LOVE ISLAND - In addition to beautiful Bali is also known as an island of peace. Many couples want to get married in Bali.
In the midst of continued conventional type, quietly special interest tours (special interest tourism) especially spiritual tourism began to grow significantly. Because of its eco-friendly, spiritual tourism can be the answer to the increasingly widespread anxiety ecological impact of tourism development. What about Bali?
There is not yet clearly defined, what is included in special interest tours. According to the literature there are a number of categories of travel, including nature tours, historical tours, cultural tours, special interest tours, shopping, and more common. Special interest tours include spiritual tourism, culinary tourism, sport and nature sports achievements and so on.
Talking about spiritual tourism, Bali is the most ideal. If people have kesemsem to find inner silence, any money spent will not be a problem, as long as the problems are growing in him can be managed and mitigated through meditation.
Many areas in Bali as an ideal meditation. In Buleleng, for example, no need to open a meditation centers with grandiose construction or management superprofesional. Buleleng Nature already provides a place for those who seek solitude. A friend of Japan, Shio Senda, Buleleng able to visit with one purpose meditate.
He was busy looking for information on where a good place to meditate. And he found it in a border region between Sawan and Kubutambahan. "It's beautiful, on the slopes of the mountain, where the North Sea can be seen clearly as a large pond," said Shio fascinated.
Shio would be more surprised to know that a place like that it is spread much admired in Bali. Maybe tens place, even hundreds. People mention soon-mountain, a place where the sea and the hills seemed to merge into one. These facilities can be found in all districts / cities in Bali.
If you go to that place, it will feel like he was enjoying an outing that strange, lonely outing but get something that is abundant within. It may be called as a tourist attraction meditation, spiritual attraction.
Is also one of Karangasem regency in Bali that have potential as a spiritual tourist location, either in the form of tirtayatra Hindus themselves and for the aspirant of meditation and yoga from Europe, America and Asia (Japan, India and China) who seek solitude on the island .
The development of spiritual tourism potential for Karangasem regency. Karangasem is still relatively natural and quiet like in the Amed and surrounding mountains nyegara. However, in order to preserve the natural beauty in the form of assets, the government asked firmly, so as not to be the Amed Candidasa second.
There are a number of temples that have a tourist attraction, like Besakih. Later Pura Lempuyang also start much visited by tourists. In the area there is also a temple Tambowaras Tabanan, is ideal for meditation. In addition there are locations on the island which Mertha Some meditation teachers into silence points.

The Government through the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, expressed readiness to support the improvement and revitalization of the port to be visited by large cruise as cruise tourism development efforts.
"We continue to coordinate with related agencies to open up access to cruise through various sizes," said Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy (Menparekraf), Mari Elka Pangestu said in Jakarta, Thursday (9/8).
He said, there are many advantages to be gained by developing cruise tourism in Indonesia. Tourism, he said, allows travelers to visit places that are still difficult to visit via ground transportation. "Travel cruises can minimize the need for accommodation for travelers to stay on cruise ships during the tourism activities," she says.
In addition, tourists can more easily explore the places he visited from all sides ranging from culinary, natural resources, to the arts community. This year, it set a target of 15 thousand foreign tourists visit using cruise ships. "We hope that the targets will be achieved," he said.
It even has coordinated with a number of agencies and related companies include the Ministry of Transportation, the Director General of Customs, PT Pelindo, PT Pelni, PT Pertamina, as well as local governments to fix the necessary facilities and needs tourist cruise ship (dock, mooring, etc. ).
Let realized for large ships themselves, for example, takes the pier with a depth of at least 12 meters. "So, we're currently doing dredging as may be required in some of the dock so that the place can be used to lean ship," said Mari. For a period of three years it will fix the 10 ports in the various provinces, including the Port of Benoa in Bali, Tanjung Perak port in Surabaya, and Tanjung Mas Semarang.

Managing hospitality group, Aston International reopen tourist accommodation, the third in the region Favehotel Umalas, Kerobokan, Badung regency. Vice President of Sales and Marketing Aston International, Norbert Vas revealed that trendy-service hotel is the 50th hotel managed by the company and located in a strategic location as a tourist area.
"Favehotel is selected service hotel occupies a strategic location in the area and usually there are no hotels at affordable prices," she says in Denpasar. The new hotel is situated in a privileged location on Jalan Petitenget, Kerobokan, Badung, adjacent to the village of Umalas and very close to several restaurants and the famous night clubs in Bali. Service trendy concept is having a fun, fresh, and friendly with 121 rooms furnished in accordance with the concept.
He said, following in the footsteps Favehotel Umalas hotel located in Seminyak predecessor and offers top class facilities to include a swimming pool for both children and adults, meeting rooms, lobby contemporary nuances, features wireless internet facility "wi-fi" and a cafe.
While it is for each guest room is equipped with a television with advanced technology "LED" safe, or "save deposit box", fixtures and bed upscale, with a view Favehote energetic and modern.
Aston, Advanced Norbert Vas, within the next two months it will add five Favehotel of nine Fave's existing operations in Indonesia and Malaysia, two in Jakarta, Kemang located in New Market, two hotels in Bali, located in the tourist area "Kuta Square "and at Jalan By Pass Kuta, and a hotel in Jalan Kusumanegara, Yogyakarta.(*)

Association of Indonesian Travel (ASITA) estimates that approximately 10% of Bali a trip agent work packages spiritual. Asita Vice Chairman of Marketing, Public Relations and Research, Bagus Sudibya, said that Bali is fast becoming popular as a destination for spiritual tourism evidenced by the demand schedule of a group of foreign tourists to the agency or agent. "Most of the groups are from Europe, USA, Japan and Europe. They usually are regularly doing activities such as yoga or meditation, "said bagus Sudibya early August.
Estimated percentage of foreign tourists who come to Bali to enjoy spiritual about 5% in a month and some travel agents can handle three or four groups of 10 to 15 people. "The numbers show an upward trend," he said.
"This suggests that spiritual tourism in Bali is very potential to be developed in Bali, and can contribute to improving conditions in Bali as a tourist type of a higher quality than mass tourism," he explained.
According Sudibya, travel agents also have more intense offering spiritual tour packages, without waiting for a request. The market has responded positively as more and more people seek and find inner peace, happiness through meditation in the midst of problems that exist in their lives.
"Travelers who are looking for a spiritual tour packages are usually looking for a quiet, secluded spots to do yoga or meditation. We will also recommend a few places, but they were also able to determine where they want to go and we can facilitate them. "
Places like Kintamani, Besakih and Pura in Pelaga Pucak Mangu is one of their favorite places. There are also some tourists who asked for late-night visits to the Pura Tanah Lot as it is quieter when compared to visitors in the morning until the afternoon.
"We organize packages according to their daily habits, such as eating only organic food because most of them are vegetarian," he said.
He added that such groups often do yoga or meditate in the morning before breakfast and in the afternoon. The group also held a discussion, invite people with a spiritual background to talk to them.
Meanwhile, the number one hotel in Sanur yoga facilities sufficient demand by foreign tourists.
E-Commerce Executive Hotel Sanur Beach Sanur Sitepu said Anton spiritual type of yoga is quite attractive to guests who stay and most of the foreign tourists.
"We are promoting yoga classes through the website and video presentation that aired during afternoon tea. Yoga classes at the hotel is quite popular and effective with a capacity of 10 people in the morning and evening Monday to Friday. Package yoga classes are the most coveted of Europe, America and Japan, "he said.
Anton explained that most yoga classes are the guests of the Americas, Europe, Japan and Australia. Hotel guests can take a yoga class for free according to the appointed hour, and carried out at the seaside. "It is possible if guests from outside to take a yoga class, they can determine the hour by paying Rp 200,000."

If you consider that the excellence and attractiveness island lies only in the beauty and natural scenery, it's a great one! Why? Because the real Bali has other charms in the form of objects of archaeological heritage of high philosophical and historical value.

One is Cliff Temple Jukut Paku located in Gianyar regency. This age-old temple is just a steep slope and the abyss. This temple is one of stau relics and artifacts should be preserved and protected in accordance with the provisions of Law no. 11 of 2010 by the Archeological Department Of preservation Bali. So that all parties, especially the local authorities had sewajibnya to protect the temple that became the pride of the community in Singakerta.

Because of the position at the right slope of the ravine to reach visitors had descended the stairs, amounting to about 68 pieces. At the center of the temple there is a sculpture-like shape. On the side there is a niche source of clear water flowing endless. The view from here is amazing as it might seem Kerisan River flow that moves all the way to the sides of green hills.

For its own facilities, currently there are stalls that sell food and beverage and parking area. It looks still much to be equipped facilities such as resort, lodging and other more interesting the more passionate travelers again when it comes to this temple Jukut Paku. Hopefully in the future this temple is gaining greater attention and a place among the travelers.

Location
Paku Jukut Cliff Temple in the village of Singakerta, District Ubud, Gianyar, Bali - Indonesia.

The Hidden Paradise

If you've only familiar with and only visit places like Sanur, Kuta and others during the visit Bali, it would be nice to find another tourist atmosphere. One place that is not less interesting and beautiful, but not much is known of the tourists is Bali Cliff. What is Bali Cliff?

Bali Cliff has three names as well as the Bali Cliff himself, Green Bowl and Hidden Beach. All three have reasons of its own. Known as Bali Cliff hotel was once there and named Bali Cliff and to facilitate the call and recall names of these sights eat dinamailah Bali Cliff. Then, also called the Green Bowl on the grounds that if we look at the beach from the air it will be visible shape that resembles a bowl of water. Bali Cliff also called Hidden Beach because his life is a cliff behind the beach so it's pretty hard to find.

Green Bowl or the Bali Cliff offers stunning panoramic views. Can look white sand that stretches, then a bluish color of the sea and the steep rock walls and tough is a bit of the beauty that can be mentioned. For those of you who are very fond of surfing, the Bali Cliff is an appropriate area to test the courage and adrenaline. Many tourists also visit one of the reasons for wanting to try surfing spots that are here.

Type of waves is a regional classic with normal wavelength and height is quite challenging. Basic beach consists of rocks Behati that if not careful it will hurt feet or other body parts. For the record, because the location is secluded enough that you are interested in going to visit Bali Cliff is expected to bring their own food supplies because there was plenty of food vendors that are here and are only open during daylight hours only.

Location

Bali Cliff was at the point 8 ° 51 089 'S 115 ° 10 207' E, Ungasan, Badung regency, Bali - Indonesia. (*)

Morotai Island located in North Maluku back into the spotlight due to host the annual Sail Morotai 2012 title. This activity is itself related to the implementation of the Sail Indonesia Yacht Rally involving hundreds of yachts from various countries. This year, the Sail Indonesia sail from Darwin, Australia to Indonesia in late August. Cruise lines will cross the seas of Indonesia and visiting many exotic islands such as Alor, Komodo National Park, Karimunjawa, Ternate, Salayar, Tanjung Puting, and much more.

Morotai Island located to the north of the island of Halmahera elected nautical party location that has a significant role for the growth and development of the tourism industry Morotai. Morotai name began to be known since World War II and was a base for General MacArthur when launched a counterattack against the Japanese forces in the Philippines and islands in Indonesia.

Opening of Sail Morotai 2012 was held on Saturday, September 15, Sail Morotai 2012 attended by the President of Indonesia, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. Also present were veterans of the United States, Japan and Australia have ever set foot on Morotai. Implementation of Sail Morotai 2012 also attended ambassadors, ministers and representatives from the United States, Japan, Australia and the Philippines. Today's event also witnessed thousands of local residents.

Sail Morotai 2012 international class was officially opened with a dance attractions Soya-Soya, which is typical Moluccan war dance followed dance welcome from local districts in Maluku. Then came the dozens of yachts and a warship which participated in the Sail Morotai 2012. On that occasion, President Yudhoyono also inaugurated Morotai World War II Museum which contains artifacts and memorabilia from the war in Morotai.

In his speech, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono welcomed all the participants of Sail Morotai 2012, such as war veterans and foreign delegations. The President mentioned that Morotai Sail Indonesia is proof of our commitment to developing the economic potential in the Asia-Pacific region. For this purpose, Morotai and the Port of Bitung in North Sulawesi facing directly into the Pacific Ocean will be developed. It is intended that the islands of Indonesia will be able to survive and compete face of economic growth in the Asia-Pacific region in the future.

Morotai will be developed in accordance with the potential for an extremely resource-rich maritime, fisheries and tourism. As a first step, Morotai area has been designated as a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Indonesia Economic Development Plan. The government will also allocate funds for infrastructure development and encourage investors to further develop this area.

The first project undertaken in conjunction with the support of Sail Morotai is the improvement of port infrastructure and expansion of ports in Daruba, Morotai. Investors from Taiwan plans to develop the fishing industry in Morotai.

Meanwhile, the chairman of the committee who is also the Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare Agung, states that Morotai which covers an area of ​​1800 square kilometers, has a great potential in marine resources, fisheries and tourism. Regions bordering the Philippines is destined to become one of the region's economic growth in Indonesia.

Morotai oceans has at least 160 species of fish are in great demand in the international market. Approximately 150,000 tons of fish per year resulting from the oceans Morotai, but to date only 50% of the new potential utilized. The islands around also potentially in the production of pearl and seaweed. In addition, the strategic location of Morotai in the Pacific waters will certainly attract many investors.

Tourism potential in Morotai was a mainstay since Morotai unique role in World War II. Benyak of war who became a vehicle history tour in Morotai. Tourism potential is reinforced by the condition of the beautiful beaches, amazing underwater life with a number of wrecks that can be dived, and so forth.