Subak Sanggulan Museum

Subak is a system of management of irrigation flow distribution typical Balinese. This system has been known since hundreds of years ago and proved to increase the productivity of agriculture in Bali. Through the Subak system, farmers obtain a water allocation in accordance with the provisions established by the deliberation of citizens. Philosophically, the existence of Subak is a manifestation of the concept of Tri Hita Karana, the harmonious relationship between man and God, man and nature, as well as the relationships among humans. Therefore, the activities of the association Subak not only dealt with the agricultural sector but also includes issues of ritual and worship to invoke the abundant fortune.

Potential local knowledge possessed by the people of Bali is then 'cured' of the Museum Subak. Subak Museum was inaugurated by the Governor of Bali on October 13, 1981. This museum is a special museum for exhibiting one theme, namely farming system in Bali.

Subak Sanggulan Museum can be visited on a Monday-Saturday from 8:00 to 16:30, and Friday at 08:00 to 13:00. As for Sundays and public holidays closed.

Feature

Subak Museum is the only museum that explores the all the happenings of agriculture in Bali. Subak Museum showcases miniature complete with pictures of the manufacturing process, such as the stage of finding the fountain, creating a tunnel of water and build dams, as well as making the connecting channel to drain water into the paddy fields. Subak Museum also has the audio-visual that explains about the process of rice cultivation, ranging from members of Subak deliberation, water management agreements, as well as rituals invoke the abundant harvest.

In addition, the museum also showcased traditional farming tools Bali, such as cutting tools and grinding rice, tools for plowing, irrigation tools to fix, as well as traditional miniatures kitchen complete with layout and furnishings for cooking rice. Subak Museum visitors can also gain knowledge about agriculture by visiting the facilities in the complex pepustakaan museum. Collection of books in the library is complete, ranging from a variety of cross-disciplinary study of the Subak system to agricultural issues in general.

Location

Jalan Gatot Subroto, Sanggulan village, district of Kediri, Tabanan regency, Bali province, Indonesia.

Access

Tabanan is about 20 km from the city of Denpasar, capital of Bali province. From Denpasar city, travelers can use public transportation (bus) to the city bus terminal Tabanan. From the terminal, visitors can ride public transport (minibus) as far as 2 km to reach the site museum.

Ticket Prices

Import duties for visitors fall into two categories, namely:
• Adults : IDR 5.000
• Children : IDR 3.000

Accommodation and Other Facilities

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Bajra Sandhi Monument Bali

 There are various ways to commemorate and perpetuate the struggle of a nation, one with erect monuments. In Bali, the Balinese people struggle from time to time recorded properly in the Bajra Sandhi Monument. This monument depicts the life of the Balinese people since prehistoric times until the time of maintaining independence, between the years 1950-1975. The forms of struggle are illustrated in the 33 units diorama.

Bajra Sandhi Monument was built in 1987, but was inaugurated on June 14, 2003 by President Megawati Sukarno Putri. The main objective is the construction of this monument to perpetuate the spirit of struggle and creation of Balinese culture as well as efforts to pass it on to the younger generation. Name Bajra Sandhi monument taken from the shape that resembles a bell which is used by the pedanda (prince of religion in Bali) when he led the prayer. As the bell used to mark the time to pray, the name was chosen to remind residents of Bali on the meaning of the struggle of his predecessors.

Feature

Visiting this monument travelers will get a fairly complete picture of the history of the people of Bali from ancient to modern times. The picture is presented with a circle of 33 dioramas follow the contour of the room. Each section contains figurines diorama complete with natural environmental setting. To clarify the information, there is a label on the outside in three languages: Bahasa Bali in Old Javanese, Indonesian, and English.

In the earlier parts, diorama displays of early humans at the time of hunting and gathering. In this section, it appears Pithecanthropus Erectus was hunting pigs using a hand-held ax. The next section describes the development of the kingdom of the Balinese people, the colonial period, a period of physical revolution, until the post-independence period. At the end, a diorama showing the development process that lasted Udayana University in 1975.

After enjoying the glimpses of history, visitors can climb the ladder to reach the top of the bell-shaped monument. From the top of the monument, visitors can see the beauty of the city of Denpasar from a height of about 45 meters. If the time is right, so visitors can enjoy the sunset of the place.

Location

Regions Renon, Denpasar, Bali Province.

Access

Bajra Sandhi Monument government complex located in Bali, exactly in front of the provincial governor's office in the area Renon, Denpasar, Bali. To reach this monument, tourists can use private vehicles and taxi. For these two types of vehicles, visitors are not too difficult as access to the monument is not too difficult.

However, if travelers take advantage of public transport (minibus), it should be noted that the road to the monument is a one-way street, so only one regular public transport pass, which majors bemo-Uma Sanur. If travelers depart from Sanur, then tourists will certainly go down in front of the monument complex. However, when departing from Jalan Teuku Umar, the tourists must get off at Jalan Cok Agung Tresna then walk to the monument as far as 300 meters +.

Ticket Prices

To enter the monument, visitors subject to import duties of IDR 3.000 for the adults and IDR 2.000 for children (2008).

Accommodation and Other Facilities

If the benighted traveler because it's too cool to enjoy Bajra Sandhi Monument complex, tourists can rent hotels ranging from budget class to four-star hotel is on the corners of the city of Denpasar. Not only that, a variety of cafes, pubs, clubs, and other entertainment venues can be an alternative to spending the night in the city of Denpasar.

Taman Ayun Temple Bali

Taman Ayun Temple in Badung regency, Bali, built in 1634 AD by the first king of the Kingdom of Mengwi, I Gusti Agung Ngurah Made Agung who holds Ida Cokorda Belambangan Sakti. Mengwi kingdom is one of a powerful kingdom in Bali which lasted until 1891. This temple was built as a place of worship of the royal family and their followers. Unlike the other pretending Bali 'oriented' on Mount Agung, Taman Ayun Temple 'oriented' to Mount Batukau.

Taman Ayun in Balinese language means 'beautiful garden'. Complex of religious buildings are located in an area of ​​4 hectares surrounded by a pond or ditch. From a distance, it resembles trench 'bracelets air' and give the impression that the temple is located on the surface of the water. Around the temple, there is a grove of trees and flowers that add beautiful ambience.

Taman Ayun Temple complex consists of three parts. The first part is an open space that is used for various religious activities and stage arts. In the first section, visitors can enjoy the beautiful arrangement of Meru, the pagoda with terraced roofs typical building temples in Bali. The second part is the main building, a building called Bale Quaint. Quaint Bale Building decorated by carving, relief, and the statue of Lord Nawa Sanga very charming. While other parts of the buildings are dedicated to gods and goddesses are sacred in Hinduism. Each day, the temple was restored in 1937, is visited by approximately 300-600 tourists both from within and outside the country.

Feature

Taman Ayun Temple has been proposed by the government of Indonesia as one of the world's cultural heritage sites . On March 12, 2008, the Director General of UNESCO Kokhiro Matsuura has been to Taman Ayun Temple to assess its feasibility. This temple is considered to have historical value, cultural, religious, and has a high artistic taste.

Although it is part of the cultural heritage, but the Taman Ayun Temple is still used as a place of worship until now. Visiting this temple, tourists can enjoy the beautiful temple building has been almost 400 years old. In addition, the scenery around the temple, such as trees, flowers, grass and well maintained, so that the temples adds a cool environment.

Visitors can also see the relics of the kingdom Mengwi located about 300 meters from the temple. Across the temple also contained Yadnya to human Museum, the museum exhibiting the ceremonies associated with the cycle of human life starting from when he was in the womb until death.

Location

Mengwi village, District Mengwi, Badung regency, Bali province.

Access

Distance from Denpasar city Mengwi village approximately 18 km to the northwest. To go Mengwi village, tourists can follow the route of public transport (bus / minibus) majors or Denpasar Denpasar-Singaraja-Bedugul with a journey time of about 25 minutes. Tourists can go down at the crossroads in the village Mengwi to then walk to the temple complex, which is about 250 meters. Tourists can visit the temple between the hours of 8:00 am to 6:00 pm.

Ticket Prices

Visitors Taman Ayun Temple charged an entrance fee of 4.100 IDR to 2.100 IDR for adults and children (March 2008).

Accommodation and Other Facilities

If you do not want to bother with accommodation and transportation, they can use the services of tour operators to get to Taman Ayun Temple and other tourist objects in Badung. In addition, if travelers need to hire hotel inn with many variations, ranging from the guesthouse, budget hotels, to star hotels are scattered around the city of Badung.