Friday, September 23, 2011

Denpasar the Capital of Bali

Denpasar, located geographically in coordinates: 8° 39′ 0″ South, 115° 13′ 0″ East, with the area of 127.78 km2, or 12 778 ha, is the capital of Bali Province where previously it was a capital of Badung Empire which is controlling the south part region of Bali Island from the end of 18 century until conquered by Dutch in 1906. Denpasar is a place for Bali Governor’s office therewith all offices from private sector until important government office like telecommunications, post office, bank, schools, airline and hospital (Sanglah Hospital, the biggest hospital in Bali), Bali Museum, public temple Jagatnatha. Taman Budaya or Bali Art Center


The word of Denpasar, den-pasar is means in north of market. It is a fast growing town especially since the tourism industry growth around 1960. Denpasar is populated by 642.358 people, (2008 census) with population growth 8,9 on average. Gajah Mada Street is main road in this town as the shopping centre, Pasar Badung and Kumbasari traditional market and numerous shops on the edge of this street, exactly in the middle of crossroad had been built a statue which is called Catur Muka Statue. Caur Muka Statue is a statue owning four faces by observing four directions from north, south, east and west. This statue is made on 972 and it’s building to commemorate the Badung War on 20 September 1906 which is well known as Puputan Badung. (puputan means all-out war until death)

The courtyard which is located in the south east of Catur Muka Statue is named Puputan Badung Field where the Badung King with its people had battled until him dead against the Dutch colonist. In north side of Puputan Badung is standing up the office which is called Jaya Sabha that is an official office for Bali’s Governor accepts the important guest for having dinner while enjoying the Balinese Culture Show. In eastside of Puputan Badung, it had been built a Hindu temple on 1968 that is called Jagatnatha Temple. This Temple is a public temple to worship Ida Sang Ida Sanghyang Widhi / God. Especially each full moon, The Hindu people in Denpasar come to this place in particular at the evening time. In south side of this temple, there is Bali Museum built on 1931 by architect of Curt Grundler. Its architecture is a combination between temple and empire palace. This Museum contains the artistic object collection or artifact from prehistoric era until modern-day. Another place is becoming tourist destination is Puri Pamecutan/Pamecutan Palace. Lodgings for the tourist accommodations are available in this palace. This palace is rebuilt as according to its geniuses after broken by Dutch soldier on 1906 and in this palace is kept a set famous Gold Gamelan as empire heritage. The other Puri / Palace located in Denpasar are Puri Satria or Satria Palace and Puri Kesiman or Kesiman Palace.

So don’t miss these places during your holiday in Bali, please contact us or you may join our Gorgeous Bali Tour; Denpasar City Tour. Have a nice holiday…

Bali Tour – A Tour to Surfing Beaches



Much has been written about this arid and rugged area, which forms the southwest most tipoff the island. Limestone cliffs of up to 100 meters in height provide some of the best views in the world, along with some deserted white sandy beaches. Bukit Ungasan is a paradise for the surfer around the world. Some surfing spots / surfing breaks are located on this area from the north to south such as Balangan Beach, Dream Land Beach, Bingin Imposible Beach, Padang-padang Beach / Labuhan Sait, Suluban Uluwatu Beach / Blue Point, Nyangnyang Beach, and Green Ball Beach. In this Bali Tour article I will describe all surfing beaches in the southwest coast of Bali.

Balangan Beach is one of surfing beach on the western side of Bukit Ungasan, just one km north of Dream Land, turn left at the crossroad on Jalan Uluwatu main road, about 30 minutes drive from Kuta heading to the south. Some facilities such as bungalows and restaurants are available here.

Dream Land Beach is located at Pecatu Graha area, on the main road of Uluwatu, see the fancy fence on right side with a big Garuda Wisnu (God Wisnu riding eagle) statue, enter the gate, come down hill heading to the beach, we will pass golf course, hotel and resorts of Pecatu Graha, about 15 minutes drive from the main road Jalan Uluwatu till arrive at parking and toll gate. Need to walk down 200 meters to reach the white sandy beach. Dream Land beach is surfing beach and great for sunbathing, numerous restaurant and warungs are available here. The fancy Klapa restaurant is located here on the cliff of Dream Land Beach.

Bingin Beach and Impossible. Go head to the south from DreamLand’entrance following the main Uluwatu street till you get the road junction at Pecatu village, turn right come down hill, about 2 kms you will see the sign of Bingin Beach, 300 meters walk down to reach the beach. This beach nice for surfing an sunbathing, some warungs and bungalows are available here.

Padang Padang beach or Labuhan Sait Beach. This beautiful beach is several hundred meters south of Bingin Beach. As its neighboring beach, Padang Padang offers a refuge for surfers and great beach for relax and sunbathing. Even Oscar-winner Hollywood actress Julia Roberts has been here filming on her latest Hollywood project, “Eat, Pray, Love”. Yeah, gorgeous beach. To reach the beach, a quick 4 minutes down some steps, and through a narrow crack in the cliff.

Uluwatu beach or Suluban beach or Blue point beach. Located about one km south of Padang Padang beach and one half km north of the ancient Uluwatu Temple. Uluwatu beach is the most favorite place for the surfer, one day I saw more than 200 people on the sea. Walk down 250 meters to reach the beautiful white sandy beach, it’s good for your belly lol.

Nyang Nyang Beach. Nyang Nyang Beach is known for its white sandy beach, facing the vast Indian Ocean and its perfect waves for surfing. It is located east of Uluwatu temple, just follow the main Uluwatu street, about 1.5 km from the temple you will see sign of Nyang Nyang on the right side, follow that narrow street, it will bring you to Nyag Nyang beach. This deserted surfing beach offers the complete privacy and satisfaction for Bali Tour or surfers.

Green Ball Beach. This beach is a bit separated from the other beaches, located south of Bali Cliff Ungasan, facing the vast Indian Ocean. From the parking area, one must walk down about 400 steps (I’ve never count) before reaching the wide beach area. The sea water here is crystal clear and the large wave make it one of the nice place for surfing in Bali.

Beside famous for its surfing beaches, in Bukit Ungasan also lies numerous world class hotels such as Bvlgari, Versace, Bayan Tree,Blue Point and the latest ones are Karma Kandara / Karma Di Mare, the Rock Bar at Ayana Resort and Spa. Yeah these places are deserves to be visited during your Bali Tour, so pleasecontact us to get some assistance, Have a nice holiday…