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Bedugul (Tabanan)
In the center highlands of Bali in the serene mountain area of Bedugul. Here, vegetables, fruits, and flowers thrive in the alpine climate, and a colorful little market at Bukit Mungsu offers a wide selection of produce including exotic wild orchids, roses, and colorful birds. There is a large botanical garden nearby. At Pancasari, an 18-hole championship golf course has been developed, with all the facilities to suit golfing lovers. At lake Beratan, the area's climate is refreshing after being in the heat of the lowlands. Bratan Lake, approximately 60 kilometers from Denpasar (to the north), also provides exciting surroundings, with cool fresh mountain air.
 
 
Monkey Forest Sangeh (Badung)
Sangeh is the village whose northern part covers about 14 hectares of a holy homogen forest of “Pala” trees with hundreds of monkey in habitants. The trees cannot be found on any other part of Bali and their existence in this village remains a mystery. Look for a lovely mossy temple, which is hidden amongst the tall and gracious “Palatrees”.
 
 
Shopping
Bali is known as a treasure house of interesting goods to buy. Products of various kinds from traditional antiques to the latest quality fashions in extraordinary displays await the shoppers. It is quite common to bargain in markets, shops and art shops for buyers, so having a good price is partly dependent upon one's smartness in bargaining. Splendid local hand woven materials, silver and gold works, woodcarvings, garments and many other interesting things can be found at any market or art market. You will find that shops selling similar items are generally grouped together. This makes comparing prices easy as you just have to go next shop to find the samethings. Remember to bring your cash, as not all places accept credit cards.  
 
 
Batuan
Batuan is also the site of some exquisite temple carvings and superb dancers. Moreover, some of the finest exponents of "topeng" or masked, dance-drama are from Batuan. The dance most popular in Batuan is the topeng dance-drama, which chronicles the lives of Balinese kings and their subjects, as opposed to the tales of Indian heroes and heroines of the Ramayana epic
 
 
Celuk
Celuk is synonymous with silver and goldsmiths, art shop indicate visitors to sterling silver and good butterfly brooches, garnet-studded bracelets, earrings and ear-clips of all persuasions. The intricacy and detail they obtain with simple hand tools can be amazing. It is usually possible for visitors passing through to observe the workshop, which are often small rooms or work areas in the back. The shops on the road just north and parallel to the main road, nearly every family in Celuk are involved in some aspects of the delicate gold and silver work, which has become very famous over the years.
 
 
Mas

Further along the road towards Ubud is the Village of Mas. Famous for woodcarving, Mas offer a myriad of wooden items.

The road through it is solidly lined with craft shops and you are welcome to drop in and see the carvers at work.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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