• Selling Last and Love in Bali
• What to Do-Kuta and Seminyak
• The Hidden Life of South Bali
• The Struggle to Save Bali's Turtles
• Jimbaran-The Bukit
• What to Do-Impossible Surf at The Bukit
• Fair Trade in Bali
• Ubud
• A Dance for Every Day
• Balinese Painters
• Ubud-What to do
• A Word of Dance
• East Bali in a Nutshell
• The Hidden life of East Bali
• Klungkung
• Where to Stay-Padang Bay
• Where to Stay Candidasa
• First and Third World in Tenganan
• Amlapura-Tirtagangga
• Tirtagangga and Around
• Amed Beach
• Planning Your Trip: The Best of Bali
• South Bali in a Nutshell

 

Where to Stay – Candidasa

Tem of bio – filtering enables to clean and recycle waste, and a coral rehabilitation program is planned in front of the beach. Check out the aromatherapy programme and the “fast – cooking “classes. An Artist's Holiday at Dasawana A good value in its price range, Dasawana is a peaceful place where guests are welcomed as friends; its owners also run the Kamasan Arts Centre in Klungkung. The bungalows are built over a verdant coconut grove near the pool: the ones with two beds and a small kitchen are suitable for families.

Besides trekking to Sidemen or Tenganan, guest can join painting courses or cultural classes like gamelan, dance, or craftmaking in Kamasan. Paintings and crafts from Kamasan village are for sale. At the back of the hotel is a composting burrow to minimize the use of chemical fertilizers. In the Coconuts at Ida's Homestay's This cozy, simple place is a reminder of what Candidasa looked like before the tourist boom. Its wood-and-bamboo bungalows, neatly furnished with antiques, are aligned in front of a coconut grove that spreads all the way to the shore. While other places have tried to cram as many rooms as possible onto their land, Ida's has chosen to keep a lot of open space. The little bale pavilions next to the shore are the perfect place to enjoy the cool breeze. Treks up to Mt Agung or Tenganan can be arranged by the staff. Ask about any upcoming upacara (ceremonies) and they'll be glad to take you there.

If you can't a room at Ida's or are looking for something more comfortable, Kelapa Mas, the place next door, is a good alternative. It doesn't have the same natural feeling, but has still managed to keep a large garden, its white brick cottages, facing the sea or the garden, are in reasonable condition. Kelapa Mas has an Internet café' (Rp20,000/h), a library of books left by travellers, and a restaurant which features Balinese dance performances.

prevent further erosion bungalows are built simple bamboo furniture

stretching from Padangbai concerned about plastic down through coconut