Friday, August 10, 2007

Bedugul and Beratan Lake | Places of Interest in Bali

Bedugul is the name of place located in the mountain area about 2 hours drive from Denpasar Airport. The place is very beautiful with cool atmosphere and encircled by hills and mountains. There are some spots that we can come around and visit which own breathtaking view and make this place to be one of the famous tourist destinations in Bali. Bedugul is one places of interest in Bali with some places own beautiful panorama like Beratan Lake, Ulun Danu Temple, Buyan Lake and Candi Kuning (a traditional vegetable and fruit market). When we visits Bedugul, this traditional fruit and vegetable market is one of the alternative tourist sites that people to come around. 

Beside of that Beratan LakeBeratan Lake, there is a beautiful temple which is called Ulun Danu Temple where it temple owns beautiful panorama and if the water lake is getting high, this temple is totally encircled by water and looked adrift. Buyan Lake is another alternative tourist site that we can see in Bedugul that is own beautiful view. If we like to see the variety of tropical trees, Kebun Raya (Botanical Garden) is the right place to go and in this place we see the beautiful garden with plenty type of trees. So Bedugul has many places to visit that make this place is one of the popular tourist destination in Bali is the most favorite place that people spend their time when visiting Bedugul. In the north side of Beratan Lake, there is a beautiful temple which is called Ulun Danu Temple where it temple owns beautiful panorama and if the water lake is getting high, this temple is totally encircled by water and looked adrift. Buyan Lake is another alternative tourist site that we can see in Bedugul that is own beautiful view. If we like to see the variety of tropical trees, Kebun Raya (Botanical Garden) is the right place to go and in this place we see the beautiful garden with plenty type of trees. So Bedugul has many places to visit that make this place is one of the popular tourist destination in Bali.

LOCATION
Bedugul is located in Candi Kuning countryside, Baturiti District and Tabanan regency. From Denpasar town we can take the main road to the Gilimanuk destination and once we arrive at Mengwi, th direction is change and go to the north side. You will follow the main road go to the Singaraja town and Bedugul it self is strategically located in the side main road. The road to go to the Bedugul is the straight up way because Bedugul is located in mountain area. On the way to the Bedugul, we will find beautiful panorama like rice terrace, mountain and agricultural. If we go from Airport or Kuta, it is just simple to follow the road to go t Singaraja and we also find the Mengwi to turn the way to Bedugul. From Denpasar to Bedugul will take about 1,5 hours but from Kuta or Airport will take about 2 hours.
TOURIST SITES IN BEDUGUL
There are several tourist sites in Bedugul we can see when visiting to this place from Candi Kuning Traditional Fruit and Vegetable Market, Beratan lake, Ulun Danu Temple, Buyan Lake, Kebun Raya Bedugul or Botanical Garden and Bali Handara Kosaido (Golf Course). Please have a look the one of website to explain detail about this place:
When is the good time to visit Bedugul?
Bedugul is one of tourist destination in Bali opened from 07.00 – 18.00, the best time to visit this place is from 09.00 – 16.00 due to the weather relatively is fine. Since this place is located in the mountain area, the rain is easily fall down and this place is often blanketed by fog. January until July and September to November is the good weather to visit Bedugul. This place is chockablock full visited by local tourist on the big holiday like Galungan, Kuningan, Lebaran and New Year. All tourist destinations in Bedugul is fully visited by local people because the love the weather and which commonly in Bali is hot and not rarely we will find the traffic jump.
Tourist Facilities in Bedugul
There are many hotels and restaurants are available in this place where we can select the category we want. There is also hotel available in Bedugul right in lakeside that are completely this places is one of the right places to visit in Bali. There are many Warungs (shops) sell the local food and beverage which we can be easily found beside of road with relative cheap.

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