Villa Bali Travel Tips and Guides

Ubud Monkey Forest Tips and Guides

2010-03-16T08:35:00.001-07:00

The Ubud Monkey Forest is a nature reserve and temple complex in Ubud, Bali. It houses approximately 340 monkeys which are known as long-tailed Macaques (Macaca fascicularis). There are four groups of monkeys each occupying different territories in the park. The Sacred Monkey Forest is a popular tourist attraction in Ubud, and is often visted by over 10,000 tourists a month.

The Monkey Forest is owned by the village of Padangtegal and village members serve on the Monkey Forest's governing council. The Padangtegal Wenara Wana Foundation manages the Monkey Forest and serves to maintain its sacred integrity and to promote the sacred site as a destination for visitors.

(Image source: Wikimedia Commons.)

Getting There

Ubud is about an hour and a half drive from the airport. Taxis are available in the airport. Any travel agent in Denpasar will also be able to get you there. If you stay in a hotel, the management usually provides a shuttle service for a reasonable fee.

The sacred forest is situated at the Monkey Forest Street (shown on the right), which is the main street of Ubud, so you won't miss it. Shops and restaurants line up the streets, so you might as well check them out while you're there.

(Image source: Wikimedia Commons)

Getting Around

Walking around Ubud is an experience of its own. There's a famous story told by Janet DeNeefe, initiator of the Ubud Readers & Writers Festival, that once, a speaker had a block before his event and decided to went out for a walk around Ubud. He was so fascinated by the beautiful landscapes that he forgot to return for his talkshow.

You can also rent a bicycle or a motorbike. A lot of visitors prefer bikes for environmental reasons. However, since Ubud's located on a mountainous area, the roads tend to be steep. If you have something against sweating, motorbike's a more logical choice.

Cars are usually only used when you want to to go outside Ubud.

To Do

Walk around. Enjoy the serene atmosphere.

The forest comprises approximately a tenth of a square kilometer (approximately 27 acres) and contains at least 115 different species of trees. The Monkey Forest contains the Pura Dalem Agung Padangtegal temple (shown on the left) as well as a "Holy Spring" bathing temple and another temple used for cremation ceremonies.

(Image source: Wikimedia Commons)

To Stay

Various lodgings are available in Ubud, from a simple bed & breakfast to resorts or private villas.

Good choices for comfort and services at Monkey Forest Street are Komaneka Resort and KajaNe Mua Villa. A bit far, but worth the distance are Maya Ubud Resort & Spa and Four Seasons Bali (at Sayan, Ubud).

To Eat

The Monkey Forest street provides many choices of restaurants, from western cuisine to Balinese dishes. Remember to visit Bebek Bengil about 500 meters from there. It's a popular restaurant at Jalan Hanoman (Phone: +62 36 197 5489), known for its specialties: fried/roasted ducks. Do also try the ribs. They'll leave you wanting more.

To Buy

Shops at Monkey Ubud Forest alone offer a wide variety of beads, baskets, wooden carvings, ikat textiles, paintings and silver jewelries.

Tips

In Monkey Forest Sanctuary, even if you really admire Robert Frost, stay on the path. The forest is lest travelled for a reason: it may provoke the monkeys into thinking you're trying to invade their home.
Treat the monkeys with respect. Don't feed them unless you're accompanied with a guide to supervise you. And do realize that they're creatures of a curious nature. So keep your possessions in check. If they "borrow" one of your items, just go to the nearest guide and ask for his help.

source: http://www.indonesia.travel/en/destination/276/ubud-monkey-forest

Bali Adventure Tourism

2010-01-08T07:45:00.000-08:00

Bali provide various types of adventure tour or optional activities, ranging from rafting or white water rafting, cruise, or sailing, safari elephants, camels and horses, water adventures such as submarine, Water sport, and seawalker and other adventure activities.

Vacation to Bali would be more impressive if it is filled with adventure tour or optional activities in addition to the tour or tour the streets. Since the Bali besides famous tourist objects, are also lively places of adventure tourism. Ranging from rafting or white water rafting, sailing cruise or tour, various activities like elephant safari safari or elephant safari, camel safari or camel safari, horse riding or horse tours, and various tourism options of water or water adventure programs such as submarine or submarines, sea walker and a variety of water sport options such as parasailing, banana boats, jet skiing, snorkeling, diving or diving, and others.

Bali Treetop Adventures

2010-01-04T23:04:00.000-08:00

Bali Treetop is an adventure tour to pass through different obstacles to test different your agility.

Bali Treetop Adventure Park is having more than 65 kinds of challenges. Here you will be able to see forest and lake scenery of the trees, flying and gliding from tree to tree like view using PULLEY tarsan. The length of the track up to 65 meters with a height of 20-30 meters depending on one's courage, and some are specially designed for children - children and the timid tourists.

Before we start the game or the challenge in each circuit will be stay close by an officer who will explain how to use the equipment, and provides guidance on how the safety rules must be obeyed by a participant in conducting activities in Bali Treetop activities. The whole area of activity, platforms, all the construction and design challenges and all the equipment is in accordance with the standard in Europe and under the supervision of the French Technical Advisor.

Several types of circuit that can be tried in Bali Treetop according to age and the challenges such as:

1. Yellow Squirrel

Circuit Treetop low. Specially designed for children.

2. Green Squirrel

Circuit specially designed for children with a little more challenging with the altitude platforms up to 5 m. This circuit is also the introductory phase circuit for adults with challenges the truth. In this circuit, the most timid can still smile.

3. Dancing with Trees (Blue Circuit)

Circuit with many challenges swinging, and flying-fox longer. Altitude platforms up to 8 m.

4. Emotion (Red Circuit)

Circuit with platforms up to 11m height. For those who dare to jump through Tarzan will enjoy flying fox with a long-160m.

5. Adrenaline (Black Circuit)

The most challenging circuit! Courage and physical abilities are needed to make the leap Tarzan makes your breath hold. Altitude platforms up to 20m.

Rafting Tours in Bali Telaga Waja River

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White water rafting at Telaga Waja River Karangasem Bali is an adventure tour you need to try for your holiday in Bali.

Telaga Waja River is located in Bali, exactly in the eastern part of Karangasem regency and can be taken from Kuta approximately 2.5 hours. On the way to this river you are treated by the Balinese landscape is charming and unique experience that is part of the fun rafting packages.

Before you begin your rafting are required to register by writing the name and address. This is for insurance purposes in case of accident at the time was rafting. Luggage items such as spare clothes and others can save in receptionist and can be taken at the finish point. If you want to bring a camera, wallet and mobile phone we can put in waterproof bags that must be provided by the rafting company's services.

Prepare, then, is to listen to instructions while wearing a life jacket, helmet, and paddle that had been prepared. Choose the right size and nyaman.Keamanan'll feel comfortable in this adventure is essential to completing good rafting equipment helmets, jackets, boats and other equipment Raft standard International. During the rafting trip with this you will be served Balinese landscape is still beautiful and full of shades of green, birds singing, rice field view and the most awaited at this moment is that there is rafting jump as high as 3 meters.

After enjoying the rafting and tired of playing in the water for about 2.5 hours, must be hungry, you will be in herbal medicine with lunch - an international buffet with a very interesting view from the restaurant specifically provided to the participants rafting. Rafting adventure is suitable for 8 to 65 years.

Rafting Tours in Bali Ayung River

2010-01-04T21:54:00.000-08:00

White water rafting on the Ayung River is Bali adventure tours are very popular and need to try it.

Ayung River lies between the border of the West side of the Badung regency and Gianyar Regency east side. Several companies to start rafting are from the east or from the region such as Sobek Rafting Ubud, Bali Adventure and BIR. From the west side are also quite a lot of them doing start from the village of Sari Evening Carang Badung Bali? Like Mega Rafting, Umbrella Rafting, Ayung Rafting, Rafting Bahamas and many more.

Usually to do this rafting activity on the start of the morning from 8:30 hours to pick-up and arrived on the scene at 9:30. Then will be provided with equipment for rafting such as helmet, vest, and river sandal. Directives and instructions as well as enjoy a welcome drink.

Then the participants will come down to the Ayung River through the steps as a warm-up. At the start point for rafting is available boat to raftingnya. After giving some instructions on how to cascade berarung the actual event of this adventure will begin.

As long as we're going berarung stream in a typical landscape suguhi river in Bali, see see people washing and bathing times, see the scenery of paddy fields and waterfalls as well. We also will get a break time in the form of mineral beverages.

After a rafting for about 2 hours, it will reach the finish point, then showered with equipment already available and continue with the edge of the river for lunch. In the afternoon ceremony followed by the transfer out to the hotel each.

Tour Bali: Shopping Ubud Bali Handycraft Tour

2010-01-01T21:40:00.000-08:00

Vacation to Bali would be complete if it does not bring presents for relatives or families in the area of origin. For shopping addicts will not feel complete if during your tour in Bali is not a souvenir shop at all. we offer to you the shopping and also enthusiasts signature handicrafts from different places of local handicraft industry in Bali. Objects visited in the tour where the craft (souvenir) Balinese produced for sale to tourists. In addition to the craft can see, in this tour you also can watch the manufacturing process. Tourist attractions in Ubud Shopping tours include Tohpati Village, Village Celuk, Stone Village, Village Kemenuh, and the village of Ubud. Each village has handicrafts and the uniqueness of each

Tour Bali: Tanah Lot Sunset Tourism

2010-01-01T21:29:00.000-08:00

The sunset in Bali enthusiast will not miss one of the most beautiful moment of sunset scenery sunset at Pura Tanah Lot. Events at sunset sea boundary lines combined with the uniqueness of Tanah Lot Temple in the middle of the sea makes Tanah Lot as one favorite tourist destination in Bali. That's why we present the tourist attractions in Tanah Lot, This tourism object we combine with other attractions that are not less interesting Taman Ayun Temple is a lively and historical religious breath and Alas Kedaton which is the cultural attractions of the famous sanctuary with hundreds of friendly monkeys

Tour Bali : GWK and Uluwatu Tourism Holiday

2010-01-01T21:17:00.000-08:00

If you want to tour the streets who do not spend much time so you have many opportunities to spend a holiday moment with activities you have planned for myself, half day tour lasted 6 hours option is GWK and Uluwatu Tour. Time spent in this tour is not very long, approximately 5-hour trip to visit tourist sites in Bali southern hemisphere. In addition, very flexible hours, you can start in the morning or afternoon according to your wishes. The tourism objects that you will visit in tour program are: the beach of Tanjung Benoa, Garuda Wisnu Kencana Cultural Park, Uluwatu Temple, and shopping events in Joger.

Tour Bali: Denpasar the Capital City

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Visiting the tourist spots in the city of Denpasar. City of Denpasar which is the provincial capital of Bali is not only a center of government alone, besides the City of Denpasar also has a tourist objects that can be visited in the activities of City Tour. Mostly the tourists are invited to witness the activities and daily life in the city of Denpasar, including shared objects attracts high historical and cultural value. In the program The Capital City Denpasar this tour we incorporate some interesting objects are often visited by tourists who do tour in Bali. Attractions include Kumbasari traditional market, Bali Museum and Bajra Sandi Monument struggle.

Tourism in Bali Island

2010-01-01T07:14:00.000-08:00

Tour or a walk in Bali with us, let the beauty of island exploration by visiting the tourist objects contained in bali island

Bali is where the most interesting vacation. Besides supported by a number of accommodation facilities, Bali is also rich in tourist attractions are much visited. Starting from the natural attractions, arts and cultural tourism, to all the tourist attractions in Bali. To be able to enjoy all the beauty offered by the island of Bali, takes a tour activity roads or more commonly known as tour activities. Starting with this issue we are sorting and summarizes the tourism objects into several tour options or tour the streets of Bali, among others: GWK and Uluwatu Tour, Tanah Lot Sunset Tour, Denpasar Capital City Tour, Shopping Tour Ubud, Barong and Kintamani Tour, Bedugul and Tanah Lot Tour, Besakih Mother Temple Tour, The Green Belt Singaraja Tour, and Hot Spring Tour Kintamani.

Bedugul Hotel Bali

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Most hotels in Bedugul is a class hotel with jasmine and the price must be affordable for you.

Bedugul can be reached by driving for about 1 hour from Denpasar city center to the north. The atmosphere is very cold in Bedugul especially at night because of Bedugul is situated at an altitude of approximately 1000 meters from sea level.

Bali Cruises

2009-12-31T07:22:00.000-08:00

Vacation in Bali will be more fully felt if you try a tour or Bali yacht cruises from Benoa harbor to the island of Nusa Lembongan Nusa Penida or full day.

Bali cruises or cruises operate daily from Benoa Port in Bali and most cruise ships headed to the island of Nusa Lembongan and Nusa Penida in the east of the Badung regency. From several cruises on cruise ships only serves Quick Silver cruise to the island of Nusa Penida. While Cruises Island Explorer Cruises, Bounty Cruises, Bali Hai Cruises, Sail Sensation, Waka Nusa and others toward the island of Nusa Lembongan.

Bali Honeymoon Package

2009-12-31T04:17:00.000-08:00

Celebrate the joy loving you and your partner to spend time with honeymoon vacation in Bali. Your honeymoon vacation will be even more memorable by following the various options honeymoon packages we offer.

Natural beauty and romantic atmosphere of love that radiated island of Bali has invited millions of married couples to spend their time in Bali honeymoon. Wind romance Bali has assured the couple that love each other that Bali will immortalize every second honeymoon best during their time spent. For that we present here, make your happiness with the beloved spouse by presenting several options honeymoon package or packages to Bali honeymoon. Honeymoon package starting from 3 days to pack for a 6-day honeymoon in Bali. All neatly presented in the order of events bulanmadu romantic packages and can be tailored to the needs and abilities your honeymoon budget. So wait let alone get the message honeymoon package / packages on our honeymoon, and make your happiness with your spouse with honeymoon in Bali.

Bali Villa

2009-12-30T02:43:00.000-08:00

Providing info on Bali villa, cheap villas, villas in Seminyak Bali, villa in Kuta, villas in Ubud and other areas in Bali

Villa is one of the special accommodation facilities built for the tourists who want the atmosphere of privacy. Most villas in Bali located in Seminyak and Ubud area, because both areas are suitable area, away from the city and located in a quiet environment and privacy are.

Here’s 10 fun activities you can do for a couple of hours in the Kuta area

2009-12-24T01:48:00.000-08:00

Take a surfing lesson at the Hard Rock Hotel on Kuta Beach.
Go for a bungy jump at AJ Hackett’s at Double Six in Legian.
Watch a movie at 21 Cineplex in the Bali Galleria at Simpang Siur roundabout in Kuta.
Go bowling at Kuta Paradiso Bowling and Billiards on Jl. Kartika Plaza (close to Pizza Hut).
Take a day cruise to Nusa Lembongan on a Bali Hai yacht leaving from the port of Benoa (not strictly the Kuta area but within striking distance for someone staying in Kuta). Romantic dinner cruises go everyday too.
Visit one of the 3 best restaurants in Kuta for an affordable feast and good time.
Have fun riding the shoots at Waterbom Park on Jl.Kartika Plaza.
Watch a live band at the Hard Rock Hotel (Centerstage) or Hard Rock Cafe (pub) on Jl. Pantai Kuta.
Visit the Bali Adventure Tours elephant park north of Ubud. This place can be accessed in a day for those staying in Kuta.
Sign up for the Peanuts Pub Crawl and visit some of Kuta favourite watering holes with other friendly people.

Bali

2009-12-19T20:49:00.000-08:00

Bali, one tourist destination in the most frequently visited. Besides the beautiful natural scenery, Bali is also famous for its unique culture will never be found in other places.

But, until now there are many potential tourists who are still confused how to planning a vacation to Bali. Maybe, because of the limited information that the media creates the perception as if the information about the holiday to Bali would be obtained only after coming to Bali, at least stop

Well, for this is Villa Bali Travel present and this blog page can make the event a discussion of information about vacations in Bali. Starting from information on both accommodation and hotel villas in Bali, cheap hotel reservations VOUCER, a variety of vacation packages Bali, and tour or rent a vehicle, until the need for other necessary travel during vacation in Bali.

Hotels in Ubud Bali

2009-12-18T01:58:00.000-08:00

Provide info hotels in Ubud areas, cottages, resorts Ubud area, Somerset West, Campuhan, and surrounding areas, ranging from cheap accommodation to international standard exclusive hotels.

Ubud, a village that was often touted as an international village. Not just a discourse, along the road to Monkey Forest Ubud's central we often encounter the tourists from various races and countries. The village is rich in both dance and artists of painting and sculpture has become one of the main tourist destination in Bali. The hospitality and the cool people of the village atmosphere makes this a suitable destination to stay. There are various options that the average hotel - the average boutique hotel or a hotel with facilities close to the star hotels

Hotels in Sanur Bali

2009-12-17T19:20:00.000-08:00

Provide info hotels in Sanur area, cottages, resorts of Sanur and the surrounding area, ranging from 1 star to 5 star.

Sanur is a pleasant place for surfing, paragliding and water sports, Visitors come to Sanur beach for serenity and comfort of the lake on the edge of the sea. Besides the beauty of the sunrise or the sun rising is one attraction for tourists who stay in one hotel in Sanur area. To the extent that one of the beach area was named Sunrise Beach, the beach is because of the rising sun is very clear and beautiful look. There are a wide variety of accommodation ranging from hotels to star jasmine 5, and the most interesting is the oldest hotel in Bali, Bali Beach Hotel & Resort

Hotels in Jimbaran and Nusa Dua Bali

2009-12-17T04:49:00.000-08:00

Provide info hotels in the area of Jimbaran and Nusa Dua, cottages, the resort area of Tanjung Benoa, Jimbaran, Park Mumbul, BTDC and surrounding areas.

Nusa Dua is a beach resort in Bali with a view of palm trees and roofs clear blue sea. White sand on Nusa Dua beach makes this place more and more popular among the tourists. This area is usually chosen by many tourists who really enjoys his vacation to rest in a hotel, a five-star resorts and cottages scattered along the coast to Tanjung Benoa Nusa Dua (BTDC), because this area is popular with area-star hotels. Not much different from the area of Jimbaran. The area is famous for its seafood restaurantnya row is also a region-star hotels.

Hotels in Kuta Bali

2009-12-17T04:44:00.000-08:00

Hotels in Kuta Bali

Providing info on Kuta hotels, cottages, resort area Tuban, Legian, and surrounding areas, ranging from 1 star to 5 star.

Kuta is one of the favorite tourist areas in Bali. This area is often visited by tourists from various countries. There are various places shopping and night clubs, and no less interesting variety of international events are often held here. The area is famous for its beach Kuta (Kuta Beach) are beautiful white sand, and crashing waves is a favorite of surfers, offering a variety of accommodation options from budget hotels to star hotels jasmine.