Friday, April 4, 2008

The West Bali National Park – part II

As I promised in my previous posting, I would like to continue sharing to you about the wonderful West Bali National Park.

The tourism potential of the West Bali National Park is including the unspoiled coral reefs surrounding Menjangan (Deer) Island, is almost unlimited and virtually untapped.

The exclusive resorts dotting the perimeter of the park can proudly take their place among the great game lodges of the world like the Tiger Tops of Nepal, The Matla Manzi of Africa or The Bandhavgarh of India.

Local seafood, supplied daily from the coast is served sumptuously fresh. At the forest nearby you can see barking deer, long tailed macaques, civets, monkeys, wild boars and bos javanicus – a living ancestors of today’s Balinese cattle.

The park also provides some beautiful birdlife includes sea and shore birds such as terns, boobies and frigates, and the endangered Bali starling.

The best info on permits, hiking, guides, vehicle rental, scale model of the park, and possibly even hand out maps can be had from the park headquarters in Cekik, three kilometers south of Gilimanuk at the junction of the road to Singaraja and the road to Denpasar.

The park I’m talking about here is more like a forest than a jungle. A typical walk lasts five hours. You should bring lots of water as it can get extremely hot. Early or late in the day is the best time to see wildlife.

There are some recommended accommodations that you can visit like Mimpi (= Dream) Resort Menjangan (= Deer) which is located at the northwestern corner of Bali. This resort is built on top of a natural hot spring where the water is pumped into natural stone tubs.

Just next to Mimpi Resort you can find Nusa Menjangan that offers three hundreds foot drop offs and undersea caves while its shallow waters tempts even beginning snorkeling lovers to come exploring. For detail information feel free to contact them directly on 0361-36294497.

Hey I have more information before you go there, but I must get going for a while. I will tell you more by the time I get back. See you.

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