TENGANAN ART-VENTURE: EXPLORE AN EXCEPTIONAL HAND CRAFTED TEXTILES IN BALI

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Tenganan is one of the Bali Mula village, the original Balinese, with its own customs and tradition differing from other parts. The unique ceremonies in this village mostly occur once a year. One of them is the famous Rejang Dance with the Gamelan Selonding accompaniment (Selonding is a kind of percussion music which is only found in this village). Other ceremony is Perang Pandan or Mekare-kare, a ceremony in which the men have to fight with thorny pandanus leaves for weapons. The medical care for the wounded dancer is the responsibility of the magicians who will, in this ceremony, show their magic powers.

Furthermore, this village is known as the only place in Indonesia where double ikat is made. Apart from Tenganan, double ikat weaving is made in just three other locations- two in India (Gujarat and Telangana) and one in Japan (Okinawa).

The Tenganan people make the famous Kamben Gringsing, a special tied-dyed woven cloth using traditional colors. Double ikat weaving is much more difficult. The weaver tie-dyes both the warp and weft threads before weaving them together. Sometimes its complicated process takes as long as two years for a piece.

Only a few women in Tenganan village now practice the art. It is like a meditation in action, the art of double ikat weaving centers the mind and liberates the heart through creativity. If you would like to explore the exciting process of double ikat weaving, then you need to visit the Tenganan village. Please see out itinerary and contact us for details.

ITINERARY TOUR

08.00 Hotel Pick Up
10.00-11.00 To learn the technique and practices of making the Pegringsingan Double Ikat Weaving
11.00-11.30 Village orientation to learn the social system, architect, and other uniqueness of Tenganan village as one of Bali Mula village (Indigenous Balinese)
11.30-12.30 Short trek to Tenganan Forest to find some plants that are commonly used to make a natural colors of textiles.
13.00-14.00 Lunch (not included)
15.00-17.00 Visit surrounding tourist attractions of Candidasa temple. On the way back to your hotel, you are guided to visit the Goa Lawah Temple, a unique Hindu temple complex centred around a cave full of bats.
19.00 Arrive back in Hotel


  • LEARN ABOUT DOUBLE IKAT WEAVING TECHNIQUE. Double ikat is only carried out in three places in the world (Japan, India and Tenganan). You will learn about traditional technique, colours, patterns, types, and motives of rarest textile in the world.
  • LEARN THE SOCIAL SYSTEM, ARCHITECH, AND THE UNIQUENESS OF TENGANAN VILLAGE AS A BALI MULA (INDIGENOUS BALINESE). You will learn what is the different of the social life in Tenganan compared to other villages in Bali. Starting from the rights and obligations of the community, their home, and sharing of village income for their community.
  • SHORT TREKS TO TENGANAN FOREST. The Community of Tenganan has a strict local rules for the forest conservation. The customary law (awig-awig) regulates the harvesting and logging of the fruits and trees in the forest. It is one of traditional ways to protect and conserve forest as the main local resources.
  • GOA LAWAH TEMPLE. Goa Lawah Temple is one of the major temples in Bali. This temple has a cave inhabited by thousands of bats are sacred and sanctified by Balinese.

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MINIMUM BOOKING OF 2 PERSONS

INCLUDE: EXCLUDE: WHAT TO BRING:
1. Private Full Air-Conditioning Car 1. Personal expenditure  –
2. English Speaking Guide and local guide for trekking 2. Lunch
3. 1 bottle of mineral water per person
4. Entrance tickets to all tourist attractions as per itinerary

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