Bali is Still Worth a Visit

Very often many thing become reality inspired by a dream. For example if one wants to have a very memorable holiday he will choose a place which have everything to fulfill his needs or his requests sometimes begin with a sweet dream. If a dream tells about beautiful island lies under the equator and have a nice weather all year round, an oasis of undying culture and quiet beauty, if so, Bali has it all.

Bali is a beautiful island situated within Indonesian Archipelago and one of the best tourist destinations in Asia. In 1930th some of the foreign writers and artists arrived in Bali and stayed on, thoroughly seduced and inspired by the island’s breathtaking physical beauty and cultural complexity. They were also deeply impressed by the warmth and the hospitality of the Balinese, and the amazing breadth of artistic expression that pervaded daily life.

Since 1970th Bali performed his high quality in tourism industry, and attracted many bona fide tour operators and airlines companies to bring their clients to enjoy this enchanting island. The island boast a Bali International Airport, luxuries 5 star Bali hotels, best built Bali villas, luxury and typical secluded resorts ad even hundreds of budget hotels.

The development in tourism industry continues in progress for years, and the visitors of Bali can learn and explore more its unique places of interest, various typical local cultures, enjoy the hospitality of the people, as well as other tourist attractions such as diving, snorkeling, para-gliding, cruising, rafting and even sports. Besides, Bali Island is also an ideal place for having MICE (Meeting, Incentive, Convention, Exhibition) and honeymoon. Tourism actually has been becoming a massive industry and the main source of Bali’s income.

In October 2002 and again in October 2005 Bali was frightened by a violence terrorist’s attack, the boom blast that devastated the island of Bali and the international community. More than 200 lives were lost and hundreds more were injured. It need months for recoveries and the Balinese people is still working hard to rebuild the image of the island and we look forward to a brighter and promising future for the Balinese and our tourism industry.

The Balinese have their own way to respond the terrorist attack not by physical violence but by peaceful means; performing major cleansing ceremonies, prayer and hopes, establishing a memorial for the lost lives, because the Balinese believe that the true and utmost prayer have a magic power to face up to evil. The Balinese doctrine Ruwa Bineda tells that all nature is eternally divided into pairs – high and low, right and left, day and night, strong and weak, healthy and sick, clean and unclean; in general: good and evil, life and death. Each illuminates the other within the scope of creation, and the Balinese ritual strives always to maintain a middle ground – a harmony between two poles. So wherever one goes, be a wise man and beware of any possible dangers and put oneself on guard, because the good and the bad are everywhere in this world.

All the appropriate efforts has been performed by Indonesian Government and the Balinese people and also by the world in order to keep the island peaceful. For the Balinese after performing major ceremonies, it is now time to move ahead and leave the incident behind us. Bali Loves Peace is our motto, peace for everyone, and peace for the world. Many of the visitors have been proved the peace of the island after the incident and leaved Bali with a memorable stay.

So if you plan a vacation do not doubt to put Bali at your top list for your next holiday destination. Bali is still worth a visit after the boom tragedy, because the situation is well in hand now. The easiest way to book your preferred Bali Hotels is go online and visit a hotel reservation website. Do a search for the city or island you are traveling to (Indonesia-Bali) and you will be presented with a list of available Bali hotels/Bali Villas in that area. Or you can search a local reliable Bali Tour Operator and contact him by e-mail for further information.

Good luck readers.

Do Not Miss Beautiful Ubud For Your Bali Vacation

What is it about Ubud that one should visit this beautiful village? Because Ubud has much to offer; from its stunning panorama of Ayung River valley and the terraces rice filed, its most talented artist, its typical traditional market and myriad of shops that line the road is a heaven for shopping, its undying culture, its serene environs and plentiful of nice small hotels and restaurants and many more.

Ubud has no great beaches to speak of, no mountain lakes, and no grand hotels. Yet it has the richness of soil and it is the center of Bali’s art and culture. If you don’t stay in Ubud, or you don’t have much time during your Bali Holiday, a visit is worth because it would offer you a memorable stay in Bali.

Driving out of bustling Denpasar, the tranquil green of rice paddies contrast sharply with the boisterous sounds of the city. Palm-leaf carvings of Dewi Sri (the Rice Goddess) guards over the crops, and small thatch huts dot the rice fields, giving shade to those who work them. Temples and small shrines can be seen along the way, women lay out offerings of flowers, rice, incense and holy water to placate evils spirits and please the good one. Even with the great influx of tourism, village life basically goes on the same. Almost every village on the way up to Ubud specializes in some kind of art form. You can stop off and see the artisans at work in their studios.

Many places near Ubud make beautiful side trips. Morning walk through the villages lead to out-of-the-way retreats. The route to Tegalalang offer beautiful views of terraces rice field and myriad of art studios, Mas, Penestanan and Peliatan, the centers of wood carving and painting, Sayan offer a stunning panorama of Ayung River valley and still home to spectacular view of gorges and palms and rice fields. Campuhan , the place where three rivers meet – a sacred site. There is a very beautiful temple called Pura Gunung Lebah is worth a visit.

To the north is Petulu village is known for many things but the most spectacular is the kokokan or white herons. Every morning at dawn and the afternoon around three or four o’clock, you can see them circling the trees in droves.

To the south a short walk you will arrive at Monkey Forest. To visit it, one must by a ticket. There are hundreds of tame monkeys and a temple stands in the middle of the forest. In the center of town the interesting places to see are the Puri (the court of palace of former kings), here every Sunday morning at 10 o’clock dozen of young girls study traditional Balinese dance. Ubud main market just opposite the Puri offer varieties of merchandises; Produce, dry goods, linens, T-shirts, paintings, wood carvings, even traveling medicine men appear here. Closed to market you can visit Puri Lukisan (Museum of Paintings). Established in 1954, it is dedicated to showing the works of local painters. It is the excellent place to get an overview of the stylistic differences between artists.

Ubud is a picturesque township and visitors have been attracted by its charm and beauty for decades. If shopping is your interest, Ubud has a myriad of shops which line the road to Monkey Forest and the Museum Puri Lukisan. Don’t forget to bargain!!! If art is your interest, in Ubud, Mas and Peliatan, one can study dance, music, painting or a number of other art forms. The best way to meet a teacher is to find a style that appeal to you (by going to galleries and watching performances) and than approach the artist directly about lessons.

While you are in Ubud and need more complete information, you can visit Bina Wisata a local Tourism Bureau. It prepare map of Bali and Ubud. There is a massage board, small book store and a printing press on the premises. It’s about 500 m past the market.

Waka Namya Resort is a nice place to stay. It offers free luxury shuttle service to the center of town and to the Rudana Museum and Arts Gallery; it is one of the best galleries in Ubud. It also offers a free tracking to the rice field. Excellent service and very friendly staffs. I know the manager very well, so I sand many guests to this resort. Waka di Ume, Komaneka, Santi Mandala Resort and Maya Ubud are also very nice place to stay. For more affordable accommodation you can choose Ubud Sari; small, charming and rustic ambience. It has a complete Spa and Beauty Salon service, Yoga, Chiropractic, Healing Week in Bali Program. Raw Health Food Program and Colonic Hydrotherapy.

So Ubud has many attractive objects can be seen for your Bali Vacation. And do not hesitate to choose beautiful Bali for your holiday. Bali is a small, beautiful island in Indonesia, the ultimate tourist destination in Asia.

The quickest and easiest way to find Bali hotels at your destination is to go online and visit a hotel reservation website. Do a search for Bali you are traveling to and you will be presented with a list of available hotels in Bali, Choose your preferred Bali Hotels.

Advantages of Staying in a Private Villa in Bali

For less than the cost of staying in good hotels in Bali you can now enjoy the luxury of a private Bali villa with air-conditioned bedrooms and tropical bathrooms to dream about, spacious living and dining areas and spacious terraces, lush tropical garden with your own private swimming pool, and well-trained butler to take care of everything around the clock.

In addition to modern amenities, any villa you rent will reflect Balinese lifestyle throughout: floors and walls are made from local wood and natural stone, high roofs cover airy living and dining areas, and large garden bathrooms are full of flowers and plants. And you'll appreciate the comfort and informality you can only experience in a private home.

Instead of staying in hotel rooms (bed, two chairs, dressing table, TV set and telephone, wardrobe, small bathroom), your family will enjoy this truly Balinese experience. And you have much more space, more informality, more privacy, and more personal service than even the best hotel can provide.

You can have delicious local meals or any special diet prepared by your own cook and have them served whenever and wherever you like – in your dining room, living area, at the poolside, in your bedroom, or even in the bathroom.

Most important of all, you will really experience Bali while staying at a private villa. You're not isolated from the island and its people by a hotel environment. You're participating – and living in a Balinese atmosphere, surrounded by a relaxed, elegant and informal setting, with well trained and very friendly staff caring for your every need.

There's nothing better than this! It will be a vacation you won't forget.

The Versatility Of Bali Blinds

If you are looking for the best designed window blinds, you must be looking for the type called Bali blinds. Bali blinds are stylish and trendy types of window blinds available in the market these days. They will suit your taste as a choosy buyer.

Bali blinds have different styles and shape. You can choose between both aluminum Bali blinds and vinyl Bali blinds. You can choose between horizontal or mini blinds depending on what your room needs. If you are looking for a well coordinated look, you can choose contrast Bali blinds with vertical and horizontal lines in the same room. The shape of your window must be your standard of choosing which Bali blind is to prefer. But with its convenience, no matter what size your window is, you can always look for the best size of Bali blinds that can fit all kinds of window.

The vertical Bali blinds are common to have 1 inch wide measurement while the horizontal Bali blinds are larger with 2 inches wide measurement. If you are looking for Bali blinds for your bathroom and kitchen window, you must buy a vertical Bali blinds.

The best about Bali blinds is that it is made to block light because of its head trail but it doesn’t have a valance. It is well designed to fit any window facing of any size. So it is all right for you to have a cloth valance over the top of your Bali blinds.

If you want a sophisticated contemporary look, try buying aluminum Bali blinds with amazing colors. This type of Bali blinds are made specifically to resist and damage caused by dust and dirt. It is easier to clean. Aside from that, it is made also not to have scratches even if you bent is over and over again. The technology of applied to this type of Bali blinds are advanced so it can resist even if you induce damage on it.

If you are gong to clean your Bali blinds, all you need to do is to use vacuum. If stains get into it, simply wipe them off with a moist cloth containing mild cleanser. On vertical blinds, you can take out the vanes and soak it in water then wash them off afterwards. Detergents are fine to use. So cleaning is never a problem.

So what are you waiting for, buy now and enjoy the benefits you can get from buying Bali blinds of your choice. It is durable and it can give you the privacy you need. It blocks the sunlight that enters your room so you will no longer feel the heat of the sun when you have it. Browse any online store and have it now. You will never regret having one.

Bali sea Cruises

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Aristocat Castaway Cruise
This is the Bali you have dreamed of... enjoy a day sailing on board the beautiful luxury 64ft catamaran Aristocat, as Bali Hai Cruises takes you to the pristine Crystal Bay on Penida Island, located 14 nautical miles from Bali.

Beach Club Cruise
Cruise to Lembongan island aboard Bali Hai II and relax on the golden sands in tranquil Lembongan Bay at the Bali Hai Cruises private Beach Club.

Ocean Rafting - 3 Island Day Cruise
Experience Bali's fastes and most exciting full day cruise as you discover the magnificent sights of Bali's three sister islands.

Ocean Rafting - Dolphins and South Coast
Experience an exhilarating early morning high speed cruise along the coastline of Nusa Dua to Uluwatu to view the dolphins.

Reef Cruise
Cruise to Lembongan Island aboard Bali Hai II and moor alongside our purpose built reef pontoon for a full day's activities, above and below the water.

Sunset Dinner Cruise
There's no better way to spend a balmy tropical evening than on Bali Hai's evening Dinner Cruise around Benoa Harbour.
The cruise start as the sun goes down set off on a relaxing cruise around the harbour for 2,5 hours before arrive back at Benoa Harbour. Departs at 5.45pm - Returns at 8.45pm.

Dolphin Watching
Forget trecking all the way up to Lovina for dolphin watching – the trip off the south coast of Nusa Dua is much more convenient and the are far fewer boats disturbing the dolphins.
The high speed of the Azura enables you to find the location in good time, and spend longer getting up close and personal to hundereds of spinner dolphins – so called because of their habit of leaping and spinning in dramatic displays of aerobatics!
Dophin watching tours run from 8.00am to 11.00 – giving an hour longer than most other operators.

Gili Island Express
The Gili Islands just got closer, with high-speed powerboat transfers direct from Bali to Gili Trawangan, Gili Air and Gili Meno.
Forget the hassles of flying, with taxi to airport, check in, departure lounge, delays, bus to the coast, jacked up prices from touts, boat to the gilis etc etc etc. We pick you up at your hotel, take you to the boat and then drop you right on the beach of whichever island you choose. It’s that simple.

Half Day Afternoon Cruise
We’re happy to tailor trips according to your requirements, but the outlines below give an overview of our most popular trips. Timings are approximate and vary according to conditions. The boat can seat up to eight adults, but bear in mind that for fishing we can realistically only have 4 people actively fishing at once to avoid tangles.

Halfday sightseeing, fishing, snorkelling Trip:

12.30 Pick you up at your hotel
13.00 High speed cruise across the Badung Strait aboard Azura
13.30 Trolling / bottom fishing & sightseeing along the spectacular southwest coast of Penida
15.30 Head through the Ceningan channel for snorkelling at Lembongan
17.30 Arrive back on Bali
18.00 Drop you back to your hotel

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Bali land cruis Tropical Safaris

From the mountain to the sea, a day with Bali Tropical Safaris is an adventure back in time. We take you 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.

Here, you can feel the adventure of 4x4 vehicle while enjoying the great scenery along the way.

End your trip by relax and rejuvenate your body, mind and spirit for 1,5 hours, surrounding by lush tropical garden in the unique pavilions await you to experience the mysteries behind traditional natural tonics and aromatherapy oils applied by professional trained therapists ready to pamper yourself.

Bali Indonesia Tourism Failing to Compete

The very first Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report prepared by the World Economic Forum has been published with its overall results presented in summary form at the international travel forum ITB in Berlin on Thursday, March 8, 2007.

An exhaustive survey that compared nations in terms of the factors that make a country attractive to tourism resulted in a hierarchical ranking of 124 countries. Switzerland, Austria and Germany finished in the top 3 countries for tourism with Angola, Burundi and Chad occupying the lowest 3 rankings in the list of 124 nations. Also finishing among the top 10 nation (in order of appearance) were Iceland, the U.S.A., Hong Kong, Canada, Singapore, Luxembourg and the U.K..

In determining how a country stacks up in tourism terms, the World Economic Forum looked at the following factors considered to serve as the drivers of a destination's tourism: policy rules and regulations; environmental regulation; safety and security; health and hygiene; prioritization of travel and tourism; Air transport infrastructure; ground transport infrastructure; tourism infrastructure; Information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure; price competitiveness; human capital; national tourism perception; and natural and cultural resources.

Relying on publicly available data, observations from Travel & Tourism experts and independent opinion surveys the final results are intended to evaluate the "factors and polices that make it attractive to develop the Travel & Tourism sector in different countries."
Indonesia Ranks#60
While a complete ranking of all 124 countries is available at [World Economic Report Tourism Competitiveness Ranking] some of the more salient rankings include:
• #1 Switzerland
• #2 Austria
• #3 Germany
• #4 Iceland
• #5 The United States
• #6 Hong Kong SAR
• #7 Canada
• #8 Singapore
• #9 Luxembourg
• #10 United Kingdom
• #12 France
• #13 Australia
• #30 Taiwan
• #31 Malaysia
• #43 Thailand
• #60 INDONESIA
• #65 India
• #71 People’s Republic of China
• #86 Philippines
• #88 Vietnam
• #96 Cambodia
• #122 Angola
• #123 Burundi
• #124 Chad

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