Bedugul Botanical Garden
Kebun Raya
Bedugul Botanical Garden or Kebun Raya Eka Karya
is the huge tropical garden located in Bedugul, plateau area in Bali.
It is situated in the cool atmosphere with rain forest and hill
surrounds it. This botanical garden is opened on 1959 and owns 154,5 ha
land located Tabanan regency, northwest part of Bali. It is close to the
beautiful lake which is called Beratan Lake and Ulun Danu Temple.
It is completed by more than 1187 plant types and multifarious of
floras. In this area, there is orchid garden with the collection of 320
orchid types from Bali, Java, Nusa Tenggara Timur,
Sulawesi and also Irian Jaya. We can also meet the rose garden with the
collection of various rose from rust colored until green chromatic.
Other Collections
Bedugul Botanical Garden or Kebun Raya Eka Karya is
also completed by 524 birches which are still in its original forest.
In this place we can meet the collection from America, South America,
China, Japan, Australia, Africa and also Netherlands. Cyathea Garden is
one of the specific gardens owning the various collections of
Paku-pakuan (tropical vegetable) which can be eaten as vegetable by Balinese
and some of them are used for decoration. The tree from this nail
Cyatheas are often exploited as growth media of various orchid types.
Cactus collections are consisted of 104 types. This cactus is obtained
from Africa, America, Germany, Switzerland and also Indonesia. The crop
season at botanical garden is taken 94 types plants that are the
collection from the exploitation for Balinese life ceremony, temple ceremony, devoting/offering and others purpose. It also owns the collection of drug crop with 84 types/species.
The
history of this temple is difficult to be found out even in the ancient
omission exists in this temple. For example some profile area like
harpoon own the Ancient Bali type, but no written data found it. The
effort study and research of this temple history remain to find
difficulties. The temple festival at Luwur Watukaru or Batukaru Temple
is executed every six-month or 210 days which is every Thursday Umanis
Wara Dungulan (Balinese Calendar), just the day after Galungan Day (the
biggest Balinese Hindu Holidays). The extension day of temple festival
is executed during eleven day, to give the opportunity for Hindu public
society especially in Bali to come for praying. Pengempon (the society
who take care of the temple) has the obligation to take care of the
temple inclusive of ceremony execution. This fact is one of
characteristic power outside of physical of Watu Karu Temple.
The
three elements temple area of Watukaru or Batukaru is equal to other
temples in Bali generally which is consisted of outside area (Nista
Mandala), Middle area (Madya mandala) and Center area (Utama Mandala).
After refurbishing three temples are of this temple in some years ago,
the element conception and structure of these three temple areas are
progressively become everlasting and conceptual. This is especially in
outside area where we can meet the existence of Wantilan building
(Meeting Hall) which can be used for multifunction and it is located on
the right of the entrance gate. The refurbishment at the parking area
has made easy for the Hindu society or all tourists who pay a visit to
this temple. It is also other public facilities like toilet which is
located at outside temple area or the left side of entrance gate is in
good condition and cleans enough. 
Taman
Ayun Temple is a temple which is used as altar by Hindu people
specially exists in Bali Island and it is one of the heritages from
Mengwi Empire. It is encircled by big fishpond with huge temple area.
The temple buildings are boosting high with high philosophy, story and
religious. Inside of this temple area, there is a small fishpond
encircles the main temple building. Other buildings in this temple area
are reflecting to the empire power with each function.
Tanah
Lot is a Balinese Hindu Temple on the rock and the seawater encircles
it when the sea water is tide. It is looked to be adrift in on the ocean
and owns the magnificent view of sunset in the late afternoon. There
are several points to see this temple with all amazing view. At this
temple, we can find other Hindu temples like that make it a holy place
in Bali. There are sea snakes dwell the cave in front of 
Day 01 LABUAN BAJO – RINCA ISLAND (L,D) 
You
will be picked by our staff at somewhere either at Mutiara Airport or
hotels at Labuan Bajo and drop to the pier to start the trips. After
getting on board, the sort introducing and welcome briefing will be
given by our tour guide and then continue sailing to Rinca Island, the
most Komodo Dragons living in wild habitat and this island is located in
In
the early morning, we start sailing to Komodo Island. The breakfast is
served on board while enjoy the beautiful panorama of islands and
sunrise. After arriving at Komodo Island, we will go for trekking to see
Komodo dragons and other animals in the beautiful bush forest. We back
to the boat to continue the trip and stop over at Pink Beach for
swimming and snorkeling in un-spoilt coral reef amongst the colorful
fish. Lunch will be served on board and the afternoon back to Labuan
Bajo for dinner and overnight stay. You may have a choice to stay in the
hotel with additional cost will be applied. 
After
having breakfast, the sightseeing is continued to visit Batu Cermin,
the famous places of interest in Labuan Bajo with its unique stone
slippery as a mirror that is located in the cave. This place is well
known by the local community by Batu Cermin (Mirror Stone Cave) where
the process is made from sedimentary rock formation that the water
continuously drips, eventually hardens, and become slippery rock like a
mirror. Afterward visit traditional market and then transfer to
airport or other places in Labuan Bajo.