Balimidori.com – The island of Bali is an island with various beautiful and amazing villages in it, with the habits of the people who always keep their villages sustainable, making the following villages worthy of being your main destination when you are on vacation in Bali.
The following are some villages that are still sustainable and worth visiting while on vacation in Bali.
Terunyan Village
Trunyan is one of the villages where the Bali Aga or Bali Mula people live (meaning early or original). Its remote location on the eastern shore of Lake Batur almost covers them from contemporary influences.
The interesting thing in Trtunyan is that the dead are ceremonially paraded in canoes to be left to rot on the ground in a secluded place separated from the main village. Trunyan Cemetery is situated on the shores of a vast caldera lake and is guarded by the ancient banyan tree for which the village is named. The majestic Taru incense tree (a type of frankincense or olibanum), is locally nicknamed the ‘fragrant tree’, because it has the power to absorb the stench of rotting corpses. The cemetery is a 15 minute boat ride from the village itself.
Tenganan Village
Tenganan Village, also known as Tenganan Pegeringsingan, is one of a number of ancient villages on the island of Bali. The pattern of community life reflects the culture and customs of the Bali Aga (pre-Hindu) village which is different from other villages in Bali. Therefore Tenganan Village was developed as one of the objects and attractions of cultural tourism.
As a cultural tourism object, Tenganan Village has many unique and interesting characteristics to see and understand. From the social system developed, that the Tenganan Village community consists of indigenous people from the local village. This is because the marriage system adopted is a parental system where women and men in the family have the same degree and are entitled to become heirs.
Penglipuran Village
Penglipuran Traditional Village is a rural area that has a specific structure from a traditional village structure, so that it is able to display a beautiful rural face. The physical arrangement of the village structure is inseparable from the culture of the community which has been passed down from generation to generation. Thus, the Penglipuran Traditional Village is a cultural tourism object. The beauty of the Penglipuran Traditional Village can be felt starting from entering the pre-village area with green grass on the edge of the road and hedges pulled along the road, adding to the coolness of the village procession area.
In the catus pata area after the procession, it is a boundary area entering the Penglipuran Traditional Village. The wantilan hall and community facilities as well as open landscaping spaces are welcome areas. The next area is the area of the village pattern arrangement, which begins with a linear gradient to the physical village to the right and left.
Celuk Village
Celuk Village began to be known as a gold and silver craftsman village since 1976. At that time tourism objects in Bali began to be recognized by foreign tourists. The gold and silver handicrafts produced in Celuk village are of high quality, and can be produced in large quantities.
The products of craftsmen in Celuk village have even entered the national and international market. Silver jewelry crafts that are produced include bracelets, necklaces, earrings, brooches and Balinese silver rings. Gold souvenir items such as rings, statues, spoons, forks, are also produced here and are export commodities.