Bike Bali Adventure - Bali on Bicycle. Relaxing adventure to look around the depth of Bali nature with traditional life in a rural trip. See Balinese village, society and way of life closer by cycling.
Starting our journey from Penelokan (Kintamani), have a Balinese breakfast while enjoying an active volcano mount Batur with its wonderful Batur crater lake. Preparation will be next session to make sure the trip
and the rule to follow. The adventure will be started from the defined point of Balinese rural area. We peddle on our mountain bikes through easy downhill path. Balinese rain forest is a spectacular view a long the beginning of the trip. It’s green and fresh around. Passing the secret village back roads with no traffic to take some picture while we are taking a rest see the panorama, Balinese life, Balinese kids taking walk their sweet smile and probably Bali ceremony.Our observation might be partly or whole activity of rural people of growing, harvesting and processing rice and additional coffee plantation. Farming in Bali is another interesting thing to see in the trip. Rice terraces are various pictures to take. To be closer view, we will take a short walk for the farming system and irrigation. Plantation in Bali will be more than wet and dry farming development in each area.
Accomplishing the adventure, we will try to taste Balinese cuisine. The culinary is served as lunch. Optional food will be in various Balinese home made hygiene feast.
The adventure will be com
pletely done after dropping you back to your residence.
The wellspring emerges from the land is believed that it is the infinite creation. According to the history, that, that this water source is arranged and sanctified by king Indrajayasinghawarmadewa in the year 882 Saka (960 M). He has given the name with Tirta ri air hampul. The data is loaded in the inscription that is located at Sakenan Temple. Besides of the above epigraphy data, in Tirta Empul Temple is also found the archaeology omission like Colossus Yoni, Arca Lion, Tepasana and Tirta Empul Pool. According to papyrus of Usana Bali narrated that Tirta Empul is created by Bhatara Indra (Sun Deity) when bearing arms against the king where his palace is located in Bedahulu Countryside. He is known as a very miraculous king, which he can lose or show suddenly, therefore he is named by Mayadenawa. Because of its miracle, he becomes the arrogance and expressing himself as a god. The Mayadenawa King owns the assistant (Patih) which is called Kalawong. They prohibit the people to do the Yadnya (praying to the god) so that is often happened the natural disaster, disease epidemic, agriculture fail and finally miserable life society. Finally Betara Indra (one of Hindu God) gives battle against the kings that happened in Tampak Siring and then the Mayadenawa is gone to the wall and disappear. King Mayadenawa has also created poisonous pools which can the team of Bathara Indra die and faint after drinking this water. Then Bathara Indra stick the weapon of Umbul-umbul and finally the water is emerging so that called by Tirta Empul and then it is passed to the dead and faint soldier that made them back to live. Therefore at the moment this pool water is sanctified by the Hindu society in Bali and they believe that this water source can heal various of diseases, hence every day this place is a lot of visited by Hindu people to do the ritual and sanctify them self . This place has been opened for public and as a famous tourist destination in Bali.
