Articles tagged ‘Jembrana’
Map of Gilimanuk Bali
By Nick | August 17th, 2007 |
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Here is a map of Gilimanuk in West Bali, the main port for traffic to Java. Gilimanuk can be reached by heading west from Negara, or west through the National Park from Singaraja.
Negara in West Bali
By Nick | August 16th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Negara is the main town in west Bali in the district of Jembrana. Most visitors to Bali will have little reason for visiting Negara, other than for the mecepung (buffalo) races in Perancak close by, or to drive through on the main road to the port of Gilimanuk.
Map of Negara
By Nick | August 16th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Here is a map of Negara in West Bali, showing main streets and places of interest.
The Tegal Bunder Trail: Bali Barat National Park
By Nick | October 5th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
The Bali Barat National Park (Taman Nasional Bali Barat) has a few short hikes. In order to hike in the National Park, you must obtain a permit from the National Park HQ at Cekik, or the National Park office at Labuan Lalang. The price of the permit used to be 2,500rp a couple of years [...]
Waka Shorea: Jungle Huts in Bali
By Nick | October 5th, 2006 | 2 Comments »
The Bali Barat National Park (Taman Nasional Bali Barat) has one very nice place to stay. Its called Waka Shorea, and is located in the middle of dence forest. The bungalows are on stilts, built in an eco-friendly way, without destroying the forest by clear cutting. The whole are is populated by wild animals including [...]
Gilimanuk: The port to Java
By Nick | October 5th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Travellers visiting Bali may be tempted to visit Java, the attractions being Mt. Bromo in east Java, Solo and Yogyakarta in Central Java. The way I got to java back in 1993, was to take a bus from Kuta, out through Negara, to the port of Gilimanuk.
Popular and less trafficked Temple sites: Pura Rambut Siwi
By Nick | September 21st, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Pura Rambut Siwi is one of the coastal temples in Bali and is perched on a cliff in the west of the island. It is not however one of the 9 ‘kayangan jagat’ or directional temples that protect Bali from evil spirits in all directions. The temple was founded in the 16th Century by a [...]
Bali Barat National Park
By Nick | July 31st, 2006 | Add a Comment »
West Bali is the least visited part of the island, as far as tourists go. There is one huge attraction here though, the Bali Barat National Park. Most of the part has not been developed for tourism, and is more like a national forest area in the US.
New airport for Bali.
By Nick | February 13th, 2006 | 4 Comments »
Anyone who has been to Bali is probably like me and loves the approach over the Kuta Reef, onto the runway at Ngurah Rai. This airport saw Bali go from a quiet surfing location to a $4 billion dollar a year tourist industry. The problem is the airport needs to be bigger to handle the [...]
