Tenganan are villages that have their own uniqueness diBali, villages located quite remote and is located in Karangasem. To reach this village by road and is about 60km from downtown Denpasar, Bali. This village is very traditional as it can withstand the current era of very rapid change of technology.
Although the facilities and infrastructure such as electricity, etc. into this Tenganan Village, but the house and maintained as the original indigenous remains exotic. This is because the Community customs regulations Tenganan have a very strong village, which they call by-awig awig they’ve written since the 11th century and has been updated on the Year 1842.

Tenganan village has approximately 1.5 million hectares of area, when the tourist attraction – the other attractions such as the rapidly growing in Kuta Beach, Amed Beach, which is very lively with the presence of Hotels, Beaches, cafes, and night life. Tenganan village still standing strong no matter the change of time with a stick with three village hall dull and traditional houses that lined the exact same one with another. And not only that village, they also maintained with marriage offspring among his fellow villagers. Therefore, the traditional fixed Tenganan Village and exotic, although Tenganan Society receives input from the outside world but still it will not be quick to change, because the rules of customary village / awig-awig have a very important role towards the village of Tenganan.

To enter the village is very unique Tenganan, before entering into Tenganan Village area. We are going through a window, there we are not obliged to pay. It’s because no ticket is sold, but we voluntarily contribute whatever we have into semipermanent wooden di officer building, before entering the tourists have to go through a fairly narrow gate which is crossed by only one person. Village residents Tenganan income is also unclear how much revenue, because there are still using the barter system between warganya.disana many plants, rice fields, water buffalo roam freely in their barnyard.
To boost their tourism potential, Tenganan many Villagers who sell their hand crafts to tourists. Artshop also we can see once we stepped foot in, they sell a lot of crafts. Like Woven bamboo carvings, miniature paintings, carved on palm leaves that had been burned, and the most famous is the fabric grimace. This fabric is unique because with a quick look at we can immediately find out if the cloth is handmade. This includes expensive fabrics, and is only produced in the village of Tenganan only. Workmanship any time require a long time, because as colors – colors that are gringsing comes from plants and require special treatment. Although many tourists are becoming more and more to come this village, but unfortunately they are still less souvenir shopping. Said I Made miniature painters painting palm leaves above.
Being in this village we feel safe and peaceful atmosphere, village residents are very welcoming and friendly. We can get around the area of the village and witness their daily activities. The most appropriate time we were there during the afternoon, because in the afternoon they usually Tenganan villagers had their activities. And gathered in front of their homes, and no doubt they came out and hanging out with other residents. And at this point we can watch and see the behavior and customs of their traditional culture which is very thick. No wonder then if they are referred to as BaliAga.
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