Penglipuran: The cleanest village in Bali

If you get tired and bored with all the beaches, parties and all modernization in the south of Bali, maybe you should visit Bangli Regency. One thing you can visit in Bangli Regency is visiting the traditional village Penglipuran Bali. Penglipuran Village Bali has located around 45 km from Denpasar, or it takes around 1 hour to get to Penglipuran Village Bali. Penglipuran Village Bali is located in 600 meters – 700 meters above the sea level, makes Penglipuran Village Bali has cooler temperature than Denpasar. Penglipuran Village Bali is one of the traditional villages in Bali. You can enjoy the traditional living of Balinese people in Penglipuran Village Bali.

Penglipuran Village Bali comes from the combination of “pengeling” and “pura” which means “remembering the temple” or “remembering the ancestors”. This is because all the people in Penglipuran Village Bali still keep all the traditional rules and way of life. When you visit Penglipuran Village Bali you will be welcomed with all the traditional houses that are built similar to each other. Even for the gates of the houses in Penglipuran Village Bali have similar design and size; that only can be passed by one person.

All the houses in Penglipuran Village Bali are built in the traditional way with traditional design. The houses in Penglipuran Village Bali is also mandatory to have a garden, you will see that the people have a mini garden in front of their houses in Penglipuran Village Bali to make the gates look prettier. The total is of Penglipuran Village Bali is about 112 hectare, consists of the area for the villagers, area for the temples, area for the cemetery, the 40% of the total area of Penglipuran Village Bali is used for the bamboo forest.

People are not allowed to cut these bamboo trees without the agreement of the head of Penglipuran Village Bali. One more thing, when you visit Penglipuran Village Bali you will not see any car or motorbike inside of Penglipuran Village Bali, it is because all the villagers in Penglipuran Village Bali park their vehicles outside the area of Penglipuran Village Bali. This way of living in Penglipuran Village Bali makes the environment clear.

The ancient rules that are still being kept by the villagers Penglipuran Village Bali are mandatory to respect the woman. It is forbidden to do polygamy or having more than one wife in Penglipuran Village Bali. The other rule is if someone steals something, they have to make an offering in every temple in Penglipuran Village Bali. If someone breaks the rules, they will get social punishment instead of legal punishment. It makes people in Penglipuran Village Bali are afraid to break the rules because they will be socially isolated.

For all of these, Penglipuran Village Bali becomes the best of tourism village and also the cleanest village in Penglipuran Village Bali. So if you come to Penglipuran Village Bali, you will have the experience of traditional living style combine with a clean and green environment.