The Oberoi Bali
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The Oberoi Kuta Bali is located 15 minutes drive from the Ngurah Rai International Airport. All The Oberoi Bali’s Lanai are designed with traditional thatched roofs, in clusters of four around a tranquil central park …

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May Event : The Biennial Wonderful Indonesia Fremantle to Bali Race and Rally
Monday, 22 Apr, 2013 – 12:58 | No Comment
May Event : The Biennial Wonderful Indonesia Fremantle to Bali Race and Rally

On May 2013, Bali will welcome The biennial Wonderful Indonesia Fremantle to Bali Race and Rally. The theme for this year’s race is Fair Breezes, Warm Friendship with the event not only being a major …

Why Spending Holidays in Bali is referred to Paradise on a Pension
Wednesday, 23 Jan, 2013 – 8:25 | No Comment
Why Spending Holidays in Bali is referred to Paradise on a Pension

There is nothing better than planning a vacation – it gives you something to look forward to and get excited about. If you are planning this year’s holiday then one place you should certainly consider visiting …

December Highlight
Friday, 30 Nov, 2012 – 11:29 | No Comment
December Highlight

December 2nd, 2012
4th Annual Bali Reforestration Festival 2012
“Plants for the future” is the theme for 4th Annual Bali
Reforestration Festival 2012 in Pura Jati – Toya Bungkah, Kintamani – Bali. This festival will features planting 2.500 …

Indonesia Spirit Festival
Friday, 16 Nov, 2012 – 12:12 | No Comment
Indonesia Spirit Festival

A weekend mini festival entitle Indonesia Spirit Festival will be held  December 7th to 9th, 2012 at The Yoga Barn, Ubud, Bali. The idea behind “Indonesia Spirit” is to attract social and …

November Highlights
Saturday, 27 Oct, 2012 – 10:42 | No Comment
November Highlights

November 2-5, 2012
The Nusa Dua Fiesta

Bali Tourism Development Corporation will hold The Nusa Dua Fiesta (NDF) within the Nusa Dua Complex on November 2-5, 2012. This four-day festival will highlight …

Bali hosts “Tango in Paradise”
Wednesday, 17 Oct, 2012 – 9:58 | No Comment
Bali hosts “Tango in Paradise”

Tango lovers and enthusiasts will need to free their schedule from Nov. 28 through Dec. 4, for Tango in Paradise Festival that will be held in several locations across Bali. The venues of …

October Highlights
Wednesday, 26 Sep, 2012 – 10:48 | No Comment
October Highlights

3 – 7 October, 2012
Ubud Readers & Writers Festival 2012

This year, Ubud Readers & Writers Festival 2012 will feature Indonesian writers – Riri Riza, Happy Salma, Mira Lesmana, Todung Mulya …

Tumpek Landep
Saturday, 30 Jun, 2012 – 4:00 | One Comment
Tumpek Landep

The Balinese lunar calendar is filled with auspicious days of religious and cultural significance. There will be yet another ceremonial occasion on Saturday, June 30 known as Tumpek Landep.
The word ‘landep’ in the high-caste Balinese …

July Highlights
Thursday, 21 Jun, 2012 – 14:32 | No Comment
July Highlights

10 June – 9 July, 2012
Bali Art Festival

Bali Art Festival A-month-long Bali Art Festival is still on its sway this month. The best art performances and exhibitions by representatives from all …

Pagerwesi day – Iron Fence Against the Evil
Wednesday, 20 Jun, 2012 – 6:30 | No Comment
Pagerwesi day – Iron Fence Against the Evil

On June 20, 2012, the Balinese Hindus celebrated Pagerwesi, a very special day devoted to our ancestors. During this day, we ask for protection and prosperity.

The BII Maybank Bali Marathon 2012
Saturday, 21 Apr, 2012 – 3:47 | No Comment
The BII Maybank Bali Marathon 2012

Indonesia’s  first open full marathon race in over 20 years is to be held in Bali on Sunday, April 22, 2012

April 2012 Highlights
Tuesday, 20 Mar, 2012 – 7:18 | No Comment
April 2012 Highlights

April 1, 2012
The last day of The 5th Annual Balispirit Festival (28 March – 1 April 2012) The BaliSpirit Festival is a spiritually charged event that celebrates yoga, dance and music …

March 2012 Highlight
Wednesday, 22 Feb, 2012 – 12:30 | No Comment
March 2012 Highlight

March will be another month of festivity in Bali with the keywords are wellness, yoga, silence and parade. There are Nyepi or Silence day, The 5th Annual Balispirit Festival, Bali International SPA & Wellness Expo …

February Highlights
Friday, 27 Jan, 2012 – 11:11 | Comments Off
February Highlights

For Balinese, February this year, is the peak of festivity that starts at in January; Galungan, Balinese equivalent to Christmas is right on the 1st February, there is also Kuningan holiday ten days afterward. February …

Immersed in Subak Culture
Tuesday, 10 Jan, 2012 – 11:04 | No Comment
Immersed in Subak Culture

Immerse yourself in the culture of Subak with a visit to the Subak with Art Festival, 14th – 28th January at the Subak Museum, Jl Gatot Subroto, Tabanan, Bali, tel/fax 0361 810315.
Subak with …

Balinese “Green traditions”
Thursday, 5 Jan, 2012 – 16:39 | One Comment
Balinese “Green traditions”

On Saturday, January 7, 2012, Balinese will Tumpek Wariga or Tumpek Uduh, a celebration to honor the plants especially those that are useful in Balinese everyday life. This celebration can be viewed as one of …

New Year Healthy Program with COMO Shambala
Thursday, 15 Dec, 2011 – 11:31 | No Comment
New Year Healthy Program with COMO Shambala

COMO Shambala this New Year offers a simple and interesting way to get a healthier living. COMO Shambhala’s Spa Retreats and Urban Escapes with its expert instructors take a practical, tailored approach that’s appropriate to …

Ubud Young Artists Exhibition
Thursday, 24 Nov, 2011 – 16:44 | No Comment
Ubud Young Artists Exhibition

The very first exhibition by Balinese artist was held in 1934 by Rudolf Bonnet and Walter Spies who truly cared about the development of Balinese artists whom they saw an immense amount …

Lake Batur Festival
Thursday, 6 Oct, 2011 – 19:54 | No Comment
Lake Batur Festival

Craving to get involved in Kuta Karnival which will be held on October 14-16 2011? Warm yourself up at Lake Batur, Bangli Regency. This idyllic lake will host Lake Batur Festival held on October 10-12th …

Finally Lombok Has An International Airport
Monday, 3 Oct, 2011 – 18:09 | No Comment
Finally Lombok Has An International Airport

Start from October 1st, you can enjoy direct international flights to Lombok Island. Indonesian and NTB government decided to open Lombok International Airport replacing the old Selaparang airport. Boeing 737 belonging to national carrier Garuda …

The Beverly Hills Bali
Sunday, 2 Oct, 2011 – 7:17 | No Comment
The Beverly Hills Bali

Discover the hillside beauty of Bali from a new luxury private villa complex nestled into the mountains overlooking Jimbaran Ocean. Cooler climes await visitors to this hidden gem known as The Beverly Hills Bali, a …

Bus Trans Sarbagita: Cheap and Comfortable Public Transportation in Bali
Friday, 26 Aug, 2011 – 18:43 | No Comment
Bus Trans Sarbagita: Cheap and Comfortable Public Transportation in Bali

Day to day some strategic roads in Bali becomes crowded and crowded that traffic jam is unavoidable. To parse this traffic congestion especially in 4 regions in Bali, local government launched Bus Trans Sarbagita coincides …

Road Blockade For Ubud Royal Cremation
Thursday, 18 Aug, 2011 – 6:27 | No Comment
Road Blockade For Ubud Royal Cremation

On August 18th 2011, Ubud will hold Royal Cremation of Ubud King’s mother, Anak Agung Niyang Rai. Since a week before it, the buffalo replica made from papers attracts so many people to flock the …

TRANSITORY: Rio Helmi
Tuesday, 5 Jul, 2011 – 7:13 | No Comment
TRANSITORY: Rio Helmi

TRANSITORY An Exhibition of Printed and Painted Images.   July 1 until August 1, 2011 at  Komaneka Fine Art Gallery – Ubud.

TRANSITORY is something of retrospective of my personal work on Balinese spiritual and …

Nandurin Karang Awak: Cultivate the Land Within
Tuesday, 28 Jun, 2011 – 7:04 | No Comment
Nandurin Karang Awak: Cultivate the Land Within

In addition to being about literature, words and the ideas they convey, the Festival is about connection and this year’s theme Cultivating the Land Within gives writers and readers, presenters and our …

To be Opened on May 27th, Museum of Marketing Receive Big Denial
Thursday, 26 May, 2011 – 10:01 | No Comment
To be Opened on May 27th, Museum of Marketing Receive Big Denial

Ubud has widely renowned for its arty atmosphere with abundant sophisticated art works. This bohemian small town is also home for a few numbers of exclusive art museum; Puri Lukisan, Rudana Museum, Blanco …

Nandurin Karang Awak Cultivate The Land Within
Friday, 29 Apr, 2011 – 7:44 | No Comment
Nandurin Karang Awak Cultivate The Land Within

Intro & Welcome to New Staff :
The Festival welcomes Jane Fuller as Executive Producer and Melissa Delaney as the Program Director to our team. Fresh and brimming with ideas, Jane and Melissa …

Saraswati:The Day for Knowledge
Saturday, 23 Apr, 2011 – 5:29 | 5 Comments
Saraswati:The Day for Knowledge

Today, Saturday, Balinese celebrates the Saraswati holyday, a sacred day for knowledge. Saraswati is the Goddess of Knowledge, symbolized by a beautiful woman with four hands, riding on a white swan, she symbolize that …

World Mask Festival in North Bali
Thursday, 17 Mar, 2011 – 13:02 | No Comment
World Mask Festival in North Bali

Masks are not owned by one country but they are popular culture all over the world. Each country in this world has their masks’ characteristic.  IMACO (International Mask Culture and Arts Organization) see it as …

The Fourth Bali Spirit Festival
Sunday, 27 Feb, 2011 – 9:22 | No Comment
The Fourth Bali Spirit Festival

Early Bird Tickets are Avalaible!
After achieving success in the previous three years, The Fourth Bali Spirit Festival will be held from March 23-27, 2011 in magnificent cultural town Ubud. This event is spiritually charged event …

Join The Crowd!
Thursday, 24 Feb, 2011 – 8:59 | No Comment
Join The Crowd!

This year is the first year, for Youth Association (STT) which belongs to traditional village of Jimbaran to join Ogoh-ogoh competition and Baleganjur orchestra on a day before Nyepi Day.  The committee is believe …

Bali Live! at The Nexus
Friday, 18 Feb, 2011 – 12:52 | No Comment
Bali Live! at The Nexus

The Nexus and Bali Institute For Global Renewal presents a musical celebration of Balinese world fusion, Bali Live! on Saturday, February 26th by the bay in San Francisco. For the first time in …

Bali Airport To Have A Transit Hotel
Friday, 11 Feb, 2011 – 8:19 | No Comment
Bali Airport To Have A Transit Hotel

Bali’s Ngurah Rai airport is under large-scale redevelopment and upgrading to give the customers the best. This configuration will also include the construction of an airport hotel.
According to Kompas.com, Tommy Soetomo, the Director of state-owned …

Bali: Art, Ritual, Performance – Feb 25-Sep, 2011 Asia Art Museum
Monday, 7 Feb, 2011 – 9:16 | One Comment
Bali: Art, Ritual, Performance – Feb 25-Sep, 2011 Asia Art Museum

A European observer in Bali near the end of the nineteenth century described a ritual in which a palanquin was carried to the ocean. It was, he said, “a very fine sight”:
In front …

Indonesian Healing Fair
Tuesday, 4 Jan, 2011 – 15:39 | No Comment
Indonesian Healing Fair

Indonesian Healing Fair
at Desa Seni, A Village Resort on January 22 & 23
CANGGU – BALI, INDONESIA Desa Seni, A Village Resort and the Yoga Panca Maya Foundation will be hosting the …

Siwaratri (Purgatory a la Balinese)
Monday, 3 Jan, 2011 – 5:51 | 9 Comments
Siwaratri (Purgatory a la Balinese)

Today Balinese celebrates Siwaratri, here is the interesting article on last year edition:
Tonight, on the seventh month’s  fourteenth day of waxing moon,  Balinese will celebrate the Siwaratri or the Night of Siwa. This holy day …

Perang Jempana (The Battle of Deities)
Friday, 17 Dec, 2010 – 5:34 | One Comment
Perang Jempana (The Battle of Deities)

Perang Jempana (battle of deities’ effigies) Ritual is held at the Pura Panti Timbrah in Paksebali village, near Klungkung, Bali every 210 days precisely on Kuningan Holyday. This temple is a clan temple of Pasek …

Makotekan (The Exciting Purification Ceremony)
Thursday, 16 Dec, 2010 – 3:57 | No Comment
Makotekan (The Exciting Purification Ceremony)

Many sacred and unique ceremonies and activities are held to celebrate Kuningan holyday, one of them is Makotekan activity. This unique activity can only be found in Munggu village, Mengwi, Badung. Makotekan is performed in …

Kuningan Day
Monday, 13 Dec, 2010 – 4:20 | No Comment
Kuningan Day

Balinese Hindu’s will celebrate yet another religious day known as Kuningan on Saturday December 18, 2010. This ceremonial occasion falls exactly 10 days after the Galungan rituals and is a time to commemorate ancestral spirits …

Galungan
Wednesday, 8 Dec, 2010 – 4:00 | 3 Comments
Galungan

For Balinese, Galungan is always full of joy. Galungan is celebrated by Balinese as the victory of virtue (DHARMA) upon evil (ADHARMA) when the entire island brightened with festivities and ceremony. On the Galungan day, …