Amongst the thousands of islands that are beautifully arranged from west to east in Indonesia, Bali is peacefully seated in the eastern part of the tropical country. Occupying an area of 5.632 kilometer, Bali's beauty sparks out as a dramatic view but overshadowed with the arrogance of the active volcanoes. The Bali's mountainous area divides the island into northern and southern parts.
Its exoticism lies on the beautiful silhouette of its white-sand beach es. Outside the main island, Bali promotes some of tiny islands on, they are Nusa Penida, Nusa Lembongan, Ceningan & Menjangan Island that are undeniably paradises for divers and surfers.
Balinese puts high respect for the natural elements, including mountains, sea, springs, like lakes, rivers and other elements. They get acquainted with their physical existence while upholding a philosophy of being the sources for life. Hence, the nature and all the important elements have special space in the hearts of Balinese. The Balinese include them as important constituents in its spiritual and religious activities, exceptionally for Mount Agung, the highest mountain in Bali (3,141 meter) and Besakih Temple (the mother temple) of Balinese Hindus on its feet.
No body misses on opportunity to worship God in unending series of ceremonies that extend from birth to death, and far beyond. Most Balinese people are rice farmers. Other important crops include; coconut, vanilla, cloves, and maize(corn). Bali also known for it's wide variety of tropical fruits sucs as, mangoes, mandarin oranges, bananas, salak(snake skin fruit), grapes, and many others.
In the higlands, there are four lakes, Danau Batur (1,607 Ha), Danau Bratan (375.60 Ha), Danau Buyan (336 Ha), and Danau Tamblingan (110 Ha). Apart from underground water sources, suplies of water used for irigationand the peoples' daily needs come from the four lakes, carried through more than two hundred rivers flowing from the lakes into the sea. Danau Unda, Danau Ayung and Danau Petanu are just a few examples of the large, south flowing rivers in bali.
Like the other parts of Indonesia, Bali has a tropical climate under the influence of seasonal winds, Which change every six months.The dry season lasts from April to October, and the rainy season from October to April.
