6 Days Exploring the Nature of Buleleng Regency

For you, a nature enthusiast, Buleleng Regency can be the right destination when you are in Bali. This district is famous for its amazing natural tourism places. Spending 6 days in Buleleng is highly recommended because of the distance between one tourism place to another is quite far. So, here's the recommendation list for you. 

Day 1

1. Seririt Market


Visiting traditional market is a fun thing to do. Here, you can see one of the local people's daily activities, that is sell daily necessities. In this market, a variety of vegetables and typical tropical fruits are sold at low price such as bananas, mangoes, papaya, kale and so on that may have never been seen or tasted by foreign tourists before. Apart from fruits and vegetables, there are also various clothing and equipments commonly used for religious ceremonies or Hindu prayers. This Seririt Market is located on Ahmad Yani Street, Seririt, Buleleng Regency.


2. Beji Temple 


Beji Temple is one of the high artistic temples in Buleleng. The beauty of the temple walls was sculptured in the creeping flower design, this typical of Buleleng sculpture style is the main attraction for tourists who visit this place. You will be amazed by this temple wall because you won't find anything like this in other temples in Bali. Beji temple is located on Raya Sangsit Street, Sawan District, about 7 km away from Singaraja city.

3. Aling-Aling Waterfall 


A lot of tourists come to Aling-Aling Waterfall to experience the sensation of cliff jumping from a waterfall. Tourists can jump either from 5 metres, 10 metres or 15 metres, it all depends on you. If you want to try this challenge, there are staff who are willing to help showing you the directions such as the perfect position and also the best spot to jump. Another thing you can do besides jumping is swimming or enjoying the natural slides in the waterfall. Surrounded by lush trees forests, this amazing view of this waterfall is perfect as background for capturing your moment. Aling-Aling Waterfall is situated in Sambangan Village.
Day 2

1. Munduk Rice Terrace


Besides being famous for its waterfall tourism, Buleleng also offers impressive view of rice fields, especially around Gobleg and Gesing village. In this Munduk rice field, tourists should come in the morning and breath the fresh cool air while walking through the rice fields. In addition, the villagers around the rice field area also provide a cycling tour around Munduk Village and the rice fields so this can be a fun yet healthy holiday activity. If you are interested, just come straight to Munduk Rice Terrace in Munduk Village, Banjar Sub-district, Buleleng Regency.

2. Brahma Vihara Arama 


As the biggest temple on the island of Bali, this Buddhist worshipping place has an attractive design, therefore this place is also a most visited tourist attraction. Although it is a Buddhist place of worshipping, but Balinese architecture style is still applied in this temple. It is seen from the main gate's design and the walls of the temple were carved with unique Balinese sculptures. The replica of Borobudur Temple was built to balance the Hindu impression found in this Buddhist temple. The temple is surrounded by ponds with lotus plants which are considered sacred to Buddhists. A calming and comfortable atmosphere completed with the cool air in the highland, practising meditation here is a nice thing to do. The temple is open every day from 08:00 to 18:00. Brahma Vihara Arama is located in Sahadewa Alley, Banjar Tegeha, Banjar, Buleleng Regency.

3. Lovina Beach 


For beach lovers, Lovina Beach cannot be missed. The uniqueness of this beach is because of the black sand and the presence of dolphins. If you want to see dolphins directly, you can rent a sailing boat to the middle of the sea where some groups of dolphins are usually shown. Lovina Beach is a safe beach for swimming because it is located in a shallow water bay. The beautiful colorful coral reefs making this beach as one of the snorkeling spots in Buleleng. Since it is a famous tourist spot, the facilities provided are quite complete such as parking lots, public toilets, and food stalls.
Day 3

1. Lake Tamblingan


Lake Tamblingan is located in a highland area with an altitude of 100 meters above sea level and surrounded by forest. The cool air and green scenery plus a row of Jukung which are anchored on the edge of the lake, making Lake Tamblingan has a strong allure. Tourist can rent a boat to go to the middle of the lake, take a closer look at the stunning scenery around the lake or just fishing.

2. Banjar Hot Water 


Banjar Hot Water is a natural hot spring located in Buleleng where the water is believed to help curing various skin diseases. Here, there are three pools surrounded by green countryside scenery. Banjar Hot Water is open every day at 07.00-18.00 at local time and close on Nyepi day.

3. Buleleng Traditional Food, Siobak 


The basic ingredients of this Buleleng traditional food is boiled pork innards with various kinds of spices such as cloves, onion, garlic, cinnamon and pepper to eliminate the fishy odor of the innards. After boiling for about two hours, the boiled water of the innards is mixed with cornstarch, tauco, and brown sugar as the sauce. The salty and sweet taste of the sauce and the tender of boiled pork innards are the perfect combination to increase your appetite.
Day 4

1. Sekumpul Waterfalls

One of the most beautiful waterfalls on Bali is Sekumpul Waterfall. Hidden deep in the dense forests of Singaraja, this waterfall presents a refreshing panorama of green nature. Uniquely, there are seven waterfalls in Sekumpul Waterfall. Tourists can freely play the water or swim, and enjoy what nature has provided only for you. To get to the waterfall, tourists have to go through the bushed street and cross the river with water levels reaching 1 meter. The best time to visit this waterfall is at 9.00 until 15.00.

2. Lemukih Waterfall 


Located near Sekumpul Waterfall, Lemukih Waterfall offers its own uniqueness. Lemukih Waterfall has three waterfalls in one place and are often referred to as three twin waterfalls. Eventhough they are twins, they also have different sizes. The first and second waterfalls are not too high compared to the third waterfall. In addition, the first and second waterfalls are often covered by shrubs. Tourists cannot clearly see the height of this waterfall, only the downstream flow is visible. This one tourist attraction is indeed still natural, surrounded with green tress and the water is so clear, cold and refreshing.
Day 5

1. Pemuteran Beach


For diving beginner, Pemuteran Beach, Gerokgak District is the right place to practice your diving skill. The beach has calm waves that are perfect for beginners. In addition, with a fairly complete collection of coral reefs, it adds to the beauty of the under water world on this beach so that it can be enjoyed by the divers. 80 percent of the coral reefs types in Indonesia can be found here.

2. Dalem Jagaraga Temple 


Dalem Jagaraga Temple in Tejakula Subdistrict is one of the temples in Buleleng Regency located close to the cemetery and has quite scary and frightening face sculptures. This factor adds mystical impression to this place. In addition, the beauty of relief sculptures on the temple walls is depicting ancient airplane battles, armed robberies, boats, people who are drinking beer and the presence of a statue of Men Brayut, famous Balinese folklore figure who have many children will attract the tourist to come.

3. Typical Buleleng Culinary, Jukut Undis and Sudang Lepet 


Jukut undis is a kind of soup dish from Gude beans, a type of black bean that has a small shape like soybeans. The Jukut Undis dish is usually served with Jukut Rice (rice mixed with sweet potatoes) as well as salted fish. Fresh flavors from soup and fried salted fish are delicious, it is guaranteed will give you the delicious taste of this traditional food.

Day 6

1. Busungbiu Rice Terrace

Busungbiu Rice Terrace will give you the awesomeness panoramic view of the mountains from the far end of the hills. The expansed of green rice planted on rice terraces will add spectacular natural value to this must visit place. One of the activities that can be done on the Busungbiu rice terrace is Rice Paddy Trekking to explore this beautiful rice field. During the tour, tourist will also meet with farmers who are working in the fields and also see small rivers that run the Subak Balinese irrigation system. There are several gazebos so you can relax while having lunch and enjoy the natural scenery. Some public facilities available in this rice field are parking areas, food and beverage stalls.

2. Sanih Water Swimming Pool


Sanih Water Swimming Pool in Kubutambahan sub-district is one of the water tourism object in Buleleng, a natural swimming pool. Sanih Water is famous for its natural springs that appear endlessly. This spring is the fresh water that comes from the ground originally from Batur Lake in Kintamani. Two pools are available here, those are for adult and children. You can absolutely imagine how fresh this swimming pool is, contains zero chlorine in it. Sanih Water Swimming Pool is open from 09.00 until 17.00.

With the abundance of natural tourism objects placed in Buleleng Regency, of course it will bring satisfaction for the tourists when exploring the nature here. Well-prepared all your holiday needs, so your journey will be fun and unforgettable.