Bedugul Botanical Garden

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.

Favorite Tourist Destinations in Bali

Beside of the crop collections, Bedugul Botanical Garden or Kebun Raya Eka Karya also owns the traditional Balinese houses and it function as guest house for scientist who is doing observation. It is also opened for public including tourists and to be one of favorite tourist destinations in Bali especially for domestic tourists. The most crowded visitors at this place are on Lebaran Period (Moslem holiday), Balinese Holidays, National Holidays and New Year period. You can visit this place by joining Bedugul Tour with some of optional which you can contact Bali Star island/PT. Bewish International Tour.

PUBLIC FACILITIES

• Parking Area
• Public Telephone
• Food Stall

• Souvenir Shops
• Public Toilet
• Entrance Fee - Charge

• Drinks Stall
• Outbound
• Guest House

Beratan Lake at Bedugul Bali

Beratan Lake at Bedugul Bali

Beratan Lake is a shallow lake with the high caldera about 1231m above sea level and it is located at Bedugul, the famous tourist destinations in Bali. This lake have wide 3,8 km2 and also its deepness is up to 22 meters. The water volume in this lake is about 0,049 km3, so Beratan Lake is the closed lake. Tourist can access the Beratan Lake through the dock which have been provided or desist around Ulun Danu Beratan Temple. In this place, the visitor can do various activities like doing recreation to look around in dock or do the other outdoor activities. The various water recreation activities can also be conducted here, for example riding the boat motorize to circle the lake, parasailing, canoeing with the traditional boat, banana boating, water skiing, and others. Fishing activities are also available in this places for who one love fishing in the lake.

Magnificent View

Beratan Lake is situated in the plateau area with cool atmosphere surround it. It is an ideal place for relaxation while enjoy the beautiful panorama of lake. The accommodations are also available in this area where is the perfect place for overnight stay, resting and enjoy the beautiful panoramic of lake with the Ulun Danu Temple as a magnificence. The small scale of agriculture activities are likely conducted around this lake and can be perceived at the same time circle around it. If we encircle it, we can take photograph with the beautiful background view or make the picture sketch face in painting mini studio at the lakeside with a short time as a souvenir.

Other Places of Interest in Bedugul

If the tourist paying a visit to the Beratan Lake, they also can visit other places of interest in Bedugul Tabanan Bali nearby like Bedugul Botanical Garden or Kebun Raya Eka Karya where the visitors can relax while enjoy the various of flora types, traditional Balinese houses and others. Candi Kuning Market is a Traditional Vegetable and Fruit Market located at Candi Kuning countryside which can be reached only in a few minutes from the lake. Various fruit type, vegetables and also mace can be bought here with many choices. It is not far from Ulun Danu Temple. Buyan Lake and Tamblingan Lake are the next places of interest existing near the Beratan Lake and it is just 3 minutes drive by car from this place. Beratan Lake can be reached easily from the main road from Denpasar to Bedugul and it takes about 2 hours from the town with the good road access. You may also visit this area by joining the exciting Bedugul Tours or Singaraja Tour.

PUBLIC FACILITIES

• Parking Area
• Public Telephone
• Traditional Fishing Gear Rental

• Souvenir Shops
• Food Stall
• Photographer

• Drinks Stall
• Boat Rental
• Face Painting

Tanah Lot Temple

Tanah Lot Temple

Tanah Lot Temple is located in coastal side of Beraban countryside, Kediri sub district and Tabanan Regency. It is situated in 30 Km in west side of Denpasar town and about 11 Km in south side of Tabanan town. The temple is built on the rock with 3 acre size and reachable in a few minute by walk, because it is just 20 meters from the coastal lip. This temple is very famous among tourist destinations in Bali with spectacular view of sunset. At some nooks of coral reef around Tanah Lot Temple there are holy tame snake in black and white color where according to the local society believe that it as a deity property and as the guard of the temple from the bad influence.

Philosophy

The word of Tanah Lot is consisted of two words that are Tanah word interpreted as a reef looking like gili or isle. Lot or Lod word has meaning the sea. So Tanah Lot is meaning the small island floating on the sea. The location is now called as Tanah Lot has been used at a Megalithic period as a place that looked into holy, proven from the existence of menhir. Pursuant to environmental condition, hence the structure of Tanah Lot Temple is built at irregular reef plain of its angle which is only consisted of one plain yard as Jeroan.

Function

The function of this temple can be realized from the function of the main temple building which is located in the temple main area. In this place, there is a main temple to worship the god in form of Dewa Baruna or Bhatara Segara, the sea power. The media of worship to this god is the temple building with 5 storied meanwhile the 3 storied temple building in north part of this area is purposing to worship to Dang Hyang Nirartha.

In order to know the status of Tanah Lot Temple can be realized from the temple history, function and also incoming devotee existence pray when temple ceremony is held. In this case can be realized as follows:

• Tanah Lot Temple as dang Kahyangan(the big Holy Temples in Bali ), because the history and the Penyiwi (The people taking care of the temple) are from the local people from Tabanan regency and surrounding area
• Tanah Lot temple as Segara Temple, because its function as sanctum to worship the Bhatara Segara, the God with manifestation as the ocean Power Deity

The unique animal can be seen in this temple area is the snake which are generally can be met in the coast. Part of its stomach there are no athwart skin, there is only small skin, but this sea water snake very noxious but snakebite case are very seldom happened, because the sea water snake generally very passive.

What to See in Tanah Lot

As a favorite tourism destination in Bali, Tanah Lot owns a magnificent view in particular at the sunset time where the sun slows down to the earth stomach. Every visitor who is paying a visit to this place will be marveled to see the beauty panorama of Tanah Lot. Beside of this temple, there are other temples which can be seen on your visit to Tanah Lot like Batu Bolong Temple, Batumejan Temple and Enjung Galuh Temple.

PUBLIC FACILITIES

• Parking Area
• Police Station
• Food Stall
• Bar
• Balinese Dance Perfomance
• Life Guard

• Souvenir Shops
• Public Telephone
• Restaurant
• Guest House
• Money Changer
• Public Toilet

• Drinks Stall
• Hotel
• ATM
• Security
• Photographer

Photo Gallery

Tanah Lot View	Batu Bolong Temple	Tanah Lot Sunset
Tanah Lot Temple in side	Tanah Lot Ceremony	Tanah Lot Beach
Tanah Lot Snake	Tanah Lot Low Tide	Tanah Lot Access

Visit North Part of Bali

Lovina Singaraja Tour
Visit North Part of Bali

Lovina Singaraja Tour is an exciting tour to visit place of interest in north part of Bali with beautiful panorama and local society culture. The tour will bring you to an experience to explore the region in north side of Bali Island and visit the famous tourist sites in Singaraja regency like Tamblingan Lake , Gitgit Water Fall, Lovina Beach and Hot Water Banjar. In returning to your hotel, we will stop in Blimbing countryside to see the breathtaking view of rice terrace. The tour is a private tour with our professional tour guide who is always outstanding offers our best service. Your tour will very comfortable with our full air-conditioning car transfer and save driver while the Indonesian cuisine on your lunch is served on the way of your trips.

The Places of interest will be visited on Lovina Singaraja Tours

TAMBLINGAN LAKE
Tamblingan Lake is a beautiful lake located in the plateau area and close to Bendugul or Beratan Lake. It is strategically located beside of the main road from Denpasar to Singaraja. The lake own very beautiful panorama with the green hill surround it. It is situated in the plateau area with cool atmosphere, rain forest and fogs are daily covering the whole area start from 15.00 hours. Tamblingan Lake is one of tourist sites in Singaraja Regency that will be visited on this tour. There are two lakes located close each other in this place those are Buyan and Tamblingan Lake. Both of lake are very beautiful and become a vital water sources for all water irrigations throughout Singaraja regency area.
GITGIT WATER FALL
Gitgit Water Fall is an amazing waterfall from height hill which is encircled by fertile rain forest plantation. This waterfall is situated in the jungle of forest, fresh atmosphere with beautiful panorama of rice terrace are presenting on the way to this waterfall. This waterfall produce the clear water with some time the local children play around and having bath. It is located in Gitgit countryside, Sukasada district and Singaraja regency. It is one of the famous places of interest in north part of Bali. There are two water falls in Gitgit Village which are offering the amazing panorama and geographically, we will visit one of them. Gitgit Water Fall is one of the most famous tourist destinations in north part of Bali and many visited by tourists.

LOVINA BEACH
Lovina Beach is the famous tourist place in north part of Bali with the spectacular of dolphin watching tour on the calm seawater. It is situated in the costal side of Singaraja regency with black sand unfolding along the beach area. The sea water is very calm with coconut trees are planted throughout the beach. There are many hotels, restaurants and shops are available on this area that is supporting this area as a tourist destination in Bali. Lovina Beach is the most famous beach in north part of Bali offering beautiful panorama with coconut trees are planted along the coastal area that make it as the ideal place to stay.

HOT WATER BANJAR
Hot Water Banjar is one of tourist places in north part of Bali with the original hot water from the mountain flows to the public bath place. It is designed with water douches in different place. There are 2 ponds with the warm water that make Hot Water Banjar as an ideal for having bath. The hot water source is coming from Mount Batukaru where the water is not many containing or felt the brimstone and mostly this places is many visited by local people. We do not recommend you to take a bath in this place if you have problem with brimstone/hot/other material effect to your skin or other part of your body and Bali Star Island Tour will not take liability cause of it.

BLIMBING RICE TERRACE
When returning from Lovina to Denpasar, we will stop at the famous countryside with breathtaking view of rice terrace. It is located in Blimbing countryside, Pupuan district and Tabanan regency, west part of Bali. You will see the beautiful rice terrace with the green rice field and mount Batukaru as a backdrop. It is situated in the plateau area with cool weather surround it and tropical plantations are also giving the captivate fascination.

TOUR ITINERARY

08:00 - Pick up at the hotel
10.00 - Stop at Beratan Lake
10.30 - Visit Tamblingan Lake
11.30 - Visit Gitgit Water Fall
13.00 - Enjoy the lunch at local restaurant in Lovina Beach
14.30 - Visit Hot Water Banjar
16.00 - Visit Blimbing Rice Terrace
16.30 - Back to hotel
18.30 - Arrive at hotel
PRICE: US$ 75 net/person – minimum of 2 people
Single Traveler:US$ 105net/person
Prices are inclusive of:

• 21% government tax and service charge
• Entrance fee at all tourist destinations
• 1 x lunch at local restaurant
• Speaking guide (English, Japanese and other language is subject to availability)
• Private full air-conditioning car
• One bottle of mineral water
• Insurance cover up to USD 50.000

WHAT TO BRING?
Modest cloth, hat, camera, money and sun screen.

Yogyakarta Borobudur – Merapi Volcano and Solo

Yogyakarta Borobudur – Merapi Volcano and Solo Tours
5 Days/4 Nights Packages
Jogja Surrounding B

Yogyakarta Borobudur – Merapi and Solo Tours are the tour packages taken within 4 nights and 5 days to visit many places of interest like: Borobudur Temple, Merapi Volcano, Merbabu Valley, Sukuh Cetho Temple, Solo Town, Prambanan Temple and Yogyakarta surrounding area. It tours is combined with the comfortable accommodations, Indonesian cuisine at local restaurant, entrance ticket and others. Our professional tour guide offers high hospitality with full information that make your tours are enjoyable along with full air-conditioning and save driver that complete it to be a memorable one.

What the tours are about?

DAY 01 - ARRIVAL YOGYA (D)
Upon arrival in Yogyakarta, you will be met and greeted by your tour guide and transfer directly to Manohara Hotel via Godean Village (beautiful view of rice field, villages, etc). The journey will take about 1,5 hours to reach it and then check in at MANOHARA HOTEL. The dinner is served in the hotel before taking a rest.

DAY 02 - BOROBUDUR SUNRISE – MERAPI/MERBABU VALLEY (BL)
Wake up at 04.00 AM and continues to go to Borobudur temple to see a breathtaking and exotic view of sunrise. While taking a deep breath of fresh air, you will admire the beautiful panorama of ‘thousand hills' and then learn the Buddha philosophy by exploring the relief of Borobudur temple. After exploring the temple, we will back to hotel for breakfast. After checking out from hotel, the tour is continued to Mendut and Plaosan temple nearby. The lunch will be served at local restaurant afterward drives to Solo via Selo – Boyolali. The journey will pass through Mt. Merapi and Mt. Merbabu valley with full of magical view. You can make some stops during the way until arrival at Solo town and it is continued check in at LOR IN SOLO
DAY 03 - SUKUH – CETHO – SANGIRAN (BLD)
After having breakfast at hotel, the travel is started through lovely countryside to discover the mystery of the 14th century Sukuh temple. Next, we go on up scenic, Winding Mountain road to another 14th century Hindu temple at Cetho to enjoy the beauty of its peaceful surroundings. We rejoin the coach and traces the road to Sangiran where fossil remains of Pithecanthropus Erectus (Java man) were found, a discovery claimed right up to today as the oldest human remains in Java. After that, we will see the museum, which is displaying fossil of Stegadon tusks and teeth, and visit the site of excavation. From here, we back to the hotel and join the dinner at local restaurant at the evening time.
DAY 04 - SOLO – PRAMBANAN (BL)
After breakfast and check out from hotel, the journey is started for Solo sightseeing to visit Kraton Mangkunegaran, Triwindhu Flea Market, and Radya Pustaka Museum . Join the lunch at local restaurant before drive to Yogyakarta to visit Prambanan temple. From Prambana Temple the journey is continued to the hotel and check in at The GRAND MERCURE




DAY 05 YOGYAKARTA – TRANSFER OUT (BL)
After having breakfast at the hotel, the tour is started to visit Kraton Yogyakarta, Taman Sari, Bird Market Ngasem, Batik Factory for its processing and collection and Kota Gede for Silverwork. The lunch is served at local restaurant before terminate the tour to airport or other stop point in Yogyakarta.

Tour Itinerary
DAY 01 - ARRIVE AT YOGYAKARTA (D)
13.10-13.30	Arrive at Yogyakarta airport or other pick up points in Yogyakarta town and meet our guide
13.30-15.00	Drive to Manohara via Godean
15.00-up	Check in at Manohara Hotel
19.00-20.00	Join dinners at hotel and having a rest
DAY 02 BOROBUDUR SUNRISE – MERAPI/MERBABU VALLEY (B,L)
04.00	Wake up call
04.30-04.45	Drive up to Borobudur Temple
04.45-06.00	Waiting then enjoy the sunrise at Borobudur Temple
06.00-08.00	Walking around the temple to see the relief of Borobudur
08.00-10.00	Back to the hotel for taking shower and Breakfast
10.00-11.00	Check out from hotel and then visit Mendut and Pawon Temples
11.00–12.00	Drive to local restaurant (on the way to Solo)
12.00-13.00	Lunch at Local restaurant
13.00-16.00	Trips to Solo town
16.30	Check in at LOR IN HOTEL in Solo
DAY 03 SUKUH – CETHO – SANGIRAN (B,L,D)
07.00-08.00	Breakfast at hotel
08.00-09.00	Trips to Sukuh and Cetho Temples
09.00-11.00	Sukuh and Cetho Temples tour
11.00-12.00	Drive to local restaurant
12.00-13.00	Join the lunch
13.00-14.00	Continue drive to Sangiran
14.00-15.30	Visit Sangiran
15.30-17.00	Back to Lor In hotel
18.00-19.00	Join Dinner at local restaurant
DAY 04 SOLO – PRAMBANAN (B,L)
07.00-08.00	Breakfast at hotel
08.00-08.30	Drive for Solo town tour
08.30-11.30	Solo Town tour
12.00-12.30	Drive to local restaurant
12.30-13.30	Enjoy the lunch
13.30-15.00	Drive to Yogyakarta
15.00-16.00	Stop to visit Prambanan Temple
16.00-16.30	Drive to Yogyakarta and check in at MERCURE HOTEL
DAY 05 YOGYAKARTA SOULS – TRANSFER OUT (B, L)
07.00-08.00	Breakfast at hotel
08.00-08.30	Check out from hotel and then join the Yogyakarta City tour
08.30-09.30	Visit Sultan Palace
09.30-10.30	Visit water castle and Bird market
10.30-11.30	Visit batik home industry and silverwork at Kotagede
11.30-12.00	Drive to local restaurant
12.00-13.00	Enjoy the lunch
13.00-13.20	Transfer to Yogyakarta Airport or other stop points at Yogyakarta

Price: US$ 485 net/person ONLY (Minimum 2 persons)
US$ 725 net/person for single traveller
Price Inclusive of:

• 21% Government tax and service charge
• Air Conditioning Car
• Full day tours based on itinerary
• 4 x breakfasts at hotel
• 4 x lunches
• 2 x dinner
• 1 night stays at Manohara Hotel in Standard Room (Twin sharing)
• 2 nights stay at Lor In Solo in Deluxe Room (Twin sharing)
• 1 night stays at Tlogo Grand Mercure in Superior Room (Twin sharing)
• Speaking Guide (English, Japanese, Span, Italian, Deutschland, Dutch, and Korean. Meanwhile for Mandarin and Russian speaking guide will be charged the additional guide fee. The additional Guide fee will be advised upon the confirmation made
• Entrance fee at Tourism sites
• 1 bottle of mineral water daily
• Parking fee
• Insurance

Terms and Conditions:

• The above rates are quoted in US Currency and net including 21% Government tax and service charge
• The booking confirmation is subject to availability basis
• The above tour package rate is a unit price and can not be broken down into single rate
• The above rates are based on twin sharing except for single traveler's rate
• The additional charge of 3% will be charged if the payment is made by credit card for bank administration fee
• The above rates are valid until 31 March 2015
• The above rates are not valid for High Season period (Lebaran and Christmas - New Year) and high season supplement will be added
• Cancellation policy will be advised upon the confirmation is made