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Bali - Wikitravel. Bali. Bali, the famed Island of the Gods, with its varied landscape of hills and mountains, rugged coastlines and sandy beaches, lush rice terraces and barren volcanic hillsides all providing a picturesque backdrop to its colourful, deeply spiritual and unique culture, stakes a serious claim to be paradise on earth. With world- class surfing and diving, a large number of cultural, historical and archaeological attractions, and an enormous range of accommodations, this is one of the world's most popular island destinations and one which consistently wins travel awards. Bali has something to offer a very broad market of visitors from young back- packers right through to the super- rich.

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Regions[edit]Map of Bali with regions colour coded. South Bali (Kuta, Bukit Peninsula, Canggu, Denpasar, Jimbaran, Legian, Nusa Dua, Sanur, Seminyak, Tanah Lot)The most visited part of the island by far, with Kuta Beach and chic Seminyak. Denpasar — a bustling city, the administrative centre and transport hub of the island but not a major tourist destination. Candidasa — a quiet coastal town, the Bali Aga and gateway to the east coast. Kuta — surfer central, by far the most heavily developed area in Bali. Lots of shopping and night- life and the centre of lower- end party culture on Bali. Jimbaran — sea- side resorts, a nice sheltered beach and seafood restaurants south of Kuta.

Legian — located between Kuta and Seminyak; also the name of Kuta´s main street. Lovina — beautiful black volcanic sand beaches and coral reefs. Padang Bai — a relaxed traditional fishing village with some touristic options. Great place to enjoy the beach, snorkelling, diving and eating fish. Sanur — sea- side resorts and beaches popular with older families. Seminyak — quieter, more upscale beachside resorts and villas just to the north of Legian, with some fashionable upscale restaurants and trendy designer bars and dance clubs Ubud — the centre of art and dance in the foothills, with several museums, the monkey forest and lots of arts and crafts shops.

Other destinations[edit]Amed — an area of peaceful, traditional fishing villages featuring black sand beaches, coral reefs and excellent freediving or scubadiving Bedugul — nice lakes in the mountains, a golf course, the botanical gardens and the famous Ulun Danu Bratan Temple. Bukit Peninsula — the southernmost tip of Bali, with world class surfing, great beaches, and the can't- miss cliff- hanging Uluwatu Temple Kintamani — active volcano Mount Batur, great mountain scenery, largest Lake in Bali, cooler temperatures vegetable and fruit growing. Mount Agung — highest mountain in Bali and the mother temple of Besakih. Nusa Dua — an enclave of high- end resorts and a long, golden sand beach.

Nusa Lembongan — good diving, snorkeling and surfing and a great place to relax. Nusa Penida — wild, rugged and untamed and as off- the- beaten- path as you will get in Bali. West Bali National Park — trekking, bird watching and diving in Bali's only substantial natural protected area. Understand[edit]Bali is one of more than 1. Indonesian archipelago and is located just over 2 kilometres (almost 1. Java and west of the island of Lombok.

The island, home to about 4 million people, is approximately 1. The word "paradise" is used a lot in Bali and not without reason. The combination of friendly, hospitable people, a magnificently visual culture infused with spirituality and (not least) spectacular beaches with great surfing and diving have made Bali Indonesia's unrivaled number one tourist attraction. Eighty percent of international visitors to Indonesia visit Bali and Bali alone. The popularity is not without its flip side— like many places in the island's South, once paradisiacal Kuta has degenerated into a congested warren of concrete with touts and scammers extracting a living by overcharging tourists. The island's visibility has also drawn the unwanted attention of terrorists in 2. Bali has managed to retain its magic.

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Bali is a wonderful destination with something for everyone, and though heavily travelled, it is still easy to find some peace and quiet if you like. Avoid the South of the island if you want a more traditional and genuine Balinese experience. A consideration is the tourist season and Bali can get very crowded in August and September and again at Christmas and New Year. Australians also visit during school holidays in early April, late June and late September, while domestic tourists from elsewhere in Indonesia visit during national holidays. Outside these peak seasons, Bali can be surprisingly quiet and good discounts on accommodation are often available.

Modest dress is expected in Bali. Although bikinis are fine on the beaches and in hotel swimming pools, they are not appropriate while shopping, eating in restaurants. History[edit]Sunset at Tanah Lot Temple which dates from the 1. The first Hindus arrived in Bali as early as 1. BC, but the unique culture which is so apparent to any current day visitor to Bali hails largely from neighbouring Java, with some influence from Bali's distant animist past. The Javanese Majapahit Empire's rule over Bali became complete in the 1. Sseo-Ni Full Movie Online Free there. Gajah Mada, Prime Minister of the Javanese king, defeated the Balinese king at Bedulu.

The rule of the Majapahit Empire resulted in the initial influx of Javanese culture, most of all in architecture, dance, painting, sculpture and the wayang puppet theatre. All of this is still very apparent today. The very few Balinese who did not adopt this Javanese Hindu culture are known today as the Bali Aga ("original Balinese") and still live in the isolated villages of Tenganan near Candidasa and Trunyan on the remote eastern shore of Lake Batur at Kintamani. With the rise of Islam in the Indonesian archipelago, the Majapahit Empire in Java fell and Bali became independent near the turn of the 1. The Javanese aristocracy found refuge in Bali, bringing an even stronger influx of Hindu arts, literature and religion. Divided among a number of ruling rajas, occasionally battling off invaders from now Islamic Java to the west and making forays to conquer Lombok to the east, the north of the island was finally captured by the Dutch colonialists in a series of brutal wars from 1. Southern Bali was not conquered until 1.

Bali did not surrender until 1. In both 1. 90. 6 and 1. Balinese chose death over disgrace and fought en- masse until the bitter end, often walking straight into Dutch cannons and gunfire. This manner of suicidal fighting to the death is known as puputan. Victory was bittersweet, as the images of the puputan highly tarnished the Dutch in the international community. Perhaps to make up for this, the Dutch did not make the Balinese enter into a forced cultivation system, as had happened in Java, and instead tried to promote Balinese culture through their policy of Baliseering or the "Balinisation of Bali". Bali became part of the newly independent Republic of Indonesia in 1.

In 1. 96. 5, the military seized power in a CIA- backed coup, and state- sanctioned anti- communist violence spread across Indonesia. In Bali, it has been said that the rivers ran red with the reprisal killings of suspected communists—most estimates of the death toll say 8. Bali at the time. Watch Blueberry Online.

The current chapter in Bali's history began in the seventies when intrepid hippies and surfers discovered Bali's beaches and waves, and tourism soon became the biggest income earner. Despite the shocks of the terrorist attacks in 2. Bali's culture remains as spectacular as ever. Religion[edit]Ubiquitous canang sari offerings.

Unlike any other island in largely Muslim Indonesia, Bali is a pocket of Hindu religion and culture. Watch Bees In Paradise Online Free HD there. Every aspect of Balinese life is suffused with religion, but the most visible signs are the tiny offerings (canang sari, or sesajen) found in every Balinese house, work place, restaurant, souvenir stall and airport check- in desk.