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Location
Bedugul is the name of a crater second biggest after Batur. This crater has the form almost
resembling a half circle with the length more then 10 kms and width 2 kms.
Starting from the southern border of lake Beratan northward with consecutive
lakes such as lake Bulian, lake Tamblingan, and one smaller lake located
at the westernmost edge of the crater now drained out of water.
Some villages located around the crater are the village of Kandang,
Candikuning, Mekar Sari and Panca Sari. Next is Desa Candi Kuning with many villages with
the name of flowers such as Mekar Sari, Kemuning, and others, and here are
also exist Muslim village. Here can be found many small accommodation along
the road and at inner part of the villages. In the village of Pancasari is the famous
Bali Handara Kosaido Country Club, and popular temple for foreign visitors,
Ulun Danu, around which are water activities can be organized such as fishing,
paddling, canoeing, water scooter, and speed boat ride. The location of this crater
is 59 km from Denpasar
The interest of Bedugul Crater
For most foreign visitors Bedugul is known for Vegetable Market, Ulun Danu
Temple, Bali Handara Kosaido Country Club and its accommodation with beautiful
panorama, and the trekking activities at the slope of Lake Buyan wall.
Vegetable Market known also as
Pasar Kandang, is one of the most complete highland vegetable market with
many type of highland green vegetable products, flowery, and greenery. Product
such as cabbage, potatoes, corn, juices, bean, onion, marquisas, and many
others. Actually most of the products are cultivated around Baturiti area,
3 kms before Bedugul which altitude is lower then Begudul, while flowers
are produced locally with various type and sizes. The location of Bedugul
which is more then 1000 meters above sea level makes the area is good for
to relax in the fresh air with cold temperature.
Bedugul Botanical Garden located 1 km away to the
north of the vegetable
market is the Botanical Garden with beautiful scenery men made garden under
shading of trees and ferns typical of high place. This botanical garden
was opened in 1959 and has 154,5 hectares with more then 1187 plants, 320
types of orchids from various areas of Indonesia, birch trees of around
524 types from America, China, Japan, Australia, Africa and Netherlands.
A Cyathea garden with various type of ferns, some of which are edible for
Balinese and are popular cuisine material just like other vegetables. 104
type of Cactuses from various countries, and 94 plants relating to religious
ritual of Balinese, and 84 type of plants used as traditional medicine by
Balinese. Many type of orchids can be visited around the area and very beautiful
during its flowering season.
Pantai Bedugulknown for its good accommodation
of Begugul cottages which is now very old property, and the new one constructed
just on the beach of the lake is like a normal hotel. From here many water
activities are organized such as fishing, paddling, canoeing, water parachuting,
or encircling the lake with speed boat.
Ulun Danu Temple This temple, according
to the chronicle of Mengwi kingdom
was built by the first king of Mengwi, I Gusti Ngurah Putu around 1634 as
the thanks God for his victory against his rivals around the area, or in
more correct assumption it might be aimed as Mountain temple of a kingdom,
in conjunction with 3 temples belong to the state. The temple is consist
of 2 different section. The biggest section is Hindu temple, and at the
front is Buddhist temple.
Panca Sari Town bigger traditional
market then Kandang, and a famous golf course of Bali Handara Kosaido Country Club. The
course with good 4 star hotel is located just at the drop of crater east
wall with the high peak of Mount Mangu. The whole wall is evergreen ridges
and peaks covered by the smoke every morning or during the rainy season.
Golf course is a 18 holes with the most beautiful panorama and cold temperature,
colorful flowers and green garden.
Lake Bulian, known also as lake Buyan is a famous
place for trekking and off-roading, combined with trekking and rowing outrigger.
On the bank of this lake there is an old temple with unique architecture.
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The combination among various cultural aspects and natural
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