Candidasa Beach
Candidasa is located in the Hamlet Samuh, Bugbug Village, Karangasem District, 12 km distance from the City of Amlapura and about 45 km from Denpasar City. Enchantment of nature as developed in this maritime tourism can be a choice to perform various activities, such as sun bathing, canoing, snorekling, fishing, trekking through the hills, and that is not less interesting is the existence of small islands that can be reached distance with the fishing boat. The islands are a small store down the potential panoramic sea and a coral reef fish tub.
Location
Candi Dasa is located on the canyon hills, at the road between the City of Amlapura Semarapura with the city, located about 50 km to the east from the city of Denpasar can be approximately 45 minutes from Denpasar with the vehicle through road Prof.dr.Ida Good Mantra.
Description
CANDI DASA, is the gateway to east washed away die to the heavy coral picking thtat used to provide a livelihood for locals. This has now been stopped and tidal walls have been erected in an effort to restore the beach. Slowly the coral is returning, and Candi Dasa is developing as a popular tourist destination.
Amankila Resort at Candi Dasa has a lovely beach club which tourists can visit for a daily fee-use the beach and the pool and enjoy delicious food at their restaurant.
Candidasa is one of the main goals of the tourists who come to the Karangasem. Candidasa famous Kuta beach similiar with Kuta wich have the white sand. Very nice for water sports such as swimming, diving and Snorkling.
The story of one of the objects this tour is as follows.
Candidasa is one of the tourist area which was developed starting in 1983. In the beginning the name Candidasa is the name of a temple, the Pura Candidasa, the terltak above the small hills and built on the century-12 M. Have the potential of nature and the beach is white sand with glamor.
A white sandy beach is actually named Kehen Bay, but in its development along the coast become objects and tourist attraction, the beach Kehen Bay changed its name to the area of tourism in accordance with the name Candidasa temple in the area.
One of the stories which the myths about the existence of the Temple Candidasa developing and believed by the local community Dewi Hariti Statue is located in a niche at the bottom of the mountain cliffs. It seems that dikisahkan Dewi Hariti initially was a yaksa in the Religion of Buddha eating meat like children. However, after obtaining enlightenment Religion Buddhist teachings, the Goddess and then repent and turn to be protective and loving children. Goddess statue Hariti next carved by 10 children, as the characteristic protective, loving, and also as an omen of fertility and prosperity. The local community believes that the Goddess Hariti means that many mothers who have children can give gift of fertility and prosperity. Therefore this place so much and were used by the husband - wife was not a descendant of the do’a seeking to bring offerings to the Goddess are Hariti.
