BATUR VULCANO

Standing a massive as 1.717 meters,mount Batur is one the active volcanoes in Indonesia. This mountain has a large caldera which is considered to be one of the biggest and most beautiful in the world. The caldera was formed after two big eruption 29,300 and 20,150 years ago. The dry black mountain stand arrogantly as if a dead junk of rock,but actually it still has breath and it's give live to the people of the island.
Located in Kintamani area, Bangli Regency, the mountain has erupted 26 times since 1804. The biggest eruption was in 1926 which caused the Batur village to be covered by lava. The last eruption took place in 2000, but lucky it was not a big one. So the Batur village on the south of the vulcano that exist now is a new village that was built after the eruption.
According to a story in a manuscript, mount Batur is actually the peak of mount Mahameru that was shipted by Lord Pasupati in order to make it as a palace of the Goddes Danu. That's why the Balinese come to mount Batur on a certain day and make offerings in the Ulun Danu Batur Temple to respect Lord Pasupati and Goddes Danu so that they bless the people with fertile soil and prosperity.

Mount Batur plays a significant role in the life of the people arround the vulcano as well as everybody on the island. Mount Batur is a popular destination for sight seeing in Bali, restaurant stretch a long the Kintamani roadside and hotels are built.
The caldera, the crater, and the lake are located side by side and, the view of the vulcano is just a picture perfect scene , a simple beauty that takes your breath away.

Monkey forest Ubud

The monkeys that live in this sanctuary are called Balinese Macaque, also known as long tail macaques. Their scientific name is macaca fascicularis and a side from humans, macaques are the most wide spread and successful of all primates.

About 300 macaques currently reside in the monkey forest. There are approximately 35 adult males, 95 adult female and 170 young.
Conflict sometimes arise when two group are in the same area.

Adult males weigh up 8-10 kilos, have a large canine teeth, broad shoulders and facial hair that resembles a mustache.The adult females are smaller than the males( 4-8 kg)and have long facial hair resembling beards.

If available they like very much to eat bananas, papayas or other kind of fruit. Even also they like to eat bread as well!
You will have a great time by walking under the shade of big trees and feeding the monkeys.

Jimbaran Bay

It is located south of Kuta, Jimbaran Bay is a superb crescent of white sand and blue sea.
Jimbaran itself is a fishing village but if you want just to see the beach or to stay for a fresh sea food dinner with a great sunset view, it's a good place for that.
Enjoying the sunset and the beach panorama with cold drink and fresh fish on fire is a wonderfull way to spend an evening.

Uluwatu (The Cliff) Temple

The temple of Uluwatu perches at the south western tip of the peninsula, where sheer cliff drop precipitiously into the clear blue sea.
The temple hangs right over the edge. Uluwatu is one of several important temple to the spirit of the sea to be found a long the southern coast of Bali.

Goa Gajah(Elephant Cave) Temple

Goa Gajah or Elephant Caveis located 6 km from Ubud. The cave was revealed to the public in 1923. The bathing place was discovered and restored only in 1954 during archeological investigations done by Mr.Krijgsman. It had become filled in and a temple built upon it, which had to be moved to it's present site. The spring and pond there known as Pura Taman.

Carved into the stone above the cave entrance is a massive face with bugling eyes and high arched eyebrows. The eyes glance toward the west or the left as your face the cave. The large ears ornament do not necessarily indicate a famale face, for male royalty also wore such ornament.
This figure represents Boma, the son of God Wisnu and the Goddess Basundari.
Boma may be likened to the child of water and earth, for Wisnu is the God of water and Basundari is the Goddess of the soil or mother earth.

TANAH LOT TEMPLE

The spectacularly located Tanah Lot is possibly the best known and most photographed temple on Bali,especially at sunset.
You can walk over to the temple itself at low tide.
For the Balinese Tanah Lot is one of the important and venerated sea temple.