Bali Points
• Air Saneh
• Bali Museum
• Batubulan
• Bedugul
• Benoa
• Bratan Lake
• Candi Dasa
• Candi Kusuma
• Gilimanuk Bay
• Goa Gajah
• Jimbaran
• Jro Kuta Palace
• Legian
• Kertha Gosa
• Kintamani
• Kuta
• Menjangan Island
• Mount Agung
• Nusa Dua
• Nusa Penida
• Padang Bai
• Sangeh
• Sanur
• Seminyak
• Taman Gili
• Tuban
• Trunyan Village
• Ubud
• Werdhi Budaya Art Center
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Air Saneh (Yeh Saneh)
Located 17km from Singaraja, Air Saneh is a serene beach resort where tourists can plunge in a natural swimming pool. Its icy water originates from a cool freshwater spring nearby, located a few meters from the beach. The water is believed to run from Lake Batur.
Air Sanih beach is also known for its stunning sunrise. By leaving early enough for Karangasem, tourists may see the first lights hit the peak of Mount Agung - a real awesome experience.
Bali Museum
Bali museum was built on 8 December 1932 and has a large collection of old items. Located on Major Wisnu Street, this museum consists of 4 buildings: Buleleng, Karangasem, Tabanan, and the East Building.
Each building exhibits unique collections. Buleleng Building exhibits Balinese traditional fabrics and costumes for religious rituals and ceremonies. Tabanan Building displays Balinese traditional works of art, while the East Building exhibits pre-historical and historical items.
Bali Museum has also become an object of research work and exhibitions. It is open daily from 08.00 am, except on Saturday and public holidays
Batu Bulan
Batubulan is well-known for its stone carvings. Most of the stone sculptures in Bali are from this area. Batubulan is also famous for the Barong dance which is performed daily here. The dance represents the never-ending battle between good and evil.
Bedugul
Bedugul is a small lakeside village over looking Lake Bratan. The weather is cold since it is located in the highland.
Benoa
Benoa is a main harbor as well as the starting point for numerous cruises around Bali and to Sunda islands. It is also a center of leisure and sporting activities, such as parasailing and windsurfing. Benoa harbor is about 6km from Denpasar. The International Yacht Festival is frequently held at this harbor which involves the participants from around the world. It starts from Benoa harbor and finishes at Tanjung Perak harbor in Surabaya.
Bratan Lake
Motorboats and canoes are available in Lake Bratan, as well as parasailing and water skiing. Across the lake, there are some caves used by the Japanese in World War II. From those caves, there is a path to the top of Mount Catur, which has an ancient temple at the top.
Goa Gajah
Goa Gajah (Elephant Cave) is located between Pejeng and Gianyar. It portrays both elements of Hindu and Buddhist. To enter the cave is through the gigantic mouth of a demon. There are two pools with spring water flowing from spouts held by female figure statues in front of the cave.
Kuta
Since the 18th century Kuta has served as the entry for foreigners visiting southern Bali. In the 1830s Kuta was a thriving slave market, attracting a wide variety of international 'lowlifes'. Since its rediscovery by hippies and surfers in the 1960s, Kuta and Legian have expanded so rapidly that the district is now one of the busiest tourist areas in the world. Hundreds of hotels, bars, restaurants and shops provide for all tastes and budgets.
Jimbaran
On the western site of the Bukit (hill), Bali 's southern Peninsula. lies the once sleepy fishing village of Jimbaran, now the site of teh Intercontinental, Four Seasons and the Ritz-Carlton. Take a walk along the pristine sand or dine at one of the beachside seafood restaurants. Perhaps a sunset drink - Jimbaran is known for its spectacular sunsets. An offshore reef offers protection from the wave action, providing excellent swimming water.
Jro Kuta Palace
Jro Kuta Palace is located on Kumbakarna Street, Denpasar, about 100 m of Maospahit Temple. This palace has unique building complex such as Ancaksaji, Semanggen, Ranggi, Pewaregan, Saren Raja, Saren Kangin, Paseban, Pamerajan Agung, and Pekandelan which is a kind of fortress to protect the main part of the area.
Menjangan Island
Located in the West Bali National Park, less than an hour by boat from Pemuteran, Menjangan has the most beautiful coral reefs in Bali and holds many well-known sites, ranging from a sheer drop of 60m, small caves, sandy slopes and a beautiful blue green lagoon. Along with the nearby Labuan Lalang is a wonderful place for diving and snorkeling.
During the rainy season is the best time to have a chance to see whale sharks. Turtle, napoleon, grouper, big barracuda and shark are all regular sights. Menjangan also has a wreck known as Anchor, perched on the top of a reef. The wreck is a 19th century trading vessel.
Mount Agung
Mount Agung (3142m) is the highest mountain in Bali and towering majestically over eastern and northern Karangasem. On March, 17 1963, Mount Agung erupted which was the most disastrous volcanic eruption. Streams of lava and hot volcanic mud poured down to the sea in the southeast of the island, covering roads and isolating the eastern end of the island. The whole island was covered in ash and crops were wiped out.
It destroyed many villages and temples, and killed thousands of people. Most of those killed were either burned to death or choked by the burning clouds of hot gas rushing down the volcanic slopes. It destroyed the whole villages of Sorga and Lebih. Amazingly, Besakih village, just a few km from the crater, suffered little damage.
Nusa Dua
The most recent of Bali's tourist centres, Nusa Dua - located on the Island's southern-most tip, is quite unlike anything else in Bali. A government-run dreamland of coconut palms, five-star hotels and perfect beaches. A great place to relax in the sun and be pampered, but this is a long way from Balinese village life.
Nusa Penida
Nusa Penida once was an exile for criminals and undesirables from Klungkung Kingdom. Now, this secluded island is well-known as a great place to surf and snorkeling. The island also has some fascinating temples including Ped Temple near Toyapakeh and Batukuning Temple near Sewana. There is also a huge limestone cave, Karangsari Cave, about 1km from Sewana.
Padang Bai
Padang Bai is the harbor for the ferry service to Lombok. It is a quiet fishing village located in a perfectly sheltered bay. The beach is picturesque with its long sweep of sand where multicolored boats are drawn up on the beach.
Sangeh
Sangeh is the village whose northern area covers about 14 hectares of a holy homogeneous forest of Pala trees, inhabited by hundreds of monkeys. The trees cannot be found in any other area and their existence in this village remains a mystery. There is also a beautiful mossy temple, hidden amongst the tall and gracious Pala trees.
Seminyak
Little by little Seminyak is coming into its own as an area to be reckoned with. The restaurant scene in Seminyak is vibrant and eclectic while the area's nightclubs have set the pace in Bali for some time now - this is where you go after you're done all you can in Kuta. Perhaps for this reason the area has become a magnet for designers, both local and international, and many small hotels and villas have been built in Seminyak reflecting the cosmopolitan nature of the area Canggu is more or less an extension of Seminyak, as some folks - either try to escape the crowds or just came late to the party and found Seminyak a bit too expensive - have continued the Kuta sprawl north.
Trunyan Village
Trunyan Village is located between Lake Batur and the outer crater rim of Mount Batur, and only accessible by boat. It is a Bali Aga village, inhabited by descendants of the original Balinese, the people who predate the arrival of Hindu Majapahit Kingdom in the 16th century.
Trunyan Village is well-known for its Pancering Jagat Temple, but visitors are not allowed to enter. There are also a couple of traditional Bali Aga-style houses, and a large banyan tree which is said to be more than 1.100 years old. In Kuban Village, close to Trunyan Village, there is a mysterious cemetery, separated by the lake and is only accessible by boat.
Unlike the Balinese people, Trunyan people do not cremate or bury the corpse, but just lay the corpse out in bamboo cages to decompose or under a huge Taru Menyan (Menyan tree). Taru means ‘tree’ and Menyan means ‘aromatic smell’. The word 'Trunyan' is derived from these two words.
The tree is believed to absorb the bad smells and instead, produce aromatic smells. Loads of skulls and bones lie on the stone platform and the surrounding areas.
The women of Trunyan are forbidden to go to the cemetery when a corpse is carried there. It is said that there will be a disaster in the village if a woman comes to the cemetery while a corpse is being carried there.
Ubud
Small village in the central of Bali . Ubud renowned for Artists and Paintings, and also knowed as the art center of Bali. There are a lot of artists who lived in Ubud. Antonio Blanco had his house and gallery there. Ubud is growing very fast the last few years. Art Gallery and Art Museum are something you will not missed while you are in Ubud. There is a wide range of hotel accommodation from the most expensive hotel on the island down to the everyman losmen. As well there are a number of very fine restaurants, several respectable museums and lots of interesting folks wandering about.
Werdhi Budaya Art Center
Werdhi Budaya Art CenterWerdhi Budaya Art Center is located on Nusa Indah Street, about 2 km east of Puputan Square, and covers an area of about 5 hectares.
Werdhi Budaya Art Center consists of various building complexes. The main building, Mahudara Mandhara Giri Bhuwaana, was officially opened to the public on 14 February 1973, and is used for permanent art exhibitions.
To the north of Mahudara Mandhara Giri Bhuwaana, there is Gedung Kriya Uccaihsrawa building where the Balinese and foreign fine arts exhibitions are held.
To the west of Gedung Kriya Uccaihsrawa, there is Dewi Ratih building. During Bali Art Festival, this two-story building is used for architectural exhibition on the ground floor and photography exhibition on the second floor.
The largest structure in Werdhi Budaya Art Center is Ardha Candra Amphitheater which covers 7,200 square meters. This enormous crescent shaped theater can hold up to 600 people. Ticketing offices and handicraft exhibition rooms are located underneath the stage.
To the west of Ardha Candra Amphitheater is the two-story Ksirarnawa indoor theater which covers 5,850 square meters. The theater, which is located on the second floor, can hold up to 800 people. The first floor is occupied by Art Center offices, a cafeteria, and several halls which are used for handicraft exhibitions.
