Bukit Jambul (Jambul Hill) is located at the border between
Pesaban Village and Nongan Village who are included Rendang District,
Karangasem Regency. To reach Bukit Jambul from Klungkung Regency about 25 minute
and 50 minute from Denpasar. Bukit Jambul is nature tourism destination has
owned by Karangasem Regency, which is located at the top of hill so the
surrounding weather is cool and comfortable. Such as other natural scenery in
Karangasem Regency, Bukit Jambul also has fusion of natural landscape in
panorama hills, rice fields, valleys and panoramic sea views. From the height
of Bukit Jambul , tourists can be watched beauty of natural scenery that is very
charming and enchanting. On side the weddings and uphill road we can see
patches of terraced rice (terracing) and cloves trees are growing fertile in
this hill. From east side will be seen the towering hill that were in Sidemen
area and at South will looked rice field and surrounding Klungkung Regency, as
well as at a distance were scenes of sea of southern of Klungkung Regency.
As a tourism area, Bukit Jambul was completed with a large
parking area and there is a restaurant. Bukit Jambul is also as the resting
place so often visited by local and foreign tourist to be traveled to Besakih
Temple or when they are return from Besakih Temple. Generally, tourist who
stops here for lunch and drink also resting for relax, they are can also enjoy
natural scenery of Bukit Jambul which is calm and cool atmosphere. Tourists
often who stop take some picture of natural scenery of Bukit Jambul.
According to information from local people in Pesaban
Village, Bukit Jambul was known since the Dutch colonial period in Indonesia,
where the name was given by tourist who visits. The name is taken from towering
hill was located in the south of the road between Klungkung and Besakih. At the
top of hill there is a temple is called Puncak Sari Temple. Around Puncak Sari Temple areas overgrown by
big and dense trees. Under Puncak Sari Temple there are rice field from local
people that are heavily forested and the hilltop looks like a crested (Jambul).
So, the temple is located at the top hill is Ulun Carik Temple which guarded by
local farmers. Before was named Jambul Hill, the environmental rice field to
the south of the highway is called Babad Kelod. Whereas upland areas and rice
field in northern highway is called Babakan Kaja. Therefore, with presence of
the hill that look like crested(Jambul) and now is tourists attraction then
over time the area known as Bukit Jambul
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