Barong Dance & Kintamani Traditional Village Tours

Tour with Lunch, start at 8:30 (approximately 9 hrs)

This tour package offers the strong sense of history and art belong to Kintamani area and beyond. In the cool and serene district of Kintamani, the list of historical and recreational sites is limitless. The excitement of Barong Dance & Kintamani Traditional Village Tour Lunch is started by watching Barong Dance at Batubulan. Then, the next route is visiting Celuk where we can meet the skillful goldsmiths and silversmiths. Goa Gajah is the next destination, a perfect site for sightseeing, worship, or contemplation. Don’t miss having lunch and unwinding at the local restaurant in Kintamani. As the last object, Museum Gunung Batur will be visited to get to know about volcanoes. We ensure you will go home happily.

Itinerary :

• Watch Barong Dance at Batubulan
• Celuk (Gold/Silver smith)
• Goa Gajah (Elephant Cave)
• Kintamani and lunch at local restaurant
• Museum Gunung Batur
• Penglipuran Traditional Village
• Pura Kehen (Kehen Temple)
• Taman Bali Raja

1. Watch Barong Dance at Batubulan
   Batubulan can be visited both in the morning and in the evening. Everyday the tourists can enjoy the Barong dance performance which is usually held from 9.30am to 10.30am . The Barong dance itself is performed at five different stages, illustrating the balance of goodness and badness side in everyday’s bustle and hustle life. The dance is sometimes performed like musical comedy involving humor aspects in it. The overall performance is entertaining and amusing, certainly something you should see.
2. Celuk (Gold/Silver smith)
   Within one hour drive from Kuta area, or about 5 kilometers from Denpasar you can reach Celuk Village. Here, all Balinese silver crafter have been being creating the beautiful items which are able to attract not only domestic market but also the international ones. The gold and silver jewelry products have been being favorites for many jewelry enthusiasts throughout the world. All the accessories are truly one-of-a-kind and blending the Balinese elegant taste with international favorite style jewelries. The travelers looking for gold and silver souvenirs to bring home are strongly recommended to visit Celuk Village to discover the appealing items as well as the Balinese goldsmiths and silversmiths.
3. Goa Gajah (Elephant Cave)
   Situated in calm village called Bedulu, Goa Gajah or the Elephant Cave is about 26 kilometers from Denpasar city. The entire place is soothing, surrounded by the beautiful terrace rice fields and Petanu river valley panorama. As one of the enchanting historical sites, Goa Gajah attracts more visitor both local and international coming for sightseeing, worship, or contemplate. Goa Gajah was derived from ‘Lwa Gajah’ meaning elephant waters and it was the authentic name of Petanu River. Here, we can find the very old Budha statue, three-branching stupa, fountain statues, and many more. The facilities around the site are sufficient to accommodate visitor, such as the parking lot, electricity, telephone, and load of souvenir shops.
4. Kintamani and Lunch at Local Restaurant
   Kintamani is a serene district with 5 volcanoes situated on a hill 1,460 meters above sea level; three of them are Mount Agung, Mount Kintamani, and Mount Batur. Mount Batur is the only one which is still active. In addition, there is a wide Lake of Batur in a valley making the entire sight truly contentment. With the plateau area that surrounds the area, it’s needless to say that in Kintamani the weather is always cool and chilly particularly in the morning and at night. Everyday, load of tourists both local and international visit the site to chill out in the cool breezes and enjoy the most captivating sights imaginable.
5. Museum Gunung Batur
   The Museum Gunung Batur was built on May 2007, as part of Bangli’s regency 803rd anniversary. Located within short drive from Mountain Batur in Bangli, the site is considered as the first Volcano museum in Bali. The purpose of developing the Museum Gunung Batur is to give the useful information for the public about the dangers of volcanoes as well as the benefits for our nature, since the number of active volcanoes in Indonesia is reaching 80 sites; therefore volcanoes are inseparable from our eco-system. In the museum, some computer animations are also accessible for children to convey further all the information about volcanoes visually.
6. Penglipuran Traditional Village
   The name of Penglipuran is derived from ‘penglipur’ meaning entertainer. Historically speaking, in the old times the kings often visited this village to indulge themselves in the beautiful landscapes and the most scenic landscape. It was believed that after visiting this village the mood would go brighter and amused than before. The place is cool as the village rests on the height land about 700 m above sea level. In the village, the houses of local people seem awesome and somehow the traditional entrances look the same in each house. What makes the village unique is that every house has the same design, situation, function, shape, and family temple building directed to the Mountain Agung. Overall, here the visitors will be displayed a truly one-of-a-kind Balinese culture through the unique way of life.
7. Pura Kehen (Kehen Temple)
   In the sacred Kehen Temple you will be exhibited three copper inscriptions mentioning some earliest Buddhist priest names which was written in Sanskrit. The site also hosts the sculpture of Bhatara Da Tonta. This ancient site can be found on the Southern foot of Bangli Hill, only 1.5 kilometer from the Bangli city center. The moment we get there, we would be required to climb the stairs of the entrance. In the area, the complete public facilities are available from parking lot, souvenir shops, to food and beverage booths. Kehen Temple is one of the three temples as the proof of Bali’s kingdom and also understood as the mountain temple of Bangli’s kingdom.
8. Taman Bali Raja
   Renowned as Taman Bali Kingdom, this mesmerizing garden is sited at Taman Bali village in Bangli district, about 35 kilometers from Denpasar city. Covering about 50 acres of rice field, this garden was used to be the leisure spot by the king of Taman Bali. At Taman Bali Village we will find a garden which is popular as the ancient remains of Taman Bali Kingdom. Everyday, we can also find some local people fish on the big pond. Taman Bali Kingdom has close relationship with Tirta Harum which is located at the same village. There is a swimming pool and the place to worship that can be used by all visitors.

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Rates Include:

* Transfers from/to hotel by air conditioned vehicle
* English/Japanese speaking tour guide
* Admission fees, donation
* Parking fees
* Meal specified on tour itinerary

Remarks:

* All prices are net per person
* Children aged from 3-12 years old
* Other personal expenses are not included and will be on personal account.
* Departure from Ubud and Tanah Lot area will be charged additional cost at USD 10/person for adult and USD 5/person for children.