EAST BALI HORSE DRAWN BUGGY RIDE TOUR

The horse drawn buggy tour route are:

Firstly we stop at the largest market for bustle commercial sell and buy in the east of Bali island, then continue to attractive rural village into Bali's country side in the magic hearth of Bali for withness first hand the daily life of rural rice farmers, but during the trip you can stop whenever you choose to take photos and visit the local people, following 12 kilometers from the small village with beautiful rice field until the largest villages, we can see a Bali with amazing culture including a visit to see villagers harvesting rice if harvest season (you can join in) the tour guides will lead you leisurely passing long the quiet and secret back roads through the village and varied landscape of Bali. You will be able to see detail about the village daily life such as: vegetables farming paddy fields, then our journey will arrive in Gelgel was one the city of Bali' most powerful Dynasty, the town's decline started in 1710, and finished when the Dutch bombarded the place in 1908. From here, we go to the famous village where the classical Kamasan painting style originated, you can see their workshops and their studio along the street, the paintings depict traditional stories real Balinese calendars, the quality here is the best, the village here is also home to Gold & Black Smiths, Silver Smith with any design of arts, then the tour continue to the Kertagosa, The Hall of Justice and Bale Kambang; the ceiling of the beautiful "floating house" is painted in Klungkung Style, again, the defferent rows of paintings deal with various subjects the last visit to Museum Semar Jaya; Museum has an interesting collection of archeological, then drive by car to the local restaurant recommended for your Indonesian Buffet Lunch, after lunch back to your hotel.

Price Per Person:
Adult   : USD 65.00/Person
Child   : USD 45.00/Person

Pick-up Time at the hotel Area Kuta/Nusa Dua : 08:00 - 08:30 am
Pick-up Time at the hotel Area Ubud/Sanur       : 08:30 - 09:00 am

KERTAGOSA

Kertagosa was built in the 17th century, when Bali was ruled by the dynasty of King Kresna Kepakisan. Kertagosa itself is the name of building, one of the buildings in alage area around the king of Klungkung’s palce. The palace itself, Puri Semarapura, was destroyed during the war between the Dutch and the Kingdoms in Bali, at the beginning of the 20th century.

Separated from the Puri (Palace) lies a complex of justice buildings they are the Hall of Justice “Kertagosa”, the Floating Hall “Bale Kambang”, and the water pool surrounding, which all are called “Taman Gili”. The ceilings of these buildings are covered by paintings on fibrous cement  sheets. The original paintings were done with traditional Balinese colors on canvas, then letter replaced a new in 1930 by using the fibrous cement sheets, and again were renewed in 1960. the paintings are the sample of early traditional arts before being influenced by outlandish styles and techniques.

TENGANAN

A legend tells the story of king Bedahulu who lost his favorite horse one day, and found it dead somewhere else. The people of Tenganan who were following him that search then asked the king to reward them the land as far as the smell of the dead horse covered.

But the farther they walked the more the smell accompanied them, and it only ended after a few days when their leader pulled out a large piece of rotten flesh from under his dress.

Tenganan is one of the Bali Aga villages in Bali, the village of original Balinese, with its own customs and traditions differing from other parts. This place is known as the only place where people make the famous Kamben Gringsing, a special tied-dyed woven cloth using traditional colors. Sometimes its complicated process takes as long as five years for a piece.

The unique ceremonies in this village mostly occur one a year. One of them is the famous Rejang dance with the Gamelan Selonding accompaniment (Selonding: a kind of percussion music which is only found in this village), and the Perang Pandan attraction or Mekare – kare, a ceremony in which the men have to fight with thorned pandanus palm leaves for weapons. The medical care for the wounded dancers is the responsibility of the magicians who will, in this ceremony, show their magic powers.

TAMAN UJUNG

Karangasem existed as a big kingdom at one time with its capital Karangasem (now it is called Amlapura). As was the custom of those days the king stayed at his Puri, the palace, and sometimes spent his time in a gardened bungalow Taman Ujung, or if he pleased he could go to his water pond palace Tirta Gangga. Unlike the Puri which still remains in the recent days and has become one of only two complete palaces in Bali (the other one is the Puri Gianyar), Taman Ujung and Tirta Gangga were ravaged by the eruption of mount Agung in 1963. Only a small part of Taman Ujung was restored though not tp its original condition.

The restored bungalow in Taman Ujung shows the combination of Balinese carvings and middle-ege European architecture.

Standing at a farther distance, either in Taman Ujung (4 kilometers from Amlapura) or Tirta Gangga (5 kilometers from Amlapura), and one can imagine their beauty during the former days.

BESAKIH MOTHER TEMPLE

As the biggest temple in Bali, the Mother Temple of Besakih is the center of all temples in the island. The history of Besakih began in the last years of the 8th century, when a Shiva priest, Sri Markandya, led a contingent of settlers in a ceremony of burying the five Metals “Panca Datu” (gold, silver, iron, copper, and precious stone) at a place on the slopes of mount Agung. On that place then people built a temple which is called Pura Besukian.

Besakih is a group of three main temples and a number of small temples are. The main temples are: Pura Batumadeg, (temple of the standing stone) on the North West to represent Vishnu the Preserver, Pura Kiduling Kreteg (temple on the South of the bridge) on the South East to represent Brahma the Creator, and Pura Penataran Agung in the center to represent Shiva the Dissolver. This last temple is also another group of small temples, including the oldest temple Pura Basukian (Basuki: the Cosmic Serpent), Pura Bangun Sakti, and Pura Manik Mas.

There are about 55 ceremonies held yearly in this temple, but the main festivals are the Bethara Turun Kabeh (the Gods descend all together) which is held on the full moon of tenth month of the lunar calendar, the Panca Wali Krama festival (once every 10 years) and  the Eka Dasa Rudra festival (once every 100 years).

TRUNYAN

Separated from their fellows across the lake of Batur, fenced in by the steep rocky hills, the people of Trunyan village who call themselves Bali Aga, the original natives of Bali, live peacefully with their own customs and prehistoric traditions. Caste system is not known here, nor is the burying of corpses or cremation like the other Hindus. They only put the corpses down anywhere on slopes of the rocky hills, to disintegrate by natural process.

In one of their secret places they keep a big statue, of about 4 meters high, hidden. The statue is of Ratu Gde Pancering Jagad, the Greet Queen of the Center of the World, which is believed to be the patron guardian of that village.

To come to these village visitors should go down from Panelokan to the village of Kedisan on the edge of the lake, and leave the rest of the trip to the boatmen who know well how to reach Trunyan in their motor-boats.

KINTAMANI

Kintamani is a village on the slopes of Mount Batur. All at once the temperature in this place can drop to 18o or possibly even lower, but the life of the locals is not too much different from their fellows in the other parts of the island. Just a piece of sarong to wrap the body, a pair of rubber sandals for the feet, and a hot boiled sweet corn in hand is enough to accompany them along the foggy paths.

Turning down the slopes visitors can see the blackly blue lake of Batur surrounded by grey black lava remnants, reminding everyone of the eruptions of the volcano in 1917 and 1927 which killed 1,500 people and destroyed 64.000 homes and properties, including its temple, the temple of Ulun Danu Batur. This temple, which is dedicated to the goddess of the lake, Devi Danu, has been replaced by a new one at a higher place. Turning down from the Kecamatan (district) of Kintamani for about 7 Kilometers is found a curve, Panelokan, or the “place to see”, where visitors can see the enchanting view down the lake and down the lava remnants, under the hanging fogs and clouds. It is very interesting to stay in Kintamani or Panelokan for two or three days, as long as one always remembers to have the dinner before the restaurants are closed soon after dark.

GOA LAWAH TEMPLE

"An Amazing Bat Cave Temple in Bali"

Goa Lawah Temple is located at Desa Pesinggahan, Kecamatan Dawan, Kabupaten Klungkung. It is approximately 50 kilometers or an hours drive from the capital city of Bali, Denpasar.

Goa Lawah Temple which situates just under a hill and opposite the beach is therefore predicted to have been used as a worshipping place which has a natural spirits which come from hill and sea power by Balinese Hinduism since pre Hindu up to present time (Dinas Kebudayaan Propinsi Bali, 2001, p.13). This temple therefore, is now a days used as a holy place for "Nyegara-Gunung" (Sea-Mountain) ceremony as completetion of "Dewa Yadnya" and "Pitra Yadnya" rituals conducted by Balinese Hinduism in Bali.

"The Piodalan" an anniversary ceremony at Goa Lawah Temple is conducted every six months Balinese calender or equals to 210 days exactly on "Anggara Kliwon Medangsia". The temple is fully cared both physically and ritually by the member of "Desa Pakraman Pesinggahan" which consists of five "Banjar Adat" (sub-traditional village) namely Banjar Adat Timbul, Banjar Adat Kanginan, Banjar Adat Kawan, Banjar Adat Kelodan, dan Banjar Adat Bedauh.

Historically, Goa Lawah Temple was built approximately in the 11th century by "Empu Kuturan"; a Hindu priest coming from East Java during his religious trip to Bali (Soebandi, 1983, p.22). During his trip, he did not only build temples, but also gave religious speeches to local people in Bali. He was the first man who introduced the concepts of "Khayangan Tiga", "Khayangan Jagat", "Sad Khayangan", and other traditional Balinese architectures such as Palinggih Meru, Tugu and Gedong which contemporarily practised by Hindu followers in Bali. 

Another Hindu priest which play roles in the development of Goa Lawah Temple is "Danghyang Nirartha". he is the son of "Empu Kuturan's" younger brother name "Empu Baradah". He travelled from the West of Bali to East through South coast of Bali then stopped at the Northern part of Kusamba Village where he saw a small hil with a cave below which gave hushed situation and offered nice panorama of Nusa Penida Island and thousands of bats hanging around the cave.

The high land which locates opposite the beach is considered to have a strong spirit; therefore, he did meditation and worshipping in such place and named the place as "Goa Lawah" in which Goa means cave, while Lawah is Bat (Soebandi, 1983, p.22). He came to Bali during King Dalem Gelgel Sri Waturenggong's leadership between 1411 to 1550. He introduced the concept of Padmasana.

Goa Lawah is one of Sad Kahyangan temple which is located in the South East of Bali island. It is a place where Dewa Maheswara; one of the Almighty God's manifestations.

"Are You interested in exploring more about this amazing Bat Cave temple and rituals conducted inside? - Just simply ask one of our friendly English speaking local guides to escort you around the temple".