Saturday, August 23, 2008

Overview of Bali, before your holiday

light Path

Bali Ngurah Rai Airport served 15 international airlines. Until now Singapore Airlines and Garuda Indonesia have the highest frequency of flights. Also available on request by Maskapai domestic flights connecting Bali and Surabaya, Jakarta, Yogyakarta, and major cities in Indonesia. Most of the airline through a short distance to and from Singapore, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Hong Kong, Taipei and the main airport in Australia and Japan. Usually, international airlines flying directly to Bali or transit through an airport nearby.

Airport

Ngurah Rai International Airport is often referred to Denpasar or DPS on air ticket, to serve all domestic and international flights. The airport's strategic location in the tourist area of Bali: 30 minutes to Sanur, 15 minutes to Nusa Dua, 60 minutes to Ubud, Tabanan 40-50 minutes to / Tanah Lot, 20-30 minutes to Kuta. The official airport taxi is available to serve passengers from the airport to all the places in Bali with the price of (U.S. $ 2.50-$ 45.00). For a special tour entourage found by staff representatives of DMC (Destination Management Company), which set the process of transportation to the hotel / villa.

Airport levy

Rp. 100.000, - (Lima Puluh One hundred thousand rupiah) per person landed with international flights, while Rp. 75.000, - (Seven Thousand Five Puluh Rupiah), for a domestic flight with the landing. Land routes

Land routes

After a cross in the port of Ketapang - Gilimanuk, public bus to the bus terminal in Denpasar Ubung with the time of the approximately 3 hours drive. All vehicles across the land route to the provincial line quality hot mix asphalt is smooth, but quite dense, and a lot of bend in the median this. Need for patience and vigilance rider. Ensure the brakes, lights, horn, tires and engine vehicles in the road conditions feasible distance.

Terminal

Bus Probolinggo, Malang, Surabaya, most operating in Terminal Ubung, as well as bus-bus Lombok, and transportation routes between the city to city in Bali. Hours away from the bus business class at 21:00 am to WITA, the rest served bus economy. Most of the day (Maulud Prophet Christmas. Lebaran), hours away, or more often ahead early, and occurs when there is no scarcity of additional fleet. Purchase bus tickets can be made through travel agents, or buy a (bargaining) at the terminal. Cerdiklah bid and ensure the quality of the bus of your choice! Denpasar ticket prices - ranging Rp.85.000 Surabaya, - Rp.125.000, --

City transportation

Although not as much as in P. Java, are still available for public angkotan some routes in the city of Denpasar and surrounding areas every day. Basic rate for short-haul 2 km per person Rp. 3000 - Rp.6000, - the rest vary depending on the amount of goods. Operating public transport average until at 22:00, and only serve the route-specific path, such Kreneng-Sanur.

Taxi

Taxi service is available 24 hours with various Taxi operators in all parts of Bali. Cargo Rates are calculated according to the agreement or with a driver dependent. Make sure you agree with before the tariff increase. Start from the beginning Rp.5000, -, and the cost per kilometer adalh Rp.4000. Wait Rp.30.000 rate per hour.

Motorcycle Rental

Rental car 4, the wheels 2, the bus easily found along the roadside-large, for example, the main road in Denpasar, Kuta, Legian. Also available is a car rental service & motorcycle official. Prices and types of vehicles varies with the variety of functions in order to lease: rental business, renting tour, rent individuals.

ATM

ATM (Automated Teller Machines) is available in public places are easy to reach, such as in the mall, restaurants, shopping centers.

Email Communications & Internet

Internet connection is available with many different providers. Internet cafés, Internet café, Wi-Fi facilities, Hot Spot easily found in every road, especially the main road in Bali, also in almost all hotels provide Internet facilities with rational price. Special Public internet, price and facilities vary, approximately Rp. 4000 per hour.

Telephone & Fax

Code Internasioanl Indonesia is +62. International roaming facility users can connect the phone, except in some remote area in Bali. HP shop, Pulsa, Phone Card with a variety of brands in all areas in Bali. Service information, please contact 108, & tour operator or your hotel. Hotel and Resort provides international phone lines.

Language

English language and the language into Bali and public association for the State of Indonesia in Bali. Meanwhile bahasa ingris into oral and written language are the most commonly used in the area of tourism and business tourism. Very easy to find a guide or translator foreign language (Japanese, Chinese, Russian, Italian, Dutch) in Bali. No lag, services, services in foreign languages and English is available.

Mass Media

Newspapers - Magazines - Booklet is available in public places for WNI, or the expatriates, and Wisman. Newspapers Local, National and International brisk Bali. Almost all media use Bahasa Indonesia and English. The scope of the various information, especially information tourism advertising, products and goods and services.

Health Facilities

Many hotels provide a doctor to call, the health clinic. Health facilities and international staff are also available, such BIMC that operates 24 hours & 7 days a week. Balinese also has a General Hospital Center Sanglah, which has falisitas handling of trauma and blood donors modern. Pharmacies, pharmacy, and many are available. It is useful if you carry a prescription, or record health history to help the correct diagnosis-related complaints suffered.

Lodging

Resort hotel services available in accordance with the choice and your pocket. Regions Bali can be divided into regions: North (Lovina, Pemuteran), South (Jimbaran, Denpasar, Kuta, Kuta, Legian, Nusa Dua, Sanur, Seminyak, Tanjung Benoa, Tuban), West (Kuta, Tabanan), East (Amed, Candi Dasa, Lembongan, Manggis), Central (Bedugul, Ubud) Pesona Beach, Mountain, traditional villages and entertainment metropolis can be found on the island and feel Dewata

Residence

Population in Bali around 3 million juwa spread in 8 districts, and the terpadata in the southern region.

Religion

Most of the Hindu religion hug, hug and a small Islamic, Christian and Buddhist.

Places of worship

Balinese thousand Pura is the land. In each place, and certainly found Pura every morning / afternoon Bali people have special rituals, in addition to the days of which have been determined by custom & Hindu Bali. For embraces religion other than Hindu, a church, mosque, Vihara in some particular place. Information schedule and place of worship can be obtained at your hotel staff reseption. All coexistence and harmonious brothers in Bali. Even in the area of Nusa Dua, have complicated the Puja Mandala near Nusa Dua there are building together to worship the Hindu, Muslim, Christian, Buddhist.

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Friday, August 15, 2008

Talking about Bali

Talking about Bali, never separated from the cultural uniqueness. Community and thought Bali is affected by the culture that is still strong, maintained up to now.

When talking about the culture of Bali (customs), then the culture will not be separated from the Hindu Religion. If you watch, both the mixed and establish the uniqueness of Balinese culture is unique.

Hinduism in Bali is very different from the Hindu religion in India. Hinduism in Bali absorbed into the cultural community to out-putnya so very different from the Hindu religion in India. For example: the concept persembahyangan facilities in the Hindu religion, which consists of: water, fire, flowers, fruit, leaves a variety of shapes in a variety of religious ceremonies. Until very difficult to be separated, where religion and customs.

In modern life, there are some traditions that simplified after review of the different basic philosophy in the Hindu religion. However, the various traditions still maintained as the original, such as in the areas of Bali Central and South Bali.

Culture agricultural community that has now become a modern society in various forms, sometimes a dilemma for individuals who own Model. Such as: ngayah obligations in line with the working hours of members row. However, this phenomenon does not release the desire to continue the community tradition parent. They can be compromised in various ways, take the concept of harmonization of the basic philosophical way of thinking community.

Bali is unique and special. Hopefully that tradition has mendarah meat is still maintained in a long time and not become extinct in the era gerusan.
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