Candidasa, Bali

As a tourist area, Kuta, Sanur, and Nusa Dua is fairly competent. The travelers can get everything there. Ranging from entertainment, food, lodging, until various souvenirs. But what about the price paid for various harusdi tour the facility? Clearly, not cheap, even practically choking. To stay overnight at the hotel or star jasmine in the region three 'gold', the cost could reach USD 300 thousand.

So even with the price of food and souvenirs, can be four or even five times the normal price. If you want to berwista in the island resort at an affordable price, Candidasa area you may be able to choose. Indeed, the area that are in Karangasem regency, eastern Bali, have not been developed as tourist resort Kuta, Sanur, and Nusa Dua. Even so, Candidasa have enough priced hotels and inns can also be compromised. Tariff night at three star hotel or lodging facility that has class three star hotel, fairly expensive thousand of USD 75 - USD 100 thousand per night.

Although not semaju Kuta or any other area in the district Badung, Denpasar, Tabanan, and Gianyar, but never a favorite Candidasa European tourists. This is not because Candidasa a calm atmosphere and natural. Few people did not even say, if you want to see the face of Kuta thirty years ago, then look at Candidasa face today. Could be, once people are reluctant to spend the night in Candidasa because access to this area is relatively difficult, because it must pass through the streets of downtown Gianyar and narrow Semarapura. However, following the opening of the bypass road Prof Dr Ida Bagus Spells, Candidasa more accessible. Thanks to the bypass road that connects to the Karangasem Denpasar, the transport becomes more smoothly.

If previously, it takes about 90 minutes to reach Candidasa of Denpasar, is now enough with just 40 minutes. This is almost equal to the travel time Denpasar-Nusa Dua. "With the opening of new roads, access to Candidasa is now very easy, even one with almost Candidasa Denpasar," said Ida Bagus Astika, the usual tour guide tourist guide to diving in Tulamben Village, Karangasem. You must know that the objects of tourism in Bali was spread across a number of places like Bali and the middle east (Ubud and appears Siring), Goa Gajah Sukawati Art Market is the place to shop craft goods Bali. Now, tourism objects will be more easily achieved if pursued from Candidasa.

When first developed, around the mid-1980s, Candidasa tourist area known as the spiritual. In the past, here is the ashram (hermitage kind) which was developed by the late Mrs. Gedong Bagus Oka and his friend, former President of Indonesia Abdurrahman Wahid. After the death of Mrs.. Gedong Bagus Oka, Candidasa still interesting to visit. Besides diving arena in the village of Tulamben, we can see from the traditional village near Tenganan which has a tradition with a variety of unique attractions society. There are also inherent Putung village with panoramic mountain views and beautiful garden he barked. No less interesting is the Goa Lawah.

This is a consecrated temple Hindus and the surrounding inhabited by thousands of bats. 'Road' slightly to the west, there is Goa Gajah, the State Palace and Sukawati Ubud area is famous with the work of painting. Around 15 kilometers south of Ubud, Sukawati Art Market there. In this market, you can buy various handicrafts satisfied and Balinese souvenirs. Smart home cheap bargain. "The price of goods here are cheaper, quality is good," said Suparsana, craftsmen used a statue put up the craft to Market Sukawati.

So, if you design a vacation to the Island of the Gods, there's no harm in choosing Candidasa as a place to sleep. This is where you will see the real face of Bali. Tariff staying at Candidasa is tilted. But what about food? Restaurants were easily found in Candidasa, a tourist area located about 12 miles west of Amlapura, the capital city of Karangasem regency, or about 65 kilometers east of Denpasar. It's just that, often, the taste of the food menus are served not quite fit with the tongue tastes Java or Indonesia. That is, provided food restaurants in Candidasa more suitable for tourists who 'blonde'. Perhaps, you can find restaurants, restaurant or shop that provides rice soup, rice Rames, mixed rice, even rice pecel.

"But, for domestic travelers, you should not try to buy it. Because it did not quite fit with our tongue," said Bara, citizens who have repeatedly Denpasar streets to Candidasa. So, what to do? Any suggestions, buy food in Amlapura. In this city, we can easily get mixed rice, curry and satai goats, chickens Taliwang typical Lombok, chicken soup, too. Merchant are migrants from Java and Lombok who now lives in Amlapura.

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