Pemuteran & Menjangan Hotels
PEMUTERAN
Pemuteran, it was more or less the same as Lovina, while Pemuteran area is more closer to Menjangan island. The development of diving activity put Menjangan island even as popular as Tulamben. Additional advantage to Pemuteran hotels compared to Lovina hotels is that Pemuteran is a perfect base for exploring Bali Barat National Park, famous with it's endemic white starling birds or " Jalak Bali" Today both Lovina and Pemuteran developed various hotels, from very simple Pemuteran hotels, medium Pemuteran hotels up to deluxe Pemuteran hotels. Some medium Pemuteran hotels and deluxe Pemuteran hotels are listed and on-line above. While small Pemuteran hotels or simple Pemuteran hotels and Lovina hotels do not specifically offered to traveler, unless we got a real guarantee that traveler can accept the physical and facility conditions. Central Lovina has the most various and big number of simple hotels. Important note is that both Lovina and Pemuteran have higher temperature and higher moisture level. Pemuteran area has more luxurious hotels such as Matahari Beach, Mimpi Resort, and Aneka Bagus Hotel, while Lovina has only Puri Bagus Hotel. In Pemuteran there is no shop or restaurant nearby the hotels unlike along the area of Lovina where shops, restaurants and some night life are available just meters from hotels
BALI BARAT NATIONAL PARK
Covers around 19,000 hectares of West Bali, home to endemic Bali white starling birds. From Lovina takes 1 hour drive to the office of park head quarter at the road junction at Cekik village. Everyone who want to enter the park must get a permit from the office, and a special guide will be provided. The entrance to the park is at Labuhan Lalang. If only visiting Menjangan island there is no need to get permit at Cekik unless trekking to the forest or the breeding site of white birds. If it is only visiting the Menjangan or diving around Menjangan island it is enough to buy ticket at Labuhan Lalang before embarking the motorized. wooden boat. West Bali Barat National park is believed by the people living near the border of west and Central Bali forest as a lost city, and during the rainy seasons their people will appear to be a beggar in the form of tigers.
MENJANGAN ISLAND
Menjangan island popular diving site in Bali due to it's fine and preserved corals and rich equatic animal, turquoise clear water, and very calm sea. Every divers coming to Bali with the emphasize on diving program in Bali will put Menjangan and Tulamben sites as the priority sites. Menjangan island is unpopulated, but there is an old temple, supposed to originated from 14th century named " Pura Giri Kencana." During the expedition of Majapahit kingdom of Java in 1343 AD, it is believed that a boat was wrecked with their relics are still on sea bed. It is believed to have the magic influence. From Labuhan Lalang to Menjangan island it takes around 45 minutes on the calm sea. Diving gear shops for rent are plenty at Labuhan Lalang, as well as local restaurants and souvenir shops
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