Bale Kembang Kuning

Remote. Charming. Unique. Small - four bungalows perched amidst jungle greenery overlooking terraced rice paddies, fringed by coconut palms, banana trees, with frangipani blooming, and large black butterflies flitting past. Just a few minutes walking will take you to a small local village where you can purchase fresh mangoes , or salak, or maybe some packets of instant kopi or a chilled beverage from the cooler at one of the small toko that line the road. The sunsets are lovely as the colors of the evening sky are reflected in the rice paddies. Evening may bring a concert of frogs, crickets and cicada followed by the quiet of darkness with the occasional call of the gecko declaring “Geck-oh!” If you are fortunate to be awake in the early morning hours before sunrise you may hear the morning concert of local muezzines at numerous mosques scattered in the small communities across the lower slopes of Agung Rinjani as they each begin the morning call to prayer starting first in the far distance and gradually growing as more and more voices join and then it all fades away again leaving the stillness and quiet of the jungle morning briefly before the ‘rural rush hour’ of motorbikes racing taking local residents to work. The staff is attentive and courteous. The facilities are basic but adequate. The price is reasonable. And the experience is singular and unique. It may be too simple for some however the location allows easy access to some rare and lovely locations and what this place has to offer cannot be bought or sold.