Taman Festival - Abandoned theme park, Sanur If you are bored with the temples and had enough of the beach, take a few hours (plus plenty of mosquito repellent) and explore the abandoned theme park, Taman Festival in Sanur. The 8 hectare park opened in 1997 with...
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The Walker Family North Bali Tour The Walker family, Sam, Alison, Sue, Sophie, George and Jo experiencing some of the beauty and culture of Bali with Diving Indo's North Bali tour yesterday. To find out more details of our North Bali tour or any of other Bali...
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Pucker up it’s Kissing Day! We have many many ceremonies and special days in Bali but one of the most bizarre is the Kissing day. Known as Omed Omedan (meaning ‘to pull’) the kissing day takes place the day after Nyepi – the day of silence...
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Volcano Trek - Mount Batur Do something different on your holiday! Join Diving Indo on a volcano trek to Mount Batur. Leaving in the early hours of the morning, it's a 2 hour of night climb on the slopes of the continuously active volcano, Mount Batur, to...
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Offerings to the Gods When you visit Bali you will quickly notice the ceremonies, rituals and offerings that take place all around you on a daily basis. Its religion is one of many things that make Bali distinct from the rest of the country. Whilst Indonesia...
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Mount Agung - The highest point in Bali Imagine coming up off a dive to this amazing sight of Mount Agung. That’s what you see when you dive the USAT Liberty wreck in Tulamben. Mount Agung or Gunung Agung is one of the volcano’s in Bali, This...
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Bali Hash House Harriers History The Hash House Harriers is is an international group of non-competitive running social clubs. The origins of the Hash House Harriers started in Malaysia in 1938 when a group of colonial officers and expatriates began meeting on Monday evenings to run off...
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The Melasti ceremony Today in Bali is the Melasti ceremony which takes place 3 days before Nyepi the day of Silence. The Melasti ceremony is the biggest purification ritual in the Balinese Hindu calendar. It is performed as a ritual to cleanse the world from all the...
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Tumpek Uduh Today is Tumpek Uduh in Bali. It is a holy day dedicated to the blessings of plants and trees, especially those that produce fruits and flowers. The coconut palm is of particular importance to the livelihood of the Balinese and in the South of Bali...
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The Bali Kite Festival The Bali Kite festival is a series of events that take place traditionally in July and August the windy season in Bali. The main events of the Bali Kite festival takes place along the eastern coast of Padanggalak, just north of Sanur. ...
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