Bali Holiday Information

I Wayan Sukita in action (with corpse)

Every traditional village (Desa Pakraman) in Bali have a community, a place where community do regular meeting, social activities, ceremonial activities, etc. Regular meeting called sangkep usually held monthly (35 days of Balinese wuku-calendar), every 6 month, or in any specified special day for certain important activities.

Banjar is also a sum village under Desa Pakraman. Desa pakraman usually consist of more than 1 banjar.

When you visit Bali, it would be a great chance to understand what banjar, desa pakraman, or sangep are. Moreover (...if lucky), you able to join how they do sangkep, arrange social and religious ceremony, and etc. But, do not forget to use Balinese simple costume.

Do not confuse with these banjar:

Banjarnegara : Name of regency in Java

Banjarangkan : Name of village (Desa Pakraman), also name of district in Klungkung, Bali, Indonesia

Banjarmasin : Name of capital city of South Kalimantan Province, Indonesia

Happy holiday!

Balinese Dog is well-known in the world, especially for street dog and also new species of Kintamani Dog (so, some writer call The Island of Dog). Balinese sitting dog (...and sitting person also) called nyedogdog.

Balinese have thousands temple, so that's why people call The Island of Thousands Temple, The Island of Paradise, and The Island of God.

Bali have very special fruit, i.e. Salak Bali (Balinese Salak), Jeruk Bali, etc.

Bali is very well known with its culture. Therefore, tourism in Bali developed in the Culture Tourism framework.

COUNTRY: Indonesia
Province: Bali
Capital City: Denpasar
Tourist Destination: Bali
Airport: Ngurah Rai International Airport

Region: Eight Regency (Badung, Bangli, Gianyar, Jembrana, Karangasem, Klungkung, Singaraja, and Tabanan) and One Municipality (Denpasar)
International Flight: Most international air carrier from Asia, Australia, and Europe availableto serve visitor.

Currency: National Currency is Rupiah (IDR). Most international currencies, such as USD, AUD, SGD, HKD,MYR, EUR, etc. are accepted as mean of payment. Travel check and major credit cards are accepted.

Immigration:
Visa: needed prior to arrival, unless Visa on Arrival for certain country.
ASEAN Countries need no visa

Pasport: Must valid at least 6 month prior to arrival.

Custom:
Foreign Exchange allowed to bring in or out of Indonesia is unlimited. In any case, custom may require declaration.
Indonesian Currency above IDR 100 million must be reported.