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The Swastika is a Hindu symbol for the sun god
-a sign of prosperity and good fortune

 

Swastika Transport: Comfortable, modern, air conditioned transport with English speaking drivers can be arranged to any destination of your choice and a variety of tours can be arranged from any of the Swastika properties at reasonable rates with our experienced drivers in air conditioned comfort. Some suggested tours are listed below but they can be changed to suit your needs

 

 

 

 

Bali Art & Nature( Full day tour  : 8 hours )

The perfect introduction to Balinese art and culture stopping first at Batubulan village where the colourful and exiting Barong dance is performed every day. The dance tells of the eternal fight between good and evil spirits and the story is taken from the  Mahabrata epic. Still in Batubulan you can see stone carving process, leaving Batubulan we pass through Celuk and Singapadu are centres for Balinese goldsmiths and silversmiths, you can watch the talented artists make jewellery that is exported worldwide. The next village we visit is Mas the home of many famous wood carvers. We will also visit the Elephant Cave temple or Gunung Kawi temple that built in the 11th.century. Traveling along the road to Kintamani, we stop at a fruit plantation growing all species of fruit found on the island. Arriving at Kintamani, you will enjoy spectacular views of Mount Batur with its ribbons of black lava threading their way down to Lake Batur, here can  you enjoy buffet lunch. (optional )The return journey bring us to holy the springs at Sebatu village and passes the beautiful  rice terraces at Tegallalang.

Northern Bali ( Full day : 8 hours )

 Driving along steep mountain roads with rice fields on either side we make a stop at Pacung to enjoy the beautiful rice terraces before visiting the fruit markets of Candi Kuning where you can buy fruits and flowers along with the usual souvenirs. On reaching Bedugal and Lake Bratan - famous for water sports we stop at Ulun Danu Temple a temple dedicated to the goddess of water - Dewi Danu

Continuing our journey we stop at  Gitgit waterfalls taking a short scenic walk to the see beautiful falls . On the drive to Lovina , famous for its black sand beach, we drive through the city of Singaraja,  the old capital city of Bali. At Lovina you can enjoy your optional lunch buffet. The return journey takes us through small town of Banjar there you can enjoy the hot springs that are popular both for locals and tourists before  the beautiful rice terraces of  Pupuan and Belimbing village

Amazing East Bali ( Full day tour : 8 hours )

Our first stop will be Kerta Gosa, the former Court of Justice in Klungkung on the 18th. Century, the interesting Kamasan style illustrations can be seen on the ceiling which tells the vision of heaven and hell. We continue to Kusamba, the village of fishermen, and they have home industry of salt spanning. Just after Kusamba, we arrive at Goa Lawah temple where the walls are covered by thousand of bats. Our next stop is at Bali Aga Village Tenganan where we will see traditions that have never died over centuries in the, here the villager weave the famous Geringsing Sarong than we believe can ward off evil sprits.....After a long drive you will take a rest a rest at Candi Dasa where you can have lunch (not included) before continuing our journey to the Royal bathing pools of Tirtagangga

Panorama of Tabanan ( Full day tour : 8 hours )

 First stop is the butterfly park - Taman Kupu Kupu Bali in the village of Wanasari  the where you will see hundreds of mostly Indonesian highly colorful butterflies, then we visit Yes Panas hot springs before driving on to Mount Batukaru to visit Batukau temple. Batukau is the third of Bali's three major mountains at   2275 meters high.  We then take you pastl the most beautiful rice terrace at Tabanan regency, Jatiluwi - the name means “truly marvelous” You can enjoy the scenery while  enjoying quiet meal. ( not included) nn the journey home we visit Tanah Lot temple, the temple which is set atop an outcrop of rock jutting into the sea

Tanah Lot Sunset  ( Half day tour : 5 hours )

We drive to Pura Taman Ayun at Mengwi the main temple of the Mengwi kingdom built in 1634  the Royal temple known for its beautiful merus (multi tiered shrines) and surrounded by a wide elegant moat  moat. We will also see the monkeys at Alas Kedaton temple and at the same time you can see the bats also. The final place we stop at Tanah Lot Temple probably the best known and most photographed temple, set atop an outcrop of rock jutting into the sea. The temple therefore symbolized the meeting point natural and cosmos element. At Tanah Lot  weather permitting you can see beautiful sunsets with the “silhouette” of the temple a view featured on many Bali postcards

Uluwatu and Jimbaran Bay ( Half day : 5 hours )

Drive to Garuda Wisnu Kencana, the cultural Park with the tallest statue scheduled to be finished in 2003. We continue visiting the famous Uluwatu temple where you can take a walk along the cliff tops and admire the beautiful ocean views far below. Before returning we  make a stop at Jumbaran Bay to enjoy a sunset, here you can have dinner watching the sunset and beach activities  at any of  grill café along the beach ( Dinner optional selecting your own seafood and watching it being cooked

 

 

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