The Botanical Gardens "Eka Karya" Bali

The island of Bali is always synonymous with Kuta Beach and Tanah Lot. Most of the tourists who visit Bali taking the time to stop by two places. In fact, other than Kuta and Tanah Lot, another tourist attraction that unfortunately if pass when visiting this island. Tourist attraction is the Botanical Gardens "Eka Karya" Bali, or also known as Bedugul Botanical Garden, located in the area of ​​Bedugul.

Bali Botanic Garden is one of four botanical gardens in Indonesia, the Bogor Botanical Gardens, Botanical Gardens Cibodas, and the Botanical Gardens Purwodadi. Of the four botanical gardens in Indonesia, the Bali Botanic Garden is a botanical garden with the youngest age - he was 51 years old this year - and the only botanical garden that was founded by the children of the region without interference from the colonial Dutch.

The creation of the Botanical Garden Bali originated from the idea of ​​Prof. Ir. Kusnoto Setyodiwiryo (Director of the Center of Inquiry Alam who doubles as head of the Botanical Garden of Indonesia) and I Made Park (Head of Institute for Conservation and Preservation of Nature) to establish a branch of the botanical gardens outside Java. After going through a long process, finally chosen Bali as the location of the new botanical garden. Right on the date of July 15, 1959, Prof. Ir. Kusnoto Setyodiwiryo inaugurated Bali Botanic Garden. Eka Karya own name proposed by I Made Park. "Eka" means one, and "work" means work. So, Eka Karya Rebun can be interpreted as the first highway built on the hard work of Indonesia after experiencing independence.

Bali Botanical Region at an altitude of 1250-1450 m above sea level with a temperature of 18-20 degrees Celsius. At first, the botanical garden has a typical collection of dried plants plateau was established with the aim to collect the needle-leaved plants (gymnosperms) from around the world. However, the development is a botanical garden ex-situ conservation of tropical plants mountains of eastern Indonesia, including Bali, Nusa southeastern Sulawesi, Maluku and Papua.

Currently Bali Botanical Garden has a collection of plants reaching 2171 species and 18,494 plant species. The number is growing from year to year. In addition, the Bali Botanical Gardens also has a special collection such as orchids, cacti, ferns, water plants, medicinal plants, herbs ceremonies, roses and begonias. In fact, especially for begonias, Bali Botanic Garden is one of the botanical garden has a collection of begonias in the world with more than 200 types. It makes Bali a botanical garden and the development of begonia collection center in Indonesia.

Feature

Concept promoted by the Bali Botanic Garden is very different from the concept of botanical gardens in Indonesia. Bali Botanical Garden not only as a center of plant conservation, but more than that, Bali Botanic Garden is also a blend of natural forest and Balinese traditions attached to cultural values. You could say the Bali Botanical Gardens is a symbiosis of ancient sites, indigenous medicine, architecture and old literature.

Upon entering the Bali Botanical Gardens, you'll find the main gate of the temple shaped moment as it is commonly encountered in pretending island. After that, along the Boulevard Ramayana you will be treated to an exotic landscape containing old literary discourse. There is a fabric of the story of Ramayana presented through a row of nine large sculptures. On both sides of the statues lined up rows of red kana flower with a background of green grass and thick forest in the distance.

The uniqueness of Balinese gardens Kingdom is a park covering an area of ​​5.53 ha Yadnya Panca, a collection of plant commonly used as a building material, decoration temple, offerings, and other religious ceremonies. This shows just how exquisite harmony created between the Botanical Garden Bali Hindu culture. In addition to Garden of Five Yadnya, in this region there is also a park Usada which has about 300 species of plants efficacious in Balinese traditional medicine system. Tourists visiting this place can also learn about the benefits of each of these plants. In the botanical garden Herbarium travelers will also find Botanicus Baliense Hortus, Rose Garden, Orchid Garden, Garden Cyathea (ferns), Greenhouse Cactus, and Pura Pura Batu Meringgit Terate Bang.

There are many activities you can do during this visit the botanical gardens. Groups of families would usually sit on the green grass while watching their children running to and fro. You who like adventure can try a variety of high rope games available in this area. For those of you who want to take a walk down the park, the manager of the Botanical Gardens Bali route has been split into multiple lines, the yellow line, purple line, red line, blue line, and a line of birds.

Yellow Line started from the moment the temple main gate. After that you will pass paved roads, trails, and occasionally the pasture. Along the path you'll see a yellow pine tree Pandak the host for other plants such as ferns and orchids, plant collections ceremonies (betel leaf, jasmine, wood dadap, turmeric, etc.), the corpse flower, pandanus, Pura Batu Meringgit, Ravana and Jatayu sculpture and sculpture Kumbakarna Games. Yellow Line route is circular, so the ride will end back at the main door where you entered.

Purple Line is provided to you orchid lovers. Because, along the purple path, you will find a wide collection of orchids and cactus collection. Orchids are not only from Indonesia, but there are also orchids of North America and South America. Most of the orchids are flowering throughout the year with striking colors like red, purple, orange, and orange. If you're lucky, you'll find black orchid flowers are very famous.

Red Line is the line that passes through the plant collections of traditional Balinese. Plant collections are divided into several types, namely edible plants, medicinal plants, spices plant, plant fibers can be used as clothing material, a plant that can be used as building materials and plants used for ceremonies. In addition, you will also pass through traditional Balinese house unique.

Blue Line is the path to the rocky road that surrounds the collection of ferns. Existing ferns reached 200 species consist of nail maidenhair ferns, tree nails, nail rane, bird's nest fern, and other species. On the blue line there is also a very ancient ferns that nails the elephant's trunk.

Bird Path is a path that is designed in such a way so that you can see the birds in their habitat directly. There are many different types of birds that you will encounter in this region such as Australia birds suck honey, cows swiftlet, turtledove, bondol Java, and birds orioles.

Having tired of walking around, sempatkanlah yourself to stop by for a moment to Ulun Danu located on the shores of Lake Beratan. Atmosphere of peace and calm that is in place it will be able to remove all weariness and fatigue you. In addition, you can also stop by the cafe which is located not far from the Garden Usada.

Location

Eka Karya Botanical Garden Bedugul Bali is located in the region, or rather in the Village Candikuning, Baturiti Tabanan, Bali, Indonesia.

Access

Access to the Botanical Gardens Bali relatively easy because this place can be reached by car or motorbike. Bali Botanical Garden is located 60 km north of Denpasar and can be reached in 1.5 hours. While from Singaraja is only about 30 km to the south. You are not advised to take public transportation because of its existence a little and erratic schedule.

Ticket Prices

To be able to enjoy the beauty of Bali Botanical Gardens, visitors are required to pay the entrance fee of IDR 7.000 while the car entrance fee of IDR 12.000. In addition to admission, the Botanical Gardens Bali also implemented regulations for vehicle parking ticket payments. Motorcycle parking ticket IDR 3.000, IDR 6.000 4-wheel vehicles, and motorcycles 6 IDR 12.000.

Bali Botanical Garden is open starting at 8:00 am to 18:00 pm. Some areas like the garden of orchids, cacti and begonias will close early for security reasons. The garden is open daily. Holidays just held on Nyepi day.

Accommodation and Other Facilities

Bali Botanical Garden has a variety of facilities and supporting facilities that provide convenience to tourists. Facilities include : meeting Nayaka Loka, Ulun Danu, building information centers, cooperatives, souvenir booths, plant sales booths, cafes, and libraries. Libraries in Bali Botanical Garden has a comprehensive collection of books in the fields of botany, agriculture, gardening, computers, newspapers, and magazines.

For those of you who want to enjoy the beauty and tranquility of the botanical gardens at night, the manager has provided three types of lodging that you can rent. The first is a mess VIP IDR 200.000 rate / night. You can enjoy the gardens and tropical forest scenery is captivating. The second option is a mess Ethnobotany IDR 250.000 rate / night. Mess has a traditional Balinese house dam structure located near Lake Beratan. The latter is a mess inn for IDR 100.000 rate / night researchers.

In addition to lodging, managers Bali Botanical Gardens also provide a level of difficulty outbound programs tailored to the age of participants. To be eligible for this outbound program, you can contact the property directly. As for the general group of students and tourists who want to know about the ins and outs of the park, you can contact the manager to get the services of a tour guide. You can also choose the language of instruction to be used, Indonesian or English.

At the end of the visit, you can stop for a moment to Candikuning Market located on the left of the Denpasar-Singaraja, close to the entrance area of ​​the park. In this market you can buy souvenirs of fresh fruits, vegetables, ornamental plants, and share souvenir as proof that you have traveled to the area Bedugul.