AGUNG VOLCANO SITUATION Puri Dajuma, Beach Eco-Resort & Spa, West Bali Bali Dajuma

AGUNG VOLCANO SITUATION

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Out of 147 volcanoes in total, Indonesia has the largest number of historically active volcanoes (76), its total of 1,171 dated eruptions is only narrowly exceeded by Japan’s 1,274. (https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/indonesia.html)

Considered by the Balinese as the center of the world, the very sacred Mount Agung culminates at 3142 m. Its last eruption goes back to 1963, after more than 100 years of slumber.

Puri Dajuma being situated 80 km as the crow flies from Mount Agung the risk of being disturbed by the volcano is very weak.

As long as the Indonesian authorities decide to keep opened Bali’s Ngurah Rai international airport, which is also about 80 km from the volcano and with flights running as normal so far, we are pleased to welcome our guests in the safest and most comfortable way.

In the event of an eruption and ash clouds that could temporarily disrupt air travel, authorities have made preparations for flights to be diverted to seven regional airports, including on Java and Lombok islands. Dajuma being located at only 1h30 from the ferry to Java, it would be easy to get back home by flying from any airport in Java.

We wish you a lovely stay in the island of the Gods!

The Dajuma family grows! Puri Dajuma, Beach Eco-Resort & Spa, West Bali tisya baby

The Dajuma family grows!

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Part of our Front Desk team, Mira is well known from our guests and particularly appreciated because of her always smiling availability and kindness. Her motto is “there is no request by the guest that can not be satisfied and make him happy ». A few days ago, Mira’s family welcome a beautiful 3,8 kg baby called Tisya. Hindu communities in Bali believe that babies in the womb are guarded by four elements, namely amniotic fluid, placenta, blood and umbilical cord. Three of these elements are released when babies are born, but the umbilical cord stays attached for about a week. The release of the rest of the sacred umbilical cord is done on the occasion of a ceremony called “Mepenelahan” which is considered as a purifying ceremony for the baby. On the picture, Mira, Indra (husband), Tiara and Baby Tisya who just finished doing the “Mepenelahan” Ceremony. Welcome Tisya and long life to you!

SPECIAL WELCOME DECORATION FOR HONEYMOONERS Puri Dajuma, Beach Eco-Resort & Spa, West Bali Bali Dajuma

SPECIAL WELCOME DECORATION FOR HONEYMOONERS

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There is one thing our staff loves above all, it is to create the surprise to our guests by decorating the bedroom on the occasion of specific celebrations such as anniversaries. This is particularly the case for honeymooners who are always amazed, when opening the door of their room, to find on their bed a lot of beautifully arranged flowers creating a very romantic atmosphere where colors and scents enchant their senses. On the picture Agus has just finished one of them. Hopefully our young honeymooners Deborah and Markus from Switzerland will like it!

YOGA ON THE BEACH Puri Dajuma, Beach Eco-Resort & Spa, West Bali beach sea yoga Beach Sport Yoga

YOGA ON THE BEACH

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Is there a better place where to practice Yoga than a soft sandy beach with the sea at your feet? The virgin beaches around Dajuma are the perfect place for that. This is what our guests from USA, Brent and Traci decided to do every morning of their stay with us. A good way to start the day!

JEROEN's CROWDFUNDING CAMPAIGN Puri Dajuma, Beach Eco-Resort & Spa, West Bali

JEROEN’s CROWDFUNDING CAMPAIGN

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This week, we would like to relay the crowdfunding campaign launched by our supplier of water filters Jeroen van Overbeek.
So far, through his NGO Social Impakt (http://www.social-impakt.com), he brought clean water to 16’000 people in Indonesia, mainly rural families.
Now he wants to “raise 60 000 Euros to provide 2000 water filters for 15,000 people in 3 villages and 25 schools in the poorer rural East Bali area of Sidemen, Karangasem”.
To donate, the procedure is quite simple: just go to https://www.theupeffect.com/affordable-water-filtration-technology-for-rural-indonesia-/
and follow the instructions. Every donation even modest will have a positive impact! Good luck Jeroen!

CULTURAL PARADE OF WEST BALI Puri Dajuma, Beach Eco-Resort & Spa, West Bali

CULTURAL PARADE OF WEST BALI

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Last week, a few kilometers from Dajuma, took place in Negara, the capital city of the Regency of Jembrana, a cultural festival giving the opportunity to all surroundings villages to celebrate Balinese traditions, among them the clothing is particularly important.
The highlight of the event was on September 1st with the Annual Cultural Parade of West Bali involving various artists not only from Jembrana but also from other regencies in Bali, some of them also came from Java.
This year the government invited the tourism associations to involve the tourists to be the part of the parade. This is what happened to our guests so excited to participate in this event and get a chance to wear the traditional Balinese clothes.
On the above picture (left to right) beautifully dressed: Aron, Antje, Laurenz, Sofia, Youssef, Dayu, Andreas and friend of Andreas. You look great guys!

NEW TERRACE Puri Dajuma, Beach Eco-Resort & Spa, West Bali terace

NEW TERRACE

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Looking like a leaf fallen from the surrounding trees, we recently inaugurated a new terrace in the garden. With its 80 m2 of benkiraï wood, it is the ideal place where to savor cocktails and balinese tapas in the sunset. But not only : it is also a perfect observatory of the wild life of the cape where hundreds of birds are used to fish between two tides. Hope you will like it !

ANOTHER ECO-EXPERIENCE: SEA TURTLES PROTECTION Puri Dajuma, Beach Eco-Resort & Spa, West Bali

ANOTHER ECO-EXPERIENCE: SEA TURTLES PROTECTION

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On the beaches surrounding Dajuma, sea turtles are used to lay their eggs by burying them in the sand. Until the early 2000s, eggs were mostly destroyed by predators such as stray dogs, birds and …humans.
Today, the situation is very different: for the past 15 years, we are supporting a conservatory that has been set up a few kilometers from Dajuma. Yesterday’s turtle hunters have become guardians who carefully monitor gestation lasting on average 2 months.
On the picture, our young guest Clara together with Anggun, volunteer of the conservatory, is helping the newly born turtles to get out from the sand in a fully protected area. In a few minutes, the babies will be swimming in the sea!

JOGED BUMBUNG DANCE AT DAJUMA Puri Dajuma, Beach Eco-Resort & Spa, West Bali dancing gamelan jegog music tradition Dancing - Music People

JOGED BUMBUNG DANCE AT DAJUMA

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Last week in Dajuma took place an evening show featuring the famous traditional Balinese dances accompanied by the Gamelan Jegog orchestra. Born in West Bali a few kilometers from Dajuma, the gamelan jegog is one of the most impressive sounding ensembles in the world. It is an orchestra of bamboo marimbas, with keys (tubes) ranging from small to gigantic. The largest tubes, up to three meters long, are used for the bass jegog, for which the ensemble is named. The vibrations created by the instruments are transmitted through the ground to your own body, creating a unique feeling of wellness. At the end of the show, the guests are invited to dance on the stage the other famous Joged Bumbung dance. A nice moment of sharing!

DAJUMA ECO EXPERIENCES: RICE FARMING Puri Dajuma, Beach Eco-Resort & Spa, West Bali farmer

DAJUMA ECO EXPERIENCES: RICE FARMING

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Rice paddies are for westerners just fascinating. Probably because they are the perfect expression of this so rare harmony between people and nature. By shaping, generation after generation, these beautiful curves perfectly integrated in the landscapes, with volcanoes on one side and the sea on the other, Balinese farmers are the worthy heirs of a long tradition of rice cultivation.
We regularly invite our guests to live a unique experience by sharing the life of one of our neighbour farmer and learning how to plough the rice paddy and plant the rice. On the picture a family from Switzerland is getting acquainted with the way to drive the cows during the preparation of the land and plant the rice just after. But you need to like to have the feet in the mud!