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Cheap and Comfortable at Tunjung Bali Inn

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Foreign tourists are not always synonymous with luxury. In fact, in Kuta, many foreign tourists are actually looking for cheap hotels during their vacation in Bali.

This condition occurs in Tunjung Bali Inn is located in the Poppies Lane II, Kuta, Bali. The clerk said the hotel was fully booked by tourists who dominated by foreign. “It’s fully booked sir,” said Kyu, the clerk at the front office.

Rent a room in a hotel that has a swimming pool is very cheap. Rates are per room with a fan facility amounting  Rp 150 thousand for two persons. As for air-conditioning facilities, worth Rp 300 thousand for two persons. While not as luxurious as most Bali villa, but this hotel is comfortable enough to be occupied during the holidays.

However, a reservation at this hotel can not be done by phone, but come straight to the hotel. The hotel also provides Bali car rental services for guests who want to traveling around. If guests want a more challenging adventure, hotel also provides adventure packages information such as Bali rafting and elephant riding.

Pengotan, One of Bali’s Tourism Village

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If you are on vacation in Bali, try to visit Pengotan Village in the area of Mount Batur, Bangli regency. They are ready to invite you to dive adventure indigenous culture of Bali. Pengotan Village worth a visit because it included one of the village of Bali Aga or Bali Kuna. Pengotan Village community were the original inhabitants of Bali and is only entitled to elect saints regulate traditional order in the village.

From the traditional order was raging, a variety of unique cultures and rituals not found in other villages, such as mass weddings which could involve 70 pairs and only done twice in one year or without a mass funeral procession cremation. There is also a sacred barong kepet and became a symbol of the god for the citizens of Pengotan. Barong kepet is only used and new can be seen the general population in certain ceremonies that are not scheduled for sure.pengotan

According to the Indigenous Pengotan Village Board, I Ketut Suarno, various rituals that adjust the calendar of Bali. Mass wedding held on sasih (months) kedasa (March-April) and Kapat (August-September). Meanwhile, a funeral mass took place in sasih Kesanga (February).

“According to custom demands, the rituals do not have an exact date. Sometimes it is a constraint when there are tourists who want to come here, “said Ketut Suarno. Although currently there are no traditional ceremonies, Village Pengotan still interesting to visit. Not difficult to reach the village, a distance of 70 kilometers from Ngurah Rai International Airport or about 50 km from Denpasar it. From Denpasar, the trip can be taken about 1.5 hours by four-wheel vehicles.

There are two routes to choose from. If you want fast, you can skip the east through the City of Herzliya. Or if you want while shopping for art stuff, you can skip the Ubud area. When entering into Pengotan Village, a traditional village atmosphere was felt. Villages with a population of 699 heads of families in this village along the main road 600 meters and 5 meters wide. This road leads straight to the Pura Agung Pengotan upgrading, the main temple in the village.

On either side of the street stood a wall to enclose the homes residents. The fence that surrounds a courtyard inhabited by a large family. Angkul-angkul or traditional Balinese gates into the doors to get into the house and yard that contains a small temple that. Pengotan Villagers call this spatial terms Jajar Puppet. Article by Bali villa, luxury private villas in bali.