PANIAI
LAKES
Some
of the TOP Hotels in Bali
Bali's
most famous and crowded resort is Kuta beach, a six-kilometre
sweep of golden sand, with plenty of accommodation,
shops and nightlife. Nearby Sanur is much quieter, but
most backpackers prefer the beaches of peaceful east-coast
Candi Dasa and traveller-oriented Lovina on the north
coast. The island's other major destination is the cultural
centre of Ubud , a still charming but undeniably commercialized
overgrown village, where traditional dances are staged
every night of the week and the streets are full of
arts-and-crafts galleries.
Nusa Dua Beach Hotel & Spa : The Nusa Dua
Beach Hotel & Spa is a luxury property strategically
located only 15 kilometers away from the... Nusa Dua
Aston Bali Resort & Spa : The Aston
Bali Resort and Spa is a luxury hotel located on the
waterfront facing golden sandy beaches... Tanjung Benoa
Sanur Paradise Plaza Hotel : Sanur
Paradise Plaza Hotel is situated in the coastal village
of Sanur, an ideal location from which to explore...
Sanur
Sanur Paradise Plaza Suites : The Sanur
Paradise Plaza Suites is located in Sanur Village just
two kilometers from the Sanur Paradise Plaza Hotel....Grand
Bali Beach Hotel also is a nice hotel in Sanur.
Swiss Belhotel Bali Aga : The Swiss
Belhotel Bali Aga is a deluxe property strategically
located only 20 kilometers northeast from the Ngurah
Rai... Nusa Dua
Grand Hyatt Bali Hotels located in
Nusa Dua and The Oberoi Bali located
in Seminyak, Maya Ubud located in Ubud,
The Alilia Ubud, Chedi, Hard
Rock Hotel Bali located in Kuta beach, Melia
Bali located in Nusa Dua and Padma
Bali located in Kuta
Glorious
scenery. Discovered by a Dutch flier, Wissel, in 1936
while making an aerial survey for an oil company. Three
enchanted lakes are entirely surrounded by blue mountains.
The most spectacular, Lake Paniai, is 24 km long and
18 km wide with sloping hills rising up from it. There
are two other smaller olive-green lakes. None of them
contain fish, only freshwater shrimp. No mosquitoes
here. Women seine at night from log bi)ats, building
fires in them to keep warm. Paniai Lake has waves but
no current. A heavy mist comes in low over its waters
in the early morning and from 9 am clouds start to obscure
the mountain walls around the lake. The surface is calm
until 11 am when a strong wind sweeps across it and
breakers crash against the shore. This area is the home
of the Moni and the Ekagi tribes. The Ekagi (or Kapaukus)
are a healthy, muscular, black-skinned pygmoid people
less than 1.50 m short. One of the first Europeans who
visited Paniai described them as 'childlike, carefree,
undependable, selfish, deceitful, transparent, credulous,
superstitious, fairly industrious, timid, but not without
racial pride' getting there: Enarotali is a town on
a high plateau near the lakes. AMA operates a fortnightly
flight from Wamena (no fixed price) to Enarotali and
vice versa. Best is to arrange this flight at Sentani
Airport (40 km from Jayapura). Another way to get to
Enarotali is from Nabire. Biak to Nabire daily flights
cost Rp19,000. There are also boats from Biak to Nabire,
Rp4-5000. It's cheaper if you just buy a through ticket
on a flight from Biak all the way to Enarotali, Rp22,000,
with a stopover in Nabire. from Enarotali: AMA Catholic
airlines operates flights from Enarotali and from Nabire
to Ilaga, Kokonau, Mimika, Timuka, and Agats.
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