Taman Ayun translated as a beautiful garden. a vast pond around the temple was once used by ladies in waiting castle kingdom with a small boat. pool was also found religion difficult gw time looking for angles to capture the beauty of the temple, because it was surrounded by a fence and should not be skipped. Garden swing is located in the village of Mengwi Badung, about 18 km northwest of Denpasar (or 25 minutes if driving).
Citing a source of exposure, Pura Taman Ayun was built in the 17th century (supposedly built in 1634) by the first king of the Kingdom of Mengwi Tjokerda Sakti Blambangan with architects who came from China. Initially the temple was erected due pura2 available at that time the distance is too far away to reach by public Mengwi.
Pura Taman Ayun was built with three functions. first as the Temple penyawangan / Mengwi pengayatan so that people who want to pray to a big pura2 such as Besakih, Batukaru, and Batur enough to come to this temple. second, as a unifier of the community with some bloodlines sama2 worship in this place.
YOU at this time perhaps among the tourists who are enjoying the island of enchantment Dewata, Bali. Coincidence is the peak drought. Bali is no escape from the blazing sun of the east sting. Then, as if the stifling heat terusik sense, need not feel disturbed.
Bali does not only rely elegancy Kuta Beach. You can immediately rushing to get hold of the cool air of the protected forest area called Wanara Wana. Furthermore, Wanara Wana save a long and interesting story since the 14 century.
Where is the location and also what keistimewaannya? It's not far, only about 30 kilometers east of Denpasar. Persisnya located in the Village People Padangtegal, Ubud District, Gianyar Regency. Wana Wanara awake and terawat a slick, up to now ditumbuhi approximately 116 types of trees, including those that are already hundreds of years. Covering the area of 9 hectares (ha), of millions of tree was still standing behind the seratusan rare tree called majagau. For Bali, majagau is a sacred tree. Hard wood that is not justified when used as building material needs housing or other buildings. Since hereditary until now, only special majagau wood used for buildings such as the holy shrine.
Wana Wanara standing tree with a dense green and truly serve coolness. Already feel the fresh air since the entrance gate, one of them from the timurnya. Pain is also cool as a potent recipe that is capable of a flash drive away feeling sick violent crushing drought.
As witnessed by the two early last August, as the visitor does not enter sabaran natural forest area is right down from the vehicle. However, the steps they need to stop a moment. Available aturannya, the visitor must first complete its obligations. There, in the vicinity of the entrance, Ketut Astana, one official, with a friendly wait each deposit Rp 10,000 for each adult visitor and Rp 5,000 for children.
Digapai actual nature of tourism was not only coolness. There, visitors can browse the corners to the region through the paths that bend contortion-standing between the trees. Occasionally also the small river that flows docile and calm. Ditingkahi sepoy wet wind, Wanara Wana indeed serve peace and calm of life experience.
The Wanara Wana become not only the growth of millions of standing tree species including rare and sacred tree, majagau. When the paths, often heard kerakan monkeys that are nongol on the branches of trees or are bergelantung around the branch. Does not sound a little too friendly with the monkey berkerak the visitors. The presence of monkey which is now about 300 head berpopulasi create attraction Wanara Wana be perfect.
Primates in the forest area is unique behave. Generally be tame and friendly towards the visitors. However, occasionally behave grumpy if disturbed by visitors. If you suddenly have to change the attitudes of these animals, the visitors do not need to be so does not need to panic. There has spread a number of officers known as pawangnya. Nyoman Ngurah, for example. Voice of the diviner are powerful enough to restore primates that are not friendly towards the visitors.
The existence of Wanara Wana satwanya including full support of the local community. Section of tourism because of this management directly under the Village People Padangtegal. "As the body of the business property of such village," said Wayan slamat simply differentiate with a number of other similar tourism in Bali, such as Sangeh, Pulati, Uluwatu, and Bedugul.
OF AREA Wanara Wana forest that is now becoming one of the mainstay tourism and also Gianyar Bali was already known and well-kept since the 14 century. Note the other, the forest is always a place of recreation or health petinggi the Dutch colony in the past.
Other facts, in the area up to now still survive three old temple. In there Pura Agung, located in the southern region. Place of worship is the main temple Padangtegal community. To the north of the Temple is standing around the small river. Then again there is an old temple called the timurnya Pura Prajapati.
In its development, not only Wanara Wana serve coolness, peace, and calm. Forest area is also the place of the scientific research from various universities, for example, from the University of Alabama, United States, in cooperation with the University of Udayana, Denpasar, beginning in 1990.
Special monyetnya offensive, in the research note that the animals that this is the type of animal-friendly and familiar. However, the changes will be grumpy if disturbed. Especially for the Bali, the monkey is important because it related to culture.
Keterkaitannya among others terefleksikan through folk dance, such as dance and Kecak Ramayana epic and folktale other.
Thus, Wanara Wana serve not only cool air.
In fact, the tour is also still keep a variety of other unique, including the story of scientific nuances. (ANS)
Bali is one that is an island in Indonesia, and became one of the provinces in Indonesia that many tune by various tourists. Bali lies between Java and Lombok Island. The provincial capital of Bali is Denpasar, located on the southern island. Bali is a majority of the population embraces Hinduism. In the world, Bali is renowned as a tourism destination in Australia with a unique variety of art-culture, especially for the Japanese and Australian tourists. Bali is also known as Pulau Dewata.
Island of Bali is part of the Small Sunda Islands along the 153 km and 112 km selebar approximately 3.2 km from the island of Java. The astronomical, Bali is located at 8 ° 25? 23? South latitude and 115 ° 14? 55? Latitude East mebuatnya the tropical Indonesia as part of another.
Gunung Agung is the highest point in Bali at 3148 m. This volcano last erupt in March 1963. Gunung Batur is also one of the mountain tourist island of Bali. Around 30,000 years ago, erupt Gunung Batur and a terrible disaster on earth. Unlike the in the north, the southern island of Bali is a map of the low dialiri the rivers.
Based on the relief and topography, in the middle of the island of Bali mountain range stretching from west to east which is the object of a interesting tour among the mountains and there are objects of nature tourism cluster volcanoes, namely Gunung Batur and Gunung Agung mountain and that is not the fiery Mount Merbuk, Gunung Patas, and Gunung Seraya. There is a mountain in the tourist area of Bali Geographic divided into two (2) that is not the same, namely North Bali with low narrow and less land, Bali and South with a broad low and sloping. Slope of the land consists of the island of Bali land flat (0-2%) of 122,652 ha, the land-wave (2-15%) of 118,339 ha, steep land (15-40%) of 190,486 ha, and land is very steep (> 40% ) covering 132,189 ha. Province of Bali has 4 (four) the lake is located in mountain area, namely: Lake Beratan, Buyan, Tamblingan and Lake Batur.
Places that are important are other Indonesian tourism on the island of Bali Ubud is the center of art located in the Gianyar regency, while Kuta, Sanur, Seminyak, Jimbaran and Nusa Dua tourist attractions are a few places that a tourist destination, tourist beaches and good health .
