JATILUWIH RICE TERRACES
Among the many fields that stretch almost all across the island, the Jatiluwih Rice Terraces in the heart of Tabanan Regency is the best example of Bali's outstanding picturesque rice fields and represent the Subak system as Bali's Cultural Landscape which was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in June 2012.
Jatiluwih, in the Balinese language means Beautiful Teak. Here, one can marvel at 700 hectares of terraced, green rice paddies stepped along an entire mountain, from its peak to where its foot meets the sea. Aside from its agricultural development, this panoramic landscape has also established itself as a tourist destination and is among the top 10 visited places on the island.
This is what it is all about - the rice.
Souvenir hat anyone?
Rice tractor
A couple of local girls
Delicate flower known as the Bunga Bintang (Star Flower)
Not a great look - I don't think she is local !
Normal Rice Paddy
Eastern Cattle Egret (foreground) and White Cattle Egret
