Bali info, north and west part of bali by palomabalitours.com

NORTH OF BALI

North of Bali:>> Lovina l Gigit water fall l menjangan island
West of Bali:>> National Bali Park

LOVINA

The attraction of Lovina is the quilt Unhurried pace of village life, coupled with the tranquility of the beach and calm seas which is excellent for swimming and snorkeling besides Menjangan Island, off the north west of the Bali, a mecca for divers, the reef of Lovina is also an ideal place for qualified divers. Added attractions are the dolphins in their natural habitat, which can be watched early in the morning since the first hotel was built by late Anak Agung Panji Tresna in 1960, small hotels and home stays have emerged to provided facilities, less sophisticated budget mainly for those who travel on a shoestring. Currently several star-rated hotel have been built and fully operating and many more will come on line.

GITGIT WATERFALL

It is located in the village of Gitgit, 11 kilometer south of Singaraja. Follow the toot path to the site of waterfall with of distance of 800 meters. Souvenir and drink stalls line the footpath. From here looking into the north coast you cant see the town of Singaraja like a small speak in village. The coffee and clove plantations adds scenic beauty to this area.

MENJANGAN ISLAND

The ultimate diving highlight. This tiny island is located within the West Bali National Park on the north-western tip of Bali. From Labuan Lalang the island is accessed by small boats in about 30 minutes. After a few meters off-shore the adventure begins. Beautiful coral walls are crowded by an abundant number of fish. large variety of parrotfish.

West of Bali

WEST BALI NATIONAL PARK

West Bali National Park is situated in two regencies: Jembrana and Buleleng. The entrance on the Jembrana side of the park is at Melaya on the Denpasar-Gilimanuk road. Visit this place if you're looking for pristine tropical nature. The park is the last natural habitat of the endangered jalak putih-fewer than fifty are believed to be left in the wild, where they are threatened by poaching. The park is also home to banteng and the deer-like Menjangan. The National Park contains a broad range of natural environments, from mangrove coastal forests to savanna and rainforests.

GILIMANUK

The beauty of Gilimanuk's beaches is rarely mentioned. It has a wide range of them: coral beaches, white and black sand beaches, and mangrove forest. The beauty of the underwater
coral awaits anyone willing to dive in and go for a snorkel. There are two small islands in the bay, which are barely more than sandbars-Pulau Kalong (Bat Island) and Pulau Burung (Bird Island). There is also a museum containing pre-Hindu archeology. The villages around Gilimanuk contains a mixture of Balinese, Javanese, Madurese and Bugis architecture unique to Bali. No less beautiful are the various boats belonging to these ethnic groups.

Candikusuma Beach
recreational place for local people on holidays and Sundays

Baluk Rening Beach
The Beach is silent and also the place for watching sunset. Traditional jukung race is scheduled in August yearly.

Perancak
Here is a big temple named Pura Gde Purancak. Above the place ones could see crocodile park and regular afternoon buffalo race is performed for tourists.

Delod Berawah Beach
Recreational place for bath domestic and foreign tourist, also the buffalo race arena is available.

Rambut Siwi
Big Hindu temple above the cliff on the southern coast. There are painters at work and it has fantastic sunset.

Medewi Beach
Well known as a surfing sport, sunset and has a standard accommodation with swimming pool.

Bunut Bolong
sacred bayan tree grows above main road and all traffics pass trough the hole of the tree. This place is good for forestry land agro-tourism.

Credits:
This reference provided and wrote by: Ketut Sheko, a Spanish Bali Tour Guide
e-mail: sheko@palomabalitours.com homepage: http://www.geocities.com/shekobali