Holiday in Bali and Beyond

Tari Topeng . Image: potretbali.blogspot.com Bali is a very unique tropical paradise. You will find many forms of fine arts in Bali. Bali’s abundant creativity is not restricted to carvings, paintings, textiles, souvenirs, etc. The performing arts such as music, dance, and puppetry are equally as rich.  Balinese arts are can be divided into two major categories. The first is for ceremonial (religious) purposes and the second is for entertainment. However, visitors do not have to wait to see Balinese dance, because many restaurants and hotels hold regular dance performances, and there are many arenas or amphitheaters specially built to hold dance performances for tourists. There are many kinds of Balinese dance such as Kecak Dance, Legong Dance, Topeng Dance or Mask Dance, and Barong Dance.  

Are you ready for a real adventure? Let's go to Komodo island to see a real Dragon, no t in the movie. Komodo island is beautiful. Seeing is believing. If you have plenty of time in your holiday to Bali, don’t forget to Komodo National Park. While most visitors enter Komodo National Park (KNP) through the gateway cities of Labuan Bajo in the west of Flores or Bima in eastern Sumbawa, the departure point for your trip is actually Denpasar, Bali. Komodo National Park includes three major islands: Komodo, Rinca and Padar, as well as numerous smaller islands creating a total surface area (marine and land) of 1817km (proposed extensions would bring the total surface area up to 2,321km 2 ). As well as being home to the Komodo dragon, the Park provides refuge for many other notable terrestrial species such as the orange-footed scrub fowl, an endemic rat, and the Timor deer. Moreover, the Park includes one of the richest marine environments including coral reefs, mangroves, sea...

Bali is a fantastic tropical Paradise. You can go to Kuta Beach or Legian for a great night life. Why not travel o ver to the island escape of Nusa Lembongan and get away from the hectic lifestyle of Kuta and Legian? Fewer than 4000 people are fortunate enough to call Nusa Lembongan home. This small island, just 20km off the east coast of Bali, survives on the proceeds of fishing and seaweed farming.- the water is crystal clear which makes for excellent diving and snorkelling, and with fewer visitors than the main areas of Bali, surfers can enjoy a less crowded surf at the breaks on Lembongan. The unspoilt and relaxed atmosphere of the island has been maintained and is the islands greatest asset. The protected island measures 4 x 3 kilometres, has good surf, crystal-clear waters for snorkelling and diving and is very relaxing. There is not much traffic, no big hotels or pollution. It has two villages, Desa Lembongan and Jungut Batu, the latter offering the island’s best accomm...

Bali safari. Image: explorebalitours.com Everyone needs a vacation that will make someone's life happier and more meaningful. If you have children, wife or family then there is time to take them on vacation with you. You'll make them happy; your family will be closer to each other. You can accompany them on vacation to another city, even to a tropical island, which lies between Java and Lombok. If you look at a map of the world, this beautiful island is located between two continents, Australia and Asia.     Bali has a unique art and culture to know especially by your children. They would have been happy to get new knowledge about the culture of other nations, not just read about it in books or watch on television. 

Holiday in Bali is a great adventure for everyone. Enjoy your vacation in Bali is fun because you can see sunset in Tanah Lot, Kuta or visit many museum or gallery in Ubud, Mas, and other places around B ali, and don’t forget to try Balinese food. Bali nese cuisine is known for i ts spicy ingredients, the Bal inese roasted pig 'Babi Guling' is a favorite as well as the Indonesian 'Nasi Goreng ' (fried rice) , 'Mie Goreng' (fried noodle) or ' Satay ' are frequently chosen dishes by foreigners. If you go to Jimbaran Beach, Pantai Lebih or other food street area please don’t forge t to try Ikan Bakar (B alinese traditional sea food) also very popular in Bali. Other appetizing alternativ es such as Chinese or Oriental cuisines are represented in numerable food-stands o restaurants, while European a nd American foods are now also found in most of the tourist hubs.  

I love Kintamani. You can feel a peaceful life in Kintamani. Here you can enjoy a spectacular view of Mount Abang and Mount Agung (Bali's highest and holiest mountain) to the East from Kintamani. Tour to Kintamani will bring you to the amazing experience to visit places of interest along the main road to Kintamani like Gua Gajah and Tampak Siring. Meanwhile the returning from Kintamani we can access three different ways to visit other tourist destinations if we wish to connect our tour to Besakih Temple or Ubud Village. Or if we wish back to hotel, we will pass the same way when we go to Kintamani. Before you live Kintamani, don't forget to visit several beautiful temple in Kintamani or temple near the lake. 

Fantastic dinner Bali is a great place to enjoy a fantastic night life. Trust me, you will not lonely in Bali. After one day tour to see many tourist destination around Bali, you should prepare for an extra adventure; a night life in paradise. Wow…. Night life in Bali starts late, which means around midnight. Many visitors wonder where crowds of expats suddenly come from around 1:00 in the morning – even when all of Kuta has been very quiet during the whole evening, the IN-places often become crowded after midnight. Let’s enjoy the music, dance, and surrounded by International people. There's a simple explanation: during the early evenings many of Bali's night owls either still work, visit friends at home, or simply sleep. Most of them visit pubs, café, bars, or discos only in the early morning hours.  Therefore, if you plan a night out don't start your dinner too early. Between 9:00 p.m. and midnight there are not many places we can recommend. For further inf...