Articles tagged ‘West Bali’
My hike in Yeh Gangga Bali
By Nick | October 9th, 2006 |
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Sunday I rode from Seminyak to Yeh Gangga beach, just north of Tanah Lot. Yeh Gangga means water from the Ganges. Looking a map of the area (close up map) you will notice the main road that goes from Denpasar to Tabanan, and onto the port of Gilimanuk, in west Bali. All the small local [...]
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 [...]
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.
Getting ready to ride to Tabanan
By Nick | March 8th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
I’ve been house bound recently, meditating to find those newsworthy items I think people will enjoy. Wanting to be more original and find things to write about that 50 other bloggers haven’t already hammered to death, I mounted my trusty 100cc motorbike and headed for the hills, or rather the paddies. The weather today was [...]
