The next morning, after breakfast at Kuta Beach Club, we met up with Ketut
(our English-speaking driver) at 9am at our hotel lobby. Check out “A Day in Bali 1” for my review of him!
Today’s itinerary is as follows:
- Jatiluwih Rice Terraces
- Pura Ulun Danu (Lake Bratan)
- Pacung Rice Terrace (Lunch)
- Gitgit Waterfall
- Pura Tanah Lot (Watch Sunset)
- Dinner
After around 2 hours of winding journey (going into the hilly areas), we reached Jatiluwih Rice Terraces. It lives up to it’s name
Jatiluwih as Jati and luwih, where Jati mean really and Luwih mean beautiful. Jatiluwih is a favorite tourist destination in Bali,
famous with the beautiful rice terrace unfolding from the foot of mountain until the coastal side.
A local passing by with his cow at Jatiluwih Rice Terrace.
We met a local couple taking wedding photographs at Jatiluwih Rice Terrace and asked for their permission to take as well, which
they kindly obliged. 🙂
You can take a breather here while enjoying the magnificent view of Jatiluwih Rice Terraces.
Beautiful panorama scenery of Jatiluwih Rice Terraces.
Time for lunch and we went to Labhagga Restaurant Pacung which offers superb views of Pacung Rice Terrace while you dine.
Labhagga Restaurant Pacung is located at Jl. Raya Baturitim Tabananm Bali and is buffet-styled. The buffet lunch costs Rp 85,000 for each adult and we
also ordered 2 large Bintang at Rp
30,000 each as well as 1 lemon juice at Rp 12,5000. Total for 4 person adds up to Rp 495,000 (including Rp 41,250 tax and Rp 41,250 service).
Wide variety of food selection at Labhagga Restaurant Pacung. Many more available too!
My first serving at Labhagga Restaurant Pacung. 🙂
The nice view of rice terraces and the mountain from our table while having lunch. There is no need for fans/air-con as Pacung is
in the highland with cooler temperature.
A close-up view of the Pacung rice terraces.
While leaving Labhagga Restaurant Pacung, saw a few locals playing music outside…
Next destination is Gitgit Waterfall, which Ketut (our driver) recommended to go after lunch as we need the energy boost.
The reason being that we need to walk for approximately 30 mins before reaching the waterfall and the terrain is relatively rough,
with uphills and downhill climbs.
Passing by a group of children playing around…
Gitgit Twin Waterfall.
Gitgit Twin Waterfall (in dynamic mode). Wonder why this trip I am playing so much of the dynamic feature…hahaha!
Children Playing Tarzan at Gitgit Waterfall, Bali, Indonesia
A shop selling various products – drinks, spices, souvenirs, etc. Well, it’s not cheap here…
Magnificent view of Gitgit Waterfall. You can feel the energy of the water from here!
Alright, time to leave Git Git waterfall…passing by some shops on the way out.
Following, we went to Pura Ulun Danu (Lake Bratan).
Magnificent architecture at Pura Ulun Danu Bratan.
You can go for a cruise if you like and enjoy the cool weather…
Pura Ulun Danu (Lake Bratan). What a heavenly-like
view!
Pura Ulu Danu was built in the 17th century on highland Lake Bratan. This gem-like temple is half on the mainland, half on a tiny
island. The complex is dedicated to Vishnu, the preserver, in his guise as Dewi Danu, who protects all living creatures. Small
and charming, it comments on the spirit of place without leaving a big footprint. A peaceful, shimmering vision.
Locals fishing around Pura Ulun Danu (Lake Bratan). Wonder whether they
have caught anything?
At another quieter area of Pura Ulun Danu (Lake Bratan)…
For those interested to take cruises, you may do so here. There are various transport available – speed boats, atap boat, sampan,
etc.
My friend wanted to go pick strawberries but they are not in-season yet (mentioned by our driver as well!). How are the
strawberries in Bali? Are they any good?
On the way to Tanah Lot, we were caught up in a massive jam
and our vehicle wasn’t moving at all. Also, in Bali, most areas only have 1 lane for each way. As it’s taking too long, our driver
suggested that we walk instead so as not to miss the sunset at Tanah Lot. The jam was acutally caused by a kite competition! The
kites are huge and protruding out from the vehicle body, which made the transporting very slow!
Some of the locals who participated in the kite competition gladly posed for us to take photos.
Entrance fees for Tanah Lot is Rp 10,000 per pax. Think we
have walked for 30 mins and have not reached yet….hahaha!
Finally reached and we just missed the sunset at Tanah
Lot…. so sad!
Beautiful panorama of Tanah Lot Temple.
Excerpt from Wikipedia.org (Tanah Lot)
Tanah Lot is a rock formation off the Indonesian island of Bali. It is home of a pilgrimage temple, the Pura Tanah Lot
(literally “Tanah Lot temple”) and a popular tourist and cultural icon for photography and general exoticism.
Sunset at Tanah Lot.
This area holds the holy snake, where you can pay to have a look… 🙂
Queuing at Tanah Lot Temple. Wonder what is that for?
Superb sunset view at Tanah Lot.
Sunset at Tanah Lot. Still lots of people around capturing
the moments!
Walking out to the carpark from Tanah Lot and passing by the
many retail shops. We left before the large crowd at Tanah Lot left but was still caught in the massive jam. It’s probably due to
the the after-effect of the previous jam as well as the peak hour. It took us around 1.5 hours to reach back to Kuta Beach Club (our hotel) and after-which, we thank Ketut for his good service for the 2 days. We decided to
split up with our friends to have some romantic time on our own (they also need so!). 😛
For dinner, we took a taxi from Kuta Center to Warung Sobat at Jl Batu Belig No. 11A kerobokan Kuta.
Interior of Warung Sobat. Fantastic ambiance!
Warung Sobat – Fresh Garden Salad Rp 15,000.
Warung Sobat – Spring Roll Rp
Warung Sobat – Griglia Mistro Marinara Rp 32,000. It’s a seafood mixed grill consisting of tuna fish, ocean fish, calamari and prawns.
Warung Sobat – Scampi Fritti Rp
Warung Sobat – complimentary dessert. What a nice gesture! it’s good too!
We also had 2 large Bintang at Rp
27,000 each and total for the dinner is Rp 138,000. Very reasonable pricing and yet superbly tasty! Hmmm…I think I prefer Warung Sobat over Made’s
Warung… 🙂
After dinner, we went to Hard Rock Hotel Bali.
CenterStage at Hard Rock Hotel Bali, which hosts a live band every
evening. Initially, we wanted to have a drink here before we end the night, but the place was way too smoking for us so decided to
just take a walk around Hard Rock Hotel.
Walk around for a while and took some photos. Then, we strolled back to our hotel for an early rest as we had a long day.
Tomorrow, we will be going snorkeling at Nusa Dua. I had
initially planned to go Nusa Lembongan but then decided to go for a simple one instead. For the snorkeling package, it was arranged
by Ketut (our driver) for USD20 per person for 1 hour of snorkeling (inclusive of equipment and boat rental). There will be someone
to fetch us from our hotel the next morning at 10am. 🙂
