Bali Tour Guide

To visit temples in Bali , there are few rules you need to know. One very common rule is that you need to wear sarong when entering the temple. There are other rules to bear in mind so you can easily enter the temple without any doubt or fear offending the locals. This is also to make sure you will not spoil your holiday in Bali. Here are the list of rules for entering temples in Bali, (some may sound funny to you). Wear sarong . Some temples, especially those that have lots of visitors, provide sarongs at the entrance. You can put it on before entering the temple. Why sarong? Sarong is meant to cover the "unholy" part of our body, especially under the waist part. (Note: most of the temples in Bali do not provide sarongs, so it could be handy to have it if temple is in your tour itinerary.) Dress properly . It means to cove your shoulder, and all your body. Ladies in period are not allowed to enter the temple. People whose relatives recently passed away and still conduct...

Forget about sight seeing tour on a bus, this one is quite uniqe way of enjoying beautiful Bali’s sceneries. You are going to drive a quad for 18 kilometers on scenic journey in Payangan village 15 kilometer south of Kintamani where the Batur volcano located, passing forests and rice fields by Ayung river. Imagine the lush green vegetation, fresh air cleanse your lungs and the adrenalin rushing in your blood. What will you experience in this quad adventure? Well, you will see a lot of beautiful sceneries. You will see: Rice fields spreading in your left and right as you hold the steering wheel. Farmers ploughing and planting rice on a wet and muddy fields with their smiling happy faces. Coconut trees, snake skin fruit tree ( the skin of the fruit is just like snake skin, and the taste of the fruit is like anaconda ), cocoa plant, cloves, jackfruit, papaya, bamboo forests, and varieties of colorful flowers. You can stop briefly anywhere you like to admire the scenery, or to taste th...

Have you ever wanted to try the authentic Balinese food ? To try the spicy and hot vegetables or chicken sate? Eating at restaurants can be representative for trying the Bali food, but it’s not really authentic Bali food. Chances are, the food has been adjusted, meaning, it is not as spicy or as hot as the real Bali food. So, what can you do? You can try food at the food stalls or wrung available locally in Bali. One that I can recommend is a food stall located just north of Ubud. (So, if you are staying in bud, there is no reason not to try the Bali local food.) Located at Kedewatan village, the Warung Nasi Ayam (Rice with Chicken Stall) belongs to Ibu Mangku, this place is popular for the locals. As the name implies, the food available here is steamed Bali rice and many varieties of chicken recipes. When you order the Nasi Ayam, you will be served with a plate of rice with sliced chickens, fried chickens with hot spicy sauce known as sambal , fried nuts and long beans. For Bal...

Jatiluwih, a village in the middle part of Bali, is a very popular village that has a unique and beautiful scenery. The scenery is made up of rice terraces after rice terraces that spread around the village. Situated in approximately 1100 meters above sea level, the temperature is a bit cooler compared popular tourist place like Kuta, and Nusa Dua. Standing in the highest point you can see as far as you can rice fields spreading forming little hills. Coconut trees are also present in the background along with cocoa, coffee, and different plantation with the blue sky in the distance. You can walk on the rice field path and watch from a closed distance the Balinese farmer plough their land with their cows. In another part, you can see other groups of farmers plant the rice one by one into the wet soil. Still in this village, there are farmers who already harvest their rice and load them into trucks to bring home. Jatiluwih is about one half hour drive from Denpasar. To reach this village...

Traveling to Bali, beside enjoying the beautiful panorama of the paradise island, you will also observe various kind of plants and flowers. The flowers has a very important role in Balinese life and culture . I must say, I don't think Balinese can pass any single day without flower. This sounds like an exaggeration, but after reading this post, I am sure you will agree. There are many kinds of flowers growing in Bali, namely, rose, jasmine, frangipani, hibiscus, and buogenville. If you ask me, what is the Bali flower, then the answer is Sandat . I am not quite sure what its translation in English. Sandat is very popular, not for decoration or for a gift to your girl friend, but for offerings and 'tool' for praying. It is yellow in colour, and has a beautiful smell. Even if the colour turns black, because it is already dry, the scent remains. There is a Balinese song written by local composer that tells about this flower. The song is about an advice to Balinese young girls t...

On your way traveling to Ubud from Denpasar you will pass a village called Singapadu.(It takes about one hour from either Kuta or Nusa Dua). Singapadu has become quite popular because the Bali Bird Park is located here. Many visitors who love observing birds both local and tourist will happily spend hours strolling in the park. It is quite a big bird park with collection of over 250 bird species from all over the globe. The Taman Burung, or the Bali Bird Park , was built in 1995 and has collected exotic birds from Bali, Lombok, Indonesia, Africa, Asia, Australia and America. The endangered Bali bird, the white Bali starling can also be seen some where in the tropical Bali bird Park. To name a few birds, there are the Bird of Paradise from Papua, Australian Cockaburra (did I spell it right?), Australian Pelican, Major Mitchels, many kinds of Owl, Parrots, Crowned Pigeon, Flamingo, Scarlet Ibis, Toucan, Golden Pheasant (colorful bird), Cockatoo, a varieties of eagle from different places...

Diving in Bali has been very popular for many divers from all over the world. Bali has a unique and beautiful diving sites. There are plenty of colouful tropical fish, a large variety of sponges and fascinating gorgonian and sea fans. Each diving site has its own characteristics which you can explore by yourself. AMED Situated in East Bali, about two hours drive from Denpasar. The site has a very slow current so it is good for beginner and under water photography. TULAMBEN About half an hour drive east of Amed is another diving site called Tulamben. It is an excellent diving sites where you can see a very old ship wreck. It was a trade ship "US Liberty' from the era of the second world war. Lying 6 meters below the surface, the ship wreck is covered by many kinds of corals. You can feed the fish here. This site is good for both beginner and professional divers. Like Amed, Tulamben has slow current that it is very good for under water photography. MENJANGAN Located in Western ...