All about Bali.

All Bali Info

Bali island smalls island with unique it self where the harmonies between human, nature tradition and art are union in one to support each other and build the harmonization in life. Bali knows well with its tourism object and the fresh magnificent it own nature forest view. This small island hide many unique deep inside just like an old aphorism “book without having end” this world seem suitable for Bali. Each season there many tourist are came visited Bali, each of them has same opinion about Bali “The Paradise Island” that they called.

Ceremonies.

Most of native Bali is Hindu which believe god Ida Sang Hyang Widhi Wasa as their anecelor and according to Hindu Bali there are some of ceremonial event in bali:
Galungan and Kuningan.
Nyepi
Sugian Jawa, Sugian Bali
Pagerwesi
Saraswati
Sivalatri
Tumpek kandang
Tumpek Bubuh

Histories.

The first inhabitants of the island of Bali is expected to come in 3000-2500 BCE who migrated from Asia. [3] Remains of stone tools from this period are found in the village Cekik located in the western part of the island. [4] Age of prehistory and ending with the arrival of Hinduism and Sanskrit writings of India in 100 BC. [citation needed]
Culture of Bali later gained strong influence of Indian culture that the process is more rapid after the 1st century AD. Name Balidwipa (Bali Island) began to be found in various inscriptions, including inscriptions Blanjong issued by Sri Kesari Warmadewa in 913 AD and mentions the word Walidwipa. It is estimated that around this time that Subak irrigation system for rice cultivation began to be developed. Some religious and cultural traditions also began to develop at that time. Kingdom of Majapahit (1293-1500 AD) who are Hindus and centered on the island of Java, had established the kingdom of subordinates in Bali around the year 1343 AD It was almost all over the country are Hindus, but as the arrival of Islam stood Islamic kingdoms in the archipelago, among others, led to the collapse of Majapahit. Many nobles, priests, artists and other Hindu community when it withdrew from the island of Java to Bali.
The Europeans who first discovered Bali is Cornelis de Houtman from the Netherlands in 1597, though a Portuguese ship had previously been stranded near Cape Mount, Jimbaran, in 1585. Dutch East India Company began to implement through the soil colonial Bali, but continue to get resistance, so until the end of the power of their position in Bali is not as solid as their position in the Java or the Moluccas. Starting from the northern region of Bali, since the 1840s the Netherlands has become a permanent presence which was originally done by pit the various rulers of Bali that mutual distrust each other. Dutch major attack by sea and land against the Sanur region and followed by Denpasar area. Bali party who loses in number and weaponry do not want to experience shame to give up, thus causing the war to the death or bellows which involves all the people both men and women including the king. An estimated 4,000 people were killed in the incident, although the Netherlands has ordered them to surrender. Furthermore, the Dutch governors who ruled only a few gave its influence on the island, so that local control of religion and culture generally remained unchanged.
Japan occupied Bali during World War II and then a military officer named I Gusti Ngurah Rai Bali forming forces ‘freedom fighters’. Following Japan’s surrender in the Pacific in August 1945, the Dutch promptly returned to Indonesia (including Bali) to re-establish its colonial rule as a state before the war. This was opposed by the forces of resistance Bali who was using Japanese weapons.
On 20 November 1940, Break Puputan Margarana battle that occurred in the village of Marga, Tabanan, Bali middle. Colonel I Gusti Ngurah Rai 29-year-old, led his troops from the territory east of Bali to take the offensive to death on the Dutch troops are armed to the teeth. All members of the battalion Bali killed them all and make it as a last Balinese military resistance.
In 1946 the Dutch made Bali as one of 13 areas part of the new State of East Indonesia was proclaimed, named as one of the rivals for the Republic of Indonesia which was proclaimed and headed by Sukarno and Hatta. Bali then also incorporated into the United States of Indonesia when the Dutch recognized the independence of Indonesia on December 29, 1949. In 1950, Bali officially leave perserikatannya with the Dutch and legally became a province of the Republic of Indonesia.

Tourism Object.

Tirta Ganga is one of magnificent place in Karangasem that located only 6 km from amlapura town precisely at Abang village. Hisoricaly this place are buid in 1948 by Anak Agung Anglurah Ketut Karangasem the last king of Karangasem. This places is build in a wide which about 1,5 hectare wide and divide in to three main area. At the beginning this places is a source of water supple for the people that they use for irrigation their filed yard and to fulfill their daily life need and people familier called it water “embukan” which means the pure source water which came from belly earth.

The Candidasa is a tourism objects that located at Karangasem regency about 45 km from Denpasar city and 25 minutes from the Klungkung regency. There are many tourism activities that can be do here at Candidasa especially tracking, swimming, snorkeling and sailing. Candidasa is one of magnificent places in bali that suppliers for fresh air, nature and beautiful view. There are many resort, motel, cottages, villa that build around this place which build as a places where tourist can be stay a while to enjoy the beautiful place of Candidasa area even thought there are some stockholder use Candidasa as their trend mark.

Bali Bird Park is a conservation bird habitat that located in Gianyar regency only 15 km from center of Denpasar town. The Bali Bird Park is accommodates an amazing display of flora with more then 2000 tropical plants including 50 varieties of palms alone and attracting numerous butterflies. This is a prove that Bali is take a hand in order to take to the environment especially in plantation and birds species

Tenganan Pegringsingan is including to Karangasem regency precisely at Manggis district, it is one of Balinese regency which located to the east of Denpasar town and about 7 km from Klungkung regency, this places has many unique tradition and historically and interesting place which it nature are keeping pure and supply for the fresh water. The people of Tenganan Pegringsinag live in simple way untouched by modernizations they called them self as the followed of Indra god of war, where the blood of warrior is spread in their daily live.

The Lovina Beach a beautiful beach that located at Buleleng regency, Pemaron district about 15 km from Singaraja town formally this place is including to Kalibukbuk tourism area these tourism object is located in north of Balinese island it about 2 hour drive from Denpasar and it about 1 hour drive from Tabanan regency. It difference with some beach in Bali, Lovina it self has it own way to spoil our holiday. Along the edge of this beach lay park many small traditional boat which called “Jukung”.

Kuta beach is the most popular beach in Bali which it panorama on sun set and it white sand, located about 15 drive from international air port Ngurah Rai. This is the favorite place for tourist spend their noon day and watch the sunset.

Sanur beach is the second beach that famous for it calms surf and panorama for sun rise. This beach are favorite for water sport especially parasailing.

Bedugul park is one of magnificent green-green garden that owing by Balinese island. As green park Bedugul is keeping hundred of plantation collection and some bird and any animale. Located at Candikuning village, Baturiti district, Tabanan regency there a big guidline board in the left side. There two enter in this park first is for those who drive a car and the second is for those who drive motorbike, the different is if you drive a car you can explore all the far place of the park and motorbike cant. Before entering the park garden, you must by the ticked that account for adult is 7000 per person park 3000 for motorbike 6000 for car.

The palace of Tampak Siring or more popular with The palace of Soekarno, this palaces is located at Village of Tampak Siring, Gianyar regency only 15 km from Denpasar town and about 25 minute drive from the international airport Ngurah Rai. This palace is build when Indonesia has been free from Dutch colonies, which the brilliant idea is come from the founding father of Indonesia Ir Soekarno. Soekarno is the son of Bali and often came to his mother home town in Buleleng regency at Puri Bale Agung, so that he would like to made a place with natural nature, fresh air, far from the business and close to the nature which function to welcome international delegation.

Beratan lake is one as Balinese lake where it famous to all over the world as best lake tourism object to visited which it beautiful panorama colt water and fresh air in each year this place are much visited by tourist. There are on thing that make this places is difersnt with any lake in bali and has it own characteristic is caused in the center of it lake there are small tample which name Pura Ulun Danu Beratan.

Kerta Gosa is a buiding that shape log bale (traditional Balinese building which consist of four pillar and long places four sit) and it connected to royal kingdom of semarapura. This place believe has build in 1686 by the fist king and the founding father of Klungkung royal kingdom Ida I Dewa Agung Jambe.

Pura Taman Ayun is located at Mengwi which belonging to Badung regency territorial only 20 minuet drive with take 19 km to the west of Denpasar city. There are old written soure mentioning about the histories of Pura Taman Ayun is buid in 1634 year or about 17 century by Mengwi king I Gusti Ngurah Made agung which title Ida Cokorda Sakti Blangbangan.

Bajara sandhi renon is a place where standing a monument which it build to reminding world especially Balinese people about how the histories from Balinese people from pre historic until Indonesian indepence revolution. This monument is build in 1987 and finished and formally opened in 2003. It wide about 4 hectare and the monument is standing in the center which surrounding a large green-green yard which growth by garden and in the aged is surrounding with footpath.

Villa and hotel.
As every body know Bali live from its tourism industry, so that why the government has been invited investor to join build the tourism industry in Bali, many hotel and villa are building in beautiful area in Bali like Seminyak, Legian, Nusa Dua, Sanur, Candidasa. And most popular is private villa which private and luxury situation with the calm and silence surrounding and guaranty you having private holiday in bali.

Transportation.
In Bali to support tourism and traveling there are many kind of transportation has prepared, like taxi, bemo, bus, shuttle bus, ran car, motorbike rent, and bike. But you must fully all the standard drive and license drive.