Adventure-Rafting

BALI RAFTING

PT. PUTRA BALI WISATA TIRTA
(BALI RAFTING - BALI ACTION ADVENTURE)
Jl. By Pass Ngurah Rai 297 Sanur Denpasar - Bali - 80227

Welcome to Bali, the paradise island. Bali has many special tour to offer to fulfilled your adventure needed. One of the best rafting company on the island with many satisfied clients Bali Rafting - The Action Plus. Our white water rafting location at Telaga Waja River, Karang Asem regency the way you go to Besakih temple, the biggest and mother temple for hinduisme on the island

Bali is one of the most beautiful islands of Indonesia. It is not only culturally rich and physically beautiful on the island and under water surrounding the island.

Joint our professional Bali Action Plus Team, for a superb: white water rafting adventure on Telaga Waja River, cycling, Trekking and Mount Agung Trekking.

All our equipment is of international standard and well maintained. This full day tour is only suitable for people in good physical condition, who are looking for an exciting experience.

SOBEK ADVENTURE BALI - THE ADVENTURE SPECIALIST
Jl. Tirta Ening 9, By Pass Ngurah Rai
Sanur, Bali, Indonesia

SOBEK ADVENTURE - BALI
"TRUST THE PROFESSIONALS"

SOBEK - BALI REAL ADVENTURE ...... "Enjoy the best of Bali with a whitewater rafting adventure on the spectacular
Ayung River – an unforgettable journey through lush jungle scenery and deep river gorges led by Indonesia’s top rafting professionals."

Sobek Adventure (Sobek Bali Utama) is Bali's leading adventure tour specialist.
Sobek Adventure (Sobek Bali Utama) offer more exciting adventure options than any other company, from whitewater rafting to jungle trekking.

SOBEK's professional guides are trained in all aspects of customer safety, including : river rescue; search and rescue; first aid and mountain rescue.

Our river guides represented Indonesia in the 1993 World Championships and Sobek Adventure (Sobek Bali Utama) guides today from the nucleus of the Indonesia national whitewater rafting team. Our guides are also trained to the Swift Water Rescue Program, American Whitewater Affiliation and Australian Whitewater Safety standards. All training programmers including customer service, team work and leadership skills are regularly updated.

Experience the thrill of adventure with Sobek Adventure (Sobek Bali Utama), the largest tour operation of its kind in Asia. Sobek specialises in rafting, kayaking, cycling and trekking tours in Bali and can also arrange exciting three and five day rafting tours to West Java, Sulawesi and North Sumatra. Other exclusive adventure tours and also available to small groups.

Sobek Adventure (Sobek Bali Utama) offer's the widest range of adventure tours on the beautiful island of Bali. They have been designed to be safe, culturally enriching and above all fun.

BALI INTERNATIONAL RAFTING
Jl. By Pass Ngurah Rai #5 Padang Galak
Sanur, Denpasar 80227, Bali

BALI INTERNATIONAL RAFTING "We bring you the THRILL of whitewater rafting down the Telaga Waja River in Bali"

PRIMAL ADVENTURE

Bali International Rafting was set up in October 1995 to provide a recreational experience with a difference.

We wanted to create an experience in which people could rediscover themselves, bringing them face-to-face with untamed nature under discreet, safe supervision

We selected the Telaga Waja River that gushes from the foothills of Mt. Agung and flows through wild terrain all the way to the southern coast, the very best rafting experience Bali can offers.

Combining the excitement of whitewater rafting and other action sports with stringent safety codes, professional and friendly trainer-guides, plus satisfying wholesome food, we discovered the recipe: un unparalleled day out.

BAKAS LEVI RAFTING

Jl. Danau Tamblingan No . 82 Sanur - Denpasar, Bali

akas Levi Rafting is located on the Melangit River between Eastern part of Gianyar and the Western part of Klungkung. From the heart of Denpasar City it is 45 minutes drive along good roads.The Melangit is a unique among riversin Bali. Its steep cliffs and rocks waterfalls, and sharp bends make it very attractive to the adventurous. With pollution free water and untouched tropical vegetation, it has a pure natural beauty that is especially refreshing.

Because customer safety and satisfaction is our top priority, you can be assured of a truly memorable rafting experience. We invite you to join our professsionally trained guides on the enchanting Melangit River.

Suitable for ages : 8 - 65.

Our fully trained guides explain safety procedures and rafting techniques before launching. The journey involves maneuvering through waterfalls, bends, rapids and rocks, while viewing the beauty unspoild natural environment.

After a welcome drink and briefing. a five minutes walk take you to the river to begin your adventure. Enjoy a sumptuous buffet dinner served in the restaurant which is a short drive from the finishing point.

YOUR FARE INCLUDEDS : Air Conditioned Hotel Transfer. Complimentari Meal and Refreshment. Our Restaurant Shower & Toilet Facilities.

WHAT TO BRING : Change of Clothes. Camera or Video Camera. Waterproof Bags are available.

TELAGA WAJA RAFTING

The adventure starts with an air-conditioned coach pick-up from your hotel or villa. A scenic ride through Bali's beautiful countryside takes you to the starting point in the village of Muncan in Karangasem, northeast Bali. Once there you will be divided into groups of no more than 4 persons and your guide will hand out the rafting equipment for the day - helmets, life jackets and paddle.

Our journey takes you through tropical rain forest, breathtaking waterfalls and wild countryside on this exciting adventure.
The Spirit of Adventure begins in the hills below sacred Mount Agung on the Telaga Waja river, perfect playground for this exhilarating sport.

Bali Map

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Bali area reference:

- South Bali : Nusadua, Jimbaran, Tuban, Kuta, Seminyak, Kerobokan, Canggu, Sanur
- Central Bali : Ubud, Bedugul, Kintamani, Tabanan
- North Bali : Singaraja, Lovina
- East Bali : Candi Dasa, Karangasem
- West Bali : Menjangan

This page is intended for the minimalist among you. It lists the places of interest with a one line executive summary of what it has to offer. Print this page, take it with you, and once you are there, glance it quickly to determine where you should go next. Let us know if this is useful.

• Batubulan: Daily barong dance performance, fine stone
carvings, furniture, terracotta pots.
• Mount Batukau: off the beaten path, virgin rainforests,
mossy shade of Pura Luhur temple, serenity.
• Bedugul: highland retreat by the lake, crater,
watersports, quality fruits and vegetables.
• Besakih Temple: Mother Temple on Mount Agung, huge
complex of shrines, majestic.
• Candi Dasa: quiet newest resort area, snorkeling, diving,
beach.
• Celuk: silver and gold jewelry.
• Denpasar: rebuilt ancient city, art center, museum,
government offices.
• Goa Gajah (Elephant Cave): 8th century archaelogical
mystery, Buddhist inscriptions and carvings, elephant head
at entrance.
• Goa Lawah (Bat Cave): One-thousand year old Shiva
temple, millions of fruit bats cover the ceiling.
• Jimbaran: Southwest Bali, fisherman village, beach,
sunset,offshore reefs.
• Kintamani: Mountainous, spectacular view by Lake Batur,
sunrise at peak of Mount Batur.
• Klungkung: Old Palaces, Kertha Gosa Hall of Justice
(painted ceiling a la Sistine Chapel).
• Kuta: surfing, beaches, sunsets, night life, shops of
Legian.
• Lovina: North near Singaraja, still waters, dolphin watch.
• Negara: West Bali, water buffalo races (Jul - Oct).
• Nusa Dua : luxurious resorts, diving and surfing, beaches,
golf course, shops
• Nusa Lembongan: Bali's sister island, coral and sand
beaches, crystal clear water, surfing.
• Sangeh: Monkey Forest, tall nutmeg trees, aggressive
monkeys.
• Sanur: First resort of Bali, beaches, black and white
magic.
• Singaraja: North Bali, main port during colonial time,
quiet, culturally distinctive.
• Tabanan: mountains, rice field terraces, black sand
beaches, rain forests.
• Tampaksiring: wood carving, Tirta Empul temple and
sacred spring water, Sukarno's Palace.
• Tanah Lot: Dramatic ocean front temple,
spectacular sunset, snake filled cave.
• Tenganan: East Bali, village of Bali Aga, wonderful fabrics
(Gringsing double-ikat).
• Tirta Gangga: East Bali, water palace bathing place.
• Trunyan: Lake Batur village, accessible only by boat,
Bali Aga, the dead by a sacred tree.
• Ubud: Haven for the arts, paintings, lush rice fields,
museums, galleries, dances.
• Uluwatu: Spectacular temple on a cliff, real challenging
surf below.

Alternative Places in Bali

Bali Street Dog Foundation selling T-shirts to Raise Funds

The Hard Rock Hotel Bali is giving support to the Bali Street Dog Foundation (Yayasan Yudisthira Swarga) and their program to assist and relieve the suffering of unhealthy and neglected street dogs living in Bali.

Over 90% of street dogs in Bali suffer from a variety of painful and debilitating ailments including skin parasites and fungus, internal parasites, distemper, malnutrition, infected wounds and broken limbs. Bali Street Dog Foundation is committed to reducing the number of street dogs in Bali and significantly improving the health of the existing dogs.

Restaurant and Hotel

Like the food of other regions in Indonesia, Balinese food is rice as the central dish served with small portions of spicy, pungent vegetables, fish or meat and served almost always with sambal or chili paste. Bali is a few of the regions in Indonesia whose majority of its people are non Muslims, thus babi guling or roasted suckling pig is a specialty, as is bebek betutu, smoked stuffed duck wrapped in bamboo leaves.

In Jimbaran area, for instance, you can sample seafood dishes while sitting on the beach. Visit this place in the evening, the cool atmosphere and caressing breeze will make your dining experience remarkable.

You might want to try these:



KEBAB PALACE
Jl.Kartika Plaza Kuta Center, Kuta - Bali

AYAM BAKAR WONG SOLO
Jl.Raya Kuta no.87, Kuta - Bali
Jl. Merdeka no.18, Denpasar - Bali

RAJA’S BALINESE RESTAURANT
Nusa Dua Beach Hotel&Spa, Nusa Dua - Bali

ANIKA BALINESE COOKING
Jl.Elang No.3, Tuban, Kuta - Bali

DEPOT LA TANSA
Jl.Diponegoro No. 240 A, Sanglah, Denpasar - Bali

BATUR INDAH
Panelokan Kintamani, Bangli

BENGAWAN SOLO & BAR
Jalan Imam Bonjol 386, Denpasar

CAFE DAHANDE
Jalan Raya Seminyak, Kuta

PUALAN INT’L RESTAURANT
Jalan Sanur Beach 37, Sanur

ULAM
Jalan Pantai Mengiat, Nusa Dua

PLAZA BALI SEAFOOD
Jalan By Pass Ngurah Rai, Kuta

BUNGA KELAPA RESTAURANT
Alam Kul Kul
Jl.Pantai Kuta, Legian - Bali

SELERA KURING
Jl.Sunset Road (Dewi Sri) No.88, Seminyak, Kuta - Bali

For Moslem tourists, don’t worry or afraid that you cannot get ‘halal’ food in Bali, because there are also many food stalls and food center that are safe to be consumed by Moslem believers. Start from green beans, ketupat tahu (rice boiled in a rhombus shaped packet plaited young coconut leaves mixed with tofu), bakso (meatball), satay, rujak (spicy mixed fruit), satay lilit (usually fish twisted on a stick), pepes (burned/steamed wrapped fish), ikan bakar (roasted fish), and many others. These kind of food are very suitable to be served with pelecing kangkung (a hot spicy leafy vegetable), and hot sambal. Various kinds of traditional snacks are also tempting to be tested such as bubuh injin, laklak, jaja uli and many others.

The safest tips to choose restaurant, certainly is asking the restaurant officers. Must be noticed for Moslem believers that most restaurant in the hotels serve international menu which are often unavoidable using pork.

Balinese Culture

Bali is famous for dance, as well as painting, scuplture, and woodcarving. Balinese gamelan music is highly developed and varied. The dances portray stories from Hindu Epics such as Ramayana. Famous Balinese dances include Pendet, Legong,Baris,Topeng,Barong, and Kecak
National education programs, mass media and tourism continue to change Balinese culture. Immigration from other parts of Indonesia, mainly Java) is changing the composition of Bali's population.

The culture of Bali is unique. People say that the Balinese People have reached self-content. It is not an exaggeration that when a Balinese is asked what heaven is like, he would say, just like Bali, without the worries of mundane life. They want to live in Bali, to be cremated in Bali when they die, and to reincarnate in Bali.



It does not mean that the Balinese resist changes. Instead, they adapt them to their own system. This goes back far in history. Prior to the arrival of Hinduism in Bali and in other parts of Indonesia, people practised animism. When Hinduism arrives, the practice of Hinduism is adapted to local practices. The brand of Hinduism practised in Bali is much different from that in India. Other aspects of life flow this way.

Traditional paintings, faithfully depicting religious and mythological symbolisms, met with Western and modern paintings, giving birth to contemporary paintings, free in its creative topics yet strongly and distinctively Balinese. Its dance, its music, and its wayang theaters , while have been continually enriched by contemporary and external artistry, are still laden with religious connotations, performed mostly to appease and to please the gods and the goddesses.

Wood and stone carvings, gold and silver crafts parallel the development of paintings, gracefully evolving with external forces to enhance their characters. The Batik of Bali owes its origin to Java, and inspired the development of Ikat and Double Ikat.

The People and Everyday Life

The populations of about 2,500,000 people mainly live on agriculture with rice as the staple food. The other crops, among others, are coconut, maize, soybean, cassava, coffee, clove, vanilla, etc.

Bali is also known for its wide variety of tropical fruit, such as: mango, banana, jack fruit, watermelon, salak, the thorny skinned, durian the tasty but smelly one, grape and many others. Every day live in Bali merges with social duties and religious obligations while the art reflects an unnoticed integration of environment, religion and community in which individual is a part. The organizations of the villages, land cultivation up to the creations of art are communal efforts. A village in Bali is the central place for its people while a family is , which is grouped into 'Banjar', the group unit of several families.

Religion & Customs

Hindu religion or Hindu Dharma is held by almost 95% of the population. Its teaching is to reach peace and harmony of life guided by the Wedas as Holy Scriptures. Hindu Dharma is special blend of Hinduism, Buddhism and ancestor worship that has been flourishing over centuries. They believe in One Supreme God called: Ida Sanghang Widhi Wasa, with His there Manifestations known as: Trisakti, that is: Brahma, the Creator, Wisnu the Preserver, and Shiwa the transformer.

Religion is inseparable from the everyday life, from the simple daily rituals to the lavishly semi annually temple festivals. No opportunity is lost to worship God in an unending series of ceremonies that stretches from birth up to after death of the people. There are there things guiding the spiritual life of the Hindu Balinese people which are:

Tatwa tells about the Panca Crada, the five principle beliefs or cradas that are belief in the existence of:
(Braman: the Godhead), (Atman: the soul), (Samsara: reincarnation),
(Karma: the law of cause and effect), (Moksha: unity with God/Nirvana)
Susila, moral codes, put emphasis on their thing e.g.:
Positive thinking, Positive talking, Positive action

Known locally as " Trikaya Parisuda". Related to those moral codes also can be mentioned "Tat Wam Asi", freely translated into "I am you" or "you are me" which controls and prevents somebody form committing (intentional) wrongdoing.

Upacara, are those religious ceremonies classified into five classification e.g.:
Dewa Nyadnya: Ceremonies related to the worship of God.
Rsi Nyadnya: Related to the prophet, priests or priest hood.
Pitra Nyadnya: Related to the dead
Buta Yadnya: Sacrifices to placate the negative (butas).

As the out-come of the tatwa among other you can see a lot of temples dedicated to Brahman, God the almighty, and temples dedicated to the ancestors, the souls of the dead relative. The belief in samsara creates the opinion that having children is important to give possibility for the soul to reincarnate. Family planning is successful in Bali because there is also a set of rules spiritually controlling the birth of too many children. That is in the "duties of parents" which includes the necessity to look after children well which parents cannot do if they have too many.

Video Traditional Balinese Dance

Nature in Bali

Bali is an Indonesian island located at 8°25′23″S, 115°14′55″E, one of the Lesser Sunda Islands, and one of the country's 33 provinces. It is in a chain with Java to the west and Lombok to the east. Bali is a tourist destination and, along with Java, known for its highly developed arts, including dance, sculpture, painting, leather and metalworking, and music, especially that played on the gamelan.Bali lies 3.2 km east of Java and about 8 degrees south of the equator. The island is 153 km long and 112 km wide (95 by 69 miles), with a surface area of 5,633 km². The highest point is Mount Agung at 3,142 m (10,308 feet) high, an active volcano that last erupted in March 1963. Mountains cover from the centre to the eastern side, with Mount Agung the easternmost peak. Mount Batur is also still active. About 30,000 years ago it experienced a catastrophic eruption — one of the largest known volcanic events on Earth.




The principal cities are the northern port of Singaraja and the capital, Denpasar, near the southern coast. The town of Ubud (north of Denpasar), with its art market, museums and galleries, is regarded as the cultural center of Bali.

In the south the land descends to form an alluvial plain, watered by shallow rivers, dry in the dry season and overflowing during periods of heavy rains.

Its population of over 3 million is mainly (about 93%) Hindu, but a very small part is Muslim (mostly coastal fishermen).

The main tourist locations are the town of Kuta (with its beach), Sanur, Jimbaran, Seminyak and the newer development of Nusa Dua. The Ngurah Rai International Airport is located near Jimbaran, on the isthmus joining the southernmost part of the island to the main part of the island.

There are major coastal roads and roads that cross the island mainly north-south. Due to the mountainous terrain in the island's center, the roads tend to follow the crests of the ridges across the mountains. There are no railway lines.

The island is surrounded by coral reefs. Beaches in the south tend to have white sand while those in the north and west black sand. The beach town of Padangbai in the north east has both: the main beach and the secret beach have white sand and the south beach and the blue lagoon have much darker sand.

Pasut Beach (Tabanan), near Sungai Ho and Pura Segara, is a quiet beach 14 km southwest of Tabanan. The Ho River is navigable by small sampan. Beautiful black sand beaches between Pasut and Klatingdukuh are being developed for tourism, but apart from the famous seaside temple of Tanah Lot, this is not yet a tourist area.

Most of the Balinese people are involved in agriculture, primarily rice cultivation. Crops grown in smaller amounts include fruits, vegetables and other cash crops. A significant number of Balinese are also fishermen. Bali is also famous for its artisans who produce batik and ikat cloth and clothing, wooden carvings, stone carvings and silverware.

Bali Beach

One of the main reasons for attracting
so many visitors is Bali's image as a beach destination, with white sandy beaches all around

Most of it is true, we like to help you to distinguish the
different beaches to see if they fit your particular needs.

Kuta Beach - The most popular white sandy beach located in south Bali attracts all ages and nationalities. It stretches from the airport in Tuban over main Kuta, Legian, Seminyak, Kerobokan all the way to Canggu.

This beach is good for sun bathing, "instant surfing" long
walks on the beach (great at sunset time and also at 5 AM)
and general socializing and "beach life". Everyone comes here
at sunset, central Kuta is the most crowded part of it.

Kuta Beach is not the perfect beach for untrained swimmers
because of unpredictable underwater currents. Close to the
beach they appear to be harmless, but be warned if you swim
out they can be tricky and making it hard at times to swim
back to the beach. Don't swim alone here, and stay close to
the beach, unless you are a surfer who "has seen it all".

Better for swimming is the Tuban part of it, with hotel life
guards and a less hyper active beach scenery than Kuta.

Calm are the waters on the other side of the airport to
the south at Jimbaran Bay. The beach is as white and sandy as
in Kuta but no big waves here. This sleepy fishing village
with only a few hotels and resorts make this area a perfect
spot if you are looking for a remote and relaxed beach life.

Moving further south to Bali most southern coastline you will
find a few remote beaches around and on the way to Uluwatu.
Some of these beaches are suitable for swimming, generally
more popular with experienced surfers, and Uluwatu itself has
a rocky coastline with great views from high above sea level.

This scenery remains persistent all the way to Nusa Dua, where
again white sandy beaches deliver the promise of a perfect
beach holiday. They offer excellent swimming in a protected
lagoon. The private beaches of the local resorts dominate the
beach life what limits access for non-staying guests.

North above Nusa Dua stretches Tanjung Benoa with white
beaches and again a bit busier waves, that make this area
perfect for water sports. You can rent boats and hire services
like parasailing, that is a perfect adventure above the ocean.

Further north at Sanur Beach we reach again a quiet lagoon
area of both white and black sands. The area between Grand
Bali Beach hotel and Bali Hyatt is accessible via a beach path
and the calm waters make this beach suitable also for
children just as in Nusa Dua.

Candi Dasa has not many beach areas except the private
constructed areas of some hotels, where else Lovina Beach in
the north again has a very long sandy coast with tranquil
coves. The ocean is calm and suitable for swimming and
snorkeling.

Video Surfing in Kuta Beach