Sanur Beach

Sanur Beach....The orginal beach resort,sanur's quiet charm still appeals and has many fine hotels, restaurant,and also famous for it's sunrise.Sanujr is uncluttered laid back and friendly. It's long stretch of beach offers shallow water.Colorful jukung fishingboats rest on the sand,backed by a paved cycling path.

Telaga Waja River

Visiting Bali without visit Beach is not feel that you are in Bali. Many other outdoor activities that you can do in Bali such as ride bike, trekking, snorkeling dive and white water rafting. I think most people already known about white water rafting. It is recreational outdoor use an inflatable raft  to navigate water.

In Bali there are few rivers that you can do white water rafting Ayung River located near Ubud,Ayung river rafting is good for beginning because this river has grade 2-4,and smooth rapid, but need more extra energy to get to river, there are long stairways to get to the river from the lobby where you start it.But panorama in Ayung River is magnificent, long the way in the river.

But in this article,it will talk about Telaga Waja River, located  on the eastern part of Bali,Karangasem ( Menanga,Rendang )about 1,5 hours  drive from Kuta.

Here is some characteristic of Telaga Waja River :

Ø  The Longest River Rafting for Rafting in Bali  : It’s offers 16 kilometers rafting route, normally take about 2.5 hours from starting point to the finishing point,but sometime take more than 2.5 hours depending on how high is the water in the river in that time when dry season water bit low, and of course need more extra energy to paddling your river raft,when wet season,it will be more fun because river rapids it will be ok.

Ø  No Long Stairways  :  Talking about white water rafting in river of course thinking about how the way to get river from starting point to the river where River Raft parking.But in Telaga Waja river most of the way to the river is not long walk or just short stairways.

Ø  Real Family Fun : Because Rapid in telaga Waja River not too strong is good  for family having fun ,Telaga Waja River has level 2- 4 river rapids classifications.

Ø  Away from Air Pollution  : Because located of this river away from city so the air still fresh .

Ø  Natural Beauty :  Telaga Waja River offers a natural tropical environment with plenty of coconut tree on the edge of Rivers,and also you see lots animal,Monkey,bird and Monitor Lizard if you are  lucky, when resting in one of rest area…Monitor Lizard will jump to the River Raft,of course Monitor Lizard will jumpin to the River Raft  when no body in the River Raft.

Balinese New Year : NYEPI ON 17th MARCH 2018

The new year is celebrated with pomp almost everywhere in the world. And being home to a unique culturei , Bali has its own way to ring in the new year. Leave your trumpets and fireworks at home ,for the Balinese are flooding the streets of their island with evil  monsters in welcoming the Caka New Year.

The first day of the Caka New Year on the Balinese calendar, call Nyepi is marked with complete silence. On this day, activities that involve pleasure ,fire and work are prohibited even the island’s international airport is closed for 24 hours .In the streets ,the odd stray  dogs may wander past but that’s about it. With the being said, celebrations take place  across the island the evening before ,with people flocking the streets of their villages to take part in the hype.

Known as Ngerupuk Parade , the new year’s eve festivity takes  place literally in every village in Bali ; and this includes Kuta and Seminyak ( which area also villages in case you didn’t knw ). Each village has a number of smaller units called Banjar ; and each Banjar will design and build their coolest ,most evil looking giant puppet or Ogoh-Ogoh to join in the street parade.

The nama Ogoh-Ogoh is derived from the Balinese “ Ogoh-ogoh “,meaning “ to shake “ and it represents the Bhuta –Kala or evil spirits,vices that need  to be  kept away from human. Many local  from Banjar community willcarry their Ogoh-Ogoh in a convoy,shaking it to make it look likes it’s moving and dancing.Of  course,different Ogoh-Ogoh have different functions , so when made  to move they produce different actions.

The parade normally leads into an intersection,causing the convoy to circle around, which pushes the on lookers outwards and tighter together.Then more men will appear behind the float,playing instruments as they run and circle their village’s demon creation.All this movement and sound symbolies a duel between the demon and the village . But the commotion doesn,t end anytime soon ,for dozen of Banjars take part in one parade. Some of the Ogoh-Ogoh will then burnt after being paraded around as a symbol of purification.