The word of nyepi is meaning Silence. On the nyepi day all people are prohibited to do their normal daily activities, the people should stay in their houses, no lighting and no traffic are allowed, no one works, and no entertainments. the Pecalang (traditional balinese security man) will check and control the street continously to keep safe.

One day before nyepi called Pengerupukan. The community of balinese teenagers (seka Teruna -Teruni) in every Banjar of the village will make a ogoh – ogoh. The procession starts around at 6 o’clock in the evening, the teenagers will be brought the ogoh – ogoh to the main place to start the parade. After the parade the people will burn the ogoh – ogoh. The purpose of the overall ceremony that held on this day are to neutralize the bad force / spirit (bhuta) so it is not any longer becomes disturbance but instead become positive force for the good of human and universe.

Nyepi day or day of silence is the celebration day of the balinese lunar new year. During this day the whole island of bali will come to a stand still, and it is mandatory for everyone who is in the island to adhere to this religious prohibitions such as no fire for cooking or others, no fireworks, no activities outside of the hotel boundary, no noise, no traveling and no entertainment.

Bali international airport will be closed to all flights and transit is only allowed for emergency cases such as medical evacuation flight . all sea-ports will also be closed during this nyepi day. No activities will be allowed on the island of bali. all roads, offices, shops, restaurants will be closed during this day and no body should be seen beyond the hotel boundary.

This celebration will start on friday morning, march 23, 2012 at 06:00 am until 06:00 am the following day, march 24, 2011 where everything will be back to normal.

The Nyepi packages offered are:
3 Days / 2 night
ONLY IDR 1.800.000 net / package

Inclusion:
- 2 night accommodation based on Supperior Room
- Daily breakfast for 2 person
- 1 time buffet dinner for 2 person
- Welcome drink upon arrival
- Foc for child under 5 year of age, sharing bed with the parent
- 21% government tax and service charge

Extra bed include breakfast:
- IDR 450.000 net for adult
- IDR 250.000 net for child under 12 year of age

Term and conditions:
- Price is subject to room availabilitis
- Valid for indonesian citizen and KITAS/KIMS holders
- Only valid during Nyepi Day (22-24 March 2012)
- Non refundable and pre payment is required

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Picture yourself on a long balcony, perched high over a tropical ravine. Imagine pathways clinging to a hillside where the hibiscus and frangipani reach out over statues and wood carvings to touch a gentle greeting as you pass.

Butterflies, birdsong, fragrant blossoms, colorful plumage, night songs of frogs and blinking fireflies interwoven with secluded villas and bungalows extend into a world of exuberant Balinese culture and nature.

Picture yourself thus, and you might just feel the first light brush stroke of the spirit that is Hotel Tjampuhan.

In this one hotel are captured all the images of Ubud, the cultural center of Bali.

The elegance of Balinese architecture and hospitality flourish at Hotel Tjampuhan, located just west of Ubud. Here, Prince Tjokorda Gde Agung Sukawati and Walter Spies began Pita Maha in 1934, an association that brought Ubud painting and artistic talent into the forefront of world art. Spies house, the original guest house of the Ubud royal family, hosted this historic meeting and is here still, on the hotel’s grounds, overlooking the banks of the sacred Oos Campuhan river. Hotel Tjampuhan and Spa remains a source of inspired artistic activity since its founding in the heyday of the 1928′s world traveling.

Unsurprisingly, this setting also inspired Bali visionary holy man Resi Markandya to build the mother temple complex Besakih, the center or worship and ceremony for all of Bali. You can be witness to the living spirit of Balinese devotion to Gods and ancestors, symbolized in the daily offerings made of rice, fruit, flowers and incense in the resident Tjampuhan temple.

Facilities
On the banks of the Oos Campuhan river, the new Tjampuhan SPA is set for you. The inspired hidden cave setting is carved all over with a combination of the surrounding valley’s tropical foliage and the abundant earthly spirits. There is a steam room, Sauna, Jacuzzi and cool water bath. The entire structure is clearly hidden within the hotel’s grounds. Enjoy an open-air massage at the edge of the banks of the Oos Campuhan river.

Other Facilities
Plunge into the cool waters of a pool hewn out of the rock face, and surface to see your Room boy heading down with breakfast.

Cast your mind back to fifty years before, when Walter Spies founded and artist colony and constructed the first dwellings in this divine place. Then understand why the bungalows tucked into the forest around you have a picture book quality that only time can build. The hearth of the Tjampuhan Hotel is the former home of Walter Spies, offering comfort and seclusion with excellent facilities, supplemented by a chioce of air-conditioned or fan cooled rooms.

Our “RAJA” rooms are larger than “AGUNG” rooms both type of rooms are using the bamboo and antique wood carving furniture. All rooms have private bath with hot & cold shower, sailing fan / AC in the room, large veranda.

Return the smile of a waiters as she glides under the vaulted ceilings of a Restaurant seemingly floating on a cascade of lily ponds. Hope on the Hotel’s free shuttle bus visit Ubud’s many shops and galleries of modern and traditional Balinese paintings or take in a dance and drama performance. Experience the delight of a culture intent upon the beautiful and divine. Back at the hotel, sample delicious international and Balinese cuisine at the terrace restaurant and bar. Relax in the library and swim in one of the two spring-fed pools. Restaurant, located near the lobby, is open until 10 AM and Bar until 12 PM.

Afternoon coffee break, for group upon request, Gala royal dinner, venue : Puri Saren Agung, upon request. Sister Hotel bridge cafe for special Balinese cuisine. Balinese dance’s every evening at Puri Saren Agung. Rafting at Ayung river. Two natural swimming pool, sightseeing Tours, taxi available. Car, Bicycle, Motor Bike for rent. Exhibition or meeting room with 40 pax capacity. From the breathing views in villas and pavilions to the smiling and attentive all Balinese staff. Hotel Tjampuhan gracefully invites your participation in the royal way of hospitality.

Tjampuhan Hotel and Spa Gallery

Tjampuhan Hotel and Spa Rates

Validity : From March 31, 2011 until March 31, 2012.
TYPE OF ROOMS	Rates in USD / Night			BOOKING
	Low	High	Peak
Agung Room	115	115	115
Raja Room	164	164	164
Walter Spies	212	212	212

Note:
- extra bed: USD 20.00

Rates Inclusions:
- 21 % government tax & service charge
- Daily tjampuhan breakfast
- 2 bottles of mineral water
- Scheduled shuttle service to Ubud

Honeymooner’s Benefits:
- Romantic Room set up with flower arrangement on bed & bathtub upon arrival
- Seasonal fruit basket in the room upon arrival
- Special honeymoon gift upon departure

Long Staying Benefits:
- One time Set Indonesian Dinner on food only

Bebek / Ayam Betutu Bali (duck / chicken with Balinese spices)
Ayam Betutu is one of the favorite foods of Bali peoples. Besides of good taste, this cuisine is also easy to buy. Now many Balinese restaurants that provide these menu. Fresh chicken meal mixed with some Balinese spices such as laos, jahe, bawang merah, bawang putih, daun salam, kunir, kencur, daun salam, cabai merah dan cabai rawit.

All the ingredients are then inserted into the stomach of the duck or chicken. There are several ways to cook this dishes, the first way is after the chicken flavored then boiled in a pot until the water evaporated and left only a few. The second way and perhaps a complicated way that the duck / chicken wrapped with a sheath-nut, then wrapped with banana leaves. Then planted in the ground and burned for a few hours until done. This dishes can be eaten as a lunch or dinner menu during holiday in Bali paradise island.

Babi Guling Bali (Suckling Pig)
Bali’s most famous dish is Nasi Campur and Babi Guling. It served with rice and a side dish in one plate be “Nasi Campur”. And the barbecue of the pig which it cannot miss in a festival and a ceremony of the Balinese, is “Babi Guling”. These two dish is food of Bali necessary for Balinese. Introducing it here “Babi Guling”. The tourist will be Babi Guling without looking in the case of most. You may watch the many Balinese people eating Babi Guling which are cheap and spicy in small Warung (balinese restaurants) of the town. The Babi Guling is loved to not only Balinese but also many tourist and a foreign resident.

The intestines of pig is used for urutan ( balinese sausage ). in ubud village there are three kind of urutan. The first is oret, semuwuk and urutan. oret is pig intestines with blended Balinese potato ( sela ), flour, pig blood and balinese spices inside. for semuwuk, same with oret but without pig blood and change with egg. oret and semuwuk is boiled first after that grilled until done. and then urutan is stuffed with pork and balinse spices inside, and fried until it is brownish. Originally Babi Guling and Urutan is made for Balinese ritual ceremony.

Do you want to vacation and buy something in Bali? We have some tips for saving vacation budget so that make your holiday more enjoyable. Many reasons that make the tourists visiting Bali. Beautiful beaches with white sand, a diverse culture, friendly people who became icons of the island known as paradise island.

Not only that, for those of you who love shopping. Bali also has a good place to shopping. One of them is the traditional market like Candi Kuning market.

1. Do not buy something if you do not need.
2. Advised to not just focus on one place.
3. Do bargain before you pay something.
4. Choose a good quality items with economical prices.
5. If you are tempted to spend more, remember always “spend less = save more”, the more you save, the quicker our financial goals achieved.

Ngelawang is a sacred dance that must be conducted to exorcize evil spirits and danger, so that human life will be safer and peaceful. Old literature tells that Goddess Uma was cursed by Bhatara Guru to fall down to the world and became Goddess Durga, spreading diseases and natural disasters to human life. “Nglawang” was taken from the word “lawang” (door). In Balinese language, it means the show or performance that move from one house to another house, or from one village to another village. It is usually performed in a series of Galungan and Kuningan holiday as an embodiment of dharma’s (kindness) victory in its fight against adharma (badness). This tradition is usually perfomed on one day after Galungan day or Kuningan day.

Ngelawang procession is usually conducted by carrying “sesuhunan” around the village, such as barong, rangda, pratima, barong kedengkling and another equipment depends on local custom. This tradition is inherited from generation to generation and now is carried by a group of children. They come to the villagers houses one by one. This show is performed in about 10 – 15 minutes in front of the door and believed that it will give holiness vibration to each house, so that the people will be prevented from the disease and danger. Barong is danced by the dancers and accompanied by the music rhythm from kentongan (bamboo drum) ortabuh bleganjur (traditional music instrument).

Dreamland Beach Bali in Pecatu Village, Badung Regency, located in the southern island of Bali. You can reach this beach is about 30 minutes from Kuta Beach at Jimbaran. The beach is still beautiful and natural is located at the southern tip of South Badung. You’ll find this beach on the way to the famous temple in Bali, Uluwatu temple.

The Beauty of Dreamland Beach
When you enter Dreamland Beach tourist area, your eyes will be enchanted by the beauty of this beach. Bertebing hilly areas and make you look as if the lower beach area on the sea. Dreamland is a beach surrounded by cliffs towering and large rocks.

As you descended the rocks and the steps to the beach, you will be dazzled with stunning rock cliffs on which there is a green pasture that is high enough. Many foreign and local tourists who like to enjoy in the meadow area.

Dreamland Beach areas are also very appealing to eyes. You will be captivated by the expanse of a clean whitish brown sand with a steep gully. You can enjoy the beauty of a sunset or sunset on the narrow coastal area directly beneath the steep rock walls. Dreamland Sea region also has high and big waves. Therefore, a lot of good surfers surf at this beach. Dreamland is also one surfing destination in Bali.

Tirta Empul is one of history is still frequented by tourists. The second temple is one of the leading tourist objects Gianyar, Bali. Located approximately 40 km north of Denpasar, requiring approximately 1 hour drive from the International Ngurah Rai Airport in Bali. Located in the district of Gianyar Tampaksiring that have natural beauty and coolness.

Location of Tirta Empul
Tirta empul Located at the curb Tampaksiring-Bangli, transportation access is very easy to reach. west of this Tirta Empul, President Sukarno established a presidential palace called the Palace of the President Tampaksiring.

History of Tirta Empul
According to the legend of the society during the reign of Bali said Mayadenawa who ruled Bali, Mayadenawa ruled by an arbitrary action. This resulted in the gods became angry and decided to destroy Mayadenawa. Indra Bhatara Mayadenawa sent to fight the power. At the time of the battle many of the troops who have been killed Mayadenawa Mayadenawa finally escape. On the way to escape from the pursuit of Lord Indra, Mayadenawa walk in a way tilt legs to land that does not vibrate and in stampede Bhatara known by Indra. From this story in place Mayadenawa tilt legs stood a village called Tampaksiring. Therefore Mayadenawa effort and the troops of Lord Indra face overwhelmed eventually he made the water toxic. Water that is drunk by the soldiers, soldiers of Lord Indra who made a limp all of Lord Indra. And finally take a flag of Lord Indra yellow and drove it to the ground,steaming clear water out so the place is named Tirta Empul.

every afternoon on the Feast of Brass, the locals usually hold a ritual ceremony called Makotek. Mekotek is a ritual that uses wood usually means the most widely used of the type pulet played together to celebrate the victory of dharma (virtue).

The ceremony starts from the Temple Puseh and then followed by circling around the Village area Munggu performed by members of the community by bringing together the ritual equipment and a long wooden stick which represents a weapon of war.