Wednesday 3 July 2013

Turtle Island - Uluwatu - Sunset Tour(8-10 hour)

      First stop Tanjung Benoa Beach and Turtle Island, located northern side from Nusa Dua area. From Tanjung Benoa can reach Turtle Island (Pulau Penyu) with rent glass bottom boat about 15 minutes ride (extra cost for boat fare). Need to pay small donation to visit Turtle Island and make picture with other animal such as snake, bird, and ruit bat. Tanjung Benoa Beach also very famous with to do water sport activities parasailing, jet ski, dive, fly fish, donut ride, wake board, banana boat, snorkeling, sea walker and fishing (Special offer for water sport and boat fare to Turtle Island click here)


      Next stop at Nusa Dua Beach, Nusa in Balinese mean is
land, Dua mean two, there are two small island in this area. This is another Tourist Resort with wide range white sand beach in the southern part of Bali and offered 5 star chains hotel with international marketing connecting including Club Med, Nusa Dua Beach Hotel, The Westin, The Laguna Resort, Grand Hyatt Bali, Melia Bali, Putri Bali Hotel and the Ayodya Resort. The resort area also provide golf course and many kind of water sport, in south part of Nusa Dua there is Geger Beach, new beach for surfing.
No entrance fee

 



     Next 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 80,000 rupiahs/person
     Next stop at 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
     Next stop to see Kecak Dance at Uluwatu Temple, 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

    Last stop at Jimbaran Bay, 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


Tour Cost
Price A : 1 - 4 person IDR 400,000 per car
Price B : 5 - 7 person IDR 450,000 per car