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 Bali Island - where religion is the source of traditional customs in everyday life. A vibrant culture, unique arts and ceremonies, a gentle and friendly people and spectacular scenery make Bali Island one of the premier travel destinations in the world.
Come to Bali Island to learn for yourself how beautiful Bali is. It needs more pages to describe the wonders and magic of Bali Island in words. Here is a glance info about Bali Island.
Bali Island, Where, Width and Population
Bali Island is one of the 17,000 Islands of Indonesia, located between 8 and 9 degree south of the Equator.
It takes 3 hours flight from Singapore or 5 hours from Sydney or 4 hours from Hong Kong and 8 hours from Tokyo, those closest cities in the pacific. There are direct and some connects flights from Europe, North and South America as well as Africa.
A very narrow strait, called the strait of Bali, joins the Indian (Indonesia) ocean and the Java sea, separating Bali Island from Java Island.
Bali Island’s total area is slightly more than 2000 square miles. According to the latest census Bali Island’s population is three million five hundred thousand people. |
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Bali Golf
 Top of the list, and a must for the serious golfer, is the Bali Handara Kosaido Country Club. Set in the beautiful countryside of Mount Catur (2098m above sea level), this 18-hole course is a world silver-medal golf resort. On the south-east coast you can choose between the Bali Golf & Country Club, an 18-hole course in Nusa Dua which hosted the 1994 Alfred Dunhill Asian Masters, or the 9-hole course at the Grand Bali Beach Hotel, Sanur. Golf equipment available at all courses.
Nirwana Bali Golf Club
sets on the Southwest coast of Bali, 30 minutes drive from Ngurah Rai International Airport, Nirwana Bali Golf Club offers a spectacular Greg Norman designed championship golf course that will challenge players of all skill levels.
Bali Handara Kosaido
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Balinese Culture
 The culture of Bali is unique. People say that the Balinese people have reached self-content. It is not an exaggeration that when a Balinese is asked what heaven is like, he would say, just like Bali, without the worries of mundane life. They want to live in Bali, to be cremated in Bali when they die, and to reincarnate in Bali.
It does not mean that the Balinese resist changes. Instead, they adapt them to their own system. This goes back far in history. Prior to the arrival of Hinduism in Bali and in other parts of Indonesia, people practised animism. When Hinduism arrives, the practice of Hinduism is adapted to local practices. The brand of Hinduism practised in Bali is much different from that in India. Other aspects ... more |
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Bali Religion
 Most population of Bali Island (90%) are Hindu and the others are Catholic, Protestant, Moslem and Buddhist. The Hinduism in Bali mixed with local tradition and culture, thus almost everyday you can find ceremony or festival.
The Balinese will be accompanied by rituals from birth to death. The birth is celebrated through the (penyambutan) ceremony, The three Month ceremony when the child is allowed to touch the ground an given the name. Every six month celebrate otonan (birth day), after the adulation they have (tooth filling) ceremony then wedding ceremony.
As we are Hindu we have also Cremation ceremony, if some one died we will cremate the death body. Common people said that through cremation the soul can go the Heaven.
Temples, houses and other building are ... more |
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Flights to Bali
 Direct flights to Bali are available mostly from cities in Asia and Pacific countries: Bangkok (BKK), Brunei (Bandar Sri Begawan, BWN), Darwin (DRW), Dili (DIL), Doha (DOH), Hong Kong (HKG), Kuala Lumpur (KUL), Melbourne (MEL), Osaka (KIX), Perth (PER), Seoul (ICN), Singapore (SIN), Taipei Taiwan (TPE), Tokyo Narita (NRT).
If you are not living on the above cities, find the flight to Singapore (SIN) or Hong Kong (HKG) or Bangkok (BKK) or Kuala Lumpur (KUL), then get connection flight to Denpasar (DPS), Bali. (Denpasar is capital city of Bali with code: DPS. When you check flight schedule, don’t look for Bali, but look for Denpasar, DPS)
If you are living in Amsterdam, you get KLM-Royal Dutch Airlines flight from Amsterdam (AMS) to Jakarta (CGK) then connect to Denpasar ... more |
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Visa and Travel Formalities
 PASSPORT
All visitors traveling to Indonesia must be in possession of a passport valid for at least six months from the date of arrival and have proof of onward passage
VISA
1. Free Visa
Visas are not required for nationals of
Brunei Darussalam,Chili,Hong Kong,Macao,Malaysia,Morocco Philippines,Peru,Singapore,Thailand,Vietnam
2. Visa On Arrival (VoA) at US$ 30 per person Visa on Arrival are required for nationals of
Argentine,Australia,Austria,Bahrain,Belgium,Bulgaria,Brazil,Cambodia Canada,Cyprus,Denmark,Egypt,Estonia,Finland,France,Germany,Grace Hungary,Iceland,India,Iran,Ireland,Italy,Japan,Kuwait,Laos,Liechtenstein Luxemburg,Maldives,Malta,Mexico,Monaco,Netherlands,New Zealand Norway,Oman, People`s Republic of China,Poland,Portugal,Qatar,Russia Saudi Arabia,Sweden,South Africa,South Korea,Spain,Suriname,Switzerland Taiwan,United Arab Emirates,United Kingdom,United States of America
Entry and exit must be made through certain specified gateways: By air through: Jakarta, Bali, Medan, Manado, Pakan Baru, Padang, and Surabaya. By sea through: Batam, Belawan, Sibolga, Dumai, Padang, Jakarta, Bali, and Jayapura. For other ports of entry and exit special visas ... more |
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