Candi Dasa East Bali Tourism Destination

Candi Dasa is beach tourism destination in Bali. Candi Dasa is located Candi Dasa Village, Manggis District, Karangasem Regency. Around 50 minute from Denpasar and 90 minute from Ngurah Rai International Airport. Candi Dasa beach is very different with other beach in Bali because the beach is protected by concrete known as crib. But Candi Dasa has very beauty scenery where every visitor can enjoy the sunset and sunrise. Sunset in Candi Dasa is not less attractive than Kuta Beach. Sunset in Candi Dasa is more attractive because the sun will be looks rounded at goes down between hill and around Candi Dasa Sea. When the sunset had completely, still emits a reddish color in the sky. In the morning sunrise will not be seen directly in Candi Dasa because closed some hillside on eastside of Candi Dasa Area. To be able to enjoy the beautiful sunrise should be walked toward to Tanjung Iri, which is part of Candi Dasa Area is located in the east.

Candi Dasa tourism areas there are many tourist accommodation facilities which relative cheap and are located almost entirely near the beach. Candi Dasa tourism area has strategic located and close to some other tourism object such as Tirta Gangga, Taman Ujung, Tulamben, Amed, Tenganan and also can cross to Nusa Lembongan and Nusa Penida. Besides having a natural scenery, Candi Dasa has some typical small land offshore which is about 200 meters from the beach. These lands are named Gili Biaha and Gili Mampang, another one is around 100 meters and shaped like a cliff to meet directly with the sea. The largest land is Gili Biaha which is around 3 acres and be suitable place for snorkeling because has beauty underwater scenery. Other view can be enjoy is Lotus Lagoon, Lotus Lagoon is an artificial lake is located in the middle of Candi Dasa area and adjacent to the beach. Lotus Lagoon covers about 50 x 50 square meters in the middle there is a small land overgrown with some ketapang and bingin (banyan) trees also 4 little statues that surround it. Another thing make Candi Dasa Area is famous to foreign countries as a place to learn yoga. There is an ashram, a place for Hindus and also open to public, which is named Candi Dasa Ashram. Candi Dasa is one of tourism destination in Bali, so i recommend you to visit Candi Dasa.http://www.balisurfadvisor.com/

Tenganan Village

Tenganan Village is one of ancient in Bali. Pattern of human life reflect cultural of Bali aga village, Tenganan Village different from other village in Bali. Because of this, Tenganan village as of one cultural tourism object in Bali. Tenganan Village is located Manggis District, Karangasem Regency. Tenganan Village around 5km from Candidasa tourism area and 65km from Denpasar.

As cultural tourism object, Tenganan Village many unique and interesting peculiarities to be seen and understanding. From social system was developed, Tenganan society is composed of Tenganan native Village. Because the mating system adopted from paramental system which the women  and men in their family have same degree and legacy. Tenganan system is different  with system adopted by people in Bali. They are also embrace local system ( endogami) , where people bound in awig - awig (customary law) requires marriage do fellow Tenganan people. If system violated person can't allowed to be krama (resident) village, meaning is he get out from Tenganan Village.

Tenganan Village have unique tradition, there is Makare - Kare, in Indonesian is Perang Pandan. Mekare - Kare is part of ceremonies from Ngusamba Sambah. Makare - Kare always every June and which last for 30 days. 

After Mekare - Kare the participant  will be megibung. Megibung is eating tradition, all participant regardless of their social status.Megibung is not ceremony but custom from Tenganan Village and Karangasem. Makare - Kare and Megibung is unique culture in Tenganan Village. 

Expect Mekare - Kare, Tenganan Village have also weaving craft Gringsing. Gringsing is weaving as characteristic from Tenganan Village. Gringsing sacred meaning that is as repellent reinforcements, this can be seen from the Gringsing, Gring is mean "sick" and Sing is mean "no", so gringsing means to avoid pain. Gringsing motif that form a plus sign describes the philosophy of life for Tenganan people. There are only 3 colors are visible on gringsing, white/yellow represent oxygen (air), red symbolizes the heat (energy) and black symbolized water. Generally, people in Tenganan used Gringsing for special ceremony, such as Metatah (tooth filling), Wedding, and other religious ceremonies.

Tenganan curtural tourism village have a lagre pakring area, art shop, and generally facilities for tourist. To visit Tenganan don't have to pay because there implementing voluntary donation system for people in Tenganan village. That is Tenganan Village with the culture and nature.http://www.balisurfadvisor.com/