Minggu, 09 Maret 2014

 ABOUT BALI                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
 Everyone who hears the word of Bali will imagine its temples, dances and its magic. Some will dream about its white sandy beaches, shopping centers and …...the bemos. Many people will say “I have been there”. The other will say, “I’ve been there many times”.
The Island
There are many repeaters come to Bali every year. They come to Bali for the reasons they cannot explain. But Bali always attracts them to come and come again. Yet Bali is not only Kuta, Seminyak, Ubud or Kintamani
Bali is one of more than 17.000 islands which make up the Indonesian archipelago. It is well known for its unique culture and tradition.
Its temples, beautiful beaches, the astonishing mountains and two volcanoes, four lakes, rain forests, etc. and especially, the very friendly Balinese people.
It is a very ideal destination for holiday, business, travelling, and adventure trip.
Bali is a tiny island which offers many things to explore such as;

KUTA & LEGIAN & SEMINYAK
It was a small fishing village which turned to the busiest town where people go for it white sandy beach, surfing, shopping paradise, restaurants, discos, night clubs,  and hotels and accommodations which welcome all budget.
Seminyak is located north of Legian which is considered a little bit up market where you can find many luxury villas, hotels and fancy restaurants as well as hundreds of boutique shops.

NUSA DUA
The exclusive complex of luxurious big hotels with its quiet beach which is ideal for swimming and total relax. The nearby beach is Tanjung Benoa where you can also find some nice hotel and do some water activities such as diving, snorkeling, sea walking, jet ski, parasailing, etc

ULUWATU
An ancient temple dates back to the 11th C. built on an edge of cliff. It is surrounded by forest inhabited by hundreds of monkeys.

There is an open stage where the local people perform the Kecak and Fire Dance. The dance is performed everyday at 6 pm. While enjoying the dance you can also admire the beautiful sunset and the temple.
On the way to Uluwatu you can stop at nearby beaches, Dreamland beach, Padang Padang beach and Suluban beach which are famous among the surfers.

TANAH LOT
This is the most beautiful temple which was built on tiny rock off shore. The best place to watch sunset.

UBUD
The centre of Balinese Arts and Culture, Home of thousands artists of painting, wood carving, music, and dance who live in harmony in their traditional houses among the rice fields, beautiful gardens and serene atmosphere.
 In Ubud you can visit the monkey forest, the royal palace, the traditional market and take a walk along the nice town or do some trekking through the rice fields.  In the evening, Ubud is very quiet. You can watch different dances which are performed in different stages.

GOA GAJAH
This is known as Elephant Cave temple.
A cut rock temple built in 11th C. It was a Hindu and Buddhist monastery shows the harmony of the two religions from the past. The seven fountains in front of the cave represent   seven holy rivers in India.

TAMPAKSIRING
A holy spring temple built in 9th C, a perfect temple for purification ceremony for the Balinese people who come from the entire island especially during full moon or new moon. The ritual is done by get into the pool at the second court yard, after praying at the third yard of the temple.
The water which come from the spring through the fountain is believed brings supernatural power to cleanse the body and the mind.

KINTAMANI
Kintamani is a mountain village which is located on the rim of the huge caldera of ancient Batur. 
From here you can see the active volcano and the adjacent volcanic lake, the largest lake and the most magnificent panorama. The Batur volcano is an active volcano. Many people climb this volcano from where you can witness the fascinating sunrise. A visit to Toya Bungkah hot spring on the slope of the volcano is also worth.

BESAKIH
The biggest complex of Hindu temples on the slope of Mount Agung, a huge volcano reaches 3142 m.
Besakih is also called as the Mother Temple

TEGALLALANG & JATI LUWIH
Two names mean wonderful rice terraces.



BEDUGUL
This is a mountain resort in the doom caldera. There are three volcanic lakes close to each other.

A visit can be made to explore the Ulundanu temple, the local fruit and vegetable market and the Bali Botanical garden.

GITGIT
A mountain village in the north part of the island home for clove and coffee plantation.
A high water fall is the highlight.

SINGARAJA
Singaraja was the old capital of Bali in the colonial era. Some old Chinese temple can be found here as well as old colonial buildings.

LOVINA
A small tourist resorts in the north coast with its black sandy beach. A morning dolphin watching tour is a very unforgettable experience.

BANJAR
Banjar is a village which is well known for its natural hot spring and the Buddhist monastery.

AMED & TULAMBEN
Famous among divers






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ABOUT US                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
Bali is one of small islands of Indonesia’s Archipelago. It attracts visitors because of its people and its living culture.


The Balinese people live in harmony facing the modernization without leaving their old traditions based on Hindu religion and their indigenous belief and culture.
Here we are ready to escort you to find the answer why you should come to Bali. 
We are a group of Balinese people who care about Bali and its culture. Our purpose is to answer the questions why you should come to Bali.
We organize some trips to explore and understand the island, the people and their living culture in Balinese way.
   We offer you some options to explore and understand Bali in a very special way. We will take you to the places which you never imagine that Bali offers.
You can experience their way of life which is handed down from generation to generation without having ’xenophobia’. To see how they can harmonize the old tradition and the modern life, such as finding the answer of traditional offerings to the God through the web.

You can choose the way we explore such as traveling through typical Balinese villages, rice terraces, tropical fruits and gardens, temple in the deep rain forests, waterfalls, staying with Balinese family in a remote village, make some interaction with the local, experiencing their daily activities and much more




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HALF DAY ACTION                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  You have to spend about 6 hours to explore the south tip of the Peninsula. We will take you to visit a Balinese family who live in the hearth of Kuta behind the hustle and bustle of Legian street.

Explore their traditional house with   their family temple. Next stop is the traditional market of Jimbaran to see the daily activity of local fishermen at the market next to the beach with their fresh fish of the day.
Afterward we drive to Padang-padang beach to lay down on a secluded white sandy beach.  The last stop will be visiting Uluwatu temple to watch the sunset and Kecak dance







UBUD ART & CRAFTS
This activity will take you to exploring, experience and be involved in Balinese arts and crafts. The exploration starts from Tohpati, where we will take you to one of the Batik factories to see how they make the batik and make your own batik. The next village is Celuk to learn about Balinese jewelries. For woodcarving, we will take you to visit one Balinese woodcarver family in Mas village. Lod Tunduh in Ubud will be our place to study about Balinese paintings. The last visit will be at the monkey forest and the traditional market of Ubud



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FULL DAY ACTION                                                                                                                                                                                           This tour is a complete introduction of Bali, its history, art, culture and its nature. We will start the day by visiting Batubulan village to see Barong & Kris Dance. The next stop is the village of Tohpati to watch the villager applying their talent in making design on white material to make a piece of Batik cloth. Then we proceed to visit Celuk village to witness the artisan making intricate design of Gold and Silver jewelries. Then we will take you to Batuan village to visit an old temple from 11th C. The tour will be continued to visit Kemenuh village where you can see how the local woodcarvers make their statues of hard woods like ebony, mahogany, sandal wood, etc.
We drive through typical Balinese villages, temples, rice fields ascending to the higher elevation. You will see the vegetation change from short rice plants to giant ferns, tropical fruits, coffee trees, clove trees, giant bamboo trees. We will have a chance to visit a local garden to explore how the local people make their herbal drinks and the famous Luwak Coffee. Then we reach the caldera of Kintamani where you will admire the magnificent view of Mount Batur and the adjacent lake, Lake Batur


After having lunch at one of the local restaurants and taking some pictures we will drive back through different scenic road to visit a holy spring temple in Sebatu village, beautiful rice terraces in Tegallalang,
finally we will stop in Ubud village. In Ubud, we will introduce you to one Balinese family who live in their traditional house compound, where you can learn their daily life.



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WEST SIDE EXPLORATION                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

The tour will take you to explore the west part of Bali. After passing through Kuta we will drive through Tuka village where you will see how the Balinese live in harmony. In this village, you will witness typical Balinese houses in two religions, Hindu and Christian.The next stop is Mengwi village to visit Taman Ayun Temple, afterward we will take you to Bedugul area to visit Ulundanu temple, through a scenic route, rice terraces,
traditional villages, valleys, coffee and clove plantations, etc.
After having lunch at one of the local restaurants, we continue our trip to the slope of Mt. Batukaru to admire the most beautiful rice terraces, Jatiluwih. Driving through beautiful panorama of rice
terraces, valleys and volcanoes we will arrive at outer yard of Batukaru temple, an old Hindu temple in a deep rain forest. After exploring the temple, we drive down hill to Wanasari village to visit a butterfly park.
On the way down to Tanah Lot, we will take you to Pejaten village where you can see how the local make their ceramic in traditional way. The last stop will be at Tanah Lot temple, an old temple dates back to 16th C.
The temple was built on a tiny rock off shore, an opportunity to take picture of the best sunset.


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EAST  SIDE EXPLORATION

                                                                                                                                        We drive along the south east coast of Bali to explore the east side of the island. On the way you will see the panoramic view of Sanur beach and the sister island of Bali, Nusa Penida, in the distance across the Badung strait.
The first stop will be made at Goa Lawah temple. The temple was built around the 15th C. In this temple you will see thousands of fruit bats hanging upside down in their cave behind the temple. After visiting the temple we walk across the road to the black sandy beach where you can also witness how the local people make their salt in a very traditional way.
The next stop is Tenganan village. A village which is surrounded by protected forest where people still live following their way which was practiced by the ancestors. This is a traditional Bali village which is inhabited by the indigenous Bali people.
The tour will be continued to visit Candidasa beach, a small tourist resorts on the east coast, where we will stop at a local restaurant for lunch.

After having lunch we proceed to Taman Ujung, an old water palace of Karangasem kingdom which was built during the Dutch colonial era. The water palace will tell you the glory of the old Karangasem kingdom.
The next destination is Tirta Gangga. It is also a water palace which was built by the royal family of Karangasem in 1921. The water palace is really wonderful with great architecture and surrounded by beautiful rice terraces and the great mount Agung as the background.
On the way back to hotel we will stop at Klungkung to visit Kertagosa, the old court of justice of Klungkung Kingdom.

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KAWAH IJEN and BROMO TOUR                                                                                                          
                                                                                              For those who like to enjoy the real adventure on volcanic trekking we challenge you to explore these two active volcanoes on the neighboring island, Java. The first volcano is Kawah Ijen.  This volcano is about 3000 m tall. The highlight of this volcano is the yellow crater which formed by its sulfur.  The best time is during the sunrise when we capture the phenomena of the reflection of the sun rays on the yellow crater of the sulfur.  Besides we will also witness the struggle the local people mining the sulfur in traditional way and carry it downhill.
The second volcano is the famous Mount Bromo. In this area we will enjoy two different things. First we will take you on 4WD vehicle to Penanjakan Peak to witness the beautiful sunrise and then see the Bromo crater.
The adventure starts from your hotel in Bali. We move westward leaving the touristic area of Bali to the scenic route of the West coast. A stop can be made in Tanah Lot temple, a temple which was built on tiny rock off shore.
And then we continue driving through the rice terraces, swinging palm leaves, stretching mountain on the right and fascinating surf beating the shore on the left hand side.  After passing through the west Bali national park, we will be arriving at the west tip of the island to catch the ferry.
It takes about one and half hour crossing the Bali strait we arrive on Ketapang village where we check in at a hotel to spend the first night.  You will be woken up at 04:00 to start the trekking. A 4WD jeep will take you climbing up the mountain through coffee plantation and drop you at Paltuding village. From here we continue the adventure on climbing the Ijen volcano.
After finishing the adventure at Ijen we drive downhill heading to Mount Bromo.
Here we will spend a night and do the adventure on 4WD on the following morning. Again we start the day from 4.am on 4WD to explore Mount Bromo and Penanjakan peak.
After coming back from Bromo, we have breakfast at the hotel and ready to drive back to Bali


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