Fresh Breeze in Ulun Danu Bedugul

Lake Beratan or Ulun Danu Beratan in Bedugul, Bali, is a good destination tour to refreshing yourself with fresh breeze and beautiful nature. Trip to this place pass the time about two hours from Kuta Beach. On a journey to Lake Beratan where the place is a destination tour that famous enough in Bali, visitors can stop in Pura Taman Ayun before arrive to Ulun Danu Beratan.

The lake is about 15.000 hectares. The ambience in Lake Beratan is so refrigerating. Visitors will be carried away and winsome with the beautiful scenery like the mountain range and the beautiful of nature around the lake. As always like other place in Bali, also there are some Balinese temples in the lake side.





For the visitors that want to cross the lake, is available colourous motor boat that prepared to carry the passenger cross the lake. In addition to the motor boat, visitors can also cross the lake by rent a speedboat. Lake Beratan water is very clear, until we can see the rocks under water. There are no people that go swimming to the lake. Because, the air in Ulun Danu Beratan too cool. So, it makes the visitors like out of the grilling hot of sun.



If our view directed to other side, then looked Mount Abang and Mount Batu Danu mounted behind the lake. A beautiful park with leafy trees situated in left side of the lake. Mahogany trees and pine in the park is so match for visitors to take shelter.



And if our view directed to behind the lake, from east-ward is situated several Balinese buildings that was home site and places where people sell their marketable goods.









Not only nature tourism, but also culinary tourism was there around the Lake Beratan. Several restaurant is ready to feting the visitors, are they domestic tourist or foreign tourist. There are so many places to have eating, begin at snack like fried food, grilled corn, boiled corn, and boiled peanut. Also prepare food like bakso (meat ball) and pecel (salad made of blanched vegetables served with peanut sauce) that the taste is delicious.



Around Ulun Danu Beratan also sell souvenirs that specific Bali character. In this place visitors can feel comfortable, because the seller is not aggressive to sell their marketing goods to visitors. The sellers are more sportive; because they are have each special place for selling. And almost all tourism places are properly arranged in Bali. Of course, the destination is not finished here, required a long time to enjoy all tourism where situated in Ulun Danu Beratan.

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Travel warning for Indonesia lifted

The US State Department has lifted its travel warning for Indonesia, reflecting improved security and paving the way for closer ties between the two countries.

The Islamic militant group Jemaah Islamiah, which wanted to create an Islamic caliphate in Southeast Asia, carried out a series of deadly bomb attacks in Indonesia between 2002 and 2005, dealing a severe blow to the country's tourism and trade.

Following the bombings, the Indonesian authorities worked closely with foreign allies to arrest militants and step up security.

Indonesia has not experienced a major terrorist attack since October 2005, and the government of Indonesia has disrupted, arrested, and prosecuted numerous terrorist elements. The embassy added that the warning had been in effect since November 2000 and that it was cancelled with effect from May 23.

Members of Jemaah Islamiah bombed bars in the Indonesian resort island of Bali in 2002, killing more than 200 foreigners and Indonesians. The group later bombed Western targets in the capital Jakarta, including the JW Marriott hotel and Australian embassy

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