Participant : Mr. Freek and friends / 5 guest / Dutch
Departed the hotel in Tanjung Benoa at 04.00 pm. Trip to Uluwatu temple took an hour drive from the hotel. Uluwatu temple is one of 9 holiest temples in Bali (Sad Kahyangan) located on a high cliff in the south-most of the island facing the Indian Ocean. Uluwatu Temple was built at the first time by a Hindus Priest from East Java, Mpu Kuturan on11th Century then rebuilt again in 16th Century.
The Balinese Hindus believe that the powers of the Hindu Trinity — Brahma, Vishnu, and Siva — are merged here. It is also belived that Uluwatu Temple a place of worship of Siva Rudra, the Balinese Hindu deity of all elements and aspects of life in the universe.
This temple is guarded by hundred of monkeys around the nearby sanctuary as one of tourist spot in the area.
Then at 7.00 pm, the guests started to watch Kecak Dance on an open stage on other cliff nearby overlooking the beautiful sunset and the silhouette of the temple on a distance. Kecak dance is known as Monkey and Fire Dance taken from Indian Love Story Ramayana. It becomes unique since there is no music instrument accompany the dance instead the dance sound “Cak Cak Cak”
After our succesfull tour to East Bali we had some time left. We were very keen on seeinga kecac dance show. And of course Ketut Redana was available again. So he picked us up at our hotel in the afternoon in time to see the temple with its “criminal monkeys” which formed a decor for very professional “subset” kecac dance. Tickets for the show were ordered in advance by Ketut Redana The show was outstanding and as Ketut warned us in bv advance for the robbing monkeys we were well prepared and we were save. The trade fruit for the monkeys to get your stolen property back was not neccessary. Many other tourist were robbed from hats (sun) glasses and cellphones. They had a hard time to regain their property. But we survived without damage. Ketut also provided us with information on the background of the Kecac dance. A historic “Romeo and Juliet” story. This is my 2nd Kecac dance show but it was of outstanding quality. Thanks Ketut
The temple was a fantastic place to see the sun go down!
The monkeys are robbers but Ketut warned us before ! It was great!
The dance was a real adventure of singing man and dansing prinsses ! Even a dancing Monkey!! Thank you Ketut!