Bali

Directly in the center of the Indonesian Archipelgo, between the Java-Sea in the north and the Indian Ocean in the south lays the 5.600 sqm island of Bali.

The Indonesian Archipelgo is the largest Island State in the world and connects, with over 15.000 islands, the continents of Asia and Australia. Of a population of appr. 3 million, 300 000 Balinese live in the capital of Denpasar. Most people live in small, original villages along the picturesque rice fields, spread over the whole Island. Bali's culture is essentially influenced by Hinduism, contrary to almost all the other Islands, where Islam is the predominant religion. Besides its cultural particularity, Bali also is a natural paradise with over 3.000 m high volcanos and endless beaches, deep ravines and soft hills, breathtaking nature and modern cities. In barely any other place in the world are daily life, religion, art and landscape melted to such a fascinating unity.

 

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Gaia Oasis is located in the northern part of the island, where tourism is not predominant, directly by the lava blackened beach of the Pacific. From here and from our Mountain area you have a free view of the Ocean with its spectacular sun rises. To the south, you have the Mountain ranges, which run in WE direction.

Tejakula is a small fishing village on the north-east side of the island. It's about 2 1/2 hours from the airport, over a small picturesque road that goes through villages, rice terraces and volcanic mountains. A recent guide book described it best:

"The small village of Tejakula, 1 km east of Bondalem, is worth a stop for its horse bath, a white stone confection of arches and pillars 100m south of the road. The village is a sleepy backwater these days but local historians claim that the area had trading links with distant lands as far back as the 1st Century AD, when it far outstripped the later trading ports of Padang Bai and Benoa in fame and influence; numerous local finds of foreign relics support their case. During the 17th Century many Balinese people move to the area for the fertile soil, and local legend tells how a brilliant light appeared in the skies over the village, visible across the island and a far afield as China. Those who saw it believed that it signified the enormous prosperity of the area."