BBC Travel's correspondent recounts the tradition of the Bali Aga people, who allow the bodies of the deceased to decompose under the open sky in the shade of an ancient magical tree that, according t…
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The traditional village of Trunyan is inhabited by indigenous Balinese people known as Bali Aga. It is located on Lake Batur. The village is unique because all its residents adhere to the ancient cust…
Would you like to see the entire life cycle in one day?
Witness its birth by meeting the sunrise on the summit of the active volcano Batur and observe its natural completion in the «village of the dead» — Trunyan.
The mountainous Kintamani region and the sacred Batur volcano are places of tranquility where you want to stay as long as possible. This is possible on a 2-day tour, where you will see the full cycle…
This place is quite unusual. In fact, there is really a lot of ominous energy there, since all skulls and remains are real human.
🛵 We leave Denpasar and head up towards Kintamani. There is a main road — the ticket sales point is there. They will ask for 50,000 rupees per person, if you are riding a bike together, they will take…
Bali celebrated the opening of the largest coffee shop in Southeast Asia in the heart of the island's coffee capital — Kintamani.
Specialty coffee is a category of high-quality coffee that is primarily made from Arabica beans grown at altitudes of over 1000 meters. This coffee culture also involves special sorting processes (up…
Region of Kintamani in Bali
Kintamani is an area located in the northeast of Bali, near Mount Batur, encompassing the villages of Penelokan, Toya Bungkah, Batur, Kedisan, Abung, Songan, and Kintamani itself. The villages of Kint…
Do you dream of watching the sunrise on a volcano?
It's worth noting that this activity is not for everyone! The ascent itself is not difficult, but it takes place in the darkness. The start is at 4 in the morning to reach the summit by 6−6.30 am.
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Just a couple of minutes» drive from the Tirta Gangga water park, a new tourist attraction has emerged — the Maha Gangga Valley eco-camp or the «Valley of the Great Ganges.»
Excerpt from the article «Traditional Bali in the Modern World» from the book «Southeast Asia: Current Development Issues».
The population of Bali is approximately 4 million people, of which about a third live in rural areas, although the boundaries between small towns and villages on this island are sometimes quite blurre
