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While in Bali, please visit Lovina for Bali Dolphins
Sightseeing the turtle island of Serangan
Lovina is located at Bali's northern tip, and the sunsets over the Java Sea
are among the most spectacular in Indonesia. There are dozens of small losmen
and hotels in this region, and the atmosphere is generally more relaxed than
in the developed beach areas to the south of the island. One of Lovina's major
attractions are the dolphins that amass in large schools just beyond the coral
reefs in the early mornings. A fisherman can take you there for a nominal
fee and you may be treated to the sight of dolphins vaulting fully out of
the water, followed by their school-mates, in a remarkable aerial display.
Serangan Island: Bali's Turtle Island
Serangan is a small island lying just off Bali's southern coast near Sanur.
It has an area of only 180 acres and a population of about 2,500, and is known
principally for its turtles and its important Sakenan Temple. Serangan is
too dry for wet rice farming, but its residents grow corn, maize, peanuts
and beans. Some islanders earn a living making shell trinkets to sell to the
tourists who come here in ever increasing numbers. But the trade in another
distinctive item is even more crucial to the local economy. There is a turtle-egg
hatchery on the island. The most popular edible species is the green turtle
(Chelonia mydas), which swims ashore to lay eggs in a shallow pit in the sand
before returning to the sea. The best day to visit Serangan is on the holy
day Manis Kuningan in the 210-day Balinese calendar. On this day, the famous
Sakenan Temple celebrates the anniversary of its founding by Mpu Kuturan,
which according to the Prasasti Belanjong inscription occurred during the
10th century. The Sakenan complex consists of two pura on the north coast
of the island just west of Dukuh. The festival lasts for two days, beginning
on the last day of Kuningan wuku or week and ending on the first day of Langkir
wuku. The ferry from Suwung, normally serving the odd tourist or a few villagers
coming from Serangan to do their marketing, is at this time chock-a-block
with thousands of worshippers in all their colorful finery. They queue up
on the dike of a canal meandering through the mangroves to board a ferry which
takes them straight to the temple. Inside the first pura there is only a single
shrine, in the form of a tugu or obelisk. This is the seat of Cri Cedana or
Dewi Sri, the goddess of prosperity and welfare. In the second and larger
part of Pura Sakenan there are typical Balinese-style shrines for the prasanak,
relatives of Sri who come to visit the temple on its anniversary day. For
turtle wood carving from Bali Indonesia, please click here.
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