Makepung, literally means ‘chasing around’ in Bahasa. It’s a tradition of bull racing which has been passed through generations in Bali’s society, specifically in Jembrana. It started of as race between farmers during their spare time when they were plowing the field in the harvest season. At that time, they compete to race for goals using a cart tied up to the bull which controlled by a jockey. It then begun to evolved and draws more attention to the people.

Today, the Makepung has become one of the most interesting and viewed attraction for local tourist as well as foreign. It also become an annual agenda in Bali, thus professionally managed.
Makepung participants weren’t limited to farmers only. Employees and businessman are welcomed to participate or merely being the spectatres. In big races such as the Governor’s Cup, the amount of participants could extend up to 300 pairs of bull and even more. The atmosphere gets to be livelier with the jegog player (a Balinese musical instrument made from bamboo) doing what they do best.

Negara isn’t the only place in Bali where you can see a buffalo race / makepung. The sport is popular in Lovina, to be exact, in the village of Kaliasem. The tradition originated in Madura, is NE Java. Settlers brought it to both Kaliasem and Negara. Known locally as sapi gerumbugan, the races take place at the race in Kaliasem on particular afternoons.

Indonesian Independence Day, August 17th is the time to see the most elaborate races. As in Negara, a driver guides teams of buffalo, which are decked out in colorful regalia, sporting a large bell. Sometimes tourists get a chance to drive and this is a great experience for your vacation.

Seminyak is one area north of Kuta is famous for its atmosphere of calm and comfort. Seminyak area is often assumed to be areas where private villas and hotels - hotel stands grandly boutiqe to accommodate the demand of tourists who want extra peace and privacy in their holiday spending. Seminyak area is also famous for its row of restaurants - European restaurant whose name is virtually unknown around the world.

Seminyak can be achieved only with a 25 minute drive from Ngurah Rai Airport and 5 minutes drive from central Kuta. In addition to its warehouse known as the famous villas in Seminyak area there are also several choices of accommodation or cheap hotels that can be used as an alternative resting place for a vacation in Bali. Cheap hotels in Seminyak, privacy and are generally located far enough from the bustle. So if you're looking for comfortable accommodation facilities, quiet and away from the crowds, there is nothing wrong if you choose one of the cheap hotels in Seminyak

Kuta Beach is a tourist spot located in the south of Denpasar, the capital of Bali, Indonesia. Kuta is located in Badung Regency. This area is a tourist destination abroad, and has been a mainstay of Bali as a tourist attraction since the early 70s. Kuta Beach is often referred to as sunset beach (sunset beach) as opposed to the Sanur beach.

In Kuta there are many shops, restaurants and washing and drying themselves. Besides the beauty of its beach, Kuta beach also offers various other types of entertainment such as bars and restaurants along the beach to Legian beach. Rosovivo, Ocean Beach Club, Kamasutra, are some of the most crowded clubs along the beach of Kuta.

This beach also has a pretty good waves for surfing sports (surfing), especially for beginner surfers. Field I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport is located not far from Kuta.









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Bali is an island in Indonesia, but it's also one of the provinces of Indonesia. Bali lies between Java and Lombok Island. Denpasar is the capital of his province, which is located in the south of the island. The majority of Balinese are Hindu. In the world famous Bali as a tourist destination with a unique variety of art-culture results, especially for the Japanese and Australian tourists. Bali is also known as Island of the Gods.

**Geography**

Island of Bali is part of the Lesser Sunda Islands along the width of 153 km and 112 km approximately 3.2 km from the island of Java. Astronomically, Bali is located at 8 ° 25'23 "south latitude and 115 ° 14'55" East Latitude tropical mebuatnya like other parts of Indonesia.

Gunung Agung is the highest point in Bali as high as 3148 m. This volcano last erupted in March 1963. Mount Batur is one of the mountains in Bali. About 30,000 years ago, Mount Batur erupted and produced a terrible disaster on earth. Unlike in the northern, southern Bali is irrigated lowland rivers.

Based on the relief and topography, in the midst of the mountains lies the island of Bali which extends from west to east and between these mountains are a volcanic group of Mount Batur and Mount Agung and the volcanic mountain that was not the Zebra Dove Mountain, Mount Patas, and Gunung Seraya. The existence of these mountains caused by Geographical Area Bali is divided into 2 (two) are not the same part of North Bali with a narrow lowland and less sloping, and South Bali with a broad lowland and sloping. The slope of the land consists of the island of Bali flat land (0-2%) covering 122,652 ha, the land undulating (2-15%) covering 118,339 ha, steep land (15-40%) covering 190,486 ha, and land is very steep (> 40% ) covering 132,189 ha. Province of Bali has 4 (four) pieces of the lake which is located in mountainous areas are: Lake Beratan, Buyan, Tamblingan and Lake Batur.

The capital of Bali is Denpasar. Nearby Places Ubud Other important as the art center is located in Gianyar regency, while Kuta, Sanur, Seminyak, Jimbaran and Nusa Dua is a place that became a tourist destination, both tourism and beach resorts.

The total area of Bali Province is 5636.66 km2 or 0.29% total area of the Republic of Indonesia. Bali Province is administratively divided into 9 districts, 55 districts and 701 villages / wards.

**Demographics**

Bali residents of approximately 4 million people, with the majority 92.3% adoption of Hinduism. Other religions are Islam, Protestantism, Catholicism, and Buddhism.

Apart from tourism, the Balinese are also a living from agriculture and fisheries. Some also choose to be an artist. The language used in Bali is Indonesian, Balinese, and English especially for those who work in the tourism sector.

Balinese and Indonesian are the most widespread language use in Bali, Indonesia, and as other people, most of the Balinese people are bilingual or even Trilingual. Although there are several dialects in the language of Bali, the Balinese generally use a form of Balinese language intercourse as an option in communication. Traditionally, the use of various dialects of the language Bali chess set based on the color system in the Hindu Dharma; although the implementation of these traditions tend to decrease.

English is the third (and the primary foreign language) for many of the people of Bali, which is influenced by the great needs of the tourism industry. The employees who work at centers in Bali tourist information, often also understand some of the foreign language with adequate competence.

**Transportation**

Bali has no railway network but the road network is very good, especially to areas of tourist destination. Most residents have private vehicles and choose to use it because the public transportation modes are not available with either, except for taxis.

Types of public transport in Bali, among others

* Buggy, a vehicle with a horse as the attractants
* Motorcycle taxi, motorcycle taxi
* Bemo, serving in and between cities
* Taxi
* Bus, serving the intercity relations, rural, and between provinces.

Bali is connected with the island of Java by ferry service linking the Port of Port Gilimanuk Ketapang in Banyuwangi regency, long tempuhnya about 30 to 45 minutes. Crossing to Lombok Island through Padang Bay Harbor to the Port of Sheet, which takes about four hours.

Air transport is served by the Ngurah Rai International Airport, with destinations to the number of major cities in Indonesia, Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, and Japan. Runway and aircraft coming and going can be seen clearly from the beach.