Search and Rescue Teams in Bali have recovered the body of a woman who was spotted having fallen from a cliff top in Uluwatu. The woman, whose identity remains unknown, is believed to be a foreigner in Bali. Police are now investigating the case. In an operation that took place on 9th January 2024, a …
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A landslide has struck one of Bali’s most iconic coastal landmarks. In the early hours of Monday, 6th January, a landslide saw the Barak Cliffs at Pandawa Beach crumble into the road below. The Barak Cliffs are a popular photo spot for tourists as the narrow road is flanked by sheer white limestone cliffs. A …
Bali’s Uluwatu Temple has been named the top-quality tourist destination in the country. As part of the Indonesia 2024 Proud Tourism Awards tourism awards, Uluwatu Temple was praised for being the best overall tourism attraction nationwide. This huge accolade was received with pride by the Manager of the Uluwatu Temple Outer Area Tourism Attraction, I …
The Uluwatu Sea Wall Project is one of the most contentious development initiatives in Bali right now. Three-quarters of a huge section of the Uluwatu cliffside, close to Uluwatu Temple, has been excavated to make way for what the public initially understood to be cliff stabilization work. As construction work progressed, it became clear that …
As the holy Balinese festival of Galungan kicks off across the island, leaders have given assurances to the local community that construction work on the Uluwatu Sea Wall project will not affect ceremonies at Pura Luhur Uluwatu or the surrounding villages. Galungan and Kuningan is a Balinese Hindu festival that celebrates the triumph of good …
As construction continues on the Uluwatu Sea Wall project, local leaders confirmed that they have been in communication with Bali Police regarding the community’s concerns about the development’s legality. The Head of Pecatu Traditional Village, which is the local authority for the resort area of the Bukit Peninsula referred to as Uluwatu, revealed he attended …
Construction work on the cliff preservation project in Uluwatu remains underway. ‘Preservation’ is the word of the moment, with both local communities and the international tourist community struggling to come to terms with the scale of the excavation work needed to construct a sea wall and access road to, as leaders claim, safeguard a crack …
As construction teams continue to create a new access road to the cliff crack beneath Uluwatu Temple, local residents, community members, and tourists are raising more concerns that the project is doing more harm than good. It has come to light that the project has gone ahead without publishing an Environmental Impact Assessment and without …
Local communities and tourists in Bali are raising serious concerns about the construction and preservation work underway on the cliffs at Pura Luhur Uluwatu. Regency government leaders have committed to ensuring vital perseveration work is completed on cracks that have appeared in the cliff beneath Uluwatu Temple, but as work gets underway, Bali lovers are …
Bali’s Bukit Peninsula is a hive of activity for tourists. Home to some of the most rapidly growing resorts on the island, the Bukit Peninsula is a fantastically diverse and exciting travel destination. From the local fish markets of Jimbaran to the 5-star resorts of Nusa Dua, via the world-class surf breaks of Uluwatu, there …
Bali’s most famous cultural performance is selling out at record speed. With the nightly performance of the Kecak at Bali’s Uluwatu Temple now showing twice every evening, tourists who want to secure their seats in the amphitheater must book their tickets in advance. The finely kecak performance tells the tale of the Hindu epic Ramayana. …
Major preservation works are underway on the cliffs that support Pura Luhur Uluwatu, one of Bali’s most famous and spiritually significant temples. Teams have completed nearly 60% of the first phase of the project, which will help ensure that cracks in the cliff do not become dangerous to the temple’s foundations and the public. The …