I Gusti Ngurah Made Agung Square

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As a historical reminder, the government established the Puputan Badung Monument on November 12, 1997. The monument consists of three statues, including a woman, a man, and a child dressed in all-white holding a keris (dagger) and tombak (spear) as weapons for war. At the same time, the Mayor of Denpasar issued a decree in 2009, officially naming the field Lapangan Puputan Badung I Gusti Ngurah Made Agung. The locals simply call it Lapangan Puputan Badung. That's a brief history of this field.

Puputan Badung Square I Gusti Ngurah Made Agung is strategically located in the bustling heart of the city, easily accessible from all directions. Once a battlefield for resisting colonial forces, the square has now transformed into a green open space for recreation. Covering approximately 35,691 square meters, the area is bustling with various sports activities such as cycling and football. Visitors can enjoy a range of recreational facilities, including a skateboard park for youths, a children's playground, walking and jogging paths, restrooms, giant chess boards, and shaded seating areas beneath lush trees. There is also an outdoor stage where art performances are often held. All these facilities are free to use. The best time to visit is in the afternoon.

This place is ideal for family vacations with young children, where they can interact with the environment more freely, including with their peers or playing with the provided children's games. Parents can also take a refreshing break. There are many things that can be done by both children, teenagers, and adults.

Pelabuhan Benoa

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The establishment of Benoa Port dates back to 1924, as stated in Stb. 1924 No. 378, during the Dutch colonial period in Denpasar. At first, the port's jurisdiction and activities were defined by a map of the Dutch-era port documented in Staatsblad number 16 dated January 8, 1926.

Later, the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ministry of Transportation jointly determined the boundaries of the port's working area and area of interest in a decree numbered 15 of 1990/KM.18 of 1990 issued on February 14, 1990. In recognition of its excellent services, Benoa Port was awarded Best Port Welcome by Dream World Cruise Destination magazine in 2010.

This port is situated in South Denpasar, Bali, approximately 8 km away from Kuta Regency via Jl. Bypass Ngurah Rai, and 8.6 km away from Sanglah Denpasar via Jalan Diponegoro Sesetan. Those entering the port are subject to a distribution fee at the Benoa port gate counter.

Benoa Port is conveniently located near the entrance of the Bali Mandara toll road, accessible via Pesanggaran village in Denpasar. Nowadays, the port's development focuses on Balinese local wisdom and environmental consciousness, featuring Balinese influences and green spaces, thus fitting the image of Bali as a popular tourist destination.

Pelabuhan Sanur

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Sanur Harbor represents a significant advancement in Denpasar's tourism infrastructure, with a design heavily influenced by Balinese culture, including the "Perahu Bercadik" boat and the "Gajah Mina" pattern. Besides being a transportation hub, Sanur Harbor has become a new icon, providing hope for Bali's economic recovery after the Covid-19 pandemic. The harbor is attracting tourists, particularly middle to upper-class visitors, and is expected to stimulate the expansion of tourist segmentation to Nusa Penida and Nusa Ceningan.

Both Nusa Penida and Nusa Ceningan are well-known tourist destinations, famous for their natural charms, and the new harbor has made it easier for tourists to access them. Before the harbor's construction, tourists had to board boats, often getting wet in the process, but now they can board the ship via a floating bridge.

The harbor serves not only tourists but also Balinese people who wish to worship at the temples on Nusa Penida. Nevertheless, tourism remains the main source of income for Balinese people, and the pandemic's impact on Bali's economy was severe. With no foreign tourists, the island's economic growth plummeted, and unemployment increased. However, the government took advantage of the pandemic to improve infrastructure by constructing Sanur Harbor, which previously had inadequate supporting facilities, cramped space, and no place for cargo. Ships crossed from Sanur without complying with safety and security standards.

Taman Janggan

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This children's playground in the center of Denpasar city is designed to be modern, comfortable, and educational. Taman Janggan is part of the National Strategic Building Arrangement project (KSN) or the Denpasar Civic Center.

Various play equipment for children can be found here, ranging from short slides to long ones resembling an elephant's trunk. There are two deck platforms for children to practice their agility, with the lower part of the deck used for playing hide and seek.

All of these play equipment are designed to train children's motor skills, especially those aged 18 months to six years. There are also swings, seesaws, climbing areas, seating, and a seating area for parents to watch their children play.

Every day, especially on weekends, Taman Janggan is always crowded with visitors. The floor is made of soft ceramics or rubber pads, so children are safe even if they fall.

The area is safe because it is surrounded by a safety fence. Its location is also strategic, on Jalan Raya Puputan, about 800 meters east of the Bajra Sandhi Monument in Renon.

Basically, Taman Janggan is divided into two sections. The first section is a playground for children, while the second section is a relaxation area for both children and adults, equipped with sports facilities such as air walkers, sit-up equipment, horse rider machines, elliptical machines, jogging tracks, and a special stone path for foot reflexology massage. playground anak, sedangkan bagian kedua area santai untuk anak dan dewasa, dilengkapi sarana olah raga, seperti  sepeda udara (air walker), alat bantu sit up, horse rider machine, elliptical machine, jogging track, dan jalur bebatuan khusus pijat refleksi kaki.

This park, which was inaugurated in early 2017, has special rules. Visitors are required to take off their shoes before entering. The area is equipped with surveillance cameras (CCTV) and adequate lighting.

Taman Kota Lumintang

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A park in the middle of the city can be a favorite spot for residents to take a leisurely stroll. Just like Taman Kota Lumintang in Denpasar. Taman Kota Lumintang is a source of pride for Denpasar residents, and it is always crowded with people from all walks of life.

The atmosphere of Taman Kota Lumintang in Denpasar is made even livelier with the presence of a dancing fountain located in the middle of an artificial pond. This dancing fountain is a favorite of visitors when they come to Taman Kota Lumintang.

Visitors can enjoy the beauty of the dancing fountain from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm WITA only on weekends. Around 6:00 pm WITA, music starts playing in the area around the pond. However, the dancing fountain only starts its attraction when the sky is completely dark.

This dancing fountain is truly unique. The illuminated fountain with various colors looks even more charming with its dancing movements. The dancing fountain attraction is very popular with visitors, especially children who come with their parents. Children are amazed by the beauty of the colors and the dancing movements of the fountain that always change.

Although not as large and extensive as Lapangan Renon, Taman Kota Lumintang also has adequate supporting facilities. These include a jogging track used for sports activities, a children's play area, a large birdcage located in a corner of the park that is very attractive to children, toilets, parking areas, and food stalls or snack vendors.

It is recommended to come to Taman Kota Lumintang in the late afternoon to avoid waiting too long for the dancing fountain attraction. While waiting, you can spend time strolling around the park, doing light exercise, relaxing in the existing pavilions, or waiting for your children who are playing.

Enjoying some of the culinary delights sold at the stalls or vendors in Taman Kota Lumintang can also be an option while waiting. For those who bring children, it is best to bring food from home as most of the food sold is not suitable for children's taste buds, such as spicy food. However, there are still some menu items that are also liked by children, such as meatballs, ice cream, or other snacks.

For those who love sports, you can exercise all day at Taman Kota Lumintang. The jogging track area and sports area are open to the public from morning until night. At night, every area of the park is equipped with adequate lighting so that sports activities can be done safely and comfortably.

Taman Kota Lumintang in Denpasar is located on Jalan Mulawarman, Lumintang. You can spend time with your family refreshing yourself on a budget at Taman Kota Lumintang.

Turtle Conservation & Education Center (TCEC)

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The Turtle Conservation and Education Centre (TCEC) is located on Tukad Wisata Street No. 4 in Serangan Village, Denpasar. As a turtle conservation center, this place provides an alternative tourist destination for both local residents and foreign tourists visiting Bali.

According to TCEC Serangan Manager, Made Sukanta, even though it is a conservation center, the number of local and foreign tourists visiting the center is quite high. "This can be seen from the increasing number of visits each month, which is around 20 percent. The high interest of tourists to visit TCEC is due to the unique type of tourism offered, which is knowledge about the life cycle of turtles, which are rare animals. Therefore, the interest of tourists to see firsthand how the life cycle of turtles is very high.

At TCEC, tourists are not only invited to see the three species that exist in Bali, namely Green Turtles, Hawksbill Turtles, and Loggerhead Turtles, but tourists will also be invited to see the process of hatching turtle eggs that are naturally done in sand ponds provided, quarantine turtles, and even release turtles that are ready to be released into the wild.

Even if there are turtle eggs hatching, the visiting tourists will also be involved in moving the hatchlings to the quarantine pond. "This process is very popular with tourists, because they have the opportunity to participate in the turtle conservation process."

Keramat Agung Pemecutan

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In Denpasar City there is a tomb of a Muslim princess named Raden Ayu Siti Khotijah. Her name is certainly very familiar among Muslims, even though the spelling and pronunciation are different, that the name is the same as the name of the wife of the Prophet Muhammad, Siti Khadijah. From the books sold around the tomb, Raden Ayu Siti Khotijah, whose real name is Gusti Ayu Made Rai or also called Raden Ayu Pemecutan, is a daughter of Raja Pemecutan. But it is not clear from which King of Slaughter.

The early story of Raden Ayu Pemecutan, is like the legend of palace princesses throughout the archipelago. The princess is famous for being beautiful and loved until she becomes a royal flower. Not a few royal officials in Bali who want to propose to the princess. But disaster came, the princess suffered from jaundice. The King of Pemecutan tried to heal his favorite child, but failed to heal the princess. Until Raja Pemecutan held a competition that could cure the princess's illness, if the woman would be appointed as the king's child and if the boy would be married to Raden Ayu Pemecutan.

Kabar tentang sayembara ini terdengar oleh seorang ulama di Yogyakarta dan mempunyai seorang anak didik yang jadi raja di Madura yaitu Pangeran Cakraningrat IV. Ulama yang dalam buku Sejarah keramat Raden Ayu Pemecutan disebut Syech ini memanggil Pangeran Cakraningrat IV ke Yogyakarta untuk mengikuti sayembara tersebut. Raja Madura ini berangkat ke Bali, hasilnya dapat ditebak Raden Ayu Pemecutan dapat disembuhkan oleh Pangeran Cakraningrat IV.

Setelah sang putri sembuh, lalu Raden Ayu Pemecutan dan Pangeran Cakraningrat IV dikawinkan. Tentunya dalam perkawinan muslim, keduanya harus beragama Islam, Raden Ayu Pemecutan pun jadi mualaf dan bergelar Raden Ayu Siti Khotijah. Sang putri lalu di boyong ke Madura oleh Pangeran Cakraningrat IV.

Suatu ketika Raden Ayu  pulang ke Bali beserta 40 orang pengiring dan pengawal. Pangeran Cakraningrat IV memberikan bekal berupa guci, keris dan sebuah pusaka berbentuk tusuk konde yang diselipkan di rambut sang putri. Sesampainya di kerajaan Pemecutan, Siti Khotijah disambut dengan riang gembira. Namun, kala itu tidak ada yang mengetahui bahwa sang putri telah memeluk agama Islam. Suatu hari ketika ada suatu upacara Meligia atau Nyekah yaitu upacara Atma Wedana yang dilanjutkan dengan Ngelinggihan (Menyetanakan) Betara Hyang di Pemerajan (tempat suci keluarga) Puri Pemecutan, Raden Ayu Pemecutan berkunjung ke Puri tempat kelahirannya. Pada suatu hari saat sandikala (menjelang petang) di Puri, Raden Ayu Pemecutan alias Raden Ayu Siti Khotijah menjalankan persembahyangan (ibadah sholat maghrib) di Merajan Puri dengan menggunakan Mukena (Kerudung). Ketika itu salah seorang Patih di Puri melihat hal tersebut. Para patih dan pengawal kerajaan tidak menyadari bahwa Puri telah memeluk islam dan sedang melakukan ibadah sholat. Menurut kepercayaan di Bali, hal tersebut dianggap aneh dan dikatakan sebagai penganut aliran ilmu hitam.

As a result of the palace guard's ignorance, the 'oddities' that were witnessed in the palace courtyard made the royal bodyguards and governors furious and reported this to the King. Hearing Ki Patih's report, the King became angry. Ki Patih was ordered later to kill Raden Ayu Siti Khotijah. Raden Ayu Siti Khotijah was taken to the cemetery in an area of 9 hectares. Arriving in front of the Kepuh Kembar Temple, Raden Ayu said to the patih and his entourage "I already had a premonition about this. Because this is the king's order, then carry it out. And you need to know that at that time I was praying or praying according to Islamic belief, there was no malicious intent let alone leaking." So said Siti Khotijah.

Raden Ayu advised the patih "don't kill me with a sharp weapon, because a sharp weapon won't kill me. Kill me by using a hairpin tied with betel leaves and wrapped with threads of three colors, red, white and black (Tri Datu), stab it into my chest. When I die, smoke will come out of my body. If the smoke smells bad, then plant me. But if it emits a good smell, then give me a holy place called kramat ".

 After the death of Raden Ayu, it was true that smoke was coming out of his body and it turned out that the smell that came out was very fragrant. The incident shocked the patih and guards. The feelings of the patih and his entourage became erratic, some were crying. The king became very sorry for the young decision. Raden Ayu's body was buried in that place and a sacred place called kramat was made, according to his request before he was killed. To care for the Kramat graves, Gede Sedahan Gelogor was appointed, who at that time was the head of palace affairs at Pemecutan Palace. Pangeran 

Living World

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Living World Denpasar is not only a shopping mall but also a popular destination for both Balinese locals and tourists seeking entertainment, cultural experiences, and various services. The mall is designed with a Balinese cultural theme, including a gate, fountain, and decorative ornaments. Its architecture incorporates environmentally friendly concepts such as energy-efficient systems, solar panels, LED lighting, and minimized waste water management for plant irrigation and pool filling.

Living World Denpasar features Kawan Lama Group business brands like ACE, INFORMA, INFORMA Custom Furniture, INFORMA ELECTRONICS, Toys Kingdom, Pet Kingdom, ATARU, Pendopo, EYE SOUL, and THYS, catering to furniture and home improvement needs, lifestyle, and entertainment. Culinary brands like Chatime Atelier, Cupbop, Gindaco, and Go! Go! CURRY - Genki no Minamoto, as well as famous brands like Uniqlo, H&M, Cinema XXI, Funworld, Kidzlandia, iBox, Puma, Giordano, The Body Shop, and Guardian are also present at the mall.

Visitors can also enjoy outdoor areas like the sidewalk area for exercise or leisurely walks along the river, cultural and artistic events at the amphitheater and rooftop community park, and pet-friendly areas. Living World Denpasar strives to provide significant positive impacts on Balinese residents through various sustainability initiatives.

Trans Studio Theme Park Bali

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There are many exciting rides at this amusement park, making it a great place for visitors of all ages, including those looking for a romantic date. Upon entering and taking the elevator to the first ride, visitors will be immersed in a Hollywood-style sci-fi experience with jellyfish and cool winds.

Trans Studio Bali offers promotional ticket prices for most rides, with Bali ID cardholders receiving a special price of Rp 150,000 per person for up to two tickets until Saturday. For domestic tourists, ticket prices range from Rp 150,000 to Rp 275,000 depending on age.

The park's operating hours are from 11:00 WITA to 18:00 WITA on weekdays and from 10:30 WITA to 19:00 WITA on weekends and national holidays. Trans Studio Bali is also known as "The Most Instagrammable Theme Park in The World" with photo spots at the replica Titanic ship and Illusion House.

The park is divided into five zones: Port of Liverpool, Camera Zone, Culture Zone, Adventure Zone, and Action Zone. Each zone offers unique and exciting activities, such as flying over Indonesia in the Culture Zone or battling zombies in the City of the Dead ride in the Adventure Zone.

The Action Zone allows visitors to experience the thrill of New York City and take on challenges on the Ninja Course. With so many exciting rides and zones to explore, Trans Studio Bali is a must-visit destination for anyone seeking a fun-filled adventure.