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	Sanur Village Festival 2010 Sanur Village festival (SVF), yearly event for the fifth time will held on 04 August until 08 August 2010. The event will take place at Segara Ayu beach and Inna Grand Bali Beach Sanur, in Sanur Village. The theme for this year is taken from Sanur area “Sahanuur”, ... [ more ]
	Tradition of Pandan's War at Tengenan Village Bali It's a tradition for Indigenous Village Community Tenganan Dauh Tukad, Karangasem regency, Bali held a tradition of Pandanus War. Pandan War is an annual tradition in the series of ceremonies held Ngusaba Village, Traditional Village Tenganan Dauh Tukad,. ... [ more ]
	Tanah Lot Art Festival 2010 Tanah Lot Art Festival is an annual festival held starting in 2009. This year will be held on July 26 until August 1, 2010. Tanah Lot Art Festival is one of the medium to support local promotional activities, where Tabanan has a beautiful tourist attractions such as Tanah Lot temple ... [ more ]
	Bali Museum Bali Museum was built in 1910 and located in the city of Denpasar, on the east side of Puputan square or on the right side Jagatnatha Temple. The museum is using a traditional architecture with Balinese ornaments. Physical structure of buildings , [ more ]
	Pura Agung Jagatnatha Pura Agung Jagatnatha is a place of worship to Almighty God as the ruler of universe. Pura Agung Jaganatha is located at Jalan Mayor Wisnu Denpasar in front Puputan square or on the right side of the Bali Museum and this temple was built in 1953. , [ more ]
	Kuta Beach Kuta Beach is one of the world-famous beaches. Kuta Beach is a paradise for tourists both domestic and overseas, because the natural beauty of its beaches. The tourists also enjoyed playing surf because the waves are beautiful and , [ more ]
	Kuta Carnival 2010 Kuta Carnival is a Celebration of Life will be held on 23 September – 03 October 2010 in Kuta – Bali for the eight times. The theme for this event is “Heal The world”, and the topics are about global warming, unbalance of ecosystem and high , [ more ]
	Ubud writers and Readers festival 2010 Ubud writers and Readers festival in 2010 will be held from 06 October until 10 October 2010. The Theme for this year is taken from Sutasoma book, “Bhinneka Tunggal Ika “means Harmony in Diversity. The theme was chosen to give a way to the main , [ more ]
	Bali Kite festival Bali Kite festival, an annually kite festival in Bali will be held on 22 – 25 July 2010. The location of this festival will be at Padang Galak Beach, Sanur – Bali. The participants of this festival are the villager from Denpasar City. Some other regions in Indonesia as well as overseas also, [ more ]
	Sanur village festival Sanur Village festival (SVF), yearly event for the fifth time will held on 04 August until 08 August 2010. The event will take place at Segara Ayu beach and Inna Grand Bali Beach Sanur, in Sanur Village. The theme for this year is taken from Sanur area , [ more ]
	Monkey forest ubud Tanah Lot is a one of famous tourist spot in Bali and offers the beauty of nature. Tanah Lot is a beautiful place to watch the sunset (sunset), especially after afternoon; the tourists are usually crowded to see the beauty of the sunset here. Tanah Lot is located at Beraban Village, [ more ]
	Tanah Lot Tanah Lot is a one of famous tourist spot in Bali and offers the beauty of nature. Tanah Lot is a beautiful place to watch the sunset (sunset), especially after afternoon; the tourists are usually crowded to see the beauty of the sunset here. Tanah Lot is located at Beraban Village, [ more ]
	Bali airlines Island of Bali has two airport where one of them is Bali Ngurah Rai International Airport, also known as Denpasar International Airport, is located in southern Bali, 13 km south of Denpasar. It is Indonesia's third-busiest international airport after Soekarno . [ more ]
	Bali Weather Astronomically Bali Island is located about 8 ° 25'23 "south latitude and 115 ° 14'55" East Latitude tropical climate which makes it like the rest of Indonesia. Temperatures usually range between 30 ° C (mid-80 ° F) throughout the year. Like other areas, Bali also has 2 seasons . [ more ]
	Bali International Medical Centre Bali International Medical Centre (BIMC) Hospital is a superb international standard medical facility to provide 24 hours a day excellent health care service. The hospital is located just 10 minutes drive from International airport and few minutes away from famous Kuta area, [ more ]
	A Silent Day Nyepi Day (A Silent Day) is a Balinese festival to celebrate Caka New Year – 1932. It is a day of silence, fasting, and meditation, and it is a day of self reflection. Nyepi Day in this year will be celebrated on Tuesday, 16 March 2010. During the celebration, [ more ]
	Saraswati day Saraswati is the holiday feast in the Hindu religion. Goddess Saraswati as the symbol of goddess protector/grants a knowledge, awareness and literature. This feast day is celebrated every 210 days or 6 months (1 month = 35 days), namely the [ more ]
	KLM to continue Flights to Bali The new KLM service connecting Amsterdam and Denpasar will fly three times per week. Flights in both directions will have an intermediate stop in Singapore and be operated with Boeing 777-300 aircraft configured to carry 390 Economy and 35 Business Class passengers [ more ]
	Ubud Writers and Readers Festival 2009 The 2009 Ubud Writers & Readers Festival program is gathering momentum, the festival will be held from October 5 to October 11 with comprehensive program of panel discussions, book launches, workshops, children workshops, and cultural workshops play readings [ more ]
	The fourth Sanur Village Festival 2009 The fourth Sanur Village Festival will be held August 12 til 16 2009 will became bigger and this year’s theme is "Life Marine." And it will be centered on a new four-hectare beachside venue on Jalan Mertasari to accommodate a full range of entertainment, culinary [ more ]
	Bali sets to beat 2 Million Visitors in 2009 Total foreign tourist arrivals to Bali for May 2009 totaled 181,963 - an increase of 13.8% over May 2009, when 159,877 visitors came to Bali On a cumulative basis for January-May, total arrivals hit 827,044, up 9.35% from the same period in the previous year. [ more ]
	Important Information to notice about H1N1 Flu A H1N1 flu is a highly contagious acute respiratory disease in pigs caused by the influenza A virus. It causes high levels of illness and low death rates in pigs. Swine influenza viruses may circulate amongst pigs throughout the year. Studies show 30-50% of commercial US [ more ]
	Bali Arts Festival: a festivity of art and communities For the thirty first times, Bali Arts Festival will be held in Bali for a month-long festivity to celebrate art and communities’ gatherings. The thirty-first Bali Arts Festival will be opened officially by Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, foreign ambassadors and a number[ more ]
	Quarterly arrival to Bali is Barely up 4.7% March’s foreign tourist arrival to Bali 161,169 is increased month-on-month 4.7%, as compared to the same month in 2008. Arrivals covering the first three months of the year totaled 465,182 - improving 3.61% over first quarter period in 2008 448,954. [ more ]
	Asian Development Bank to meet in Bali Government leaders – including Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors – as well as representatives from the private sector, academia, media, and civil society groups from around the world will gather in Bali, Indonesia from Saturday, [ more ]

	The Third Bali International Triathlon Bali International Triathlon will be held for the third times in Bali on Sunday, June 28. The annual sport will be returning to Jimbaran Bay where it has become a regular contest on the international sporting calendar. [ more ]

	Russia Appoints an Honorary Consul Ambassador Ivanov installed a local tour operator, Chairul Nuku Kamika, as Russia's representative in Bali to assist the growing number of Russian to visit to Bali each year. In 2008, a total of 58,233 Russians visited Bali. [ more ]

	International Yoga Festival 2009 in Bali A Yoga retreat will be starting in Bali for a week long event started on March 3 2009 and will be concentrated in Renon, Denpasar. About hundreds of international Yoga instructors will convene in Bali for a one week International Yoga Festival. The Chairman of the Bali-India Foundation Mr Somvir said that this international standard event is the natural outcome of 'yoga day' which has been intensively promoted over the past two years. [ more ]

	Bali sport Bali is fast developing a reputation as a sought after for golfing destination. A lot of people are coming from all over the world, to play on Bali's, three top class 18-hole championship golf courses. Nirwana Bali Golf Club at Tanah Lot voted by Asian Golf Monthly Magazine and [ more ]

	Bali Night life Kuta region is the center of Bali's nightlife. The majority of Bali's better entertainment places offer everything a discerned traveler would want. Entrance fee to bars is usually free with special drinks promotions and Happy Hours from 6pm to 9pm, and sometimes even longer. [ more ]