1. Team Equipment
Rubber Boat
Inflatable boats (Inflatable Raft) for river rafting, made of synthetic rubber material such that strong but still elastic. It is intended to resist scratches and impact of river stones. The rubber boats used for rafting is should be well maintained, select a rafting company that keep well their boats such as Bali rafting.

Paddle
Rowing as a means of paddles on the sports rafting wherever possible be made from strong but lightweight materials; eg mahogany wood and a combination of fiberglass and aluminum. Rowing boat used by the crew, ranging in length from 4.5 to 6 feet. But generally is from 5 to 5.5 feet. Real determinants of the length of the paddle, there are three things: a big body and strength of the crew, boat tube diameter, and its function, as a rower or crew or rower steering kapten.Tanpa great looking body and the size of the boat crew boats, paddles used by the captain is 5.5 to 6 feet, while for the boat crew size shorter.

ROPE
Inflatable boat equipped with a rope type karmantle 40 meters long which is used as: pedestal foot, boat and crew safety rope anchors.

2. PERSONAL EQUIPMENT.

Buoy
Types of buoys are good and right for rafting is a float that matches the size of your posture, contains a thick cork (can serve as a barrier against a hard object collision). Feasibility can be seen from the qualification tested in terms of buoyancy for maximum weight.

For possible emergencies, need to be considered regarding the use of a float with the addition on the back of the head, so keep your head afloat looked up, as if unconscious. To keep the life jacket does not ride or sticking up when used, the bottom of the buoy can be strapped to the groin or other body parts are possible. To avoid dehydration, it will bring the time of the bottled mineral water 500ml.

CLOTHES
Appropriate clothing for rafting is clothing that allows us to remain flexible in moving.

SHOES
To protect the legs from possible injury, use the type of shoes that can protect the ankles, but the ankle can still move freely, including easier to swim.

HELMET
Wading river rafting with the location of irregular rocks or rivers with a high degree of difficulty, the absolute helmet use. The goal is to protect the head from the possibility of a hard object collision. A good helmet should be lightweight, waterproof and does not interfere with vision or movement.

Tips and article by Rafting in Bali, a trusted rafting and adventure company in Bali.

On this area visitors will find many kind of restaurants serving delicious food from around the world, over here also open many shops which sell various kind of things from shirt, furniture, home accessories. Night club and also beachfront club also located around the beach also available which draws in many tourists everyday. To cater for those visitors the are also has many kind of accommodation from resorts, hotels to private villas. Today most of the Seminyak villas already fully booked way beyond the arrival dates because most often the private villas are fully booked. Seminyak villas can be rented w for your vacation where the price correspond with the number of bedroom and also it’s facilities and amenities provided. Staying by private villas will give you more privacy ans serenity from your vacation in Bali. Have you ever feel the private villas experiences before?

Just because you’re pregnant, does not mean you can not take a family vacation right? The condition, the pregnancy is in safe condition. How do you know that your pregnancy is a healthy condition and not troublesome, certainly after a check with your doctor.

Ensure that everything is safe and well-planned, it will help comfort you during the holidays. It would not be fun, you take a vacation, but alarmed by the condition of your fetus? The thing to remember while on holiday in Bali for pregnant women is to avoid activities that are too extreme like Watersport or Bali rafting. That would be very dangerous for your fetus.

Basically, a safe travel during pregnancy is in the second trimester. At the time, nausea, vomiting has been reduced and your body is adjusting to the fetus in the womb. However, the safest anyway, you consult the condition of your pregnancy with your doctor before traveling. Is transportation or where you’re going to have bad effects on pregnancy? When selecting a mode of transportation, consider latency. The fastest transport was the best, but who knows there are side effects to consider as well. Places to stay are also important considerations. Choose a place that provides privacy inn full of such Bali luxury villas. Usually luxury Bali villas provides all the comfort and security for guests who are pregnant, and of course privacy is very private.

By plane
If your pregnancy is healthy and robust condition of the fetus, traveling by plane is safe. You need to know, traveling by plane can increase the risk of complications due to certain conditions, for instance, blood clotting disorders and sickle cell disease, blood disorders disease that can reduce the life expectancy of the fetus. Your doctor may restrict travel by whatever transport after 36 weeks of gestation, or if you are at risk of preterm birth.

Inside the plane, pregnant women should choose a chair in the hallway. Point in order for you more quickly get up when I want to go to the toilet. Seats in the hall also allows you to walk just off fatigue. If you must remain seated, stretch your legs as often as possible. Do not forget to drink plenty of water because of low humidity in the cabin can cause dehydration.

By Boat
Choosing a boat to reach the destination, or you are on a cruise, safe for the condition of being pregnant. Most cruises allow passengers the first 26 weeks of her pregnancy. The safest anyway, make sure that the ship has adequate medical facilities. Find out if your destination is also equipped with modern health facilities, in case you need emergency care.

All you need to remember, the swaying motion of the boat followed the water can cause nausea, vomiting. If you are worried about seasickness, take medications and personal supplies for first aid. Be careful when walking on deck, because it will likely be slippery.

By car
When traveling overland by car, always wear a seat belt (this also must be done even if you are not pregnant). In the event of surprising movement due to braking, plus not wearing seat belts, pregnant women may experience the trauma that caused the death of the fetus. And, with vehicle accidents are the cause of most severe trauma to pregnant women. Wear a seat belt at the bottom of the lower abdomen and above the upper thigh, then navigate a diagonal shoulder strap between the breasts.

If the mileage is quite far away, take frequent stops to stretch. This can keep prevent blood collected in the leg, causing blood clotting. Avoid conditions remain seated for more than two hours, and limit the travel time of day to six hours. Just like driving an airplane or in any circumstances, you should also drink a lot.

In this case, you have to choose the right insurance program especially for traveler like you. To keep you well while travelling abroad, you can use travel insurance program. Actually, the type of the insurance is short time insurance. The main function of this travel insurance is to cover health expense during your abroad holiday. The period is considered as short time and you can use this type of insurance for about 6 months up to 1 year.

Specific uses of travel insurance to support your travelling activity are the earlier action such as immediate medical evacuation, emergency condition, and even accidental death. Usually, the travel agent will help you to get this insurance before the travelling and it is included on the ticket cost. The most important thing is that you know the best coverage for you so you can still doing your traveling well because there is nothing to worry about.

If you know the importance of travel insurance, you should think to take it, especially if you have plan to use a vacation rental that require deposit prior to your arrival. Travel insurance can keep your money save, if we must cancel our traveling.  

If you choice private villa as your holiday accommodation, especially private villa that located in secluded Bali village, you may need a standby car and driver at your holiday villa. But as what i said above, not many villas offers uses of car and driver for your holiday, but  don’t worry generally most of villas in Bali able to organize car rental within professional driver that you could rent for your holiday.

Villa Nawang Wulan, one of the best Canggu villas, now offers you free use of car and driver for 10 hours per day (exclude petrol) and it included on their rental rates. As for your information, Villa Nawang Wulan is luxury private villa located in Canggu, where the villa itself offers you balinese village experience  and the beautiful of ricefield ‘padi’ as villa view.

Now you will much enjoy Bali holiday experience while you stay at Villa Nawang Wulan!

For the Hindus, Nyepi is a day spent in total silence, meditation, fasting and introspection, reflecting on the past year’s events. Hindus believe the law concerning Nyepi is “Catur Brata Penyepian” (four ascetic practices). They are “Amati Geni” (no fire, which is both literal and symbolic of mental and physical obstacles), “Amati Karya” (no activities, a precondition to meditation), “Amati Lelungaan” (no going out of the house/compound) and “Amati Lelanguan” (no entertainment).

The activities by Hindus in Bali to celebrate the Nyepi Day

• Melasti or Mekiyis or Melis, Melasti is meant to clean the pratima or arca or pralingga (statue), with symbols that help to concentrate the mind in order to become closer to God. The ceremony is aimed to clean all nature and its content, and also to take the “Amerta” (the source for eternal life) from the ocean or other water sources. Three days before Nyepi, all the effigies of the Gods from all village temples are taken to the beach including Seminyak Beach (where we located) or river in long and colorful ceremonies. There, they are bathed by the Neptune of Balinese Lord, The God Baruna, before being taken back home to their shrines. The local village will have their ceremony staring at 8am – 3pm and located along the beach in front of Samaya. In order to respect the tradition, we will close the main pool during that period while Breeze Restaurant will be operate as usual.
• Tawur Kesanga - Exactly one day before Nyepi, all villages in Bali hold a large exorcism ceremony at the main village cross road, the meeting place of demons. They usually make Ogoh Ogoh (the fantastic monster or evil spirits or The Butha Kala made of bamboo) for carnival purposes. The carnivals themselves are held all over Bali following sunset.
• Nyepi Day – This is a day of absolute silence observed throughout the island and a day of introspection for Hindus.
• Ngembak Geni - One day after the Nyepi day, the people awake from stillness to begin a new day. A new page of each life is really seen from a religious point of view and has been made by each individual.

Although during that day Bali will totally in silence, most of the hotel, villa or resort still provide their service as usual with limited activities, reduced lighting and minimal noise. In order to respect the tradition, they usually suggest their guest to switch off all balcony lights for the whole night of March 26th , 2009, keep the window curtain closed and request their guest kind understanding for not going to the beach area.

However, while you are in Bali, you may still enjoy your holiday.