Friday 21 September 2012

Uluwatu tempel - Kecak dance tour

 First stop will see Garuda Wisnu Kencana (GWK), Huge project statue will be 150 meters high located in the highest point of Ungasan Village with spectacular view of Denpasar City, Ngurah Rai airport and Benoa Harbor. For now the visitor can visit the area mainly the statue of the Garuda and the statue of Wisnu God, in Hindu mythology the Garuda is transportation of Wisnu God Entrance ticket cost at 60,000 rupiahs/person
gwk staciu


Second stop Dreamland Beach, located in Pecatu Village and this is famous with Surfing Beach and good places for swimming, the beach has white sand and surrounding with white rock cliff. The area will be build big hotel resort, golf course and house property. Nice place to see sunset from here too.
To enter this place need to pay entrance fee at 15.000 rupiah/car
dreamland beach

 Third stop will see Uluwatu Temple, Ulu in Balinese mean heart, Watu it's mean stone. This temple built in 11th century by Javanese priest Empu Kuturan or well known with Empu Raja Kerta. The temple located in south western tip of peninsula, up to the blue sea cliff approximately 100 meters high, the best place to view of the sunset. In 16 century another Javanese priest Danghyang Nirartha visit this temple and add more building, he retreated to this temple for his final life, when he attained Moksa or freedom. There are a lot of monkey around the temple.
Entrance ticket cost at 20,000 rupiahs/person
uluwatu temple

 Fourth stop to see Kecak Dance at Uluwatu Temple every day at 6.00pm, A Kecak performance is very simple. The men's chorus chants the words Cak ke-cak ke-cak ke-cak ke-cak ke-cak, in rhythm, over and over again, For this reason they are called the Kecak or Cak dance. The Kecak dances consist of about fifty men wearing only a loin-cloth, the upper part of their bodies left bare. They form rows of circles, in the middle of which is a coconut oil lamp. The Kecak dance is performed for dance-dramas and the story presented is take from the Ramayana epic.
Ticket fee at 70,000 rupiahs/person
kecak dance
  Fifth stop at Jimbaran Bay for Dinner, Jimbaran located in south of airport, the beach has white sand. The area originally fishing Village with fish market. Now there are luxury hotel built, Bali Intercontinental Resort and Four Season Resort. Jimbaran bay well known with beachside Sea food Restaurant while enjoying the sunset and scenery with cold drink and a fresh grill fish with live group music by local singer offered international song and the song title could be request.
The sea food cost by weight
dinner
 
Tour Cost
Price A : 1 - 4 person IDR 350,000 per car
Price B : 5 - 7 person IDR 400,000 per car