Indonesia Travel - Eka Karya Bali Botanical Garden

Eka Karya Bali's botanical garden, located in Bedugul area, or rather in the Village Candikuning, Baturiti District, Tabanan, Bali, Indonesia. Island of Bali has always been synonymous with Kuta Beach and Tanah Lot . Most tourists visiting Bali taking the time to drop into second place. In fact, apart from Kuta and Tanah Lot, there is another tourist attraction which unfortunately if it is passed during a visit to this island. Sightseeing is the Botanical Gardens "Eka Karya" Bali, also known as Bedugul Botanical Garden because it is located in Bedugul area.

Bali Botanical Garden is one of four botanical gardens in Indonesia, the Bogor Botanical Gardens, Cibodas Botanical Gardens, and Purwodadi Botanical Gardens. Of the four botanical gardens in Indonesia, the Bali Botanical Gardens is a botanical garden with the youngest age - 51 years old this year - and the only botanical garden founded by the sons and daughters of the region without the intervention of the colonial Dutch.

Bali Botanical Gardens Area located at an altitude of 1250-1450 m above sea level with a temperature of 18-20 degrees Celsius. At first, the botanical garden which has a typical highland plant dry collection was founded with the purpose of collecting needle leaved plants (gymnosperms) from around the world. However, the development of this botanic gardens become ex-situ conservation of plants of tropical mountainous eastern Indonesia such as Bali, Nusa southeast, Sulawesi, Maluku and Papua .

Currently Bali Botanical Garden has a collection of plants to reach 2171 species and 18,494 plant species. The number is growing from year to year. In addition, Bali Botanical Garden also has special collections such as orchids, cacti, ferns, water plants, medicinal plants, ceremonial plants, roses, and begonias. In fact, for begonia, Bali Botanical Garden is one of the botanical garden that has the largest collection of begonias in the world with more than 200 species. This makes the Bali Botanical Garden as a center for collection and the development of begonias in Indonesia.

Concept promoted by the Botanical Gardens in Bali is very different from the concept of botanical gardens in Indonesia. Bali Botanical Garden not only as a center for plant conservation, but more than that, Bali Botanical Garden is also a blend of natural forests and traditional Balinese closely with cultural values. You could say Bali Botanical Garden is a symbiosis of ancient sites, indigenous medicine, architecture, and old literature.

Upon entering the Botanical Gardens area of Bali, you will find the main gate of the temple-shaped moment (split), as commonly encountered in pretending to the island resort. After that, along the Boulevard Ramayana You will be treated to an exotic landscape that contains a long literary discourse. There are interwoven story of Ramayana is presented through a row of nine large sculptures. On both sides of the statues lined up rows of kana red flowers with a background of green grass and thick forest in the distance.

Another uniqueness of Bali Botanical garden is a garden area of 5.53 ha Yadnya Panca, with a collection of plants commonly used as building materials, decoration temple, offerings, and other religious ceremonies. This shows just how elegant harmony is created between the Botanical Gardens Balinese Hindu culture. In addition to Panca Yadnya Park, in this region also contained Usada Park which has about 300 kinds of nutritious plants in traditional medicine systems in Bali. Tourists who visit these places can also learn about the properties of each plant. In this botanical garden tourists will also find Herbarium Baliense Hortus Botanicus, the Rose Garden, Orchid Garden, Garden Cyathea (fern), Greenhouse Cactus, Pura Batu Meringgit and Pura Terate Bang.

There are many activities you can do during the visit this botanical garden. Entourage family would usually sit on green grass watching their children running to and fro. You who love adventure can try out various games high ropes are available in this area. For those of you who want to take a walk along this botanical garden, the Botanical Gardens Bali managers have divided the route into several channels, namely the yellow line, purple line, red line, blue line, and Bird Path.

Yellow Line starts from the moment the main gate of the temple. After that you will pass paved roads, paths, and the occasional prairie road. Along the path you'll see a yellow pine tree Pandak the host for other plants such as ferns and orchids, a collection of ceremonial plants (betel leaf, jasmine, wood dadap, turmeric, etc.), dead flowers, pandanus plants, Stone Temple Meringgit, Ravana and Jatayu sculpture and statue Kumbhakarna Laga. Yellow Line route is circular, so the trip will end back at the main door where you entered.

Purple Line are provided for your orchid lovers. Because, along the purple line is you will find various collections of orchids and cactus collection. Orchids are not only from Indonesia, but there are also orchids of North America and South America. Most orchids are blooming throughout the year with striking colors like red, purple, orange, or orange. If you're lucky, you'll find black orchid that is very famous.

Red Line is the line passing through the collection of Balinese traditional crops. Plant collections are divided into several types, namely edible plants, medicinal plants, spices plants, fiber plants that can be used as clothing, plants that can be used as building materials, and plants commonly used for ceremonies. In addition, you also will pass through a unique traditional Balinese house.

Blue Line is the line with a rocky road that surrounds the collection of ferns. Existing ferns reach 200 species consisting of nail suplir, tree ferns, Rane nails, nail bird nests, and other types. In this blue line there is also a very ancient ferns namely nail elephant's trunk.

Bird Path is the path that is designed in such a way so that you can see birds in their habitat directly. There are different types of birds you will encounter in this region such as Australian honey smoked bird, bird breeding cows, cuckoo bird, bondol Java, and birds orioles.

Having tired of walking, is a time to yourself to stop for a moment to Ulun Danu located on the shores of Beratan Lake. The atmosphere of peace and calm that is in place it will be able to remove all your fatigue and fatigue. In addition, you also can stop by the cafe which is located not far from Usada Park.

To be able to enjoy the beauty of Bali's Botanical Gardens, visitors must pay entrance fee of Rp 7000.00, while the car entrance fee of Rp 12.000,00. In addition to entrance fees, Bali Botanical Garden is also implementing regulations for vehicle parking ticket payments. Motorcycle parking ticket Rp 3000.00, Rp 6000.00 4-wheel vehicles, and vehicle control 6 Rp 12.000,00. Bali Botanical Garden is open starting at 08:00 to 18:00 pm. Some areas like the garden of orchids, cactus, and begonias will close early for security reasons. This garden is open daily. Holiday only held on Nyepi day.
 
Bali Botanical Garden has a range of facilities and supporting facilities that provide convenience to tourists. Facilities include: meeting room Nayaka Loka, Ulun Danu, building information centers, cooperatives, souvenir booths, plant sales booths, cafes, and libraries. Libraries in the Bali Botanical Gardens has a complete collection of books in the fields of botany, agriculture, gardening, computers, newspapers, and magazines.

For those of you who want to enjoy the beauty and tranquility botanical garden in the evening, the manager has provided three types of accommodation that you can rent. The first is a VIP guest house at the rate Rp 200,000.00 / night. You can enjoy the spacious gardens and charming scenery of tropical forest. The second option is a mess ethnobotany at the rate Rp 250.000,00 / night. Mess has a traditional Balinese house dam structure is located near Lake Beratan. The last is a mess Lodging researcher at the rate of Rp 100.000/ night.

In addition to lodging, manager of Bali's Botanical Gardens also provide outbound programs that the degree of difficulty adjusted to the age of the participants. To be eligible for this outbound program, you can contact the manager directly. As for student groups and general tourists who want to know about the intricacies of botanical gardens, you can contact the manager to get a tour guide services. You also can choose the language to use, Indonesian or English.

At the end of the visit, you can stop by for a moment to Candikuning Market, located on the left Denpasar-Singaraja road, near the entrance area botanical garden. In this market you can buy souvenirs in the form of fresh fruits, vegetables, ornamental plants, and share the gift as a proof that you have a trip to Bedugul area.

Access to the Bali Botanical Gardens relatively easy because this place can be reached by car or motorcycle. Bali Botanical Garden is located 60 km north of Denpasar and can be reached within 1.5 hours. While from Singaraja is only about 30 km to the south. You are advised not to ride public transportation because of its existence a little and erratic schedule.