Scuba Diving
Bali has many dive sites, with varying conditions. The main diving locations in Bali are:Amed:
The dive starts in a flat area of about 3-8 meters in a wonderful coral garden, with a mild current the drop off falls down to 30 meters. It is beautiful and features soft coral and a range of reef fish. 2 hours from Kuta and 10 minutes by small boat to sites.
Nusa Dua / Sanur:
Soft coral and colorful fish can be seen in 3-20 meter deep water. The slow current makes it ideal for every level of diver. 15 minutes by boat to the site.
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Semarapura
Klungkung Regency is the smallest, compared to the other regencies in Bali. The Area of lungkung regency is around 315 km2 with a population of 170,612 which is spread throughout its four districts. Although the area itsself is small, the Nusa islands, which consists of Nusa Penida, Nusa Lembongan, and Nusa Ceningan are included in the regency. Sharing its borders with Gianyar, Bangli and Karangasem, a large part of the population of Klungkung earns their living through greculture. Before the eruption of the Gunung Agung, The village of Gunaksa had become a producer of the best Balinese rice grains, alongside Tabanan.Posted in Bali by Joy Sastra Wijaya on 06/20/2008 | 0 Comments
Negara
Jembrana Regency , west coast BaliIf you hear the sound of gamelan made from Bamboo, with deep resonating sounds in high sophisticated rhythmic patterns, you are hearing the art of traditional music called the Jegog. The instruments made from bamboo have become characteristics of the regency of Jembrana, located on the west side of the island of Bali. It can be said that the music in the other regions of Bali share similarities, but the Jegog of Jembaran has a very different nuance, which gives a strong impression to the ears.
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Gianyar
Gianyar Regency located at central Bali and Ubud as one of district in Gianyar regency as famoust tourist destination in the word. Until the fourteen century Bali was ruled Bali by the Warmadewa dynasty. The Buddhist ruling kingdoms is centralized in Bedulu, five kilometres west of Gianyar town. After Javanese conquered Bali the capital move to Samprangan, north of the present Gianyar town before it moved again to Gelgel and Klungkung in the east. During the Dutch conquering in early nineteen hundreds, Gianyar was restored.INTERESTING PLACES:
Batubulan
Are famous with its spectacular Barong and Keris dance. At least there are four stages setup for regular Barong and keris dances within this stone carving village. There are hundreds or maybe even thousands of stone carving are offered in the workshops along the village to the local or foreign consumers. The price of the stone carving maybe not the biggest consideration for foreign consumers but the shipment cost will.
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Buleleng
Bulleleng Regency located at north coast Bali, almost the whole of the northern region of Bali is under the government of the Buleleng regency. This makes Buleleng the regency with the largest area, amongst the 8 regencies in Bali. The mountain ranges which stretch from the east to the west in the middle of the island belongs to Buleleng as well, and because of this, Buleleng is most complete in wildlife as well, with mountains, flatland, and the seaside on the northern side of Bali. However, although the regency has the largest area amongst other regencies, a part of the area is dry land, especially in the mountain ranges in the west and the east. The conditions of the wildlife in Buleleng do not allow wetland farming. Instead, plantations of fruits such jeruk (citrus), cloves and coffee in the mountain area, and grapes and tobacco alongside the seashore have been developed.Posted in Bali by Joy Sastra Wijaya on 06/20/2008 | 0 Comments
Beaches in Bali
Types of Beaches in Bali:
Bali is a volcanic island and as such has a selection of black sand beaches, most notably on the east coast, the north coast and the west coast. White sand beaches can be found on the Bukit Peninsula, Sanur, Nusa Lembongan and a few select places in East Bali, such as Padangbai and Candi Dasa.
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Bangli
Bangli Regency, amongst the 8 regencies and one city of Bali, Bangli is the only regency without a coastline. However, Bangli owns the biggest lake in Bali, the Danau Batur, which functions as a source of water for a large part of the farmland in southern Bali. With such significance, the Subak organizations of ali symbolically looks up to pura Ulun Danu Batur as for its orientation of worship to the Gos Wisnu, who is the protector of the cosmos. Located in the central mountain range and the high flatlands, the whole area of Bangli is very cool, or even cold at nights in areas such as Kintamani. With its cool weather, which constantly causes fogs and rain, high quality fruits are produced, especially the mountain ranges of Kintamani.Posted in Bali by Joy Sastra Wijaya on 06/20/2008 | 0 Comments
Badung
Badung Regency, south coast of BaliWhen the other rival kingdoms in south Bali were defeated by the Dutch in 1900, Badung Kingdom gained an expansive links trade. But it was last only for six years as Badung was finally invaded in 1906 through a massive battle known as Puputan Badung. The battle is commemorated by a large statue in Denpasar's central Puputan Square.
In 1990 the area was split into two, Badung and Denpasar (a regency and a municipal). The Badung regency covers Nusa Dua, Jimbaran, Kuta, and Mengwi. Meanwhile Denpasar, the capital city of Bali, covers the capital city itself and Sanur
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Amlapura
Karangasem Regency is located at the east end of the island of Bali, with an area of about 83.954 Ha, inhabited by a population of around 369,000. The region of Karangasem consists of many hills with dry land, which is close to the condition of wildlife in west Lombok. This hot and dry condition were even more intensified, due to the eruption of the Gunung Agung in 1963. A part of the region of Karangasem, especially the northern part, was covered by lava from this eruption, which killed thousands of people. In the 1980s, this area gradually started to flourish with green wildlife, after various grass started to grow, along with the effort of spreading agriculture in the area. Patches of rice fields seen on the outskirts of Karangasem has been put back according to its original order, which was due to the effort of the Subak organizations of the area.Posted in Bali by Joy Sastra Wijaya on 06/20/2008 | 0 Comments
About Bali
The most famous island for its scenic beauty, dynamic culture, and friendly people is Bali. It is one of over 13,000 islands in the Indonesian archipelago and is located just over 2 kilometres from the eastern tip of the island of Java and west of the island of Lombok. Because of the geographic position that in south of the equator, Bali has a hot, wet season (November-March) and a cool, dry one (May-September).
Bali Island has 8 (eight) Regencies which provides different spectacular cultures and natures to look at. They are Badung, Buleleng, Amplapura, Semarapura, Bangli, Gianyar, Tabanan and Negara.
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