BALI INTERESTING PLACES

Bali island offers the most varied interesting places in South Asean countries, starting from natural beauties, fauna habitat preservation, fauna park, religious tradition, natural interests, architecture, unique settlement pattern, art works, dances, traditional music and performances, historical sites as old as 10th century, and various man made interesting places in the field of fun, recreation, and adventures. Aside from interesting places, complete travel facilities are also available on Bali from the cheapest up to the most expensive accommodation can be selected. Bali travel destination is one of the most developed destination in the world, as well as their people have been adjusting to the needs of travel atmosphere.

Bali from beginning relays its leading promotion on cultural interests and below are some worth mentioning places as the vital asset of Balinese travel business.

1. Reserve, Park and hatcheries, Bali has plenty animal habitats
2. Historical sites, Bali known as living museum, a traditional way to preserve historical sites
3. Beutiful beaches around Bali with white, golden, and black fine sand
4. Popular traditional dances still alive with more comtemporary tones
5. Art parks from water, carvings, to meticulous zoning
6. Restaurant, from local, national to International available in Bali
7. Shopping paradise, from local art items, clothings, books, and many more
8. Temples, antiquity and architecture interest are rich all over island
9. Unique villages, architecture, house compound and natural scenery of Bali
10. Beutiful water fall around Bali

Below temples are reflection of how ancient Bali took any effort to preserve the nature and cultural heritages by constructiong temple at the site. The present of temple on the site every one realizes that this site is secred and no one has any gut to take or doing any smallest disturbance to the area.

1. Bali history in short from the first writing found until the independence of Indonesia
2. Guwa Gajah rock cut cave showing first gate decor with demon face at the top and atylized creeping plants on the left and right of the cave entrance. Icon left in the cave show close relation with Buddhist hermitage actiivities during 11th century AD
3. Gunung Kawi rock cut candis on the walls of Pekerisan river near Tirta Empul temple Tampaksiring. Historian relate this monument to the king named Anak Wungsu with his 4 wives during 11th century who succeeding his father and mother Udayana - Mahendradatta the most famous king of Bali from Warmadewa dynasty
4. Kebo Edan remnant of what is believed as the monument of Tantrayana practrice with demonic and frightning characters shown as human skull necklace, cup of alcohol, curling hairs, and skull foot stool. It is estimated that this practice was done during 13th century when Bali was influenced by Kadiri kingdom East Java, although earlier indication of this left hand Buddhist thought is believed to have been presence in Bali during 11th century as proved by the sculpture of Durga at Kutri village Blahbatuh.
5. Kerta Gosha known also as floating pavilion, as the building is surrounded with pool. The building is built in 17 th century AD by the main kingdom of Bali which capital city was Smarapura, today known as Klungkung city. The buliding is located in the heard of the city as the house of justice.
6. Museum Bali located in the heart of Denpasar city on the side of city square known as Alun-alun. A complete display of Bali history and ethnographic artefacts from pre-history of to the classical periode.
7. Brahma Vihara located at desa Banjar Kab. Buleleng the oldest and biggest Buddhist Vihara in East Indonesia although a fact that very fiew Buddhists in Bali today due to the lack of ritualistic and festive aspects of the religion
8. Yeh Pulu relief-panels carved on the stone in the middle of rice field close to Guwa Gajah. The reliefs showing pictures of mandane human figures, aninals and daily activities, totally difference from tradition that any sculpture or drawing were dedicated to gods.