Friday, January 10, 2014

GBT.02 || Spring Water Temple – Kintamani Tour || 4 – 5 hours
Total Pax
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Price (USD)
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The Spring Water Temple & Kintamani Tour starts at around 10:00 (for those staying around Ubud; out of Ubud, it is suggested to take the one day tour). We are going to take you to see the holy spring water temple where Balinese people do a purification and holy bathing in a pool located in the middle stage of the temple. Some places that we will visit during the tour are as follows:

  • SPRING WATER TEMPLE     : A holy spring water temple and purification
  • COFFEE PLANTATION         : High quality of civet coffee in Bali
  • KINTAMANI                           : Beautiful view of volcanic mount Batur and Lake Batur


SPRING WATER TEMPLE
Another prestigious historical remain is Holy Spring Water Temple (Pura Tirta Empul) nestled in Tampak Siring district, Gianyar regency. This temple is famous for its ‘holy bathing and showers’ which is believed to eliminate diseases and to purify human body and spirit. Furthermore, close to this temple, we can see the mansion of Indonesian president which was built by first president of Indonesia. The palace was built elegantly in a modern style on its era. Throngs of visitors come into this place every day especially on a holy day such as full moon or the temple ceremony. We highly recommend you visit this place once you are in Bali and do purification under the fountains of the pool.




COFFEE PLANTATION
Coffee Gardens are spreading everywhere in Bali. Coffee plants that people grow here are Arabica coffee bean which has the finest quality of its kind; therefore, it bases the production of Luwak Coffee which has a great interest among coffee lovers around the world. Luwak coffee is coffee made from beans of the Arabica coffee that have been eaten by civet and gone through digestive tract. The process of producing Luwak Coffee is quite easy. The beans coming out after having gone through digestive system of the civet and cleaned and pounded until smooth. The pounded beans are then strained and picked out the damage ones. The selected beans are roasted in a special oven and grounded it well. Coffee Luwak is the most wanted coffee in Bali by visitors around the world. Come and pay a visit to this place; it just takes a couple of minutes from the rice terrace.




KINTAMANI
Kintamani is famous for its volcano (Mount Batur), Lake Batur and Batur Temple. It is located in Kintamani village, Bangli regency and takes about 50 minutes drive from Ubud or 1,5 hours from Denpasar. These three main attractions attract many visitors to enjoy the incomparable and fascinating views of Bali’s nature. These mountainous tourist objects have always chilly and cool weather that tease visitors enjoy tea or coffee in a local restaurant around the area. Throngs of visitors visit this site everyday simply to take pictures and have lunch while enjoying the view. Come and see this fascinating site and do not forget to have your camera with you.