Blondy Full Day Tour
First stop of this tour is Taman Ayun Temple in Mengwi, huge state temple of Mengwi Kingdom surrounded by a wide moat, the temple built in 1634. Outside yard with open grassy expanse and meeting hall, dance performance. Midle yard built high wood bell (Kulkul), oustide yard to midle yard separate by open gate and from midle yard to inner courtyard separate by close gate. Inner courtyard has a lot of multitiered shrines, from first till the highest one. The visitor allowing to see the inner courtyard from outside only.
Next we stop at Pacung Mountain Resort and follow by Botanical Garden, Pacung is highland with cooler tempratures with nice view of rice terraces and the mountain, which takes a picturesque route through Jatiluwih Village and Batukaru Mountain region.
Then continue the trip to see Bali Botanical Gardens (Kebun Raya Eka Karya Bali), it's about 150 hectars on the slopes of Gunung Pohen (Tree Mountain), There are more than a thousand of species of plants such as trees, bamboo collection, orchids collection, palm tree collection and nice view of Bratan Lake.
Next we stop at Candi Kuning Fruits Market, the market sell variety of fruit such as durian on season, manggo, banana, salak (sanke fruit), papaya, green apple, avocado, strawberry, sweet corn, peanut, coffee powder, and many kind of herbs. For flower and plant they sell orchids, carrot, rose, orange and etc.
Continue to Bedugul (Beratan Lake) the temple well known with Ulundanu Temple Ulun it's mean heart and danu it's mean lake, the temple dedicated to the Gods of lake or waters, the lake supply a lot of water to the rice field. The temple founded in 17th century by the King of Mengwi. In outside yard there is buddhist temple and big Banyan tree. The visitor can rent speed boat to around the lake.
Next we visit Fruit Bats and Monkey Forest (Alas Kedaton), located in Kukuh Village. About 500 population monkeys in this forest, inside of the forest there is very old temple, big fruit bats hanging in high tree during the day time and will go to outside for feed in the night time. A lot of shop on the way to the forest and the local guide will accompany you to see the monkey around.
Last stop of the tour is famous Tanah Lot Temple. The temple perched on a little rocky islet. This temple was built in 16th century by the Javanese priest Danghyang Nirartha who built many temple near the sea around the island. In western side there are small temple built one of teh temple in the top rock with hole it's Batu Bolong Temple, Batu it's mean Rock and Bolong it's mean hole.