TABANAN REGENCY

This regency is very famous for Tanah Lot temple. The regency, led by Bupati I Nyoman Adi Wiryatama, BA also has a lot of tourism resorts such as Bedugul (lake of Beratan) with its cold temperature. Tabanan also has other tourist attractions such as Alas Kedaton, Jatiluwih terraced rice-fields, Pacung village or Soka beach.

BULELENG REGENCY

The Buleleng regency is one of the most vast in Bali. This regency, located in the north of Bali, is headed by I Made Bagiada. The regent explained to Bali Travel News that Buleleng has quite a wide range of tourist spots, from mountains to interesting sea attractions. Off the shore from Lovina beach, for example, people can see dolphins swimming freely. In addition, Buleleng also has the Kirtya building, where old documents made of palmyra leaves are kept. Other tourist spots are Gitgit waterfall, Air Sanih, Banyuwedang hot spring, Lovina beach and Tamblingan lake, where people can go fishing and enjoy the cool air. In Buleleng there are also several ancient temple remains, such as Pura Desa Sangsit (Sangsit Village temple), or Vihara for Buddhists in Tegeha Banjar Village.

KLUNGKUNG REGENCY

The capital regency of Klungkung is Semarapura. Semarapura used to be the centre of the governmental activities in the Kingdom, which was called Gelgel. After the declaration of independence of Indonesia on 17 August 1945, Klungkung became part of Indonesia. Klungkung is still led by one of the Kings’ family. Dr. Tjokorde Gde Agung, the previous regent, is now replaced by I Wayan Candra, SH. The local government of Klungkung develops Klunglung depending on the potential of each area. Take for example Nusa Penida subdistrict. Nusa Penida subdistrict consists of three little islands, they are Nusa Penida, Nusa Lembongan and Nusa Ceningan. The three islands are well known for their beautiful beaches. Klungkung also has some other interesting tourist attractions such as Goa Lawah, Kertha Gosa or Kusamba beach. There is a village in Klungkung, which is called Kamasan village. This village is very well known for its traditional painting, which are called Kamasan Paintings. Kamasan traditional painting uses only three colours, i.e. red, black and yellow.

BANGLI REGENCY

Bangli is the only regency that doesn’t have any beaches as tourist attractions because Bangli is situated on high land. However, Bangli regency, which is led by Nengah Arnawa, SOS, MM. does have a dramatic lake. The lake is the largest in Bali and it is called Danau Batur. From around Kintamani village tourists can see the beauty of Mount Batur towering over the lake. At night sometimes we can see the asap smoke coming out from the top of Mount Batur. Bangli regency also has some old and historical places as tourist attractions trekking. Tourists can, for example, see Kehen, Balingkang and Batur temples. Tourists also can see traditional villages of Bali, Trunyan and Penglipuran.