Lovina Singaraja Tour

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$ 105 net/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.

Bali Car Charter

Bali Car Charter

Bali Island is a small island in paradise and owns many places of interest can be visited easily. The good road and transportation are available in this beautiful island which are most occupied by friendly people. Bali Car Charter is a free program using private air conditioning car and speaking guide that are assigned comfortable and enjoyable. You can start to assign your free program by chartering a car along with your couple, friends or family during vacation in Bali.

CAR CHARTER TYPE

Car Type	Big Van
Car Merck	KIA
CC	2500 CC
Seat Capacity	Maximum 9 persons
Facilities	Air conditioning Tape/music Seat Belt
PRICE
4 Hours	US$ 60 net/car
6 Hours	US$ 80 net/car
8 hours	US$ 100 net/car
10 Hours	US$ 120 net/car
Extra Charge per hour	US$ 15 net/car

Car Type	Mini Van
Car Merck	APV
CC	1600 CC
Seat Capacity	Maximum 4 persons
Facilities	Air conditioning Tape/music
PRICE
4 Hours	US$ 50 net/car
6 Hours	US$ 70 net/car
8 hours	US$ 90 net/car
10 Hours	US$ 110 net/car
Extra Charge per hour	US$ 10 net/car

Inclusion

• 21% Government tax and service charge
• Air conditioning car
• Save Driver
• Insurance cover up to USD 50.000
• English/Japanese Speaking Guide / other Guide Languages is based on availability

CAR CHARTER FOR 9 PERSONS AND ABOVE

Rate is based on one car

Total Passenger	CAR CHARTER
	4 Hours	6 Hours	8 Hours	10 Hours	Extra Charge / hour
10 - 16 persons	US$ 110	US$ 130	US$ 150	US$ 170	US$ 10
17 - 24 persons	US$ 150	US$ 180	US$ 220	US$ 250	US$ 15
25 - 40 persons	US$ 200	US$ 240	US$ 280	US$ 320	US$ 20

Rate Inclusion

• 21% Government tax and service charge
• Air-conditioning bus
• English/Japanese Speaking Guide / other language is subject on availability
• Safe driver
• Insurance cover up to USD 50.000

Bali Gears Up to Welcome Elections

Bali Gears Up to Welcome Elections 

National elections for members of the Indonesian Parliament - DPR and DPD

The 2014 Indonesian Legislative Election to elect members of the Regional Representative Council (DPD) and 560 seats of the People's Representative Council (DPR) will take place on 9 April 2014.
46 parties have registered to take part in the election, from which only 15 parties (including 3 Aceh parties) pass the requirements set by the General Elections Commission (KPU), which are stricter than in previous elections. The requirements include representation in every Indonesian province and a minimum 30 percent female membership. Initially all parties with seats in the People's Representative Council were to be allowed to contest the election without the need for verification, but on 29th August 2012, Indonesia's Constitutional Court overturned this provision, obliging all parties to undergo the process.

The results of this election will be crucial to the presidential election in July due to the requirement that a presidential ticket must be supported by a partyor a coalition of parties winning at least 20% of vote in the legislative election.

15 parties participate on Election 2014 which are 13 of political party and 3 are local party as follow :
Polictical Parties
1. Partai Nasdem
2. Partai Kebangkitan Bangsa
3. Partai Keadilan Sejahtera
4. Partai Demokrasi Indonesia Perjuangan
5. Partai Golongan Karya
6. Partai Gerakan Indonesia Raya
7. Partai Demokrat
8. Partai Amanat Nasional
9. Partai Persatuan Pembangunan
10. Parta Hati Nurani Rakyat
11. Partai Bulan Bintang
12. Partai Keadilan dan Persatuan Indonesia
Local Parties
13. Partai Damai Aceh
14. Partai Nasional Aceh
15. Partai Aceh

Bali is gearing up to welcome the upcoming legislative and presidential elections by preparing all the necessary requirements expected for the event. The General Elections Commission (KPU) office in Denpasar said that the 12 contesting political parties had prepared. The parties would hire 1,375 people as witnesses, who would be deployed in 1,131 voting booths (TPS) across the city. Each party will be deploying one of their witnesses at each TPS. The existence of vote witnesses was crucial to prevent corrupt practices and avoid disputes, since the supervision teams from his side lacked human resources.

Each witness will be given the result recapitulation, which may be used in case of disputes over the election process. All members of the commission would meet on February6, 2014 to consolidate preparations to bring successful elections to Bali. The coordination meeting will be about the preparations for the legislative, as well as the presidential, election. All KPU members in the province, totaling 3,000 people, will be involved.
The Denpasar Elections Supervisory Committee (Panswaslu) chairman, said he had recruited the number of team members required. Have been publicly announced the team’s formation and members are from the public and university students. The formation was based on instruction by the Bali Election Supervisory Committee (Bawaslu).

Released on Thursday, February 13'2014
by Balistarisland.com

Ubud Palace/Puri Saren

Ubud Palace/Puri Saren

Puri Saren Ubud (Ubud Palace) is an Ubud Kingdom Palace with beautiful Balinese traditional houses as a residence of Ubud King. It is set in the center of Ubud Bali with traditional art market just in front of it and it is found by Ida Tjokorda Putu Kandel who has commanded from year 1800 - 1823. This palace is an artistic cultural life center, while the traditional market is the symbol of local economics resident. The existence of Puri Saren as a palace is equipped by a Wantilan/auditorium that is a large building of meeting room and a banyan tree as shelter place at the daytime. The traditional market is the place of society economics and its existence is always border on palace as artistic cultural life center. It means that the both pole meeting is describing the dynamics of society and kingdom life.

Places to Visit in Ubud

The tourists who purchase the tour package to Ubud will visit this place and they will feel not complete if they are not invited to visit the Puri Saren (Ubud Palace) and traditional market, because both of these tourist destinations are the soul and identity of Ubud Village itself. The palace is very beautiful with artistically traditional building and contains the high esthetics value. It is situated in the good temperature which can give the ruthless and freshness for every visitor. Some world class painters from Europe have lived in Ubud like Rudolf Bonnet, Walter Spies, Arie Smith, Antonio Blanko, Hans Snell and others. These entire world class painters through its painting masterpiece have indirectly followed to promote Bali Tourism because theme or their painting objects are about the culture and nature of Bali. Ida Tjokorda Agung Sukawati has exploited his palace as lodge place for his entire respectable guest.

Ubud Palace in Growth

In the year 1928, the Tjampuhan Hotel is founded for all empire's guest and on 1934, this hotel is opened as a lodge for empire's guest and also used as a center place of Pita Maha Organization Activities. Tjampuhan Hotel is an eldest hotel in Ubud with the traditional style. In growth hereinafter, Ubud as a tourism destination is one of tourist area in Gianyar Regency own separate specification.

Ubud Traditional Art Market

Ubud Traditional Art Market

Ubud Traditional Art Market where the existence is not far different from other markets available in the tourism area. This market as a society economics center of Ubud and it is apposite to the existence of Ubud Empire that is called Puri Saren. The market is unfolding from west to easterly divided become two group with different purpose. There are two markets available at the same area those are one block at the Westside is for a traditional artistic market and another block located in the east as an everyday traditional fundamental market requirement. This market is opened every day about at 08:00 until 18:00, even some from them still open until nighttime. While the traditional market for the fundamental requirement is opened everyday at 06:00 - even before that there is morning market started at 04:00 morning.

Ubud Market is a Center of Art Market in Bali

The art crafting are sold in this art market consisted of various crafting, from traditional until contemporary crafting which its price is relatively cheap. You can do the transaction directly to the merchant which generally can be bargained. All the crafting sold in this place you can bring home as souvenir like slipper, wood idol, bag, clothes, matting, painting and a lot of more.

How to Locate Ubud Art Market?

It is very simple way and easily to find Ubud Market since it is very famous among the Balinese and it is strategically located in the center of Ubud Village. This market is located just in the front of Ubud Palace with crowded of visitor who purchases the items every day. This market is close to other places of interest in Ubud like Ubud Palace, Ubud Monkey Forest , Tegalalang Rice Terrace, Painting Museum and Gua Gajah. You can also join the Ubud Tour Package or other tour arrangements like Elephant Ubud Tour, Rafting Ubud Tour , Elephant Safari Ubud Tour and Ayung Rafting Ubud Tour .