Dajuma Green hands team Puri Dajuma, Beach Eco-Resort & Spa, West Bali

Dajuma Green hands team

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We would like to introduce you Dajuma green hands team: Anom (second from left), is well supported by Gunaya (first from left), Mudita (second from right) and Sunarta. They take good care of our 1.7 Hectares land, where you can find a large variety of species (frangipanier, coral tree, paligata, spider lily, coconut, hibiscus, bougainvilliers, orchidées, roses, corbia, anturium, red palm, peacock tree, ardenium, gardenia, heliconia…). Anom, Gunaya, Mudita and Sunarta make Dajuma tropical garden a real paradise which attracts lot’s of birds and butterflies. In Bali, gardening is experienced as an artistic activity and is transmitted through family everyday life. Our gardeners are also in charge of all temporary decoration in the resort and for special events such as music shows and weddings. Please come and visit this enchanting garden!

Thank you Otto and Elfi! Puri Dajuma, Beach Eco-Resort & Spa, West Bali

Thank you Otto and Elfi!

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In May, we had the pleasure to welcome back Otto and Elfi. This very charming German couple usually spends 2 weeks at Dajuma every easter. This year, it was their 11th stay with us. Without a doubt we call them our “Dajuma Aficionado’s couple”. Elfi confessed to us that at home, before going to sleep, she often has a glance at our Dajuma web site, looking at pictures. She says that it calms her down, remembering the sound of the ocean, the birds singing, the peaceful environment and the staff kindness. We thank them for their faithful support and we look forward to welcoming them next year!

Rip Curl Grom Search in Medewi

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Our beach resort is located on the famous Medewi surf spot. This break is well known as one of the longest right-hander and it is just 5 minutes from Dajuma. This spot is recommended as perfect fun wave for all surfers. We shuttle our guests there for free. For the 10th year, RipCurl holds 11 GromSearch series around Bali. The 8th serie took place on May 25th and 26th at Medewi Beach. Competitors are local surfing boys and girls aged up to 16 years old, who are given the opportunity to showcase their talents in a fun, friendly but competitive environment. As explained by Rip curl, this competition is ‘the search of the ultimate male or female grommet’. The winner award will be to compete in Australia against champions from all over the world in the International GromSearch finals. This meeting was both exciting and beautiful to watch!
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Turtle's visit Puri Dajuma, Beach Eco-Resort & Spa, West Bali

Turtle’s visit

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What an amazing surprise during our morning walk! We discovered turtle footprints on the beach, 50 meters from Dajuma. Turtles usually come at night to leave their eggs. Unfortunately the reptile’s nest was already empty. Despite their protected status, turtles eggs are still collected for food or rituals. This sad discovery reminds us how useful is Perancak Conservation Center who saves eggs and protects babies’ turtles until they are strong enough to face the ocean. Sensitization is still a necessity.
Hopefully we will be the first to find and save the eggs next time!

Launching of the 2013 Buffalo races season! Puri Dajuma, Beach Eco-Resort & Spa, West Bali

Launching of the 2013 Buffalo races season!

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Jembrana’s Buffalo races are one of the major attractions in West Bali. This tradition takes place only during dry season. The racing buffaloes, called Kerbau Pepadu, and their carts have been carefully decorated for weeks by farmers. Wearing silk banners and wooden bells, and having their horns painted, buffaloes will have to face a 2 kilometers race. Competitors are divided in two groups coming from opposite sides of the river. They are easily recognizable: North river group wearing red colors and South river group wearing green ones. Farmers come to race for honor, pride and the trophy, rather than for money. Thus it is both a colorful show and an exciting competition that can gather more than 240 pairs of buffaloes. The opening race will take place on July 28th!

N° Date Venue
1 July 28th, 2013 Kaliakah
2 August 11th, 2013 Mertasari (Regent Cup)
3 August 25th, 2013 Pangkung Dalem
4 September 8th, 2013 Delod Berawah
5 September 22th, 2013 Awen
6 October 6th, 2013 Merta Sari
7 October 20th, 2013 Kali Akah
8 November 10th, 2013 Delod Berawah
9 November 24th, 2013 Tuwed (Jembrana Cup)
Dajuma's trainees Puri Dajuma, Beach Eco-Resort & Spa, West Bali

Dajuma’s trainees

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Every spring, Puri Dajuma supports the local school of tourism by welcoming 10 trainees willing to experience a 10 day assignment in our resort. Lately, Budiman, our maintenance supervisor, showed Imam how to replace a pool light. Imam was very excited about this “hands-on” experience which is constantly reported by the participants as being very helpful to illustrate practically the subjects taught at school. No doubt that this kind of experience either confirms or clarifies one’s vocation in the hospitality business. In all cases, we wish them all the best and invite them to apply for open positions in Dajuma’s team.

Corporate seminar at Dajuma Puri Dajuma, Beach Eco-Resort & Spa, West Bali

Corporate seminar at Dajuma

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Puri Dajuma had the pleasure to host the TÜV Nord Asia Pacific Regional Manager’s gathering of a world leader of inspection and certification services company. Our Baruna hall is the perfect location to carry out a management conference. Completely isolated from the rest of the resort on the last floor of our main building, it offers a 360 degree breathtaking view to the tropical garden and the ocean. This wall-less room is completely protected from the rain and can accommodate up to 28 persons. All the necessary tools and equipment to make fruitful brainstormed decisions in a relaxing and inspiring environment are available : WiFi, beamer, screen, white board and flip chart. Puri Dajuma can also contribute promoting corporate identities through logo printed welcome banners and flags. On the day following the work session, the delegates had a sightseeing tour in West Bali and went snorkeling in Bali’s best coral reef. They then had a farewell dinner with traditional Balinese music and dance. All were delighted and many commented there was no better way to develop team building. Please contact us so that we can tailor for you and for your team a unique and memorable corporate seminar.

Great emotion at Puri Dajuma: Yulia gets married! Puri Dajuma, Beach Eco-Resort & Spa, West Bali

Great emotion at Puri Dajuma: Yulia gets married!

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All Dajuma staff is happy to be around Yulia for her wedding. You may remember her as “Miss beauty” as many guests use to call our pretty receptionist. Yulia grew up in Pekutatan, near Puri Dajuma, and remembers how, at age 11, she came to get brochures for an exercise at school: “I was very shy at that time. As I already had family members who were working there, I applied”. She’s just got married to Wahid Zainullah, a nice young man also from the village of Pekutatan. After 3 years spent with us, Yulia decided to resign and fully dedicate herself to her family. We wish her a lot of happiness and many “baby beauties”. We already miss her charming smile.

Yoga Puri Dajuma, Beach Eco-Resort & Spa, West Bali

Yoga

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Dajuma Yoga and Mindfulness, not only for our guests but also for our staff !
Dajuma has been offering yoga sessions since 2011. Tini, our Yoga teacher, has a 13 year experience in Ashtana Yoga practice (alignment of movement and breath). She proposes our guests 2 public sessions per day at 8am or 9am. Private sessions are also possible on demand. Yoga sessions take place either on Dajuma front beach garden or in our Baruna hall where up to 15 people can relax from a 4-sided open building offering a breathtaking view to the garden and ocean. To ensure leading edge expertise in our yoga sessions, we invite twice a year Guru Manohara who gently leads the group and provides every participant with a unique experience. Also, since yoga is not that popular in Bali, we invite our staff to join once every week. This is a great opportunity to be together in a rather different atmosphere than the usual work context. Make sure you have a yoga session with Tini whenever you wish to!

Dajuma temple festival Puri Dajuma, Beach Eco-Resort & Spa, West Bali

Dajuma temple festival

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Besides Nyepi related ceremonies dealing with, if you well remember, 3 main rituals: purification of Hindu bodies and souls, chasing of demons, and silent and peaceful introspection, there is the so-called temple festival locally known as the “Odala ritual”. This stands for the anniversary of the temples built after a new land has been found or the ancestral shrines every family owns. This anniversary takes place every 210 days, on new moon or full moon, and is carried out with all the well known Bali’s artistic inputs with dancers, offerings, colorful paintings and decorations made of coconut, bambu and banana trees as well as umbrellas and long flags (“umbul-umbul”).
This year, Dajuma’s Temple Festival coincided with the purification ceremony to protect each building built on Dajuma land. This festival happens usually within the first year of the inauguration of a new land. But since the beginning we knew that we were going to have several stages of development and it was decided to wait for their completion before organizing the ceremony. This 3 day ceremony requires to sacrify for Gods: one Lamb, one Pig, one Dog, Ducks and Chickens. All black. No body knows the reason but we can tell you that it took them 1 month to find the pure black Lamb. The sacrificed animals were taken to the ocean by traditional “Praho”. Once back to the shore, people pray together and dance back to the main Temple. The priest then closes the ceremony and speaks on behalf of the Gods who express their thanks about the offerings and their happiness to be together with the spirits living at Dajuma. He advises the employees to carry on doing small offerings on a daily basis. A final common praying session takes place and gives the floor to musicians and dancers who stay late in the evening to entertain employees, Gods and spirits.
The next morning, all Dajuma holy symbols of Gods are put back in their home “Dajuma Temple”. This year festival did not leave anyone indifferent. Just memorable !