Art Centers and Great Temples in Bali

Art Centers and Great Temples in Bali

Bali is one of interesting islands in Indonesia and it is mostly visited by foreigners. Most foreigners love to go to Bali because of its amazing nature there. There are a lot of temples and islands along with its outstanding scenery. Actually, there are several interesting places to visit when you are in Bali. First, you can go to a place namely Gianyar. Gianyar serves you with several worth places to enjoy. For example, for those who want to see the beauty of temple around Bali, you can just go to Goa Gajah Temple or elephant cave temple. The location of this temple is in west side of Bedudu countryside, Gianyar. The best thing of this place is on the relief around the cave. You can also enjoy the beauty of a pool known as Patirthaan. This pool is commonly used by people to celebrate Hindu ceremony in which they are taking holy water. After enjoying the beauty of the temple, you can also enjoy the beauty of art in Bali. Just go to Puri Lukisan or Painting Museum which is located around Ubud Palace. The unique one is on the shape of the building in which it was built in U shape. While enjoying the paintings you can also enjoy the beauty of fishpond with lotus flower for relaxation. It is also possible for you to visit Ubud Monkey Forest. In this case, you will visit a small rain forest along with monkey and other tropical animals. Imagine! You can see around 200 monkeys there.

Second, Tabanan becomes the second place you can visit while enjoying your holiday in Bali. This is the area where you can visit several great temples such as Tanah Lot temple. The exact location of this temple is in the coastal side, Beraban countryside. The best thing of this area is the spectacular sunset. Definitely, you can also enjoy the beautiful panorama along the beach. The other temple which you can enjoy in Tabanan is Taman Ayu Royal Temple. The temple is located in Mengwi village, Badung regency. What you can enjoy here is the beautiful garden and big size of fishpond. The next temple you can visit is Batukaru temple which is known as the biggest Hindu temple in Bali. It is a quite and peaceful place to visit and you can also enjoy temple festival there.

Third, you have to visit Denpasar because there are several interesting places to visit there. In fact, this is also a great place to visit for those who love to enjoy temples. For example, you can visit Sakenan temple and Uluwatu temple. Sakenan temple is a great Hindu temple located in Serangan village. This area is not only offering the beauty of the temple but also the beauty of the beach. Uluwatu is also a Hindu temple along with beautiful scenery to enjoy located in Pecatu village. For those who love to enjoy art, you can visit at least two different places which are art center and Bali museum. Absolutely, there are hundred of interesting places to visit in Bali and those places above can be used as your reference.    

White Crater in Bandung

White Crater in Bandung

Probably, you want to find different sense of Indonesia especially about the beauty of its nature. For your information, Bali is not the only place which can be visited during your holiday but you can also visit different area outside Bali. If your plan is to see the beauty of nature around Indonesia, you can just take Kawah Putih or known as White Crater as one of your holiday destinations. This crater is located in an area namely Ciwidey, Bandung.

Just like the name of the area, you can enjoy the beauty of white crater there. The crater itself was caused by the Patuha Mountain eruption. The white crater is opened for public especially for those who want to enjoy the outstanding scenery. What makes this holiday destination special is on the hot gas. You can see the gas by stampede the rock around the mountain. Definitely, you will smell the natural sulfur there. Actually, there are two ways to enjoy the beauty of Kawah Putih. First, you can just walking around the White Crater Lake and enjoy the whole outstanding scenery there. Second, you can just sitting around the shelters available there and enjoy the area around the shelter. Interestingly, you can also find several floras which are considered as rare species. Those floras are including edelweiss, a flower known as Cantiqi, a plan namely Lemo, and vaccinium. Cantiqi has a good smell, Lemo is useful to prevent venomous animals, and vaccinium is considered as a vegetation plan. Moreover, you can also see several faunas around the crater such as eagle, monkey, pig, and tiger.

The best part of this White Crater Lake is on the color of the water it self. It is very amazing because it seems that the water can turn into several colors. Actually, the color of water can be turned into green, blue, and brown. Furthermore, there is also an interesting area close to White Crater Lake and it is located in Ciwalini. This is the place where you can enjoy the fresh air while drinking a cup of fresh tea. This is concerning to the fact that you can enjoy tea garden. It is also possible for you to take a bath in a natural hot water which makes you relax. Just make sure that you are visiting this area in a cloudy weather so you can see the outstanding scenery. But, if you want to feel different sensation such as the cold sensation, you can just walking around the white crater area in rainy day. This is because you can see fog along with cold sensation. You don’t need to worry about the public facilities because there are several public facilities available there including toilet, food courts, and a large parking area. In fact, this area is very crowded in holiday season and you may try to visit this natural area if you have time. At least, you know that there is an interesting place to visit in Indonesia instead of Bali. Just enjoy the sensation and definitely it makes you relax and calm.