Round Trip Tour

Bali is renowned for its diverse and sophisticated art forms, such as painting, sculpture, woodcarving, handcrafts, and performing arts. Balinese percussion orchestra music, known as gamelan, is highly developed and varied. Balinese performing arts often portray stories from Hindu epics such as the Ramayana but with heavy Balinese influence. Famous Balinese dances include pendet, legong, baris, topeng, barong, gong keybar, and kecak (the monkey dance). Bali boasts one of the most diverse and innovative performing arts cultures in the world, with paid performances at thousands of temple festivals, private ceremonies, or public shows.

The Hindu New Year, Nyepi, is celebrated in the spring by a day of silence. On this day everyone stays at home and tourists are encouraged to remain in their hotels. But the day before that large, colourful sculptures of ogoh-ogoh monsters are paraded and finally burned in the evening to drive away evil spirits. Other festivals throughout the year are specified by the Balinese pawukon calendrical system.

Balinese dancers wearing elaborate headgear, photographed in 1929. Digitally restored.

Celebrations are held for many occasions such as a tooth-filing (coming-of-age ritual), cremation or odalan (temple festival). One of the most important concepts that Balinese ceremonies have in common is that of désa kala patra, which refers to how ritual performances must be appropriate in both the specific and general social context.^[27] Many of the ceremonial art forms such as wayang kulit and topeng are highly improvisatory, providing flexibility for the performer to adapt the performance to the current situation.^[28] Many celebrations call for a loud, boisterous atmosphere with lots of activity and the resulting aesthetic, ramé, is distinctively Balinese. Oftentimes two or more gamelan ensembles will be performing well within earshot, and sometimes compete with each other in order to be heard. Likewise, the audience members talk amongst themselves, get up and walk around, or even cheer on the performance, which adds to the many layers of activity and the liveliness typical of ramé,

Kaja and kelod are the Balinese equivalents of North and South, which refer to ones orientation between the island’s largest mountain Gunung Agung (kaja), and the sea (kelod). In addition to spatial orientation, kaja and kelod have the connotation of good and evil; gods and ancestors are believed to live on the mountain whereas demons live in the sea. Buildings such as temples and residential homes are spatially oriented by having the most sacred spaces closest to the mountain and the unclean places nearest to the sea.

Most temples have an inner courtyard and an outer courtyard which are arranged with the inner courtyard furthest kaja. These spaces serve as performance venues since most Balinese rituals are accompanied by any combination of music, dance and drama. The performances that take place in the inner courtyard are classified as wali, the most sacred rituals which are offerings exclusively for the gods, while the outer courtyard is where bebali ceremonies are held, which are intended for gods and people. Lastly, performances meant solely for the entertainment of humans take place outside the walls of the temple and are called bali-balihan. This three-tiered system of classification was standardized in 1971 by a committee of Balinese officials and artists in order to better protect the sanctity of the oldest and most sacred Balinese rituals from being performed for a paying audience.

Tourism, Bali’s chief industry, has provided the island with a foreign audience that is eager to pay for entertainment, thus creating new performance opportunities and more demand for performers. The impact of tourism is controversial since before it became integrated into the economy, the Balinese performing arts did not exist as a capitalist venture, and were not performed for entertainment outside of their respective ritual context. Since the 1930s sacred rituals such as the barong dance have been performed both in their original contexts, as well as exclusively for paying tourists. This has led to new versions of many of these performances which have developed according to the preferences of foreign audiences; some villages have a barong mask specifically for non-ritual performances as well as an older mask which is only used for sacred performances.

The Balinese eat with their right hand, as the left is impure, a common belief throughout Indonesia. The Balinese do not hand or receive things with their left hand and would not wave at anyone with their left hand. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bali

Cultural tourism

Borobudur temple in Central Java

Taman Ayun temple, Bali

Indonesia consists of at least 300 ethnic groups, spread over a 1.8 million km² area of 6,000 inhabited islands.^[2] This creates a cultural diversity, further compounded by Hindu, Buddhist, Islamic and European colonialist influences.

From the 3rd century until the 13th century, Hinduism and Buddhism shaped the culture of Indonesia. The best-preserved Buddhist shrine, which was built during the Sailendra dynasty in the 8th century, is Borobudur temple in Central Java. A few kilometers to the southeast is the Prambanan complex, a Hindu temple built during the second Mataram dynasty.^[15] Both the Borobudur and the Prambanan temple compounds have been listed in the UNESCO World Heritage list since 1991. In Bali, where most Hindus live, cultural festivals are major attractions to foreign tourists.

Islam has also contributed greatly to the cultural society in Indonesia. As of 2006, about 88% of Indonesians are Muslim.^[23] Islamic culture is prominent in Sumatra, and a few of the remaining sultanate palaces can be seen in Medan and Tanjung Pinang.

Despite foreign influences, a diverse array of indigenous traditional cultures is still evident in Indonesia. The indigenous ethnic group of Toraja in South Sulawesi, which still has strong animistic beliefs, offers a unique cultural tradition, especially during funeral rituals. The Minangkabau ethic group retain a unique matrilineal culture, despite being devoted Muslims. Other indigenous ethnic groups include the Asmat and Dani in Papua, the Dayak in Kalimantan and the Mentawai in Sumatra, where traditional rituals are still observed.

A discussion of cultural tourism is not complete without a mention of Yogyakarta, a special province in Indonesia known as centre of classical Javanese fine art and culture.^[24] The rise and fall of Buddhist, Hindu, and Islamic kingdoms in Central Java has transformed Yogyakarta into a melting pot of Indonesian culture. 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourism_in_Indonesia

Daun salam

Daun Salam, Tekan Kolesterol dan Asam Urat

Kamis, 1 Januari, 2009 oleh: eman
Daun Salam, Tekan Kolesterol dan Asam Urat
Gizi.net – JAKARTA– Daun salam adalah jenis rempah daun yang biasa digunakan untuk berbagai masakan. Dibalik itu, daun salam juga memiliki khasiat obat yang dapat dimanfaatkan dalam kehidupan sehari-hari.

Pohon salam (Syzygium polyanthum) yang biasa tumbuh liar di hutan dan di pegunungan bisa mencapai ketinggian 25 meter dan lebar pohon 1,3 meter itu berkhasiat mengobati diare, kolesterol tinggi, tekanan darah tinggi, kencing manis, dan maag. Sementara, buahnya yang berbentuk bulat kecil bisa digunakan untuk mengobati mabuk akibat alkohol.

Kandungan kimia yang dikandung tumbuhan tersebut adalah minyak atsiri, tannin, dan flavonoida. Bagian pohon yang bisa dimanfaatkan sebagai obat adalah daun, kulit batang, akar, dan buah.

Jika Anda atau anggota keluarga mengalami diare, ambil 15 lembar daun salam segar direbus dengan dua gelas air sampai mendidih selama 15 menit. Setelah dingin tambahkan sedikit garam kemudian diminum.

Untuk mengatasi radang lambung, ambil 30 gram daun salam, 30 gram sambiloto kering, dan gula batu secukupnya direbus dengan 600 cc air hingga tersisa 300 cc. Kemudian airnya diminum untuk dua kali sehari. Lakukan secara teratur.

Air rebusan daun salam juga dapat mengatasi asam urat yang tinggi, 10 lembar daun salam direbus dengan 700 cc air hingga tersisa 200 cc, kemudian airnya diminum selagi hangat. Lalu untuk mengatasi stroke, 10 lembar daun salam dan 50 gram jantung pisang dibuat masakan sesuai selera lalu dimakan.

Bagi penderita kolesterol tinggi, 7 lembar daun salam dan 30 gram daun ceremai direbus dengan 600 cc air hingga tersisa 300 cc. Kemudian airnya diminum secara teratur. Untuk melancarkan peredaran darah, 7 lembar daun salam dan 30 gram daun dewa segar direbus dengan 700 cc air hingga tersisa 350 cc. Lalu ramuan disaring dan diminum sebanyak dua kali sehari.

Buah salam yang masak dapat mabuk akibat alkohol. Satu genggam buah salam masak ditumbuk sampai halus, peras dan saring. Airnya dapat diminum sekaligus.

Untuk pengobatan luar seperti kudis atau gatal-gatal pada kulit ambil daun dan kulit batang atau akar salam. Cuci bersih lalu giling hingga halus, tambahkan minyak kelapa secukupnya kemudian balurkan pada bagian yang gatal. (cr1/ri)

Sumber : Republika Online — Selasa, 30 Desember 2008 – Kesehatan » Ekstrak – By Republika Newsroom

Hot spring water Angseri is  one of tourist object  at Angseri village  in Tabanan regency.  The management provide public pool and private pool. You can  enjoy on pool natural background, water fall and tropical plant .  The hot spring water  good for relax and your skin, because heated water can hold more dissolved solids, warm and especially hot springs also often have a very high mineral content, containing everything from simple calcium to lithium, and even radium. Because of both the folklore and the claimed medical value some of these springs have, they are often popular tourist destinations, and locations for rehabilitation clinics for those with disabilities

Picked up at the hotel in the morning by tour guide and make sure you bring replacement clothing, sun cream, camera or other that you need. During the trip across the villages to make handicrafts, such as wood carving, glass, silver, gold, clothes and other handicrafts. Natural and rural rice field you can see during the trip. Arrive at your destination are to drink coffee or tea, you can participate in the kitchen cooking for the preparation of the Bali lunch. Next event in the streets of the village to see the run-down community activities along with the nuances of Bali. Program roads passing through forest villages, rice fields, temple and a rice field irrigation system. You go through bathing and general if you want to bath together with the villagers are. After enjoying the village panorama  you are  lunch at the house of Bali and the afternoon back to your hotel.

Abholung im Hotel am Morgen durch Reiseleiter und stellen Sie sicher, dass Sie die Ersatz-Kleidung, Sonnencreme, Kamera oder andere, die Sie benötigen. Während der Fahrt durch die Dörfer, um Handwerk, wie Holzschnitzereien, Glas, Silber, Gold, Kleider und andere Handarbeiten. Natur-und Reis ländlichen Bereich können Sie während der Fahrt. Ankunft am Bestimmungsort zu trinken Kaffee oder Tee, können Sie in der Küche Kochen für die Vorbereitung der Bali Mittagessen. Nächste Veranstaltung in den Straßen des Dorfes, um zu sehen, die heruntergekommenen Aktivitäten der Gemeinschaft zusammen mit den Nuancen von Bali. Programm Straßen durch Wald Dörfer, Reisfelder, Tempel und ein Reis Feld Bewässerungssystem. Sie gehen durch die Bade-und allgemeinen, wenn Sie wollen Bad zusammen mit den Dorfbewohnern sind. Nachdem Sie die Dorf Ausblick geniessen,  Mittagessen haben Sie in Bali nesise wohn Haus und am Nachmittag zurück in Ihr Hotel.

Fun Bike Program. This is program do not claim special skilled cycle (intermediate). Service user of this service cycle which easy to be passed by with cessation area can be determined the location and rider which have been determined by perpetrator of this service. Bicycle the used bicycle of a kind mountain bike. Area causeway of rice field, rural street, looking activity of resident, and enjoy view of rice field represent location cycle which have been drawn up.

MTB (Mountain Bike) Program. This is program using mountain bicycle. Service user of this program have to intermediate and advance skill. Cycling track has test drive.

Notes:
Introductory trips: This level is for those with little or no off-road experience. The vast majority of young people can participate and succeed at this level. On the introductory level, you’ll find a gentle progression toward more technical trails and skills.

Advanced trips: On this level solid mountain bike skills and good athletic ability are required for the safety and enjoyment of you and your group. We ride more advanced and extended trails which require greater perseverance and finesse. These trips are not for new mountain bikers; experience on the trails is a prerequisite.
Our Price List For This Activity :
1. MTB CROSS COUNTRY :
Location : at Jimbaran Hill
Time : 08.00 – 12.00 Wita or 15.00 – 19.00 Wita
Price : $ 30/person ( min 2 Person)

2. Fun Bike :
Location : Tanah Lot Kerambitan
Time : 08.00 – 16.00 Wita
Price : $ 50/person (Min 2 Person)

3. MTB OFF ROAD- Batur Mountain ( Black LavaTrail) :
Location : at Batur Mountain
Time : 08.00 – 17.00 Wita
Price : $ 95/person ( min 2 Person)

4. ROAD BIKE :
Location : at Bali Island
Time : 08.00 – 15.00 Wita
Price : $ 95/person ( min 2 Person)

5. Triathlon Training :
Location : at Jimbaran Hill
Time : 08.00 – 14.00 Wita
Price : $ 95/person ( min 2 Person)

6. PRIVATE CYCLING TOUR ( Under Your Program and Negotiation)