Jatiluwih
rice terrace in Bali becomes more popular day by day since this place is listed
in World Heritage UNESCO. When you come there, you will enjoy the nuance of
rural region. With peace, fresh, and tranquility, the atmosphere is so
different than the metropolitan, which is full with hustle and
traffic. Jatiluwih becomes a choice for those who want to rid stress on mind.
The rice terrace itself doesn’t have any history because Jatiluwih is a stretch
of paddy
field. Balinese people apply ‘subak’ to their
field. Subak itself is an irrigation system that has been applying
from generation to generation.
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As
traditional culture, Subak has a temple, which was built to dedicate to Goddess
of Prosperity and Goddess of Fertility. In addition, Subak based on culture,
and that is why people who live in Jatiluwih respect it because the irrigation
system keeps togetherness. The leader of Subak has to be wise to apply this
system because the area of Jatiluwih Rice Terrace is wide around 636 hectares. As
you come to this place, the natural panorama will accompany you along the
street. Fresh air and breezing wind makes the atmosphere of Jatiluwih more
refreshing.
Locations
Jatiluwih Rice Terrace is located
at Penebel Sub-district, Tabanan Regency, Bali, Indonesia, and can be reached
from the city around 40 km. Jatiluwih itself is situated at the range of
mountain, precisely about 700 meters above sea level. You can follow the route
from Denpasar – Kediri – Tabanan – Penebel – Jatiluwih. Second, Denpasar –
Mengwi – Baturiti – Jatiluwih. Third, Denpasar – Bedugul – Jatiluwih. If you
start your journey from Kuta, it will take around two hours. Usually, tourist will
take travel agent to visit many tourist destinations in Center Bali, including
Jatiluwih, Hot Spring, Subak Monument, and Alas Kedaton. If you start your trip
from Ngurah Rai Airport, it will take around 1.5 hours by a car.
Accommodations
Jatiluwih is completed by many
public facilities, such as parking place, toilet, traditional gazebo, and hall.
Usually, the hall is used by visitors to rest. They can enjoy their time while
relaxing and enjoy the beauty of rice terrace. Around this place, there are
many restaurants, which are built by local to provide traditional dishes. If
you want to spend the night in Jatiluwih, there are many guesthouses and villa.
So, you can explore this area completely.
Activities
Once you visit Jatiluwih Rice Terrace,
you may not miss many beautiful spots, such as temples, rivers, traditional
houses, and rice field itself. In order to enjoy all of these panoramas, you
can do by cycling, trekking, or just walk around with your friends. The nuance
of traditional life is very exquisite. The most scenery you will find is rice
field and huts in the middle of field. You will come closer to daily life of
farmer. The stretch of terracing looks so stunning. The line of dikes separates
part of rice field. When the paddy still green, you will amaze the beauty of
panorama, and if the paddy color changing to golden color, you have to record
it with your camera.
Because Jatiluwih offers natural
beauty that make foreign tourists love to stay longer to explore this area. For
local tourist, maybe seeing rice field is usual thing and they can see it
anywhere and anytime. But, for those who live in the city and they are
surrounded by high building, this is one of fantastic view. If you are lucky,
you will be able to see one of traditional ceremony named Petoyan, which is
held once in 210 days in Balinese calendar.
