Singaraja: The Old Balinese Capital
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Port
Celukan Bawang, Bali, Indonesia
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Activity Level
Moderate
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Excursion Type
All
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Wheelchair Accessible
No
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Starting At
$169
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Minimum Age
Information Not Currently Available
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Duration
Approximately 5 Hours
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Meals Included
Meals not included
Visit the Old Town and the historic Customs port before stopping at the Gedong Kertiya Library, established in 1928. This manuscript library, possibly the only one of its kind in the world, contains collections and copies of handwritten texts on Balinese literature, myths, medicines, magic formulae and religious texts on palm leaf (lontar). Your next stop is a Buddhist temple in Kalibukbuk. The temple was originally constructed in the 9th or 10th century when Buddhism was flourishing in the northern part of the island, and it was in ruins when a farmer discovered it in 1994. Restoration of the temple took 15 years -- it was completed in 2009 and the result is a rather lovely study in beautiful simplicity.