The Temple of Poseidon (Tanah Lot) is one of the most important seaside temples in Bali, built in the 16th century to honor the god of the sea. The temple is situated on a huge rock by the sea, which is surrounded by seawater at high tide, and the whole temple is isolated from the land and stands alone in the seawater; it is only connected to the land at low tide. There is a small pavilion on the other side of the shore where you can look out over the sunset view, which has become one of Bali's great sacred scenes.
GOLF COURSE
BALI GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB in Bali is known as one of the five best courses in Asia. It is also the most famous course in Bali. She is located in NUSA DUA area, near the Indian Ocean, 18-hole golf course. The course also has SPA and villas for guests' needs.
Sacred Spring Temple
Pura Tirta Empul (Sacred Spring Temple) is located in Tampak Siring, north of Ubud, and is named after a sacred spring around which the temple is built.
For more than a thousand years, the Balinese have believed that this temple and its two bathing places are a source of health and wealth. The water here is said to have healing properties. The architecture of the Temple of the Sacred Spring is magnificent and complete, and the features of all Balinese temples can be seen here.
From the ancient inscriptions of the ancients, it is known that Tirta Empul was built in 962 CE.
Ubud Palace
Palace is located in the city of Ubud, known as Bali's art town, the palace was built in the 16th century, designed by famous artists, *** there are 60 rooms, the whole palace is magnificent, especially the gate, the palace exquisite and delicate hand-carved and noble gold leaf decorations, which attracts a lot of art lovers every year, besides From 7:30 pm onwards, you can also enjoy a lot of wonderful traditional dance performances with Balinese local characteristics, such as welcome dance, mask dance, and so on.
The palace is inhabited by descendants of the royal family, but they have to work as hard as the commoners to earn a living. If you want to experience the ultimate luxury of Bali's royal life, you can choose to stay in a palace hotel, but the price is expensive.
Kota Mani
Kota Mani is an active volcano that erupted in 1917, destroying numerous shrines and villages. However, it also brought fertile land, and the area around the volcano is planted with citrus, bananas, coffee, coconuts, and other crops. The customs of the villagers in this area are also different from those of ordinary Balinese. Instead of cremation and burial, they are buried in heaven.
Uluwatu Cliffs
Uluwatu Cliffs is located at the southernmost tip of Bali. It has a poignant love tragedy behind it. Legend has it that a couple of young men and women fell in love with each other through an inappropriate gateway, and the woman's father was the village headman, so the two of them could not get any blessing for their love and threw themselves into the sea to martyr themselves in despair. It adds a bizarre color to this place. Sip afternoon tea, taste the local specialties, the cliffs, the ocean as far as the eye can see, infinite flaws. There are a lot of monkeys in the area, so visitors wearing glasses or watches should pay attention to safety.
Jimbaran Beach
Jimbaran Beach is the most intimate beach in Bali. Originally, it was a small fishing village, inhabited by some of the most unsophisticated villagers on the island. Since the beautiful hotel was built, it has attracted a large number of nature-loving tourists, and Jimbaran Beach is famous for its sea sunsets. What is remarkable is that these commercial activities have not eroded the original appearance of the small fishing village, but rather the villagers with their unique warmth and simplicity make the whole beach very friendly. Many hotels and restaurants have been added to the beachfront. In the evening, you can watch the sunset, listen to singers singing songs from different countries, and enjoy candlelight dinners and seafood barbecues.
Kuta Beach
Kuta Beach, known as the most beautiful coast of Bali, is a flat beach with white, fine sand, a paradise for surfing and skateboarding. Nearby is a lively shopping street with a variety of traditional Balinese handicrafts, gorgeous ethnic costumes on display, and a large department store to buy all kinds of goods. Here, the beach is windy and high waves, a good place for surfing, favored by young thrill-seekers.
Kuta Beach, about a 15-minute drive from the international airport, is a lively area with the largest concentration of tourists in Bali. The beach is lined with vendors selling a variety of merchandise, T-shirts and beachwear. There are also several resort hotels, but most are two- and three-star hotels.
The home of wood carving
Bali is a rich source of Indonesian handicrafts, with wood carving being a particular favorite. Mas, for example, is the home of Balinese woodcarving, with a concentration of the island's finest carvers. Some of these galleries, which cover a considerable area, display their work. The themes of the artifacts on display are mainly Hindu mythological figures and the life style of the traditional inhabitants, as well as larger pieces of furniture such as full tables and chairs of all shapes and sizes. However, if you just want to buy some cheap figurative ornaments, it is better to buy them cheaper from small stores in other landscapes, though the price is related to the material of the wood and the fineness of the carving.
Garuda Wisnu Kencana
Garuda Wisnu Kencana, a 239-hectare square in Jimbaran Bay, Bali, is a remnant of the Suharto era. It is a square left over from the Suharto era, which was only a prototype and not completed. The reason why it is called Eagle Square is because the world's tallest bronze statue of an eagle was supposed to be erected here. On the back of the eagle rides Bali's supreme deity, "The God of Destruction", i.e., the god Wisnu (Vishnu in Sanskrit), the protector of the Indian trinity of gods. The bronze statue is made of pure copper and is said to be 118 meters high when completed, while the completed bust of the god is 34 meters high. According to legend, a monk had instructed Suharto, the bronze statue cast after the blessing of Indonesia's national prosperity, people's happiness and peace, but unfortunately, the bronze statue is only completed "God of Destruction" head, chest and the head of the divine eagle, Suharto stepped down, this costly and ambitious project is also shelved.
Ayung River Rafting
The first of Bali's self-guided water activities is the famous Ayung River Rafting (rafting).
The Ayung River is 11 kilometers long, with 22 rapids on the flow, and both banks are transforming scenes of virgin forests. You can join a rafting company, of which there are many, and the rafting time varies. But it's best to choose one that has insurance and is accompanied by a specialized water instructor.
Love Boat Sailing
Bali has a lot of companies that offer sailing activities, and the condition of the boat and what is included are not the same. However, the most famous ones are "QUICK SILVER" and "BALI HAI". The content and price of the Love Boat activities of these two shipping companies are similar. Generally arranged as a full-day tour (9:15 minutes out of the sea - 15:30 back), twilight tour (18:00 out of the sea - 20:30 back).
Sacred Monkey Forest Park
Sacred Monkey Forest is a cardamom forest located in central Bali, not far northwest of Ubud, about 20 kilometers away from Denpasar. The 6-hectare park is filled with lush pod plants that can reach up to 40 meters in height, and the park is lushly wooded.
The forest is home to the endemic Balinese macaque. The Balinese people believe that the monkeys are subordinates of Hanuman, the sacred monkey, and should be worshipped as such. As a result, the monkeys live a carefree life and are fed by specialists.
On the outskirts of the park is a temple where many monkeys reside and are considered sacred. It is said that the monkeys used to cause so much disturbance to people's homes that local farmers had to build a temple (Pura Bukit Sari) in the forest to deter them. The temple, built in the 17th century, is not open to the public, but the monkeys are free to come and go.
Padang Padang Beach
Padang Padang Beach (Padang Padang Beach) is located in the foothills of Mount Uluwatu, also known as the domestic tourists Padang Beach, this is a very pocket beach, has not been fully developed, because the tour group will not take tourists, so there is basically no commercial atmosphere. What commercial atmosphere, the beach water is clear, white sand, pleasant scenery.