Land
Of irianjaya
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
80% covered in forests and dense jungle. Although it
has an unusual lack of wildlife, Irian Jaya has wilder
landscapes, more impenetrable and treacherous jungle
than any other tropical region, including the Amazon
Valley and Africa. Several small pockets of unexplored
territory are left and maps are still difficult to find.
There are thousands of miles of brilliant white sand
beaches lined with coconut palms, wild forest streams
plunging down rockfaces, snowfields, torquoise and green
colored lakes strewn with glacial rock and debris, heaths
and yellow marshes with head high grass, stands of pine
trees, wild sugar cane meadows, casuarina groves, moss
carpeted forests with bright flowers growing all over
them. There will be silences you will remember. The
greater part is mountainous with a high central backbone
extending for 640 km. The highest peak, Gunung Jayawijaya,
is 5490 m, and 10 others are over 4900 m; some mountains
are so high that planes must fly between them to avoid
turbulance. Although situated just 40 degrees below
the equator, some mountaintops are permanently covered
in snow, often over 90 m deep. This system of central
ranges compares in structure and relief to the Swiss
Alps, but the communication problems here are much more
immense. High mountain regions are broken up by coarse
grassy valleys and rainforests. Soil is generally poor
in the south, but rich in the north. In the shallow
south and southwest, heavy rainfall year round has created
a mosaic river system that snakes through hundreds of
miles of vast mangrove swamps and tidal forests. The
most untouched part of Irian Jaya is between Wamena
and the border of P.N.G.- no government posts, no missions,
just you and them and the jungle.
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