Denpasar Badung Traditional Market

Denpasar Badung Traditional Market

Denpasar Traditional Market is a center of town's economics which is located in Gajah Mada Street, that is main road and become a shopping centre of Bali. This traditional market is apposite to the village temple that is one of three biggest temples in Denpasar. It is initially does not as big as like now because have changed experiences and modification which is adapting to the requirement and town growth. This market cannot be discharged from the existence of an existing market in the cross Badung's river that is called Kumbasari Market because the local society will feel incompletely go for shopping if they are not come to Kumbasari Market, especially for the Balinese who want to buy the ceremony items.

Kumbasari Market

Denpasar Market is a market selling the costume and clothing items with the prices are relative cheaper than clothing items sold at the shops in Gajah Mada Street which are most owned by citizen of Chinese clan. Kumbasari Market is previously called by Peken Payuk (pot market), it sell the items from gerabah /jar like pot, pengedangan, cubek (plate from land), paso (pail from land), caratan (water jug from land), jeding (barrel from land), penyantokan (mixer from land), coblong (cup from land), kekeb (rice cover) and others. All of these items are the kitchenware and also the items for ceremony. Since this market most popular as a place to sell payuk/pot, hence Kumbasari Market in the past referred as Peken Payuk or pot market. But now it sell the material or art items for tourist therefore it is one of tourist destinations in Denpasar Town.

History

Denpasar Market is opened on 24 April 1984 by Bali 's Governor, Prof. Dr. Ida Bagus Mantra. Then after experiencing of the fire accident, it has been repaired in year 2000 at that moment Bali 's Governor is Mr. Dewa Made Berata. This market owns the broadness about 14.544 M² and broadly park 9064 M² which is built in four floors. The local people who go for shopping at this market are not only from environment of Denpasar community but also come from outside of town. The moment before the big holiday like Galungan, Kuningan, Nyepi and others, this market is always crowded by the buyer which are most of them the local society.

Opening Time

Denpasar Market is opened at 5 o'clock in the morning and close at 5 o'clock in the evening. Then, it is changed by the evening market opened from 05:00 pm until at 05:00 am the day after. Meanwhile at Senggol Market in Kumbasari is opened at 02:00 pm and closed at 11:30 pm. The unique of Senggol Market's name is possibility taken away from the situation and condition of people movement on shopping where they each others jog because of visitor denseness. This Senggol Market is selling the variety of food, from the cheap Balinese, Javanese and Chinese cookery. It is also sell the various types of clothes from adult until children one.

Location

Denpasar Market is encircled by shop along the street of Gajah Mada, in the right side there is Sulawesi Street which is famous of cloth items. Denpasar Traditional Market is progressively strengthening the identity of a center of Denpasar's economics which is opened within 24 hours and never silent by visitor.

Cleanup begins after Mt Kelud eruption

 

The ash and debris that Indonesia's Mount Kelud blasted from its belly brought death and misery, and disrupted international air traffic. But for many of the millions of people cleaning up in the wake of the explosive eruption, it was also a money earner and a shot of life for their crops.

"This is a blessing of the disaster," said Imam Choiri, a farmer who was scraping up the ash from the road to use as fertilizer on his small vegetable plot a few kilometres from the crater of the rumbling mountain. Choiri said locals believe the ash helps drive away pests from crops.

The eruption of the 1,731m-high mountain on Java island late Thursday (local time) was one of the most dramatic to hit Indonesia in recent years, with ash falling as far as 600 kilometres away.

Four people, including a 97-year-old woman, were killed when the roofs of their homes caved in under the weight of ash. More than 100,000 people were evacuated to temporary shelters.

On Saturday, scientists said Kelud's activities were dying down, in line with its reputation as a mountain that blows its top dramatically but then quickly settles down for another 10 years or so. But authorities warned that water from its crater, along with rain, could bring deadly landslides of fresh ash and rocks down river beds into villages and valleys.

Army troops enforced a ban on people returning to houses within 10 kilometres of the volcano, but many people sneaked back to check on livestock and clean up. Authorities were finding it hard to prevent people from returning, given the money farmers stand to lose by staying away, and said about 56,000 people remained in 89 shelters.

"Our cows need to be milked. If they aren't, they can get sick and die," said Marjito, who was riding on a motorbike with his wife to his village around 5 kilometres from the crater.

"We have so much work to do, including running and hiding from security officers," said his wife, Dinayah. Like many Indonesians, both go by a single name.

Volcanic ash and debris are also prized in the building industry because they make especially strong cement, and sand diggers can charge almost twice as much per load than they can for regular sand. Scores of diggers were collecting the fresh, easy-to-dig sand, packing the windfall into bags or onto trucks.

"Kelud is a valuable source of livelihood to me and my family," Harjito Huda, a sand miner from Ngancar village, said.

Transportation Ministry spokesman Bambang Ervan said that the Juanda international airport in the country's second-largest city, Surabaya, resumed operation late Saturday along with three others in Malang, Semarang and Cilacap.

A total of seven airports on Java - Indonesia's most densely populated island and home to more than half of the country's 240 million people - had been closed because of ash on the runway and on planes.

Three other airports in Bandung, Solo and Yogyakarta are scheduled to reopen later Sunday or Tuesday at the latest, Ervan said. The Darwin, Australia-based Volcanic Ash Advisory Center informed that the conditions in Indonesia are safe for airlines, he said.

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono left the capital, Jakarta, on a 10-hour train trip to East Java to visit the devastated areas.

A massive cleanup was underway in the region, where millions of homes received ash fall. Police and soldiers used water cannons to clear roads that in places were covered in up to 10 centimetres of white ash. Supporters of political parties campaigning for April elections, wearing party colours, also chipped in and gave out food, seeking to win votes on the back of their assistance. Many people were wearing face masks to protect against the dust that remained in the air.

Kelud's last major eruption was in 1990, when it spewed out searing fumes and lava that killed more than 30 people and injured hundreds. In 1919, a powerful explosion that reportedly could be heard hundreds of kilometres away killed at least 5,160 people.

 

Mt. Kelud Eruption Update

Airports on Java Start to Resume Operations Two Days After Massive Explosion of East Java’s Mt. Kelud 

 

At 22.50 West Indonesia Time on Thursday, February 13, 2104, Mt. Kelud, one of Indonesia’s most active volcanoes, erupted violently spewing 10- kilometer of smoke and volcanic material into the atmosphere. Located in East Java, a densely populated province, Mt. Kelud is surrounded by the cities of Blitar, Kediri, Malang. Malang and Bata - panoramic hill resorts popular with domestic and international tourists alike.

Exploding during wind conditions known as the “westerly’s” the first areas covered by rains of ash and gravel were the towns of Blitar and Kediri. Within hours, the fallout had spread to Yogyakarta and Solo– more than 200 kilometers away from the mountain.

By 10 am Friday, February 14th, the airports of Surabaya and Malang in East Java, as well as airports in Yogyakarta and Solo were closed as runways became covered with over 3 centimeters of ash and gravel. The Borobudur temple, near Magelang, has been closed indefinitely to visitors with protective plastic covers placed over some of the monuments ancient statuary.

Because Mt. Kelud had been afflicted by earthquakes for weeks prior to Thursday’s major explosion, authorities had closed off a radius 5 kilometers from the crater, declaring it as a "danger zone" and had raised the warning status to Alert (stage III). With Thursday night’s eruption, the danger zone was extended to a 15-kilometer radius and Kelud’s status raised one level to “Awas” or stage II. Accordingly, the local population was removed to prepared evacuation centers located over 30-kilometers from the mountain.

The second day after the violent eruption, February 15th, Mt Kelud’s explosions had abated somewhat, although still showing high activity. Chief Volcanologist, Surono, said people were still prohibited from venturing into the danger zone of a 10-kilometer radiuss from the crater, given the possibility of dangerous pyroclastic clouds. “Let us learn from the recent tragic lesson at Mt. Sinabung in North Sumatra, where 17 people died within the danger zone (killed) by a searing hot cloud after Sinabung exploded, thinking it was already safe,” advised Surono

Meanwhile, Director General of Civil Aviation, Herry Bakti S. Gumay, told METROTV that his Ministry has issued a NOTAM (notice to airmen) closing Indonesian airspace to all air traffic flying below 2000 feet over East and West Java. International flights flying over 2,000 feet are considered safe from encountering any volcanic effluent.

By mid-day Friday, February 14, 2014, cities as far away as the southern part of West Java, including Cilacap and Pangandaran, were reporting fallout of sand pouring down on their areas.

Declaring a force majeure situation, airlines flying to Yogyakarta, Solo, Surabaya and Malang were cancelled on Friday, February 14th. By Saturday, February 15th, airports at Surabaya, Bandung and Cilcacap resumed at least limited flight operations.

By Saturday, February 15th, 4 of 7 airports on Java that were closed to air traffic following Mt. Kelud’s eruption resumed operations. These include: Surabaya, Bandung , Malang and Cilacap . Yogyakarta's airport is expected to reopen only on Tuesday, February 18. Solo's airport is expected to be operational on Monday, February 17th, with Semarang's reopening date still under consideration.

Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport and Halim Perdana Kusuma Airport have remained operational without any interruption.

More than 300 flights were canceled to and from cities affected by the eruption.

Mt. Kelud Explosion Background

Mt.Kelud's most recent explosion has spewed no less than 150 million cubic meters of volcanic materials into the atmosphere in the 24-hour period following its initial eruption. This roughly equals emission from Mt. Merapi, - the other active volcano in Central Java - that ejected 200 million cubic meters that it spewed during a month long period in 2010.

Authorities report that over 76,000 people had been evacuated from the 10-kilometer radius declared a “danger zone” and have received shelter, food and necessities at 172 evacuation centers towns across East Java.

The head of the Blitar district said that evacuation proceeded in a fast and relatively orderly way, since it had been well prepared through close coordination among relevant disaster agencies, including the Army and the Police.

Three fatalities have been reported killed in the district of Malang, east of Mt. Kelud. One person died when hit by the roof of a house that collapsed under the weight of volcanic materials, while two persons died after inhaling volcanic ash. Authorities continue to warn that volcanic ash is dangerous contains silica - minute, sharp glass particles invisible to the naked eye, but dangerous when inhaled or when it comes in contact with the naked eye.

President Yudhoyono convened a cabinet meeting on Friday, February 14, 2014 to coordinate all emergency relief.

As a precautionary measure Virgin Australia cancelled its flights in an out of Bali on Friday and Saturday, February 14-15, 2014.

Bali Tropical Safaris

Bali Tropical Safaris

Bali Tropical Safaris provides an exciting land cruise adventure taking you the right off the beaten track and literally, by four wheels drive, to the parts of Bali normally never reached. The Safaris provide thrilling off-road excitement as the trek through the muddy road, step terrain's remote territory, local culture and religion are observed at temples, small villages, traditional ceremonies, riverside stops, and spice and fruit plantations. The adventure infiltrating muddy land, rice field and Bali nature decorated by multifarious of flora and fauna in area of Tabanan Bali represent the exciting adventure experience during your vacation in Bali.

Land Safaris in the Tropical Island

Your adventure will be started from picking you up at the hotel and drive a four wheel land rover to Tabanan Regency and the first will be stop at Belalang Village to view the beautiful rice field and continued to Pejaten Village famous with the artistic of ceramic homemade and roof tile. From this village the journey will visit Kerambitan Village which most known as a center of Tek-tekan Dance. After Kerambitan, we were heading to Bantas, about 10 km west of Tabanan, then passing the village of Dukuh Pulu , the other traditional village famous for it's Joged Dance, before across the small river. Further to the west around 8 kms from there, near the village of Tegal Mengkeb, experience the delights of Pantai Beraban, a superb beach with clean black sand and beautiful rice terrace around and to see the farmers cultivating the rice fields in their traditional way and irrigation system which is called Subak.

Just 20 meters of the Beraban beach , the journey will stop with beautiful and enchanting rice terrace and magnificent blue ocean surrounding for 30 minutes coffee break. Here the delicious Indonesian traditional snacks and fresh fruits will be served at the Bali Tropical Safaris traditional compound build by local craftsmen. The journey is continued to surround the rural in south of Mount Batukaru until at the end of a step road north of Meliling past Mundukmalang , we will stop for around 60 minutes in the middle of Cocoa and Coffee plantation – about 800 m above sea level for lunch. Here the delicious Indonesia food will be served in one of Bali Tropical Safaris' traditional Balinese compound build by local craftsmen while you can enjoy the ambience. From this place you will be dropped back to the hotel while see the beautiful panorama of Bali nature along the way home.

Pick up time 08:00 - 08:30 am

Special Price For minimum booking 2 persons Adult US$ 95 Child US$ 50 (Children 4 - 12 years) Rate is net per person inclusive 21% tax and service charge. (Valid until 31 March 2014)

What Inclusive on the Rate ? 21% Government tax and service charge Using 4x4 jeeps for the entire tour Insurance Coffee break inclunding coffee/tea and delicious Indonesian traditional cakes Delicious Indonesian Lunch in the middle of cacao plantation Fully trained and professional English speaking drivers Soft drinks and mineral waters during excursion.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

• The additional charge of 3% will be charged if the payment is made by credit card on spot for bank administration fee
• Payment can be also made via PayPal
• Free round trip hotel transfer is valid for hotel area in Tanjung Benoa, Nusa Dua, Jimbaran, Kuta, Legian, Seminyak, Sanur, Tanah Lot and Ubud only. Outside of these hotel area will be charged additional fee
• The above rates are valid until 31 March 2014
• All rate quoted on the page are subject to change without notice and strictly valid when the booking is made via Bali Star Island only
• All booking confirmations are subject to availability basis.

Cancellation and No Show Policy

Cancellation fee will be charged if the cancellation is made within:

• If the booking cancellation is made within 3 days before the service date, 50% of the total tour reserved will be charged as a cancellation fee.
• If the booking is made within 1 day before the service date up to no show, a full (100%) charge will be applied as a cancellation fee
• This cancellation policy is valid for individual booking and not valid for group booking. The cancellation policy for group booking will be advised on the confirmation made

Waka Land Cruise

Waka Land Cruise

Welcome to the Waka Land Cruise is a sacred adventure to experience the mystical heart and soul of this amazing island, hidden far away from the bustle and the crowd of the world. Travel legendary luxurious land Rover, on tiny country roads and tracks, through terraces rice fields and untouched rainforest to the real heart. Exploring the land by luxurious Land Rover infiltrates the area of mount Batukaru and rural which is still natural with the muddy field is really full of exciting adventure.

Land Cruise

The adventure will visit a traditional farmhouse where the picnic basket will opened while you discover the fragrant spices in a tropical garden. Explore an ancient quarry where stones are still cut by ancestral methods to build the temples and shrines of the island. Admire a hot mineral spring where Balinese have been bathing here for centuries. Relax in our bamboo restaurant built by local craftsmen surrounded by the rainforest with its magic sound.

On the adventure journey you have the opportunity to taste the Balinese Lunch which is served in the ingredients from the island, some straight out from the rainforest and accompanied by red or white whine in the Rainforest Restaurant. Taste the Bali Mountain Coffee, cognac through reminds French.

Pick up time 08:30 - 08:45 am

Special Price Adult US$ 95 ONLY Child US$ 49 ONLY (Children 5 - 10 years) Rate is net per person inclusive 21% tax and service charge	What inclusive in the rate? 21% Government tax and service charge Mineral water during the journey Tea and coffee at the morning break Lunch with complimentary soft drink Wine, beer, tea or mountain coffee and Cognac Insurance
What to bring ? Jumper Insect repellent Sun screen Hat Camera

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

• The additional charge of 3% will be charged if the payment is made by credit card on spot for bank administration fee
• Payment can be also made via PayPal
• Free round trip hotel transfer is valid for hotel area in Tanjung Benoa, Nusa Dua, Jimbaran, Kuta, Legian, Seminyak, Sanur, Tanah Lot and Ubud only. Outside of these hotel area will be charged additional fee
• The above rates are valid until 31 March 2014
• All rate quoted on the page are subject to change without notice and strictly valid when the booking is made via Bali Star Island only
• All booking confirmations are subject to availability basis.

Cancellation and No Show Policy

Cancellation fee will be charged if the cancellation is made within:

• If the booking cancellation is made within 3 days before the service date, 50% of the total tour reserved will be charged as a cancellation fee.
• If the booking is made within 1 day before the service date up to no show, a full (100%) charge will be applied as a cancellation fee
• This cancellation policy is valid for individual booking and not valid for group booking. The cancellation policy for group booking will be advised on the confirmation made