Private Bali

Bali is a fantastic island has been inhabited since early prehistoric times firstly by descendants of a prehistoric race who migrated through mainland Asia to the Indonesian archipelago and they were thought to have first settled in Bali around 3000 BC.

They actually used Stone tools dating from this time have been found near the village of Cekik in the island’s west.

Lately Balinese culture has been strongly influenced by Indian, and particularly Sanskrit, culture, in a process beginning around the 1st century AD.

The name Bali has been discovered from various inscriptions, including the wall paintings in the Mountains. Around time that the complex irrigation system subak was developed to grow rice and now is a Tourist Attraction.

Many religious and cultural traditions still in existence today can be traced back to this early period.

But now Bali is an exciting and diverse desitination.