DAY I
Kamasan
Kamasan
is a traditional village where the Kamasan style of classical painting originated. A number of artists have workshops and small showrooms with figures depicted in profile, like wayang kulit shadow puppets, also called “ wayang “ or “Kamasan “,along the main street.
Kerta Gosa
Kerta Gosa used to be a place to solve problems concerning the security, prosperity and fertility of the region. It is said that this place was built in around 1700 AD, when I Dewa Agung Jambe governed the Klungkung Kingdom. During his time, every full moon, a meeting was conducted by the King of Klungkung as chief of the meeting and attended by the other Kings throughout Bali.
In 1908 the Dutch soldiers came to Klungkung to conquer the Kingdom, but the King and his people were against the action so that the blood-shed couldn’t be avoided. At last the King lost the battle and the Kingdom was taken over by Dutch. Since that time this place had functioned as a Court of Justice to interrogate the people who broke the Dutch law.
The Court of Justice is equipped with six chairs and one table. The chair with the symbol of lion was for the King as chief of Court of Justice, the chairs with the symbol of dragons were for priests as lawyers who accompanied the King in making decision, and the chairs with the symbol of cows were for the secretaries. The ceiling is decorated with a lot of paintings that describe about the afterlife punishments. The Bale Kambang “ Floating pavilion “ was for receiving the guests who wished to meet the King. The Museum collects a lot of remains of Klungkung Kingdom.
TENGANAN VILLAGE
Tenganan Pegeringsingan is one of the most conservative villages of the Bali Age “ original Balinese “. This is a walled village. Within the bastions, all living compounds are identical in plan and are arranged in rows on either side of the wide, stone-paved lines which run the length of the village.
TAMAN UJUNG
Taman Ujung ( ujung water palace ) is composed mainly of water, garden and sculptures. It’s situated at the southern east of Amlapura city. This garden is known as “ palace on the water “ . It was built by the King of Karangasem called “ A.A Gde Djelantik “ in the year 1901. This garden was famous in the world because a lot of its photos are collected and publicized at Holland.
TIRTA GANGGA
Tirta gangga royal water gardens are composed mainly of water, gardens and sculptures. It is situated in the middle of rice fields around the natural springs of Raja, approximately 7 km. ( 5 miles ) north of Amlapura, the main town of east Bali, Indonesia.
AMED
A fishing village that offers you peaceful bays, calm and clear waters, stunning coastal views, attractive inland scenery. It has a beautiful black sandy beach that is ideal for those who are interested in sunbathing.
DAY II
YEH SANIH
Yeh sanih is a small village in northern-east coastal line of Bali Island. It has a quite beach resort that has grown up around fresh water spring. It has a big water spring coming out from the bottom of a swimming pool, and the spring is widely believed by locals to originate from lake Beratan.
KUBUTAMBAHAN
Pura Meduwe Karang at Kubutambahan, 11km east of Singaraja and 300m west of the junction with the Kintamani road. This temple is dedicated to Batara Meduwe Karang ( the lord possessing the ground ), it’s ensures divine protection for crops grown on dry land, such as coconuts, maize and ground nuts. It’s built on spectacular scale, with well-maintained grounds and frangipani tree galore. The terraces at the front support 34
figures from the Ramayana story, and the centerpiece shows the giant kumbakarna in violent battle with hordes of monkeys from Sugriwa’s army.
Inside, the central court is decorated with carvings of Balinese folk, including elderly people and mothers with babies and toddlers.
SANGSIT
Pura Beji of Sangsit is unusual in an area where every other temple is built of grey volcanic paras. Dedicated to Dewi Sri, the rice goddess, it’s justly famous for the sheer exuberance of its carvings. The Candi Bentar and the inner Paduraksa drip with animals, plants and monsters, and both courtyards are decorated with mask carvings.
GEDONG KERTYA LIBRARY
Gedong Kertya library is the only library of Lontar manuscripts in the world. These manuscripts are ancient and sacred texts inscribed on specially prepared leaves from lontar palm. It contains over three thousand texts on religion, customs, philosophy, folklore, medicine, astrology and black magic, written in Balinese, old Javanese and Indonesian. The museum was established by L.J.J Caron, the resident Dutch in Bali and opened in 1928, the establishment of museum for scholar or literature interest visitors.
LOVINA
Lovina stretches along 8km of black-sand beach, the largest resort in Bali. Beginning 6km west of Singaraja, the resort encompasses six villages: from east to west, Pemaron, Tukad Mungga, Anturan, Kalibukbuk, Kaliasem and Temukus. Kalibukbuk is generally accepted as the centre of Lovina and has several roads, including one about 1500m east known as Banyualit, leading down to the coast from the main through-route. It’s in Kalibukbuk that you’ll find most tourist facilities, the greatest concentration of accommodation and restauranrs, and the little nightlife there is in resort.
DAY III
BUDDHIST MONASTERY
The monastery ( Brahma Vihara Arama ) was built in 1970 by locals financing by Indonesian and also aids of Thailand government, and its consecrated in 1972. it has been damaged by earthquake in 1976. the new stupa has been repaired and is decorated with splendidly colorful confection. The temple complex enjoys a wonderful hillside setting such as brilliant orange tile roof stand over an entrance gate guarded by fine two naga, with bell tower in the corner of middle courtyard, every steps up to the temple has Buddha wisdom also around the walls.
A lower temple with a gold Buddha is from Thailand as a centerpiece, carved stone plaques showing scene from Buddha’s life on all the main temple, and colorful Buddhist to the left of the top temple. Further up you’ll see the founder of the temple next to it is several big stupas, in this part is the most interesting of the monastery, and magnet for pilgrimages.
BANJAR HOT SPRING
The hot spring comes from hillside that flows down into the pool. The pool consist of three pool compartments: eight nagas spouting water from their mouths into the smaller, hotter upper pool, then descends through another five nagas into the larger pool. The water has a light sulfur smell, silky, slimy, and soft. This place is really an absolute Spa healer.
PUPUAN
Pupuan road climbs steeply up from the coast providing fine views back down to the sea. The route runs through spice-growing country such as clove plantations, coffee plantations and many others. A long the road we’ll drive through some of Bali’s most beautiful rice terraces.
TANAH LOT
Tanah lot temple ( land on the ocean temple ). This is one of the ancient temples on the Island. The temple was built in 1489 by Danghyang Nirartha, A priest on his pilgrimage passed through the south coast of Bali. A lot of people come to this temple to watch the sunset
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