Blahmantung waterfall is located in the Pupuan area of Tabanan. This part of Bali is very fertile and recieves a lot of rain. To get to Blanmantung waterfall from Kuta, head towards Tabanan, taking a right turn at Antosari. That will take you in the direction of Pupuan and Seririt.
Gitgit is the best known waterfall in Bali and also the most visited. The reasons for this are it lies on a busy road and it is fairly big. Located 11km south of Singaraja, is a sign points to a path, that leads 800m to the waterfall. Most people will just go to this waterfall after paying a small fee (about 4,000rp). The waterfall is about 40m tall and runs the best between November and March. Food and drinks are available.
Brahma Vihara Arama is located SW of Lovina, 3 km inland from the town of Dencarik. Built in 1970, Brahma Vihara Arama is popular with Buddhist visitors form all over Asia and is a unique place. The location on the northern slope of the mountains, affords wonderful view of the north coast.
January 29th is Ika and I’s wedding anniversary. She asked me if we can go somewhere special.
Here is a map of Lovina showing villages and streets.
Sing Sing waterfall is good for people who want to see a waterfall (air terjun) , and do not want to deviate far from the main road in Lovina. To the west of Lovina, about 1km out of town you will come to Jl. Sing Sing (daybreak).
Bali is a volcanic island that has 4 big mountain lakes. Put that together and you have waterfalls and hotsprings. Of course the Balinese are wise to what tourists want, and quickly set up some sort of food and drink stall, or even a ticket booth.
North Bali was the point of arrival for tourist in the 1920’s and 1930’s. They would arrive by steamship usually from Jakarta, looking for that ‘new found paradise’ talked about in some of the travel books and magazines of the time.
Singaraja on the north coast of Bali has a museum called Gedong Kirtya that houses some interesting historical pieces. The main item of interest is the collection of lontar manuscripts. These are engraving of religious texts on the leaves of the lontar palm, like the ones found at the Bali Aga village of Tenganan.
Kuta is the place in Bali where 90% of people spend the most time and money. It is close to the airport, on the beach and loaded with restaurants, bars and nightlife.