Denpasar Regency

Denpasar city tour is a unique tour to visit Denpasar town with all is local society activities. Some other places of interest are also visited on this tour like Kumbasari traditional market, Jagatnatha temple and Bali museum.

Its one of the short tour in Bali, which takes around 4 - 5 hours. The tour will bring you to the unique places like traditional market where you can see the local society perform their activities in the market.

Places of Interest

Traditional market
Badung traditional market located in main road, Gajah Mada Street, is the center of Bali this market cannot be discharged from the exiting market across Badung’s river called Kumbasari Market because the local society will fell their shopping experience would be incomplete without going there to the Kumbasari Market, especially for the Balinese who wants to buy their ceremonial items.
Kumbasari Market sells costume and clothing items at price relatively cheaper than clothing items sold at the shops in Gajah Mada Street which are mostly owned by citizens of Chinese clan. Kumbasari market was previously called Peken Payuk (Pot Market); sold such items as gerabah(jar like pot), jading(clay barrel), Cobek(clay plate), paso(clay bucket), caratan(clay water jug), penyentokan(mixer from clay), kekeb(riece cover) and other. All of these items are used as kitchenware and for ceremonial. Since this market are popular as a place to sell payuk/pot, hence Kumbasari Market in the past was referred to as Peken payuk or pot market.
The location of Denpasar Market is encircled by shops along the street of Gajah Mada. On the right side there is Sulawesi Street which is famous for textile. Denpasar traditional Market is progressively strengthening the identity of Denpasar’s economic center which is open 24 hour and is never silent or empty of visitors.
At traditional market, you will find transactions taking place between buyer and merchants with multifarious merchandise to satisfy life’s daily needs such as kitchen supplies, appliances required for Hindu ritual, fruit and traditional clothes. In this market you will see the local people, especially the women who carry extremely heavy items in a big basket balanced on their heads.

Jagatnatha Temple
Jagatnatha temple is the biggest Hindu temple in Denpasar town, which many Hindu people in Denpasar visit to pray, particularly on the full of moon and new moon. This temple is full of religious and artistic ornament. In the center of temple area, there is a high temple building encircled by the fertile tropical garden. From the entrance gate to the temple building you will find the Balinese decoration full of meaning to Hindu devotes.

Bali Museum
Bali Museum is located right next door of Jagatnatha Temple and in this museum you will find a loft of the ancient artifact of prehistory which have very high artistic value. The collection in this museum provides a different experience on your tour.

Bajra Sandhi Bali struggle monument
This monument is created in the middle of Denpasar civic center , Renon. It is symbol of Bali people’s struggle to gain independence after the Dutch Colonials retreated from this country. This monument immortalized the soul and spirit Balinese people’s struggle. It aims to take care of and develop and preserve the Balinese culture generations.