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.

Dreamland Beach bali

Stunning beaches in Bali not only Kuta Beach or Sanur Beach. One more thing that started ogled by domestic and foreign tourists is Dreamland Beach. Yes, the name this beach is presenting all dreams about the beauty of the beach. Starting from a stretch of white sand, until the waves roll in large very suitable for surfing sports. Not only that, the beach is also located behind a hill, so the view of nature since it was first laid down this hill so beautiful. Exotic region is also quite close to the objects of religious tourism in Bukit Pecatu, Uluwatu which have been built since the 11th century AD.

The existence of "Dreamland" actually save less savory stories behind the building. At first, this coastal area merupaan poor with income from farming population in a barren land. The southern island of Bali is known as an area of ​​limestone hills are barren. But in the early 1990's, began the construction of this region by PT Bali Pecatu Graha (BPG). PT BPG began buying up 900 acres of land to be transformed into an expensive resort with the name Pecatu Indah Resort.

Unfortunately, the land acquisition process did not go smoothly. Most of the land was released with a very low, not even a little that has not been paid. In June 1996, the villagers began to assert their rights to Pecatu Bali Council, and in January 1997 the members of the National Commission on Human Rights in Denpasar. But their demands are not getting results, while BPG project runs smoothly. Although land acquisition was forced upon them, eventually people Pecatu BPG project hopes someday to ensure their future. Certainly no longer as poor farmers, but rather a part in the business of tourism services. That's why it's called 'Dreamland', the land of dreams.

In the economic crisis that led to the Reformation in 1998, made the trip goes BPG project faltered. Until the end range of facilities and facilities that have been built eventually managed by the residents. With the allure of the beach that is not inferior to the Kuta Beach, the beach attractions in the village of Pecatu was able to become one of the fields of income for their citizens.

Feature

Dreamland beach location is quite unique. Travelers who visit these beaches will be amazed when he got off from the vehicle and walked to the top of a steep cliff in the village of Pecatu. White sand that stretches seat equipped with beach umbrellas, the waves were pretty big, and the surfers who are cool waves crashing into "menu" a good opening for viewing. No wonder the beach is also called the New Kuta Dreamland, because its appeal is considered to match the most popular beach on the island of Bali.

From these high cliffs, tourists can down the stairs toward the Dreamland Beach. Unlike Kuta or Sanur beach, Dreamland's relatively quiet, so it's quite comfortable to enjoy the natural atmosphere. You do not have to worry about being chased or masseur souvenir merchants like other beaches in Bali. On the beach you can rent a chair that has a beach umbrella. It costs about IDR 50.000 for each seat (2009). Perhaps the price is quite expensive, but it would be comparable to the enjoyment of the sun while enjoying coconut ice or watching the surfers try out its capabilities.

On top of the white sand, tourists can take a walk, play sand, playing beach volleyball, or holding a variety of fun games with friends or family. Rock cliffs on the beach presents a view recesses of the rocks. Location under the cliffs also be a pretty place to watch the sunset). In the rainy season, these cliffs are filled with grass and shrubs, so it seems like a stretch of savanna.

If you want to swim, you can immediately plunged into the sea. This beach area is beautiful with very clear water. However, travelers who can not swim are advised not to play water, because the waves on the beach is famous for large enough so it can be dragged into the sea travelers. The high waves at Dreamland Beach is becoming one of the surfers paradise for domestic and foreign tourists.

Location

Dreamland Beach is located at the Southern end of the village of Pecatu, South Kuta district, Badung regency, Bali Province, Indonesia.

Access

Dreamland Beach neighborhood adjacent to one of the Pura Sad Kahyangan (prop shaft of the wind temple in Bali), which is Uluwatu. To arrive at Dreamland Beach, from Kuta Beach, tourists can go through the Jimbaran Pecatu village, with a journey time of about 30 minutes. From the Garuda Wisnu Kencana Cultural Park, can be reached by traveling about 20 minutes. While from Ngurah Rai, Bali or Denpasar, it takes 45 + minutes to arrive at Dreamland Beach. If travelers do not use private vehicles, tourists can use the services of travel agents or travel agents, tour buses, taxis or rental cars and motorcycles.

Ticket Prices

Travelers are tickets for IDR 5.000 / person (2009).

Accommodation and Other Facilities

Dreamland beach in the area there are cafes and food and beverage vendors to meet the needs of travelers. For tourists who do not bring a bathing suit, can buy swimsuits that are sold around the coast. On the beach is also available bathroom facilities or rooms rinse, with rents IDR 5.000 to urinate and IDR 10.000 to defecate (2009).

If you want to stay, there are dozens of resorts or villas with a fairly varied. Some even resort built on a cliff so travelers who stay can enjoy the beauty of Dreamland beach from the cliff. The villas at the rates quite expensive (around 262-850 USD per day) provides a private swimming pool for tourists who stay at the villa.

Tanjung Benoa Bali

Who would have thought, Tanjung Benoa area once known as the slums, has now been transformed into the most complete nautical tourism on the island of Bali. Yes, on the beach adjacent to the Nusa Dua area, now has become the center of a wide range of water sports, from jetski, parasailing, scuba diving, snorkeling, to flying fish. Various tourism facilities named Benoa Marine Recreation has also been equipped with five-star hotel and an international restaurant.

Feature

Tanjung Benoa is a coastal region located in South East tip of the island of Bali. Its location is quite gentle with calm waves make this area very suitable for water sports. In this place, tourists can try a variety of water sports challenges, like jetski, parasailing, banana boat, snorkeling, scuba diving, glass bottom, to visit the Turtle Island. Various water games are usually started at 8 am to 12 pm. Each game will be guided by experienced instructors that will provide safety and convenience for travelers.

 

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The first interesting exercise to try is to drive a jetski, the water driven motor vehicles like motorcycles. In driving the jetski, tourists will be accompanied by an instructor to avoid accidents. Instructors will typically drive a jetski from the beach to the sea, tourists can then take control of the jetski to start racing action on the high seas. To menghindarai crash or other fatal error, istruktur remain will accompany travelers by way of piggybacking on the back. This jetski rental prices range from IDR 150.000 to IDR 200.000 / person for 15 minutes.

Jetski addition, there are also banana boats can be boarded by 4 people plus 1 instructor companion. Banana boat is a single rubber boat shaped like a banana being towed by a speedboat to get around the beach for 15 minutes. If you want more fun, tourists can ask the instructor to direct the banana boat against the current wave, so you can feel the sensation of crashing surf with friends or family. Charges to be paid for this game is IDR 75.000 to IDR 110.000 / person for one game.

There are also games that use the umbrella parachute pulled by a speed boat called parasailing. If you want to try this game, the rent is about IDR 90.000 to IDR 135.000 / person for an all round (about 4 minutes in the air) around the beach area of ​​Tanjung Benoa. In this game, the tourists who have used the parasailing equipment will be pulled by a speedboat at high speed so that it will soar to a height of 50 meters above sea level.

If you want to try snorkeling, namely swimming, looking at the underwater scenery, tourists can rent equipment and services istruktur a cost of between IDR 175.000 to IDR 400.000 / person for 1 hour. For snorkeling sport, travelers are required to have the ability to swim. In addition to snorkeling, you can also see a wealth of underwater with scuba diving. Scuba diving or dive with full equipment is one way to enjoy the beauty of the sea at Tanjung Benoa is more secure. Having given a brief overview of engineering materials diving, visitors are welcome to wear a wet suit and oxygen tanks, then accompanied by the instructor to dive at a depth of 5 to 7 meters below sea level. For those who have experienced are allowed to dive up to tens of meters. At the bottom of the ocean, you can see the wealth of coral reefs and colorful ornamental fish. Do not forget to bring a piece of bread to feed the fish funny. For a single dive, ie for 1 hour, travelers will be charged a fee of between IDR 250.000 to IDR 450.000.

Another way to enjoy the underwater beauty of Tanjung Benoa is by boarding the ship that has been modified to use a clear glass bottom. Usually the glass bottom boat up is a package tour into Turtle Island. On the way to Turtle Island, tourists can see the diversity of animals under the sea through the clear glass like looking at a giant aquarium. Travelers also can provide a piece of bread as food to play around with these colorful fish.

Satisfied enjoy underwater scenery, travelers will be invited into Turtle Island. On the island of natural beauty, tourists can see the turtle hatchery, the eggs, eggs that have hatched, small turtles, the turtles until fully grown and ready to be a new parent. Turtles is not just one type, but there are several types. Some of them also have over 35 years with a large enough size. At Turtle Island there are also other animals such as birds, bats, snakes, monkeys, and other relatively benign so that it can be touched or photographed by visitors. In this island has been equipped with a gallery shop that sells a variety of turtle replicas of wood or rocks.

A visit to Turtle Island takes about 1 hour with varying prices depending on the number of passengers. If the rating number between 1 and 5 people charged between IDR 450.000 to IDR 550.000. If the number between 6 to 10 people, the cost between IDR 700.000 to IDR 1.000.000. If you want cheaper, travelers are advised immediately hire a fishing boat at a cost of IDR 50.000 / person to go to Turtle Island.

The game is relatively new in Tanjung Benoa is a flying fish, the boats equipped with such a wing on either side by a speedboat pulled up in the air. Flying fish can be played by three people, two people were in the right and left, as well as an instructor in the middle as a guide and a counterweight. Having pulled by a speedboat at high speeds and downwind, the boats will be hovering above a height of 2 to 10 meters, like a kite. For those of you who like a challenging game, flying fish worth checking out. Old game is about 15 minutes and costs up to IDR 170.000 - IDR 275.000.

Location

Benoa Marine Recreation is located in the village of Tanjung Benoa, District Tanjung Benoa, Badung regency, Bali Province, Indonesia.

Access

Tanjung Benoa is located at the East end of the island. Tourist areas can be reached by traveling + 20 minutes from Ngurah Rai Airport, Denpasar, Bali by taxi or rental car. Of other attractions, Tanjung Benoa be taken approximately 35 minutes from Kuta Beach and 10 minutes from Sanur beach. For the purposes of transportation to tourist resorts in Bali, travelers can take advantage of tour buses, travel agencies, taxis, and rental cars and motorcycles, because public transport has not been widely available.

Ticket Prices

Entering the Tanjung Benoa Bali, travelers are car ticket, IDR 5.000 for one car.

Accommodation and Other Facilities

In Tanjung Benoa are small kiosks selling snacks and drinks packaging. At Turtle Island too, travelers need not worry if in need of food or drink, because the island is common food and beverage vendors. In Tanjung Benoa also available the seats that can be used by tourists to relax. After playing on the beach, travelers can take advantage of the many dressing rooms are on the beach. Tanjung Benoa has been fitted with a range of accommodation and facilities of international standard, such as one star to five-star restaurants serving local food that Balinese international food. In this area also has available a variety of souvenir stalls, mini-market, as well as facilities for the Spa.

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.

Le Mayeur Museum Bali

Adrien-Jean Le Mayeur de Merpres is a descendant of royalty from Belgium. He was born in Brussels, February 9, 1880, and inherited the art from his parents' blood. Last education is the building engineer at the University Libre, Brussels. Because forbidden developing talent painting, Le Mayeur desperate to leave his family and travel the world.

Le Mayeur arrived in Bali in 1932 through the port city of Singaraja. Shortly thereafter, he went to Denpasar and Sanur Beach began to settle. Initially Le Mayuer planning to travel for eight months, but see the natural beauty and the beauty of Balinese dancers, Le Mayeur conceived to build a house and painting studio on the edge of Sanur Beach. A Legong dancer named Ni Nyoman Pollok who modeled his painting Le Mayeur appealing to propose. They were later married.

The story of the lives of the two artists is actually quite touching. Through marriage with Le Mayeur, Ni Pollok actually want to have children. But the desire was rejected by her husband. The reason, Ni Pollok was painting the model. The beauty of body Ni Pollok feared damaged if pregnancy and childbirth. Couple these artists are not blessed with offspring until the end of his life.

The house and painting studio built by Le Mayeur later dedicated as a museum. Through a will, written in 1957, it was agreed that if the pair Le Mayeur-Ni Pollok had died, the house in Sanur beach will be submitted to the government as a museum.

Feature

Le Mayeur is known as a painter who raised the beauty of natural scenery, cultural expressions, as well as the beauty of Balinese women into the canvas. In the museum, visitors can enjoy the works of paintings and objects of historic relics such as Le Mayeur chairs, carved tables, beds, cabinets, ceramic flower vase, silver utensils, jars, books, and sculpture.

Le Mayeur's paintings to 88 pieces, generally characterized impressionist, and was made between 1921 to 1957. Uniquely, these works are some of them use media other than canvas painting, for example hardboard, plywood, paper, and Bagor or burlap. The media painted burlap, for example, is used by Le Mayeur the Japanese colonial period because of difficulties getting shipments canvas from Belgium.

Location

Le Mayeur Museum is located in the tourist area of ​​Sanur beach, Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia.

Access

From downtown Denpasar, the trip to the Museum Le Mayeur can be reached by private vehicle or public transportation (minibus). Public transport (minibus) to the Sanur beach area can be accessed via the terminal Kreneng, Denpasar, and will take visitors up to the end of the Hang Tuah. From here, visitors have to go through the path to the location of the museum with a distance of  ± 70 m.

Le Mayeur Museum is open between the hours of 8:00 am to 15:00 pm (Saturday-Thursday), while on Friday between the hours of 8:00 am to 12:30 pm. The museum is closed on national holidays.

Ticket Prices

Ticket prices are distinguished based on several categories. For individual tickets (between 1-9 visitors), adult visitors are charged 2.000 IDR / person and children who are 1.000 IDR / child. For group tickets (minimum 10 people), the adults just pay 1.000 IDR / person and children who are at 500 IDR / child (March 2008).

Accommodation and Other Facilities

After enjoying a dish of artwork in the Museum Le Mayeur, tourists can sample traditional Balinese cuisine at the stalls are located along Sanur Beach. If need lodging, a wide range of accommodation ranging from budget class hotels to five-star hotels are common in this region. To complete the visit, of course, is not complete if you do not buy the various Balinese souvenirs are sold at souvenir stalls around Sanur Beach. Besides its beauty, the price is also quite affordable.