Scuba Diving At Tulamben Japanese Shipwreck

Welcome to my blog, I have informed to you about restaurants and many others tourist destination such as park and snorkeling place. Now in this great opportunity I would like to inform to you about great place that divers lovers have to visit and diving there, Tulamben.

 Tulamben is popular with its great underwater life. It is among the most popular dive sites on Bali since the wreck of the Liberty which was torpedoed by the Japanese off the nearby Island of Lombok and the ship was towed to the beach at Tulamben for salvage operations. The 1963 eruption of Mt. agung, devastated much of the eastern side of Bali, drove the ship into the water just off shore, where it became encrusted with coral and a home to other sea life. The wreck is about 130 m long with the shallowest part at about 5 m deep and the deepest on the other side of the wreck at about 30 m deep.

The most famous of Bali scuba diving spots and the most popular of the Tulamben dive sites, the wreck is now completely covered in healthy coral growth, and the numerous structural holes provide endless opportunities for exploration. Soft corals dominate here, with crinoids, featherstars and hydroids.

Large fish species that frequent the wreck include sunfish, great barracuda, Napoleon fish and scribbled filefish. Reef fish here common to Bali diving are peacock grouper and coral trout, regal angelfish and surgeonfish. Heading back towards shore on your dive you'll see a colony of spotted garden eels, heads swaying as if in a breeze, and goatfish nuzzling through the sandy rubble. There are a lot of various colorful fish and beautiful coral that have a unique shape.

During high-season, up to 100 divers descend to the wreck each day. The fish seems does not afraid with the divers because since small fish until become a big fish a crowd of divers are have been around them, maybe they thought that the divers are kind of fish.

You can start the diving without using boat to go to diving point. You can start your diving from the seashore, because the shipwreck diving point is close enough from the shore.

After diving you may have some rest in the closest cafe in the Tulamben Beach. For diving you have to ask diving company to provide the scuba diving gears and equipment and also accompany you to the Tulamben, thus you can have scuba diving easier and see the beauty of marine life around the Japanese shipwreck in Tulamben.

As we know Bali is known as the Island of God, because Bali has many temple. One of them is Tirta Empul Temple which is one of great tourism destination that has great history of Hinduism and peaceful atmosphere with holy spring water.

Titrta empul temple as the kingdom heritage in bali and it is the one of some heritage that very interesting to visit. Tirta empul temple and the bathing place is located in Manukaya village, Tampaksiring district Gianyar regency. Tampaksiring is the name of the village that located 36 km from Denpasar.

The name of the place, its maybe obtained from the name of the holy spring that available in this temple. Etymologically, Tirta Empul means the water that spurt from the ground.

This temple was built on 960 before Christ from the time of the Chandra bhayasingha king from warmadewa dynasty .This temple same as the other temple that have 3 part, the first is called Jaba pura or garden temple, the second is Jaba Tengah, or the center of the temple and the last is Jeroan or the main of the temple.

In the Jaba Pura you can see the garden of the temple and many building that used for the ceremony. There is a gate to enter Jaba Tengah which is made by the hand and you can see the detail of the gate, so beautiful and interesting. In the Jaba Tengah or the center of the temple there are 2 pool that have 30 shower from east to the west. Every shower have a name such as; pengelukatan, pebersihan, sudamala and pancuran cetik.

Pancuran cetik if I translate in English is poison shower and the name of tirta empul it is related with the mythology of the war of Mayadenawa, Batu Anyar king with Bhatara Indra.  In the mythology, Mayadenawa King have a bad attitude and not allow the people to pray to get a blessing from the god. Because of his bad attitude so the god in Indra manifestation get attacking Mayadenawa. The end of the story Mayadenawa can be defeated and runaway until Tampaksiring village. Because of the hurt of Mayadenawa, he made a poison spring that make the army of god of Indra dead after drink the water. Because of that happen the god of Indra getting angry and stick his staff to the ground and the water come out from the ground, and that water used for the army of Indra to rise up, so the army of Indra still alive.

That is the holy spring for bathing that get out from the ground from Indra’s staff. There is 30 shower that can be used for holy bathing to get a blessing from the god and to clean the physical and the spiritual. The water of Tirta Empul is flow to Pakerisan river. And along the river there are some ancient relics.

In the main temple there are archeologists heritage also; the first is the black one, Lingga Yoni. Lingga Yoni is a symbol of worship of the God in Siwa manifestation with his wife Dewi Parwati, the second is Arca Singa. From Hindu mytologhy singa or lion is the vehicle of Dewi Durga, the third is Tepasana. It is a building like a temple, but it’s was restoration on 1967. This Tepasana is a building for God in Indra manifestation that was made Tirta Empul Temple.

In the other side of Tirta Empul, in Tampak Siring Area there is a President Palace of the first President in Indonesia. The palace can be seen from Tirta Empul Temple.

Tirta Gangga, Karangasem

Hello guys allow me to inform to you another peaceful place in Bali, Tirta Gangga is village and palace in eastern Bali, about 5 kilometers from Karangasem, at Abang sub-district. Tirta Gangga is strategically located besides of the man street from Karangasem to Singaraja town and it is just 20 minutes from the local town or 2 and half hours from Denpasar town.

It is noted for its water palace, owned by Karangasem royalty. Tirta gangga is a beautiful park with the huge water fountain and wide pond that built in the year of 1948 by the Karangasem King of Anak Agung Anglurah Ketut Karangasem. This palace has been shaped in the form of a beautiful water garden and it is located near a natural spring. This spring wells up under a huge banyan tree which stands at the foot of a hill. At the top of this hill stands a village temple. The centerpiece of the palace is an eleven fountain and there are many beautiful carvings and statues adorning the gardens, a maze of pools and fountains surrounded by a lush garden and statues.
Tirta Gangga park is also featured by the wide public pool with the cool and clean water where it can be used by everyone who visiting Tirta Gangga Park. The lush tropical garden are well surround the park and colorful big fish ponds are running away at another ponds to give the impression for every tourist who pay a visit to this beautiful park. For the domestic it cost Rp.5000 and Rp.10000 for foreigner to enter Tirta Gangga Park.

The water of Tirtagangga has always been regarded as holy and is regularly used for religious temple ceremonies. With important celebration days Tirtagangga is the destination of colourful processions with offerings, umbrellas, flags and other tributes. Led by the local temple priests, ceremonies are held at the spring, accompanied by chanting and the music of the 'Beleganjur', a gamelan gong group of small gongs with each musician striking a specific, different note on the musical scale, all blending in harmony.There is a clear spring water pool that can be used by visitors to shower or swim, visitor can swim in the cool spring water with some small until medium fish in the pool. In addition, visitors can enjoy the peacefulness of Tirta Gangga by feeding the fish with some bread that sell by local people in the area of Tirta Gangga Park. There are a few small restaurants or cafe around the Tirta Gangga Park, so no need to worry about your hunger when you visit Tirta Gangga Park.

Lipah Beach, Amed, Karangasem

Snorkeling

Nestled in the Northeastern coastal section of Bali, Karangasem, Amed actually refers to at least a dozen small fishing villages that line the coast from actual Amed to Aas.  The majority of these beaches are rocky.  However Lipah Beach has soft inviting black sand.  The local people are friendly and the food is tasty.  This area of Bali still lacks the mass tourism and traffic that has been the recent bane of travelers to Bali over the past few years.

Lipah beach is one of beautiful area in Amed. Lipah is generally a very laid back place.  Activities include snorkeling, sunbathing, snuggling up with an enticing novel and chatting with the locals.  However the main draw is the excellent coral reef just off Lipah Beach. Lipah beach reputed as one of the heaven for snorkeling lover in Bali.

There are a few homestays, villas and restaurants on the Lipah Beach they provide the snorkeling equipment for rent. One of them is Villa Coral, there is restaurant and they also rent the snorkeling equipment. How to start your snorkeling experience? At first you have to rent the snorkel, fin and life jacket, in addition you may ask a guide to accompany you for snorkeling.

Your snorkeling can be started from the shore of Lipah Beach, from the shore you can start to see the beauty of marine life of Lipah Beach. Expect to see a variety of soft and hard coral as well as a variety of small to medium sized fish.  It is common to see sergeant majors, butterfly fish, bat fish, angelfish, barracuda fish and trumpet fish. You can see the beautiful marine life with clear water and healthy coral. Sometimes there are a school of fish are running continuously makes you feel to stay for long time in the water.

After snorkeling you must be feel hungry, thus you have to take some food while enjoy the atmosphere of Lipah Beach. Besides the Coral Villa Restaurant provide a various delicious food menu and beverage that will satisfy your hunger.

Coral Villa Restaurant has Indonesian and Italian food, their pizza is very tasty match with very fresh lime squash that they served with very good and kind service from the staff.

Terrace Padi Cafe, Tegalalang, Ubud

Hello guys, at first I would like to say thank you for visiting my blog. In this great opportunity I would like to inform to you about one of great restaurant in Bali with great view as well. 

Bali gourmet has been keep attracted many visitor from all over the world. Perfect sightseeing tour for couple, hunter offer various choice of restaurant in Bali where you can have great food experience in Bali. As we know, Bali is known as beautiful island which has lot of great places with beautiful scenery; one of them is the beauty of rice paddy fields.

There are various choice of restaurant in Bali where you can have a great food experience in Bali with their own beautiful view and scenery. One of great restaurant with rice paddy field view is Terrace Padi Cafe. Terrace Padi Cafe is located at the best location, in the middle of rice terrace. It takes about 15 minutes drive to this restaurant in Tegalalang from Ubud.

 The restaurant is very famous of its delicious food, and guest can view the stunning scenery. Not only Indonesian food but International is also available. So you can enjoy both the food and the view.

Terrace Padi Cafe is very suitable to enjoy breakfast or lunch with your family, friends, partner or your couple; moreover, you can enjoy your day with a cup of coffee, tea and another beverage that served in Terrace Padi Cafe with priceless atmosphere that cannot be found in other restaurant because as we know Ubud has quite cool atmosphere. The food also delicious besides the waitress and waiter served with very good service.

In Terrace Padi cafe there are gazebo that suitable for family, and also you can book the gazebo for romantic lunch with your couple. While waiting for the foods, you can walk and take the pictures of the rice paddy terrace which is looks right like a scene from a beautiful painting of the most beautiful rice paddy fields in Asia, besides you can feel and enjoy the greenery and cool atmosphere of Terrace Padi Cafe.

Terrace Padi Cafe is located at Jl. Desa Cekingan, Tegalalang, Bali

Open hours start from 9.00AM- 6.00PM

Dapur 7 Restaurant

Indonesian Cuisine

For you who enjoying holiday in Bali, don’t missed culinary tourism experience in this restaurant. This restaurant name is Dapur7 but in English it’s called Kitchen7. In this area you can enjoy many kind of Indonesian food and Javanese food that make your lips will be dancing. Dapur7 also provides photography services, includes the choice of wedding wardrobe and artist makeup. Moreover, in this place you can also take a picture with your couple with Balinese costume, so you will feel the combination of beautiful Indonesian culture and also the delicious taste of Indonesian food.

They will makeover you and your couple first before the photo session. The photographers will teach you about the style and angle that fix for you, so your photo will be perfect.

And about the decoration this restaurant have unique decoration with a picture museum so you will enjoy the food like in museum that this atmosphere don’t ever feel in another restaurant.

If you be a customer you will get a member card, so you will get discount when you eat in this restaurant the discount it’s 20% and your wallet will be still thick after you be a customer. In this restaurant also have a ballroom, so if you have a ceremony, you can do in Dapur7 ballroom. Well, this place is very perfect, isn’t it? You will never find this place in another country.

Now travelicious.co.id provides a special promo for you and your couple, you can enjoy a special moment lunch or dinner and also have a great photo wearing Balinese culture with the rate only Rp.590.000++.

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Kampoeng Kepiting

Bali is considered with the beautiful view of the eating places. Well there is a new eating place that offers very good views that may be said to be the first in Bali, the mangrove forest view with tidal marsh and coastal highway on the sea, which the developer says is the most beautiful highways in Indonesia.

The location it’s so strategic because there is near the Ngurah Rai International Airport. Even, exactly on the left side or on the north of the street before the gate of Ngurah Rai Toll. To reach this place it’s so easy, from north of ngurah Rai By Pass no 1 or before the circle of airport it’s about 12,7 kilometers.

Like the name, kampoeng kepiting that located in Tuban Village, Kuta distric, Badung Regency, selling many kind of animal that live in 2 world, this is become a charmer of tourist. Not also cultivated, kepiting or crab also growing well in mangrove forest area also be a one of the great menu in some gazebo in this restaurant.

Not only the great view, the most interesting thing here is the food menu of Kampoeng Kepiting derived from the result of cultivation of the fishermen in Tuban, Bali, thus the crabs is fresh every day because the fishermen catch the fish overnight. The Kampoeng Kepiting restaurant is built in the shape of houses on stilts because of its location above the swamp, where every four hours the sea water will turn ups and downs.

There is a unique beverage the name is Mangrove Juice that is made from mangrove trees which his in Bali known as Pidada fruit. It seemed typical, fresh sweet (without sugar) like taste in Dutch eggplant mixed with orange. It is providing with the opening menu is the salad dressing Mangrove is also using Pidada juice and Asian Vegetable Organic Palm Sugar. For the Final menu there is a lot of seafood foods, one of the favorite food is Fish Head Soup& Grilled Macarel served with a fresh sense of freshness of the fish. For people who loves seafood, you should try to visit Kampoeng Kepiting in Bali. There is a unique food called Kepiting Tol Bergoyang and not many travelers who knows about it. The spicy taste is able to make your tongue dancing!

Let’s have a dinner with your friends, couple or family in the Kampoeng Kepiting and feel the fresh food with beautiful sunset; besides, you will have an enjoyable dinner with beautiful scenery with the lights of Bali toll that bounced high tides in Kampoeng Kepiting.

Kertalangu Cultural Village

In the middle of the density of Denpasar city, there is a village that becomes as an interesting tourism object in the suburbs. The location is in the east part of denpasar, on bypass ngurah rai street, kesiman kertalangu area or about 2 km from downtown and just 1 km from sanur beach. Kertalangu village is one of the alternatives that offered in the middle of Denpasar city. Here you can enjoy the beauty of the countryside with the green rice field that as good as in ubud. In Kertalangu village you will enjoy this cool atmosphere and quiet that surrounded by rice fields and lush natural gardens while visiting this area.

With the construction of a circular jogging track you can have walk while enjoying the views of rice paddies sprawling with natural greenery. If you want to do pre-wedding photography, Kertalangu village is very suitable to do with the concept of pre-wedding photograph landscapes and green nature. Also in this area is very suitable for taking pictures or capture the moment with family, friends or your partner. Here you can see the activities of farmers who work in the fields. Usually the farmers in this village Kertalangu will add scarecrow and huts for the farmers who will take a break from farming activities. Tourists that spend their holiday in kertalangu village will enjoy their holiday because kertalangu village is a beautiful village and surrounded by green yards.

Besides offering rice fields views, kertalangu village also provides many facilities for tourists, like bale bengong (gazebo) for relaxing while enjoying foods or drinks, fishing pond, art shops that sell souvenirs of Bali, parking area and parking post, staging area, restaurants and restrooms.

Activities that can be done in kertalangu village :

1.    Jogging

You can do jogging that will be taken about 1 hour while enjoying the nice and nature view of rice fields

2.    Fishing pond

for those of you with the hobby of fishing, fishing pond is available here while relaxing with family. Fishing line rental fee is just Rp 10,000.

Kertalangu village also provides outbond activities, like

1. Flying fox
2. Catching eels
3. Ridding horse
4. Catching ducks

 

For those who like culinary, this place also provides Balinese foods such as tipat plecing, sate lilit, bubur kacang injin, herbs and other snacks like klepon. For the price of the food is cheap. It can make your travel be more fun.

You will not be disappointed by visiting kertalangu village as an alternative tourism object in Bali, especially in the middle of Denpasar city.

Enjoy it J

VIRGIN BEACH

WHITE SAND

One of the tourism potential in East of Bali, Virgin beach or local people call it Perasi Beach is a place that you should visit to spend your holiday. This beach is one of the most beautiful beaches in Bali.

But, virgin beach is one of the beaches that not many people or tourists know about the existence of this beach. Virgin beaches is located in east of Bali, in Karangasem regency, Perasi village. The location is about 75 km from Denpasar or about 2 hours trip.

Why beach is called virgin beach, because the beach is very calm, quiet, and comfortable, and not many people know about this beach. Besides the beach is quiet, the water of the beach is very clear and the wave of the beach is not really big, so we can swim and do snorkeling in this beach. In several corner, we can see tourists do sunbathe on the beach shore, and the coconut trees give more peaceful atmosphere. In the south of the beach, there are several fishing boats that are usually used by fishermen for fishing. This beach is not fully for tourism but is still used by the fishermen to work for living. The view of this beach is really beautiful, because this beach is between cliffs which are located behind Bugbug and perasi hill, so the location of the beach is hidden.

The view of the beach is incredible, when you visit the beach, you will have such a satisfaction. This place is suitable for refresh your mind because the condition of the beach is so beautiful and comfortable. There are lot of facilities that available here, such as shops to buy some foods and drink , and large parking lot as well. You can try some delicious seafood that provided here as well. But, it is hard to get in this area, because the condition of the road to get there is not really good, but after being at the beach area will all be paid off by the natural beauty of the virgin beach. This beach can be reached by 100 meters walk from the main road.

The entrance fee to Virgin Beach attraction is relatively cheap, just Rp. 3000 per person. You can do snorkeling here, if you want to. You can rent snorkeling gear for Rp 25.000, it’s cheap right ?. so, you should not hesitate to visit the Virgin Beach. The beach is still natural and suitable as a refreshing ocean with a clear atmosphere is certainly not less interesting to other famous beaches in Bali

Thank You..!! J

TAMAN NUSA

 

 






If Jakarta has Taman Mini as a Indonesian replica park, then Bali has Taman Nusa. Now has came, Taman Nusa which introduces a whole range of cultures throughout the Indonesian archipelago. Taman Nusa is a cultural tourism park that shows Indonesian history in terms of building or architectural art from time to time. Taman Nusa is the preservation of cultural and Indonesian nature that is full of differences of customs that previously not known by most people. In Taman Nusa, you can get more information and knowledge about culture and customs of Indonesia. As we know, Indonesia has diverse cultures. Although Taman Nusa is a new tourism object, which opened on July 2013, Taman Nusa has attracted many tourists to visit this tourism object, not just domestic tourists, but many foreign tourists also come to visit.

 Taman Nusa is located in Gianyar, southeastern part of Bali, in Sidan village. If you want to visit Taman Nusa, Taman Nusa is within 1 hour drive from Ngurah Rai International Airport and Kuta and from Denpasar which is about 45 minutes drive.

Taman Nusa is an alternative tourism because you don’t have to travelling around Indonesia to visit and know about Indonesian customs. Just have a visit to Taman Nusa, then you will be able to know the various types of culture, such as traditional houses of Papua, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Minangkabau, Toraja, and you will be able to see a Borobudur temple magnificent replica and many more cultural output that you can enjoy when visiting Taman Nusa Bali.

In addition to enjoying a variety of architectural buildings in each region, in Taman Nusa also offers art in some cultures such as weaving technique, Sculpture, game tools music, dance and other. In every culture presented in architecture characterized so that visitors will gain knowledge about the diverse Indonesian culture. Here also showcased material and an overview of the gallery. You can invite your family to get to know a wide variety of rich culture and history of Indonesia, because here reveal the exploration time in the prehistoric era, royal era up to the time of independence
When entering Taman Nusa area you will be greeted by friendly staffs that are in the lobby, and then subsequently greeted with Balinese gambelan. You will be given a map of the area that will help you when you are there. Making it easier for you when you walk around Taman Nusa to see replica of Indonesian traditional houses.

Natural mountain scenery combined with the architecture of Indonesia, which is amazing. The atmosphere in Taman Nusa is very comfortable and beautiful as surrounded by many trees, green rice fields and beautiful scenery that will make you feel at home when you are in this object tourism.
If you feel tired and want to rest for a moment to enjoy lunch, here also provides a restaurant and cafe in some places. You can enjoy your lunch while enjoying the beautiful views and cool weather. Besides that, Taman Nusa also provides large parking area and also other facilities.

The admission fee of Taman Nusa
Adult: Rp 75,000 each
Children: Rp 55,000 each

So in addition to enjoying your holiday you will also get a lot of information and knowledge about cultures across Indonesia just in one place. Obviously you will have the satisfaction after visiting Taman Nusa and you will have an interesting experience.

See Indonesia in one Afternoon

Thank you..:)