holiday, and the new sights, sounds and smells that await you.
Rice Terraces
Balinese rice terraces are an art form in themselves, which has taken centuries to perfect.
Quite likely, around your rental villa, you will be surrounded by rice terraces which are still being tended by the local community, using the traditional techniques.
The wonderful climate of Bali allows for up to three sets of harvests to take place every year.
Depending on what time of the year you are in Bali, you are going to experience one of the following:
Preparation of the Terraces
This is when the fields look like layers of serene lakes, shimmering in the sun.
Planting of the Saplings
An exciting time, when local farmers will be working busily, planting young saplings, with an amazing speed and technique. If you have a video camera with you, this is the time to get close and personal with the locals community. Most will respond to your request to photo/film their activities with a pride and a smile.
Growing & Protecting
During this period, you will note the farmers continuously in the fields from sun-rise to sun-set. They will either be mending and managing the terraces, or trying to protect their crop from the birds. Protection of the fields from the birds tends to attract the whole community, especially the young and the elderly. You will see interesting home-invented contraptions being put up to scare the birds away, and hear old ladies trying to personally scare the birds away making some very interesting (and obviously time tested) sounds
Harvesting
Given the nature of the rice plant, this is typically a very rapid process. One which is followed by the very labour intensive and slow process of separating the rice from the chaff, manually, by hand, using again centuries old methods.
Cleaning Up
Once the rice harvest has completed, you will note the local community collecting the stalks, and burning them in preparation for the next plantation.
During this final period you may see smoke towering from the fields. Please note that there is no need to be alarmed, as these are controlled fires which take place in the middle of the rice terraces, surrounded by water.
If you have never had the chance to do so, we would highly recommend that you take a stroll through the rice terraces. You will find the local farmers very friendly and welcoming, and if you wanted to take some photos, some will even go out of their way to pose for you!
However, please note that it takes a lot of effort and sweat to keep the rice terraces in working condition. Please keep to the ‘foot-paths’ between the terraces, and avoid walking into the actual water-ways themselves. Also, we would recommend wearing soft shoes (sandals/flip-flops) to minimise damage (to the rice fields). Or like locals do, you may want to go barefoot!
The Local Community
The local community in Bali is organised around a very strong network of Banjars (local councils/cantons).
However, unlike the western concept of councils, each local community is locally managed and run, and is almost a state onto itself, with its own local values, rules and guidelines. So much so, that it can actually be up to the local Banjar to decide if a new building can be built or not, or what purpose should the new developments have.
Typically your Bali villa will have close relationship with the local Banjar, and the local community. Many of your villa staff will probably be from the local village.
The Local Religion in Bali
Like most of the rest of Bali, at Mia Villa we live in a Hindu community.
Balinese Hinduism is a fascinating subject in itself, enshrined in local culture and tradition. We would urge all our guests to track down a temple ceremony and experience this festive religion first hand themselves. (Typically, your Villa Manager will be more than happy to advise you on where the next/nearest public ceremony is likely to be.)
In like with the local traditions, many villas have their own full size temples or at least a mini-temple attached to a wall (quite likely near the kitchen area).
It is perfectly alright to take pictures of the temple, and the villa staff praying, making offerings at the temple. However, as a show of respect to the local traditions a level of respect does indeed go a long way. Using the temple as a towel rack (you would be surprised what some people will do!), allowing children to climb the temple or play with the offerings, and being in the nude around the temple are best avoided.
You will note that, every single day your villa staff will visit the villa temple, making offerings and prayers. These prayers are made to protect the villa, its guests, and its staff from harm and negative forces, and to keep the evil spirits away from your Bali villa.
Balinese Hinduism is a very open minded and accommodating religion. If you wanted to find out more about it please do not hesitate to ask your villa staff, who will often share the subject with you very willingly.
Sights of Nature
Most Bali villas enjoy extensive tropical gardens, and you will be surrounded by a wonderful range of tropical trees and flowers.
Whilst, some like the Heleconia and the Lotus Flowers are easy to spot and appreciate, there are many other smaller varieties of plants that you will come across which provide subtler insights into a tropical garden.
If you want to take certain varieties back home, and try growing them, please do not hesitate to speak to your Villa Gardener or your Villa Manager who will be happy to introduce you to some of the better nurseries on the island. (Of course, please first check that your destination country does allow for import of tropical plants.)
Sounds of Nature
The Gecko
Permanent and non-paying residents of most Bali villas is the Gecko (lizard-like creatures).
Totally harmless to humans and pets, the gecko are welcome guests as they feed on ants and small insects, providing a natural and environmentally friendly pest control.
Gecko also provide the signature sound-bite of the tropics. You will hear the very distinctive call of the Gecko on a regular basis. (It is said that if you count a Gecko call up to seven times in one go it will bring you good luck.)
Possibly the only down-side of Geckos is that they tend to eat a lot, and as a result pooh a lot too! So if you come across small droppings on the floor, you know who the guilty party is.
Some gecko can grow to quite large sizes (30 cm / 1 ft)+, and become quite a bit louder. They are still totally harmless to humans. However, if you find that you are bothered by the louder gecko, you will need to raise this with your Villa Manager.
The Kodok
Another permanent resident of Bali is the Kodok, or frogs as we know them in the English speaking world.
The Kodok are such a big part of the life in Bali (as a result of the rice terraces), that you will see their statues throughout the island, often depicted as mischievous and fun loving characters.
Needless to say, the Kodok are totally harmless, and more often than not, heard rather than seen. (Unless it has been raining, when they will be brave enough to come out for a shower.)
Local Ceremonies
Some evenings you may hear gentle rhythmic drums, and chanting at a distance. (Especially during full moon or dark moon.) These are the sounds of the ceremonies being held at the local villages around you.
Sometimes there is nothing more relaxing than, turning off the TV/music, grabbing your favourite drink, and enjoying these ceremonies from a distance. I believe this is one of the most pleasurable benefits of staying at Bali villas.
Traffic, Motorbike, Night-Club Noises
If you have chosen the location of your Bali rental villa correctly, you should hear very little (if any) of noise.
However, if you are having withdrawal symptoms; Kuta, Legian, and Seminyak do indeed provide that bright-lights / big city experience to rival most holiday resorts in the world.
Hopefully, armed with these insights, you can now ease into your new rental villa in Bali, and enjoy your holiday in this island paradise.
Many happy returns…
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Despite a series of terrorist bomb attacks in 2002 and 2005 killing hundreds of tourists and locals hitting the tourism industry hard for short periods, the tropical Indonesian island of Bali is still attracting many vacationing tourists.
Tourists are attracted by the island’s rustic charms, mystical culture and tradition, spectacular tropical sceneries and beautiful white sandy beaches. Many of these tourists are also scuba divers and are in Bali for scuba diving. After all, Bali was voted by several scuba diving magazines as one of the top ten dive location in the world.
Bali have many scuba diving locations where awesome underwater landscape and marine creatures abound. Let’s take a tour of some of Bali’s diving destinations.
Sanur and Nusa Dua – These 2 dive spots are located just 5 minutes away from the shore and therefore are very accessible. Beginners and novice divers will enjoy diving here because of the very gentle current. Visibility depending on seasons is low to moderate. Although hard corals are scarce, the many species of colorful fishes made up for the shortfall. Soft corals and sponges can also be found thriving on the reefs.
Nusa Penida and Lembongan Islands – Drop off reef diving is the main attraction on these islands. It is a 45 minute speedboat ride to the islands. Water visibility is rated as good because the islands are further away from the coast and therefore less polluted. The current here is very strong and experienced divers can enjoy drift diving. Sometimes the current may get too strong and dives may be abandoned.
There is a very good variety of hard corals, colorful sea gorgonian fans and many huge pelagic fishes to see. Highlights of diving here are sightings of huge schools of sweet lips fish, huge hawksbill turtles, sharks and giant manta rays.
Amed and Jemeluk Beach – These dive spots are one and half hour from Denpasar, a popular tourist town. Only experienced divers can dive here because of the strong current. The dives here can be very spectacular because of the long coastal reef, reef slopes and wall diving. Water visibility is moderate to good. This diving location is reputed to be the home of the best hard coral community in Bali.
The Padang Bay – This dive scuba diving location in Bali have a flat bottom seabed and is made up mixed reef and sandy bottom. Because of its close proximity to the shore, the water visibility is rated at best to be moderate. The attractions here are frequent sightings of large triggerfish and blue-spotted stingrays.
Tulamben Wreck Dive – For those who enjoy shipwreck diving, then this is the dive site in Bali that you must not missed. Water visibility here is fair to good and the current is generally gentle. Night dive on this wreck is described by many divers as spectacular.
The wreck was the USS Liberty, sunk in World War 2 by Japanese submarine torpedoes 1942. Since the wreck is so near the beach, scuba divers can simply swim to the wreck from the beach.
These are merely some of the many scuba diving destinations in Bali. For more excellent diving sites, you can check out with the many scuba diving operators when you are in Bali.
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Mertasari Beach or Pantai Mertasari is located in the south of Sanur Area. I’ts about 30 minutes from airport. Mertasari Beach have white sand, not crowded as Sanur Beach. It’s so nice for you to have sun bathing here. The waves are friendly, you can bath here. This beach is not for surfing or another water sport activities. You can do diving activities here, there’s so many diving agents around the beach. Besides that, you can choose walking in the sea activities, which you will use a tool like helmet. It’s no problem if you wearing glasses, so you can see bottom sea panorama with your glasses.
Around Mertasari area there’s so many villas here. You can rent monthly or yearly villa here. If you want, you can buy one villa that you like, you can contact a villa broker. Besides that you can choose stay at a hotel or if you have less budget, you can stay at a homestay with cheap price accommodation. So enjoy your holiday in Bali, and don’t forget to visiting Mertasari Beach.
