Exoticism Panorama of Menjangan Island

Menjangan Island is located in West Buleleng, Bali. To get there we should go to the harbor, located in the tourist area of Batu Ampar, Pejarakan, Gerokgak, Buleleng about 90-kilometer or 1.5 hours drive from the city of Singaraja.

After crossing by boat, you will get to the Menjangan Island. Menjangan island surrounded by coral reefs and a number of large and small caves which is a habitat for, soft corals, large groupers and moray eels. In small caves, there are many kinds of small snappers and batfish. The sea bottom is also rich in barrel sponges and sea fans with a large size. 

The depth of the sea and the quiet flow of current makes the underwater park around Menjangan become a place to live for tuna, hordes of jackfish, batfish, angelfish, sea turtles, even sharks. Therefore, professional divers frequently visit this island just to   enjoy the beauty of the underwater. Or just snorkeling on the beach. Besides the panoramic beach, visitors can also walk around the forest and see wild deer.

In Menjangan Island, the visitors not only enjoy the nature, but also spiritual tourism. In Menjangan Island there are Agung Pingit Klenting Sari Temple. The location is at the end of the island, facing the Java Island with a background of Mount Ijen. Moreover, Ganesha statue with 15 meters tall and Pagoda of Kwam Im stand sturdily here.




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Ancient Balinese Life History in Yeh Pulu Relief

Yeh Pulu Ubud is one of cultural destination in Bali. Many tourists who visit the Yeh Pulu Temple are foreign tourists. Domestic tourists are very rarely visited this relief. It’s because the less promotion about this temple for domestic tourist. Yeh Pulu Temple located in Bedulu Village, Blahbatuh Sub-District, Gianyar Regency. 

Because located in Bedahulu Village, Yeh Pulu Temple also called Yeh Pulu Bedulu. The unique from this temple are the location. Located in very vast rice fields and scattered in all directions Bedulu Village. So you not only look at the temple reliefs history, but that you will see the rice terraces are arranged neatly. To can reach this temple, you must past the rather small footpath. This footpath very maintained, from the cleanliness and the beauty. This footpaths maintenance, conducted by the local community who have a farm organization, named Subak. 

This location has facilities like parking area, toilet and Balinese souvenirs. In this temple you can see many uniques ancient relief. Because in this temple there are many reliefs, so this temple often called Yeh Pulu Relief. There are ancient relief, carved in the rock, long relief about 25 meters and the width relief about 2 meters. 

The reliefs history contained in this temple, tells about the ancient Balinese life history, in the Bedahulu Kingdom. Not only relief on the wall, holes protrudes into place to meditate, also in this area. It’s said this place used Bedahulu King to meditation, before lose his battle against the Majapahit Kingdom on 1343.

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Explore the Hidden Beauty of Honeymoon Beach

Bali Island certainly renowned for its diverse natural attractions, especially the beach. Not only Kuta Beach that become tourist destination. There are still many beaches in Bali that is more beautiful than public beaches, but still not explored yet. One of them is called Honeymoon Beach. It is located in Tegal Wangi Street, Jimbaran. Close enough to Tegal Wangi Beach. 

Tegal Wangi Beach still fairly quiet from visitor too, because there are still many people who don’t know the beach location. Even though, the beauty of the beach is no doubt. Because it’s still quiet, the facilities are limited here. As well as Honeymoon Beach, even more quiet than Tegal Wangi Beach. Only a view local people visiting this beach. The location was not immediately seen from the road, unlike Tegal Wangi Beach that its hills cuold be seen directly from roadside, when we are almost there.

Road access to Honeymoon Beach is located 500 meters before Tegal Wangi Beach. After the stones street, exactly in the right side of street will seem a little downhill road. From the edge of the road, we still have to walking through a little forest about 800 meters to reach Honeymoon Beach location. That is the only way towards to this hidden beach. Along the way, there is no any markers that can lead. So, be careful when you pass through this way.

Difficulties to reach this place comparable to the beauty of Honeymoon Beach. Located on top of green hills, here people can directly see the expanse of blue sea complete with sound waves characteristic. As far as the eye could see will only appear exoticism of the sea surrounded by green hills, filled with corals. Even there are some coral that form a unique cave. 

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