Eka Karya Botanic Garden

Eka Karya Botanical Garden is the first Big Botanic Garden which located in Tabanan Regency. This Garden is the first garden built up by Indonesian. Beside the plant collections, Eka Karya Botanic Garden also has a Balinese Traditional House. It has garden area and lindung forest its about 157, 5 hectares with collection  of plants approximately 16.000 plants. 

It is about 62,6 Km from Ngurah Rai International Airport. This tourism object offers beautiful view of nature mountain and lake area. Located at an altitude of 1.240 meter above sea level, with the temperature around 18 degree celcius. In this place there is challenging and adventure activities, the name is Bali Treetop. If you want to visit this place it is more suitable if you come with your family and your friend. In Eka Karya Botanic Garden you can buy some strawberry and also more snacks to be enjoyed while you relax. 

Garuda Wisnu Kencana (GWK), South Kuta - Bali

Garuda Wisnu Kencana is a 240 hectares private cultural park on Bukit Peninsula at the southern end of the Bali Island 20 Minutes from Ngurah Rai International Airport. Bukit is a limestone plateau with Uluwatu to the west and Nusa Dua to the east. It is devoted to the Hindu god Vhisnu and hes mount Garuda, the mythical bird who is hes companion as high as 18 meters.

Area Garuda Wisnu Kencana cultural park is located at an altitude of 146 meter above ground level or 263 feet above sea level. This statue will once completed will be the world's biggest statue with a height of 75 meters and width of 60 meters and will beat the statue of Liberty. GWK is A masterpiece of Balinese artist I Nyoman Nuarta located in South Bali area Ungasan exactly in the hills. Area Garuda Wisnu Kencana Cultural Park is located at an altitude of 146 meters above ground level or 263 feet above sea level. In that area there is also a statue of Garuda is right behind the Plaza Wisnu is the Plaza Garuda where the 18 meters tall statue of Garuda Placed temporarily. At this time Garuda Plaza became the focal point of a large hall carved limestone pillars which covers more than 4000 squares meters of open space that is the Lotus Pond. Limestone pillars colossal and monumental Garuda statue make Lotus Pond a very exotic space. With the capacity of the room that can accommodate up to 7000 people, Lotus pond has gained good reputation as a perfect place to hold big and international Events.

There is also a statue of Vishnu Hands that are part of a statue of Lord Vishnu. This is one step closer to completing a full statue of Garuda Wisnu Kencana. This work is placed in the area while Tirta Agung. Located high above the limestone dataraan padas and stare at the south coast tourist area of Bali. Garuda Wisnu Kencana Cultural Park is is a window of art and culture that the island has a natural back ground and a very impressive panorama. With the distance of 20 minutes from Ngurah Rai International Airport and less than an hour from Major Hospitality locations, GWK became one of the main objectives for the various art performances, exhibitions and conferences or a relaxing visit even spiritual visit. This statue is the work of the famous sculptor Bali, I Nyoman Nuarta. This Monument was developed as a cultural park and became an an icon for tourism in Bali.

The statue of Lord Vishnu in the form of Hindu religion is a God the Preserver (Shtiti), riding a Garuda Bird. Garuda figure can be seen in the story of Garuda and empire that revolves around the sense of devotion and sacrifice to save the Mother Bird Garuda of slavery that ultimately protected by Lord Vishnu. This statue is projected to spatial binding with visibility up to 20 miles so apat seen from Kuta, Sanur, Nusa Dua up to Tanah Lot. Garuda Wisnu Kencana statue is a symbol of environmental rescue mission and the world. The statue is made of a mixture of copper and steel weighing 4000 tons, with a height of a 75 meters and width of 60 meters. When construction is completed, the sculpture will be the largest sculpture in the world and beat the Statue of Liberty. An area of 250 hectares summarizes various cultural events, theaters, and a variety of culinary services. As the Palaces of Bali in antiquity, the visitor will see the splendor GWK monumental and spiritual kekhusukan where all enhanced with a modern twist with the facilities and appropriate services. Despite you come as part of the thousands of visitors a cultural event or a time to enjoy a light meal and drinks while watching the sunset, you will feel the beauty of nature and culture and the hospitality of its inhabitants. 

Kerta Gosa, Klungkung - Bali

Kerta Gosa is a beautiful historical site situated in the heart of Semarapura Town, about 40km east side of Denpasar City. The name of Kerta Gosa is taken from Sanskrit, where Kerta means serene and meanwhile Gosa world is derive from Gosita that mean established or announced. Thus the meaning of Kerta Gosa is a kind of Bale building where the King announces Judicial Legislation, justice punishment and so on. Beside of Kerta Gosa, there is a building called by Taman Gili which is located adjacent to Bale Kembang that is a traditional building floating in the center of fish pound. 

Kerta Gosa and Taman Gili building can not be separated with the establishment of Semarapura Palace. The Semarapura Palace is established by I Dewa Agung Djambe, The first king of Klungkung around 1686. The painting that decorate Kerta Gosa ceiling are the painting with the story motif like Ni Diah Tantri, Bima Swarga, Garuda and Palelindon those are arranged in form of panels with 9 levels. The paintings are begun from the east panel with the story in the direction of circumambulation  (turning to the right as clockwise) and finish at the north panel. 

The history of Kerta Gosa is founded in 18 century and it has a lot of changed in 20 century. These building

have been renovated after earthquake that brought much destroy in year 1971. The most unique of this building is the ceiling made from the asbestos material fully decorated by the traditional painting with Kamasan style famous in 1930. 30 years later in 1960, Pan Semaris Putra from Pan Seken has restored and renewed according to the original style. During the Dutch colonization (1908-1942), Kerta Gosa is still used as a court to persecute the violators especially criminal. In line with the colonial administration, The Indonesian law has changed from the legal system Majapahit heritage (traditional) into the continental law system which is brought by the Dutch. The change of the system are not means to retaliation, but improve the perpetrator to be accepted back into their society. By this concept, the word of Penjara (Jail) has changed into :Lembaga Permasyarakatan (LP). The ceiling of Taman Gili building that is fully decorated by the traditional painting to persuade the violators to not repeat the offense (recidivism) because the Hindu Society in Bali have heard the story of Bima Swarga that has been visualized on this building. Realized and believed, beside of the prison sentence they got, it has been waiting for the punishment of the hereafter is more terrible and feared in form of fire prosecution by Cikabakala. Hopefully after the seeing these visuals, the violators realize against the crime resulted in suffering, hence it can prevent the recidivism. Bima Swarga is excerpt from Mahabharata Epic that share the experience of Bima, one of princess from Panca Pandawa, when searching the spirit of his father in the afterlife is saying tortures.