COUNTRY SIDE TOUR IN LOVINA

 

JAGA RAGA TEMPLE

 

Pure Dalem Jagaraga the temple which is dedicated to Siva god the destroyer and renowned, for its front walls which are mass of pictorial carvings. Those on the left show a variety of villages activities representing community life before Dutch invasion as kite flying, fishing, and climbing coconut trees.

 

Next to these are the Dutch arriving in cars, boats, planes and on bicycle destroying the community. On the right-hand side is a much-photographed carving of two Dutchmen driving model T ford, being held up by bandits. Nearby are statues of uninformed Dutch officers and legendary of Pan and Brayut.

 

SAWAN VILLAGE

 

In the village of Sawan, the pentatone sign marks the workshop of Sawan’s gamelan maker. You won’t necessarily find the smith at work every day, but you can try out the various sizes and styles of gamelan instruments, drums and flutes.

 

On the way to Jagaraga the 4 km road between Sawan and Jagaraga is lined up with mango and rambutan trees, overlooking rice fields in the rainy season and tobacco in the dry, There are energetically carved temples along the road, including Pura Peninjoan temple ,which is guarded by outstandingly ugly monsters.

 

KINTAMANI ( LAKE Batur )

 

Kintamani is a little town which has very nice view of mount and Lake Batur, and also there are many restaurant around the crater rim Penelokan village. Batur at glance, the village of batur used to be down in the crater after eruption in 1917 that killed thousand of people and destroy more than 60.000 houses and 2000 temples.In 1926 it erupted again, so the village and Ulun Danu temple were moved up to the crater rim.

 

YEH SANIH

 

Yeh sanih is a small village in northern-east coastal line of Bali island, it has a quiet beach resort that has grown up around the fresh water spring. Its 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.