Bali is probably one of the most beautiful islands on earth. One of more than 13,000 islands in Indonesia and Bali is revered as one of the most popular tourist destinations and interesting world
Here are some facts :. Bali covers an area of 5620 km2, 140 km from west to east and 80 km from south to north. The southern part consists of limestone with fine white sand along the beach, while the East, West and North are mostly volcanic layers with black soft sand beach.
Bali has a tropical climate with an average temperature of about 30 degrees C (80 degrees F) all year. He only has two seasons, dry season started from April to October and the rainy season from October to April. It is always nice and cool in the hillside while hot around the coastal area, but there are still nice breeze all the time. The dry season is always sunny with beautiful views of the sunset and sunrise, while the rainy season is not too wet because there is still plenty of sunshine to enjoy during the day.
Here are eleven things one must see if you are in Bali.
1. Barong Dance - This is approx. 1 hour long religious dance representing the eternal struggle between good - Barong and the evil symbolized by a horrible looking witch called Rangda. The costumes and set are elaborate and nice. The trick is to arrive early, so that you get front seats and be close enough to see the facial expressions of the dancers
Barong Dance:
2. Celuk (Gold & silver smith ) , Mas (wood carving) and stone carving villages - You pass these 3 villages and see the array of shops selling gold, wood and stone. As you walk into Celuk, all the gold and silver smith shops flank the roads, you can also drop by notice their factory to take a look at the production process. The same goes for wood carving and stone carving.
3. Mount Batur (Kintamani) - This is the second largest active volcano notice in Bali. It is 1717 meters from sea level, and carries the remains of the black lava that erupted in 1917 and 1927. There is a beautiful scenic crater lake there. You can breakfast on one of the restaurant and enjoy the view breathtaking you eat. The buffet lunch cost about S $ 10 and has reasonable spread.
4. Trita Empul - Tirta Empul means "bubbling water" and is a holy water temple built in 960 AD. The temple is beautiful temple and has holy water fountains for different purposes of purification and blessing. There were people in the fountains doing their purification notice when I was there. Further inside the temple area, you can see the source of the water - a spring where water is bubbling through the black sand. A total mark of nature. Legend has it that one of the gods shot an arrow from heaven to look for water, and where water is bubbling up now is the exact spot where the arrow hit
5. Goa Gajah - Vehicles "elephant cave". Found in the 11th century, this cave was dug in the peaceful river valley in a hard sand stone. Go inside cave T-shaped, there are some niches used by Buddhist monks for meditation. Among the many historical remains found around this cave is the holy Ganesh Statue (a human body with elephant head) which is Believed to be the God of purification and Evil Controller. The cave can be quite claustrophobic for some people, but is well worth a quick look inside
6. Sebatu Holy Temple Spring - is named "Gunung Kawi" in Balinese. It is a beautiful village temple located in a quiet valley with its holy spring. Somewhat similar to Trita Empul, there are large fountains outside the temple area, where villagers use to take a bath. However, my toll chauffeur me that this place is not as 'holy' as Trita Empul
7. Taman Ayun - is the largest complex Reviews Temple of the royal family built in 1934 in the village of Mengwi, Badung Regency. The area of this temple is surrounded by a moat with some water lilies and lotus. The place is still used during prayer sessions and important ceremonies
8. Tanah Lot - One of the most famous temples in Bali. Tanah Lot means "the land of the Ocean" is a fascinating Hindu temple built on a piece of cliff in Indian Ocean shore. This temple is dedicated to the God of the Ocean "Baruna" built by a Hindu Priest name high Dang Hyang Dwijendra the 16th century. during high tide, the cliff is surrounded by water and the temple looks like it is floating. at the bottom of the cliff there is a holy spring water fresh while on the cave of the beach there are some holy snakes that guard the temple. in the south and north of the temple is absolutely beautiful view and the best to watch the sunset
9. Uluwatu Temple - also built by the same Hindu priest built Tanah Lot, Uluwatu temple is also another magnificent temple built perched on a cliff. The entire temple covers a large area and is flanked by the fabulous Indian Ocean. Here, you also see a lot of monkeys, mostly mischievous, who snatches food from visitors
10. Lake Beratan and Ulun Danu - Beratan is a name Lake and Village. There is a spectacular floating temple called "Ulun Danu Temple" and is an absolutely interesting sight. The weather at the lake is cooled, the which is a good break from the sun most of the warm weather during my trip. There were people who rented a paddle boat or traditional boat speed to go around the lake, although my driver said there really is not much to do around the lake.
11. Jatiluwih - A place where you see a lot of rice rice terraces. The sites are breathtaking as you see the green terrace, meandering around you. This place is supposed one of the few in the world that has beautiful rice terraces. These terraces are probably cut decades ago, and now the result in the fascinating view today.(articlesbase.com)
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