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Sanur
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Sanur is a city on the east coast of South Bali.

Understand
Sanur's oldest upscale resort area of Bali and is a beach-side cities mature. Despite an abundance of restaurants and accommodation, it has a calm and relaxed feel to it. In general, it is more expensive than in Kuta but cheaper than Seminyak. Sanur tend to attract most of the family of middle-aged and older, particularly Europe.
Sanur area is sandwiched between the bypass Ngurah Rai main street and beach. One of the main route called Tamblingan Lake Road runs north to south through the city and easy to drive yourself to the reference this way.

Entrance

By car
Sanur is a 20 minute taxi ride from the Ngu

rah Rai International Airport, and pre-paid coupon cost IDR 90,000. There are many metered taxis around the island who would be interested to take you to Sanur.
If you are driving yourself, this is one area that more staight forward Bali to search for Jalan Bypass Ngurah Rai as a major is the western limit of Sanur. There are plenty of well sign-posted exit points from the main road into the heart of Sanur. Allow about 20 minutes drive time from Kuta or Legian, about 30 minutes from Seminyak or Ubud and 10 to 15 minutes from Denpasar.

By bus
Sanur better served by shuttle buses and bemo from the north and south and also from terminal Tegal Denpasar. Private shuttle bus running from most of the major tourist centers of Bali Sanur; local advertising checkbook and is always 24 hours in advance.

Tamblingan Lake Road, the main street in Sanur, has a number of outlets for automobile, motorcycle and bicycle rental. A large number of metered taxis patrol the streets looking for passengers. Local bemo run with some regularity up and down both Tamblingan Lake Road and Jalan Danau Poso.

Sanur is also a great place to walk. The distance is not great, the streets are relatively quiet, and beautiful beaches paved road that connects all districts.

View
This is a city with a wealth of cultural attractions, nature and history, as well as clear and sweeping beaches shopping-related.

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International Kite Festival, fierce Padang beach (north of Sanur, Bali's Ngurah Rai Airport Road east of the main by-pass). The annual kite festival international happen here every July. giant kites to 10 meters traditional Balinese made and flown competitively by teams from different villages around Bali. The origins of this event is as a festival intended to send a message to the Hindu god to make the plants and abundant harvests. In addition to the actual festival was held, from June to August every year, visitors will see a lot of giant kites flown in this area.

• Le Mayeur Museum, Jl Hang Tuah (left end of Jalan Hang Tuah and turn right on the beach Continue along the paved path through the stalls and souvenir. Finding the entrance to the museum on your right), this is the former home of noted Belgian impressionist Adrian Jean Le Mayeur, who is now a museum dedicated to his works. Le Mayeur arrived in Bali in 1932 and immediately immersed himself in the culture of the island, and married to the noted Balinese Legong dancers. Many houses stand just as it did when he died in 1958, and aside from looking at his works, visitors will gain an insight into what must have been like to be one of the first Bali expats. All places that require maintenance, but this remains one of Bali's true hidden treasures. Rp 5,000.

• Mangrove Information Centre (MIC), Suwung Kauh, (micjica@indosat.net.id), M-Sa 8:00 to 16:00. Visit also appointed the Mangrove Information Center is set in 600 hectares of mangrove forests are large suburb south east coast of Sanur. There are two different pavement through the mangrove forest. The center is doing a great job in educating local school children and visitors, about the importance of mangrove forests. A good place to spend half a day for adults and children. IDR 50,000 entrance.

• Pura Blanjong (Blanjong Temple), Jl Danau Poso, Blanjong (just south of Sanur). The most prominent temples in Sanur that contains text, an important key to the stone pillar called Blanjong inscriptions. The inscription tells of a Javanese king who visited Bali in the 10th century and installed what is probably the first formal government in Bali. This is the oldest artifact known to Bali.

• Attacks Island Turtle Conservation Centre (

Turtle Island), (about 3 km south of Sanur, reached by turning east from the main bypass Ngurah Rai street), Visit the Turtle Conservation and Education Centre here and learn about current conservation initiatives. This island used to be the center of turtle meat trade in Bali until the practice was banned. Donation.

As well as shopping and dining, there are many photo opportunities as he walked along the 5 kilometers of paved roads beautiful beachfront. Local night market is a sensory delight, with lots of food choices.