Uluwatu Temple during Sunset (with Kecak Fire Dance)

Itinerary:

03.00 PM: Your Bali’s hotel pick-up

Proceed to Highland Uluwatu Temple
• Hindu temple set on the cliff bank in south part of Bali Peninsula.
• Admire the sunset view at perched high above a sea cliff face Indian Ocean
• In addition, there is a performance of Kecak dance with fire spirit. The one hour dance performance is rich filled with historical stories & legends with the voice combination sound of gamelan.
• Watch a traditional Kecak Fire Dance performance as one of the episodes of Ramayana, complete with powerful trance chanting and choreography with fire

9.00 PM: Return to your departure Bali’s hotel 

Sypnosis about Kecak dance:

Tari Kecak is simply accompanied by the a cappella chorus of dozens of men including one leader to set the tones, one soloist, one in charge of intoning high and low notes, as well as a narrator. The men wear chequered sarongs and are seated in tight, concentric circles with a central space reserved for the protagonist characters. The main characters depict Rama, Sita, Ravana, Lakshmana, Hanuman and Sugriva. The storyline generally starts from when prince Rama goes to the woods with Sita, his wife, and Lakshmana, his brother. There, Ravana kidnaps Sita and imprisons her in his castle. Rama seeks for help and sends Lakshmana to find his friend, Sugriva, the King of the Monkey Kingdom. Hanuman, Sugriva’s commander, is sent to check on Sita in Ravana’s palace and Rama finally begins the battle. At first, Ravana wins, but Sugriva and Hanuman then come to Rama’s aid with monkey troops. Sugriva finally wins. The male chorus chants ‘chack’, representing the sound of the monkey troops. The soft rattling sound of bells around the protagonists’ ankles is the only addition to Tari Kecak’s choral background.