Bali Travel Guide: Explore the Island of Gods

Destination Bali: Article
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Bali is a renowned tourist destination, showing a significant rise in tourists from 1980s. In this
province of Indonesia, tourism is the key to its economy. For instance, 80% economy of Bali is
attributed by its tourism sector. In March 2017, Trip Advisor has named Bali as the top
destination through the world, in its Traveler’s Choice award. The location is highly developed
in arts, sculpture, painting, modern dance, music, leatherwork and music. Before buying Bali
travel packages, tourists need to gain awareness about the tourist spot, which they would gain
from the following article.
What to do in Bali?
There are several interesting things to do, in a Bali Tour, the most popular activities are listed
below.
Play Golf - The best golf courses in Bali is offering the tourists challenging and beautiful
environment, along with the combination of greenery and well-balanced fairways, which are
Bali’s most beautiful locations. Some popular golf courses in Bali include “New Kuta Gold, Bali
National Golf club, Handara Golf & resort Bali, Bukit Pandawa Golf Club and Bali Beach golf
course”.
Cycling – Cycling lets the visitor to experience the wonderful countryside of the island and rural
Balinese village closely, while exploring scenic beauty of volcanic rim and rice terraces.
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Quad discovery – To discover the ‘real bali’, the village scenes and ancient Balinese, visitor can
explore quad discover with off-road four-wheelers.
Karting Star Bali Go-Kart – It is an indoor go-kart circuit in Bali, where the visitor would be
able to feed the adrenaline rush with approximately 35 meter track.
Temples to visit in Bali – Tanah Lot is the most iconic temple in Bali, which is settled on top of
a large rock and surrounded by sea. Visiting the temple at sunset would be the one of the most
beautiful part of visitor’s Bali holidays. Another renowned sea temple at Bali is Uluwatu temple,
which is situated on a cliff edge in the southwestern Bukit peninsula. It is also one of the best
spot to witness dramatic sunset. Among the baseline temples, Besakih temple is the largest and
known as ‘mother temple’ of Bali, which is located on the slopes of Mount Agung, at 1000 m
lofty.
Visit parks and Zoo – Bali Safari and Marine Park is the largest animal theme park in Bali,
which is the habitat of more than 60 species. All the animals roam freely in the park and visitors
are taken to the spot through bus safari to witness the beauty of wild animals, without disturbing
animals. Ubud Money Forest is one of the grey long-tailed macaque inhabited forest, situated on
the fringe of Ubud main centre.
Visit to the Rice Terraces – Tegallalang and Jatiluwih are two rice terraces, which the visitors
must see. The scenic beauty of these places is eternal and would be refreshing for the visitors.
Rafting in Bali – Rafting is on e of the most popular water activities in Bali, to experience the
‘real Bali’. Besides the thrilling experience, it is ranging from plunges down dams, small
waterfalls and crystal-clear pools, which enable to witness closely the flora and fauna.
Underwater scooter rides and Scuba diving – Scuba diving offers the exploration of thriving
and vibrant underwater world, while witnessing underwater gardens, range of tropical fish, coral
reef, turtle, shark, manta rays etc. from a closed view. Underwater scooter ride is an innovative
concept, which let the visitor to enjoy the beautiful underwater wonders, which does not need
any scuba diving experience.
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Snorkeling in Bali – It might be the easiest means to enjoy the underwater wonders of the island.
It also does not need experience likes scuba diving and offers the way to witness the vibrant
coral reef and tropical marine life.
Where to stay in Bali
The place to stay should be deciding according to the tourism package as well as the budget; that
means, upon identifying the places to visit in Bali. Bali Benoa Holiday Inn Resort, Sawangan
villas, The St Regis, The RiTz Carlton, Pan Pacific Tanah Lot and Sheraton Kuta Resort are
mostly visited luxury hotels, with luxury services. In case of mid-range hotels, The Ize is a great
location to stay at affordable price, in Seminyak, offering rooftop pool and chill vibes. Other
mid-range hotels include Bali Dream Villas, Swiss Bel Segara, Marriot Courtyard. On the other
hand, The Grand Whizz, Neo Petitenget, Villa Anjing, Gora Beach Inn are the budget hotels in
Bali, which offers affordable twin rooms round pool, along with party place in it.
Where is Bali?
Bali is a popular holiday destination. Although many people know about the place, but there are
many enthusiastic people still asking for ‘Where is Bali?’ Bali is an island and province of
Indonesia with largest Hindu population, which is located 8 degrees from the equator, in the Java
Sea. The province of Indonesia include island of Bali, along with some small neighbor islands
including “Nusa Penida, Nusa Lembongan and Nusa Ceningan”. The island is situated 4555
kilometer away from Ausatralia, at the westerly end of the Lesser Sunda Island, having Java in
the west and Lombok in the east. The total land area of Bali covers 5780 kilometer square. This
province of Indonesia is about 153 kilometer wide and 112 kilometer high. It is also a part of the
Coral Triangle, which area is characterized to have the highest biodiversity of marine species. In
this location, more than 500 reef-building coral species has been observed. The largest city and
capital of Bali is Denspasar, which is located in the southern edge of the island.
How to get to Bali?
In order to reach to Bali, all three modes of transportation (flight, bus and ship) are available in
Indonesia. In order to reach Bali from an international location, flight to Ngurah Rai
International Airport or Denpasa International Airport can be availed. Both the airports are
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located in South Kuta district which only 13km away from Denpasar. Buses are rarely availed as
a way of transportation in Bali however; bus from Jakarta to Bali is available. Through bus, it
would take 23 hours to reach Bali from Jakarta. If the Bali travel packages include sea route, one
will have to take flight to Singapore, Sumatra or Java. From there ship can be hired to get to Bali.
What to see in Bali?
Bali is the most popular and evocative tourist island in Indonesia. The island of Bali lies 3.2 Km
east of the Java and that is 8 degrees south of the equator. Visitors can feel the spark of sensed in
Bali. After arriving, tourists can feel intoxicating fragrance of incense and thick tropical air.
Bali’s central mountains include various peaks, which are about 2000 meters. In the last few
years, the popularity of this particular destination has immensely increased. The major attraction
is Mount Agung, which is also known as “Mother Mountain”. Coral reefs surround the entire
island. The north-west part of the beach has black sand and the south part has white sands. Black
sand beaches between Klatingdukuh and Pasut have been developed for the tourism.
Our major attractions are as follows:-
Pura Tanah Lot
‘’Pura’’ means temple in Balinese. It one of the most iconic temples, which are setting on a
rocky islet that is surrounded by crashing, waves. As per the opinion of Balinese, It is the most
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sacred than that of other sea temple. It was built in the beginning of 16th Century and it
emphasizes a historical indent of this place. When visiting any temples in Bali, be sure about the
dressing code. Tourist should wear a sarong and sash for visiting such temples.
Mount Batur
In every pre-dawn darkness in Bali, hundreds of visitors begin trek up 1700-meter summit of
Mount Batur. From here, visitors can watch sunrise above the mist-shrouded mountains. Lake
Batur is the main source of mountain’s irrigation water. Visitors can also get opportunity to
enjoy hot springs as the beautiful village on the bank of Lake Bature, named Toya Bugkah.
Ubud Culture
Ubud is the epicenter of Balinese Art as well as culture. Modern art also first developed here,
Visitor can be attracted by the Neka Art Museum and Agung Rai Museum of Art. Traditional
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painting, Jewelry making and mask making culture attracts not only adults but children too.
Ubud Monkey Forest
In the town centre of Ubud, monkey forest is present, which is also known as sacred monkey
forest sanctuary; it is the top attraction in this town and photographers are fond of this beauty.
Grey long tailed macaques are responsible for such beautiful scenery.
Tegallalang and Jatiluwih Rice Terraces in Bali
Visitors must see the Bali’s beautiful Tegallalang or jatiluwih rice terrace and emerald-hued rice
fields. It is one of the most famous areas photography due to its timeless beauty as well as iconic
landscape. Both location use the traditional water management cooperative, named as ‘Subak’.
WaterbomBali
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In Bali, exciting water slides in landscaped Tropical Park provides huge entertainment and fun to
all aged people, a world class rides are maintained with proper safety standard. This place gives
an opportunity towards the ultimate escape to thrills or relaxation.
Best time to visit Bali.
Balinese weather can be sais as tropical that is not reliably sunny and hot. The tropical monsoon
climate has also two distinct seasons such as wet and dry. Dry season stable within May to
September and wet season is between Octobers to April. In this case, Monsoon refers to the wind
not for rain,
May, June and July are considered be best travel; time to Bali in terms of the weather status. On
the other hand, this time preference can be changed if the traveler is a surfer or explorer. In
between dry season, western-peninsula side creates best waves, which make the entire landscape
most iconic at all level.
Attraction near Bali
Kuta, Jimbaran, Uluwatuy and Bukit areas are the prominent attraction of every tourist. This
attraction is dominant due to presence of iconic temples, gorgeous coastlines, beaches, cultural
image and other natural landscapes. This are the most visible attraction near Bali.
Kuta Beach
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It is one of the beast coasts from where visitors can enjoy golden sunsets all year round. In
addition, the colorful Kuta Art Market and hotel beachfronts are always visitor’s attraction in
Kuta. Swimming, surfing and sunbathing if the most Iconic shadow of this zone.
Vihara Dhrmayana Kuta
Vihara Dharmayana is one of the Kuta’s considerable landmarks. It is also known by the name as
Kongco Bio Kuta Chineese Tenpole and Lenng Gwan Kuta Temple. Buddhist temple is present
here, where far eastern architecture can be visualized.
Garuda Wisnu Kencana
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GWK or Garuda Wishnu Kencana Cultryeralpark is a major landmark project, which is situated
in the hills of Jimbaran. It is comprised of a half-built and to be completed statue of Hindu god
Vishnu and his guardian Garuda eagle. It is visible from the low-lying areas of north peninsula.
Shopping arcade, restaurants are available in this place to manage the visitors choice and
perceptions.
Kecak ‘Fire Dance’’
It is the captivating dance performances and frequently dubbed by the monkey chant because it is
use in tall fire torch. Such artistic and historical contact is based on a episode from the Ramayana
epic. In this dance, no orchestral accompaniment is present. Through this dance, become unique.
Jenggala gallery
It is the extension of Jenggala Keramik, which is the Bali’s legendary ceramic procedure.
Visitors can find rich collection of ceramic arts in this gallery. This gallery also offers
convenience of historical Indonesian culture.
Through visioning such location, tourist can get a grateful as well as iconic image of this
location. Visitor experience will be positive due to availability highly developed in sculpture,
painting, modern dance and traditional outlook. Therefore, Bali travel packages are effective to
maintain consumer’s personal attribute and inner wishes such as surfing and other things.
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