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Bali is the one of the thousands
of islands constituting the Indonesian Archipelago that has
long been recognised as an eminent tourist destination in South
Pacific or even world wide.
Its north coast faces the Bali sea, while the southern coast
is lapped by the Indian Ocean. The island is just two kilometers
off the eastern tip of Java. For all its cultural richness,
Bali is a small island, less than 150 kilometers north to south.
The island covers an extent of 5,632,86 square kilometers, consist
of mountain range stretches from the West till the Eastern with
MT. Agung, considered as the holiest by the Balinese and the
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Located about 8 degrees south of the
equator, Bali has such a mild tropical climate the whole
year-round. The sun during dry season is between May and
September is warm and pleasant, while in rainy season between
October and April, tropical shower will alternate with clear
sky and sunshine.
It is approximately one and half hour drive to the highland
where temperature varies from 16 to 26C and it is known
22C during the night.
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| Bali has nearly three million people, many
of whom still live in villages and small towns. |
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| Bali's unique variant of Hinduism influences
every aspect of island culture, from day to - day village
life to art, dance and music. |
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The best period to visit Indonesia is
during dry season (from April to October). In the wet season,
rain mostly during the afternoon, however, in the morning
is oftenly sunny.
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Balinese is a complex language of several
levels rooted in social class or caste distinctions. Indonesian
is also spoken by all Balinese. It was developed from old
Malay, to become the vast Indonesian archipelago's national
of unifying language. English is increasingly spoken in
the main tourist centers. Dutch is still known among older
Balinese, while French, German and Japanese have a following
among some in the tourist trade.
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