Nusa Dua Beach | Places to Visit in Bali

Nusa Dua Beach | Places to Visit in Bali
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Nusa Dua is a best tourist place in Bali which is designed comfortable with beautiful land scape garden. It is featured by white sand beach and calm seawater that make it as an ideal place to visit. Nusa Dua is most known as an elite resort area completed by the Luxury Five Star Hotels, Best 18 holes Golf course, the Biggest Meeting and Convention Hall and perfect shopping center.

Location
It is located in the coastal area, south part of Bali Island and about 20 minutes drive from Bali's International Airport. It is right located at Bualu Countryside, South Kuta District, Badung Regency and Bali Province.

Facilities
As a best tourist destination in Bali, Nusa Dua is featured by luxury five star hotels, villas, convention hall, shopping center, well organize transportation, best 18 holes golf course and sport facilities. The high quality control of security system are well organized to protect all guest who stay or entering this elite resort area. The beach is very beautiful with white sand along the coastal area and calm seawater that is ideally for vacation or holidays. The beach is the best place for relaxation and play around for children. It is surrounded by the romantic tropical atmosphere that make it as an ideal place for honeymoon in all season in Bali.

Hotel and Resorts in Nusa Dua

• Nusa Dua Beach Hotel
• The Westin Resort
• The Laguna Resort
• Grand Hyatt Bali
• Inna Putri Bali
• The Ayodya Resort Bali
• Melia Bali Villas and Spa
• The Bale
• NIKKO Bali

Kintamani Volcano | Bali Places of Interest

Kintamani Volcano | Bali Places of Interest
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Kintamani is well known as a volcano area located in Bangli regency about 2,5 hours from Bali's International Airport. It is located above 1000 meters from the sea level with cool temperature relatively. The fog will descend and blanket entire area of Kintamani with cold temperature in particular at late afternoon until the whole of night. The most amazing panorama at Kintamani can be seen in the morning time, when the sunrise emerges on the surface of earth precisely on the mount Batur .

What to see at Kintamani?

Kintamani offers the beautiful panorama of Batur Lake, active volcano and Ulun Danu Batur Temple. Three of these fascinations have brought Kintamani as the most favorite tourist destinations in Bali. Batur Volcano is the active volcano has erupted about 24 times since year 1800 and still active up to now. This mount is looking same level with Kintamani Village when we standing up from from this countryside. Meanwhile the Batur Lake is looking beautiful surrounded by the hill.

The Best Time to Visit

This tourist place is preferable to visit in the morning time from 08.00 – 15.00 because the fog usually come out in the afternoon time. There are several access to visit this place which are all designed with good way and easily.

Ubud Palace Bali | Places of Interest

Ubud Palace Bali | Places of Interest
Originally uploaded by ketutsupartaUbud Palace is Ubud's Kingdom Compound strategically located in the center of Ubud Village. It is featured by the traditional Balinese architecture building which is fully decorated by Balinese ornament that look very beautiful. It is a center of local government force when the kingdom era in Bali and Ubud Palace own the strategic function in the Balinese social life. Now this place is very femous and many visited by tourist from all over the world. This palace is one of the tourist destinations on Ubud Village Tour beside of places to visit in Ubud and surrounding area.

Location
It is strategically located in the center of Ubud Bali right in front of traditional art market. It is about 1 hour drive from Bali's International Airport and close to the sightseeing area in Bali.



What we can see at Ubud Palace?
This palace own the beautiful house building that are designed by Balinese architecture. Full of Balinese ornaments are fully decorating the houses with lush tropical garden surround it. Each of building own different characteristic and function which are set based on Hindu Environment Concept. When the sun down at 19.00 pm, the beautiful Balinese Dance performances are performed on the open stage in front of the palace that is one of the fascinations for tourist to visit this place. Meanwhile the traditional art market is just in front of the palace and an value offer for tourists to do shopping in the multi various of handicraft for souvenir to bring home.

Ulun Danu Temple | Bedugul Tours

Ulun Danu Bedugul Temple Tours
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Ulun Danu Temple is a Hindu Temple located in Bedugul Bali. It is strategically located beside of Beratan Lake. It is a beautiful temple previously encircled by the lake water but now it can easily access on foot. When the lake water is tight, this temple is looking a drift on the water that is one of the fascination of Bedugul as a favorite tourist destination in Bali. Bedugul Tour is an exciting tour to visit places of interest in Tabanan Regency in particular Bedugul with beauty of Ulun Danu Temple and Beratan Lake.

Location
Ulun Danu Temple is strategically located beside of main road from Denpasar to Singaraja town. It is exactly reside in some of temple building located north part of Beratan Lake. If you visit Bedugul, you will find the beautiful lake encircled by the hill and Ulun Danu Temple right located in north part of this lake. It is about 2 hours drive from Bali's International Airport and easy access from Denpasar to take the main road to Singaraja.

What to see in Bedugul?
Bedugul is a name of area located in the high land and encircled by the hill. It is surrounded by the cool weather and the fogs covers the entire area when the raining season. If you visit Bedugul, you will find Beratan Lake , Ulun Danu Temple, and traditional fruit, botanical garden and vegetable market. In north part of Bedugul, you will find Tamblingan Lake those are the fascination for all tourist who visit this place

Besakih Temple Tour

Besakih Temple Tour is an exciting tour to visit the biggest Hindu temple in Bali located in east part of Bali Island. This tour will bring you to the experience to explore the beautiful temple set on the foot of Agung Mount, the biggest mountain in Bali. You will also see other tourist destinations to complete your experience about the cultures and scenery in particular east part of Bali. The professional tour guide and full air-conditioning car are both additional benefit to perform your journey into a memorable one.

What is Besakih Tour?

Besakih Tour is started from your hotel lobby and departs to the east part of Bali. You will be guided to Besakih Temple directly to see a better view of Hindu temple with Agung Mount as a back drop. After exploring the Besakih Temple, you will visit Bukit Jambul and you will see beautiful scenery of rice terrace and enjoy your lunch at local restaurant. From Bukit Jambul, your journey will be continued to visit Kerta Gosa, the heritage building of Klungkung Kingdom. From Kerta Gosa, you will be offered a free optional destination to visit Batik home industry, the local dress material or silversmith in Batubulan or Wood Carving at Mas Village. Your will be arrive at the hotel to terminate your tour. The tour will take approximately 7 to 8 hours.

Please to visit on Besakih Tour

Besakih Temple

It is huge Hindu temple set on the high land right on the foot of Agung Mount and it is located in Karangasem Regency, east part of Bali. It is a beautiful temple with several temples building spread out in the temple area. The cool atmosphere and beautiful scenery up to the ocean are the fantastic experience that you can see and feel in this temple. Besakih Temple is also called by the local people as a mother temple, it is because of the function of this temple as a worship place to pray the ancestor . There are plenty of temple building spread out the Besakih Area with different function . It is from the parking area until the foot of Agung Mount.

Bukit Jambul

It is a beautiful place located on the high land with rice terrace located in Karangasem Regency. It is a famous tourist destination in east part of Bali with a hill and rice terrace as the features of this place. From the top of land, we can see the beautiful panorama of the tropical trees up to the ocean or looking back the beautiful Agung Mount. It is a nice place to stop with the cool atmosphere surround it and there is a restaurant also available to serve for lunch on Besakih Tour.

Kerta Gosa

Klungkung Empire with beautiful omission located right in the center of Amlapura town. This place keep thigh historical of the development of this town starting from the empire to the modern era. There is a museum is existing in side of Kerta Gosa and collecting all items are relating to the history of Klungkung.

WHAT TO BRING?

Camera, money, hat, sun glasses and sun screen

PRICE
Bali Star Island Tour offer very competitive price which you can deal with.

Tour Itinerary
08:30 - Pick up at the hotel
09.30 - Visit Gold and Silverwork
10.15 - Visit Wood Carving Artwork
11.45 - Visit Kerta Gosa
12.30 - Visit Bukit Jambul
12.45 - Lunch at local restaurant in Bukit Jambul
14.30 - Visit Besakih Temple
15.30 - Back to hotel
17.30 - Arrive at hotel

Kintamani Volcano Tour

Kintamani Tour is an exciting tour to visit the most beautiful scenery with an active volcano and blue Lake of Batur from the top hill with the cool weather in Kintamani countryside and Bangli regency. Tour to Kintamani will bring you to the amazing experience to visit places of interest along the main road to Kintamani like Gua Gajah and Tampak Siring. Meanwhile the returning from Kintamani we can access three different ways to visit other tourist destinations if we wish to connect our tour to Besakih Temple or Ubud Village. Or if we wish back to hotel, we will pass the same way when we go to Kintamani.

How is the tour about?

Kintamani Tour will start from your hotel lobby where the tour guide will pick you up and drop to the places of interests during the way to Kintamani. You will be offered to visit the handicraft or silversmith if you wish to take some of it and it can be earned at Celuk and Batubulan Village. Or you can also see the attractive Balinese dance that we called Bbarong Keris Dance, the group of dancers play traditional dances and followed by the Balinese traditional gamelan. Afterward, we will visit Gua Gajah, the beautiful cave with shrine and high historical of Buddhist and Hindu. This cave is mostly called Gua Gajah or Goa Gajah or Elephant Cave. The next destination is Tampak Siring Water Temple, the temple will big water sources located in valley and surrounded by the hill. The last destination is Kintamani Village, the beautiful village with magnificent view of active volcano and Batur Lake. We can also enjoy the lunch at local restaurant with Lake and Batur view as a backdrop. Your tour will be very impressive with the cool weather around Kintamani . From here, your journey will direct to hotel or continue to other tours. During Kintamani Tour you will enjoy your time to visit places of interest and buy something at souvenir shops to bring home. Our tour guide will ensure your trips are enjoyable until arrive back to your hotel.

Places to Visit during Kintamani Tour

Batubulan and Celuk Village

Both of this village offer attractive and innovative the handicraft with multifarious of artwork. You can see many kind of handicraft from the small items until the big one. You can also see the beautiful gold and silversmith at Celuk Village. If you like to see the wood carving collection, Mas Village is the right place to visit where it is located just a step from Celuk Village.

Gua Gajah/Goa Gajah/Elephant Cave

Goa Gajah/Elephant Cave is an ancient omission in the form of a cave with the high value of art and history. Goa Gajah is one of tourist destinations in Bali that is visited by a lot of tourists every day. In this place, we will find other ancient omissions like ancient stone idol, douche, temple and others. It owns beautiful relief with a form of face turning around to the left side. We have to descend the doorstep to reach Goa Gajah because this place is located in the river valley.

Tampak Siring Water Temple

Tampak Siring or recognized also by the name of Tirta Empul is a temple with a big water source residing in the middle of it. The water is clear, clean and holy assumed by the local resident to cure some disease. In Tampak Siring, you will see a Palace of Indonesia State founded by first president. Its place is very beautiful and peaceful that is surrounded by hill. There are many water douche exist in this temple that are using by local people for bathing and purification purpose.

Kintamani Volcano and Batur Lake

Kintamani is a name of countryside located in the hill and the beautiful panorama surround it. We can see beautiful panorama from Kintamani to overview the active volcano of Batur Mount and wide Lake of Batur in a valley. It is situated in the plateau with cool weather surround it. When we stand up at Kintamani, we will be able to see the rural area which is close to the lake.

TOUR ITINERARY

• 09:00 - Pick up at the hotel
• 10.15 - Visit Gold and Silver work
• 10.45 - Visit Wood Carving
• 12.00 - Visit Kintamani with Batur Volcano and Lake
• 12.15 - Enjoy lunch at local restaurant in Kintamani
• 14.00 - Visit Tampak Siring/Tirta Empul Temple
• 15.00 - Visit Goa Gajah/Elephant Cave
• 15.30 - Back to hotel
• 17.00 - Arrive at hotel

PRICE

All local travel agents in Bali sell this tour package and Bali Star Island Tour is one well establish tour operator to provide high quality services with reasonable prices. Your tour will be very enjoyable and full of memories with experience tour guide who outstanding serve friendly services. Please check it out the Kintamani Tour Package completely through this travel agency.

WHAT TO BRING

Camera, hat, sun screen, money, formal dress

TRAVEL TIPS

Bali is a save country with friendly people which is easy to go from one place to other place. When arrive at Kintamani, the only one thing we recommend do not hold any kind of offers from the local free sellers if you do not want to buy to avoid uncomfortable during your trip. Therefore we recommend you to follow the tour guide instruction where Bali Star Island Tour is concerning about it.

Tanah Lot Temple | West Bali | Places of Interest

Tanah Lot Temple | West Bali | Places of Interest
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Tanah Lot Temple is a Hindu temple set on the rock and surrounded by the seawater. It is located in Beraban Village, Tabanan Regency, west part of Bali. It is a famous place of interest in Bali that you should visit on your vacation in this tropical island. Tanah Lot is blessed by the breathtaking view of temple on the rock with romantic sunset as a backdrop. Tanah Lot Tour is an exciting tour to bring you to visit this temple and you can contact www.balistarisland.com to arrange it.

Water Castle | Taman Sari | Yogyakarta | Jogja

Water Castle | Taman Sari | Yogyakarta | Jogja
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Water Castle or Taman Sari is the open air king's bathing place from Yogyakarta Empire which is used one by the king with all his wife in a beautiful pool. Now this place is a tourist destination in Jogja or Jogjakarta located in the hearth of Yogyakarta Town. If you wish to visit this places, you can join Borobudur Tours and you will see more places of interest in Yogyakarta. Water Castle is a part of tourist destinations you will visit on this tour and it was very exciting to explore the heritage of Yogyakarta Empire. Beside of that the biggest Buddhist Temple in Asia, Borobudur Temple and Hindu Temple like Prambanan Temple are also be visited.

Water Castle or the local resident call Taman Sari is unique place to visit in Yogyakarta and it is very beautiful with the old heritage building which is previously used by the Yogyakarta's King or Sultan Yogyakarta for bathing place. there are two swimming pool in this Water Castle which different purpose. one of them used by Sultan Wifes and his children. While another special one is used for Sultan/King with his wife.

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