Bali is an excellent island in the Indian Ocean, very popular among tourists from different countries. For a good rest, there are all: beautiful romantic beaches, the opportunity to surf, as well as a lot of sights that will surprise even the most sophisticated traveler. What interesting can be seen on Bali?
If you relax on such popular resorts like Kuta, Seminyak, Nusa Dua or Jimbaran, visit such a place as Ubud. First, this is a great opportunity to see a little different, not a beach, but a mountain bali, with its unusual culture and lifestyle, which has not changed in many respects. Secondly, in Ubud and its surroundings, there are many interesting places that are very convenient, with the smallest temporary and material costs, you can visit exactly from here.
In Ubud, it is best to come for a few days, so as not to rush to enjoy the special atmosphere of this town, see all the most interesting. Getting to Ubud is the most convenient for taxi, the fare, for example, from Cute or Jimbaran, will be 250,000 Indonesian rupees (about $ 20, 1 dollar = 11,450 rupees), time on the road - about two hours. You can stay in Ubud in one of the numerous guest houses. The cost of living, depending on the conditions, is from 100,000 to 20,000 rupees. It is very pleasant and fascinating you can spend time, walking along the streets of Ubud, considering paintings, products from wood and metals in numerous art galleries, because the city has long been considered the center of art and crafts.
On the central street of the city, Main Road, the Royal Palace is located. In this place, and in several others, every evening you can get an unforgettable impressions of the performance of the Balliest traditional dances. The ticket can be purchased immediately before the start of the presentation, its cost is 80,000 rupees. You can walk from Main Road to Monkey Forest Street, where you can visit the famous landmarks - Monkey Forest. This is a real jungle oasis, where monkeys ride on the branches and other exotic tropical plants, which feel full owners of this place, demanding from tourists as plans for visiting their possessions of bananas and other goodies. Officially approved by people, the fee for a visit to Monkey Forest is 30,000 rupees. There are also several interesting ancient temples in this reserve. An unusual place is also a monkey cemetery, it is unlikely somewhere else in the planet the dead monkeys set the gravestone monuments with the indication of the name and the date of death.
All travel agencies offer to visit, perhaps the most popular attraction of Bali - Vulcan Battur, located in the Cataman area. The cost of the trip is from 350,000 to 450,000 rupees, the price includes travel to the volcano and back, breakfast, climbing to the highest point of the volcano and back accompanied by guides. The climbing to the volcano takes about two hours, there is a plot with a fairly strong drop of height, so fatigue is still not unauthorized, but the award will be an unforgettable spectacle of dawn over the current volcano.
The most interesting temples that can be visited in the vicinity of Ubud is the elephant cave, Tirta Empul - one of the most sacred temples of Bali, which is built on hot springs, which, according to legends, purify the soul and body. Less visited by tourists, but very interesting temples - Gunung Kavi, Yeh Pula, the chapel's chapel of the mother. Ubud is surrounded by endless rice fields, small villages with traditional lifestyle. Contemplation of these idyllistic landscapes is very beneficial to the consciousness of the inhabitants of fussy noisy cities.