Saturday, March 8, 2008

Kintamani Volcano - Ubud - Waterfall Tour


It's an excellent tou program, first stop at Batubulan to see the magical Barong and Kris Dance. After that will be continued to Tohpati the center of Balinese hand weaving, Celuk the gold and silver smith, Mas the center of wooden sculture, Wanara Wana monkey forest, Ubud the ancient king palace of Puri Saren and the home of painters, Sribatu to explorer the nice spices gardens. A stop will made for lunch at Kintamani while see the wondeful view of the active volcano and Lake Batur. Then go to Sebatu the holy spring water temple, Tegalalang the beautiful view of rice terrace, Goa Gajah the elephant cave temple, and Tegenungan Waterfall, the last stop well be at Puseh Temple the old village temple build on year 1040.

We will see numerous aspects of Balinese life, such as: Barong and Kris performance at Batubulan, Gold and silverworks at Celuk, fine woodcarvings at Mas and Balinese paintings at Ubud. A visit to a local family compound will give us a new perspective on the way of life of this friendly people. Afterwards, We will pass superb views of terraced rice fields in Tegal Lalang that lead us to the Holy Spring temple of Sebatu, where local people purify themselves. The mountain road passes through coffee and tangerine plantations, until Kintamani, a mountain village lies at 1400 meters above sea level. There is a breathtaking view to the still active volcano and Lake Batur from this rim edge village.


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