Bali Tourism: Tours - Beach - Travel

bali spirit festival 2010

nugroho — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:01:30 +0000

Bali Spirit Festival is a spiritually charged event that celebrates yoga, dance and music and the synergy of global cultural collaboration through the arts.Held over 4 days and 5 nights, this annual celebration brings to Bali a wealth of talented and respected creative masters from around the world, merging the indigenous and rich cultures of Indonesia in the spirit of learning, collaboration and the celebration of our creative and spiritual diversity.

Held on: Ubud - Bali - Indonesia (March 31 - April 4, 2010)

“Come to Balispirit Festival & take part in the healing of the planet.”
Michael Franti, Activist & World Musician

Source:balispiritfestival.com

Wakalouka Cruise

nugroho — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 04:19:12 +0000

Wakalouka Cruise’s luxury 23 metre catamaran takes limited numbers of guests to their Wakalouka resort on Lembongan island. Spend the day at the resort, swimming, snorkeling or relaxing.

Wakalouka also offer special packages called the “Wakalouka Experience” – three or six day packages, combining sailing and diving trips to Wakalouka’s island and mountain resorts.

Climb aboard the Simone Ill if you’d like to try your hand at game fishing. A state of the art Blackwatch game fishing vessel, the vessel is also available for private charters for surf diving tours or extended fishing trips. A wide variety of fish can be caught in the waters within a range of one hour from Bali. Tuna, wahoo, mackerel, marlin, mai-mai, snapper, cod and coral trout are all possiblilities depending on sea condition. Buffet lunch and refreshments are provided on board.

Contact:

Wakalouka Cruises
Benoa Harbor, Benoa
Phone: 723629
Activities: luxury catamaran, glass boats

Mabua Express

nugroho — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 04:19:00 +0000

If you want to go to Lombok by sea you can travel with the Mabua Express, a jet powered sea shuttle. The trip takes two and half hours and refreshments are served on board.

Aloha Sailing Tours offer a totally different sailing experience on their fleet of hobby cats.

Spice Island Cruises

nugroho — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 04:18:55 +0000

For extended cruising, Spice Island Cruises offer 3 & 4 day cruises aboard the Bali Sea Dancer. You can explore the islands to the east of Bali where many different ethnic tribes maintain a unique lifestyle through music, dance, religion, indigenous craft traditions and ancient languages.

The three day cruise travels to Sumbawa and Komodo Islands. Badas (Sumbawa besar) is the ancient capital of West Sumbawa and in the 14th century was famous for it’s trade in horses, sandalwood and timber. You will have the chance to visit the Sultan’s palace and Pamulang village where buffalo races and cultural dances will be performed. Komodo Island is home to the largest prehistoric lizard – the Komodo dragon, and is part of the Komodo National Park.

Contact:

Island Explorer Cruise
Jl. Sekar Waru 18 Sanur
Phone: 289856
Activities: cruises

Beluga Marina

nugroho — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 04:18:52 +0000

Beluga Marina in Tanjung Benoa have cruises to the island of Nusa Penida abroad the Quicksilver catamaran. Mooring alongside a pontoon for the day you can go over to the island to visit the village of Bodang or explore the waters through diving and snorkeling. Beluga also have sunset cruises dolphin spotting cruise and submarine safaris.

Island Explorer Cruises also have day cruises to Lembongan by yacht or power boat and can also arrange an overnight stay on the island if required.

Contact:

Beluga Marina Grand Bali Beach Sanur
Phone: 288511
Activities: submarine, cruises, water sports

The Sea Trek

nugroho — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:36:35 +0000

The Sea Trek company offers extended sea voyages from 8-18 days aboard Buginese schooners (pinisi). Taking in such destinations as the lesser Sunda Islands, Moluccas, Irian Jaya and Sulawesi, Sea Trek emphasizes that these destinations are hardly visited by tourists and Sea Trek’s way of travelling does not disrupt the local infrastructure or local traditions, as many tourist developments have in Indonesia.

A weekend escape from Bali’s bustling activities and traffic jams. Board our schooner Katharina on Saturday morning in Amed, east Bali, for a weekend cruise to the Bounty islets stretched out along Lomboks west coast and Bali’s east coast, where pristine tranquility surrounded by crystal-clear,turquoise seas is the set environment. On board you will be treated on haute cuisine meals and sip the best cocktails east of Bali, while on a desert beach you will taste a barbecue in its true, unalienable setting - the ship’s orchestra plays nostalgic tunes, while the Southern Cross blinks over the bonfire. A weekend of sailing, singing, dancing, eating, swimming, sea canoeing and snorkeling to fuel your batteries for a long time to come.

Contact:

Sea Trek Sailing Adventures
P.T. Pinisi Duta Bahari
Jl. By Pass Ngurah Rai 245
Sanur 80228 - Bali - Indonesia
Phone : +62 361 283358
Fax : +62 361 283357
e-mail : contact@anasia-cruise.com
http://www.anasia-cruise.com

Pita Maha

nugroho — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 23:20:56 +0000

Pita Maha have dedicated one of their cliff-hanging villas to spa treatments. The private villa over a full menu of traditional treatments and features a spectacular private pool and spa bath.

Dedicated to the timeless Balinese traditions of healing, beauty and overall wellness, Pita Maha Spa is a secluded villa retreat overlooking Ubud’s fabled Tjampuhan river valley. Purposely designed for the exclusive use of couples, an indulging menu of luxurious treatments and beauty rituals create sensory experiences to replenish the body and nurture the soul.

Pita Maha Spa is a private sanctuary designed for the exclusive use of couples featuring an outdoor treatment pavilion, steam room, hot and cold tubs and a spring water plunge pool. A nurturing treatment menu is based on ancient healing and beauty practices.

Pita Maha Resort & Spa
Jl. Raya Sanggingan PO Box 198
Ubud 80571 - Bali
t. (62 361) 974330, f. (62 361) 974329
www.pitamaha-bali.com

Banyan Tree Kanandalu

nugroho — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 23:19:27 +0000

This stunning resort spa has incorporated many of the elements of their famous Phuket (Thailand) resort and spa. Married with locally produced natural products and techniques, the results are intoxicating from start to finish. From the musik to the aromatic oils that permeate the air and set the mood, the spa achieves a rarified atmosphere. Built on a high riverbank, Bayan Tree features indoor and outdoor areas, spa baths, sauna, meditation areas and a tempting variety of Balinese and imported treatment and packages for one or two people.

Indulge your body and spirit at the luxurious Kamandalu Spa. Traditional Asian healing principles are combined with Western techniques for total relaxation and rejuvenation. The world outside is forgotten as the mind wanders blissfully free. Kamandalu Spa is located at the edge of a Bali mountain forest and featuring private treatment rooms, hot and cold Jacuzzi bath, sauna rooms and beauty salon. Choose from a variety of relaxing massages, facials, herbal wraps and masques.

Kamandalu Resort & Spa
Jl. Tegallalang, Banjar Nagi, P.O Box 77,
Ubud, Bali, Indonesia
Tel: (62 361) 975 825 Fax: (62 361) 975 851
E-mail: sales@kamandaluresort.com
Website: www.kamandaluresort.com

Four Seasons

nugroho — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 23:19:20 +0000

Four Seasons Resort, Jimbaran, has won many accolades since its opening. Its small, private spa as fitness centre has served the resort and outside guest well with a delightful blend of traditional and model treatments. So successful has it been that the facilities have proved inadequate for demand, and so a new million dollar expansion was announced last year to coincid with the opening of the new spa in the Sayan Terrace property.

The Jimbaran spa will focus on innovative Indonesia treatments based on natural elements from the sea, while the Sayan spa will feature natural elements of the earth, as the theme for their treatments.

Jimabaran: An oasis of peace overlooking the bay, the new spa features nine treatment rooms offering applications that incorporate plants, aromas of healing flowers and carefully blended Balinese and Indonesian herbs and spices. Suites and villas feature beatifully private facilities where your choice of aromatherapy massages, various natural body treatments, facials, cream baths, healing baths, body wraps and more, are ceremoniously applied.

Address: Jimbaran, Denpasar 80361, Bali, Indonesia Tel.62 (361) 701010 Fax. 62 (361) 701020 www.fourseasons.com

Sayan: Four treatment rooms offer an interesting selection that incorporates earthen clays, spice baths, herbal body scrubs and warming spices from the heart of the island. A choice of treatment packages offer luxurious options for a half or full day of pampering individually or as a couple.

Address: Sayan, Ubud, Gianyar 80571, Bali, Indonesia Tel.62 (361) 977577 Fax. 62 (361) 977588 website: www.fourseasons.com

Ibah Spa

nugroho — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 23:19:15 +0000

Cocoa beans from Tabanan produce a contitioning chocolate scrub, salt from the coast makes an invigorating sea salt scrub, while green tea from the nearby mountainside creates an anti-aging scrub bursting with anti-oxidants. Enjoying these products is made easier by the soothing ambience of the raised spa villa in which Ibah’s professionally trained staff will drain all tension out of your body and leave you feeling completely rejuvenated.There are separate, private areas for manicures, pedicures, facials, creambaths, massage and body scrubs, flower baths, and of course, the large Jacuzzu overlooking Ibah’s lush, tropical gardens and beyond to Ubud’s rice paddies. In this soothing environment, you can enjoy classic treatments such as Balinese massage and cleansing lulur or warming boreh scrubs.

Embodying the old-world charm and tranquil merging of east-west cultures for which this property is famous, the Spa at Ibah Luxury Villas is a calming center of traditional Balinese therapies.

The holistic relaxation ritual begins as soon as you enter the spa of the thatch-roofed villa, decked out in natural timbers, Indonesian ornaments and hues of cream. Urbanity seems a world away. The usual modern cacophony of traffic, blaring music and crowded places is replaced by the serenity of traditional gamelan music, birds singing and running water from the ponds and mini-waterfalls in Ibah’s gardens. The air is scented with Bali’s iconic flower, the sweetly-fragrant frangipani, bundles of which float in bowls of water placed around the pavillion and under the massage tables. Alternatively, you may want to try Ibah’s new signature therapies such as the unusual chocolate or green tea scrubs. Specially-designed spa packages offer the ultimate indulgence

Reservation:

Mailing address: P.O. Box 193, Ubud 80571, Bali - Indonesia
Tel: 62-361-974466 Fax: 62-361-974467
Email Inquiries: info@ibah-bali.com
Site: www.ibah-bali.com