2008 Asian Beach Games

The Asian Beach Games is a multi-sport event to be held every two years among athletes representing countries from Asia. The games are regulated by the Olympic Council of Asia. The first games will be held in 2008 in Bali, Indonesia from October 18, 2008 to October 26, 2008. The opening ceremony will be held in Garuda Wisnu Kencana.

This Games will be composed of sports with strong television appeal such as windsurfing, kite boarding, swimming, beach volleyball, beach handball, beach soccer, and dragon boat racing.

45 Countries and Regions whose member of Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) will be participating in this event.

The official mascot of the 1st Asian Beach Games is Bali Starling (Leucopsar Rothschildi), locally known as “Jalak Bali”, as well as the official mascot of Bali and a bird species endemic to this Island.

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Kuta Karnival 2008

Welcome to the Kuta Karnival in Indonesia. This colorful annual event full of fun and excitement of the visitors is based very much around the world. Kuta Carnival is one of the most important annual festivals in Indonesia.The annual event of Kuta Carnival 2008 is being carried out in October.

The Kuta Karnival has an acclaimed international fame today. That attracts visitors to Indonesia during the month of October. This vibrant and colorful festival has a charm and grandeur that is typical of Indonesia. This is a good time to enjoy with friends and family. For the Indonesian Kuta Karnival is a time for taking a break from regular programming. The Kuta Karnival is generally charecterised by the actions of the different local and international, together with bands of other shows and a wide range of musical tastes from Hip Hop, Punk, Pop and Rock to Jazz and Blues ethnic melting in stages over Kuta and Legian Beach fronts. A street parade is generally accompanied by floats, dancers, gamelans, unicyclists, Big bicycles and motor scooters and other clubs, and other additions Dokars decorated by local businesses and community groups Balinese. There are also various types of competitions such as surfing and skateboarding competitions, a mini Iron Man, paddle and swim Rescue Board Race. The visitors were also entertained with live music performances on the beach stage along with DJ Chill out sessions, fashion shows, world champion bartender performance, cabaret and many more. The Kuta Karnival offers of food stalls and children with entertainment arena, clowns, make crafts, balloons and games. You can also taste the exotic cuisine of Indonesia at this festival as Ayam Taliwang, Bakmi Goreng (fried noodles), Bakwan Malang (meatball noodle soup with fried wontons in the city of Malang), Gudeg (raw jackfruit cooked in a traditional way Javanese which originated from Yogyakarta), Gulai (Indonesia curry), Nasi Campur or Nasi rames (Mixed rice), Nasi Goreng (fried rice) and many others.

Therefore, joining the large crowd of Indonesians and other visitors at the Carnival of Kuta. You will certainly enjoy it.

Activities (Part 2)

No visitor to Bali could ever feel bored. Bali's attractions are raved about and have earned the island its place as the world's favorite island destination on Travel & Leisure magazine for several years running.

It is said that there are more artisans in Bali than in any similar space on the planet, which means that the artistic inclination of the visitors easily find their creative niche. Balinese culture has an endless variety of traditional art forms for you to try and you can even learn to town location with local artists. To participate in a workshop gamelan and dance, traditional carving a mask, some ceramic molds, or cook up a spice storm in Balinese cooking class.

For those who have a generous budget, why not rent a helicopter to see the dream island from the air? Or maybe the treatment of their group to a Harley Davidson motorcycle tour? For a little friendly competition, an award-winning golf courses are dotted across the island and can choose from a variety of locations including the beach and mountain side configuration enclave.

For some good all the fun, children naturally gravitate to a Bali beach where they can join a local football match or volleyball game, fly a kite, go body surfing, running, throwing a frisbee or simply build castles sand, while you rest and enjoy your perfect holiday.

Pre-and post-convention group activities can be arranged aboard a sleek catamaran or traditional schooner sailing to the Bali offshore islands for a romantic dinner sunset, part of the group, or a series of other maritime excursions. Last but not least, can try to put wind in their sails embark on an adventure at sea in Indonesia organized the legendary outer islands.

Activities (Part 1)

The landscape of Bali is guaranteed to provide an adrenaline of almost everyone. Challenging hikes, bike trails, surfing and diving places breaks contrast with withdrawals from isolated mountain areas where they can meditate in tranquility.

A wide choice of adventure and outdoor sports activities increases any meeting. In recent decades, Bali has become a major destination for soft adventure mountain biking, horseback riding, elephant safaris, paint ball competition, self-drive tourism, as well as explorations with a driver and guide.

Also available are the exciting action sports like surfing, para gliding, bungee jumping, Class II and Class III water rafting, helicopter rides in the island's interior and an escalation of smoking volcano in the early hours earlier.

Underwater revelers may opt for diving or snorkeling splendid fall of takeoffs and isolated reefs of Amed, Tulamben and Menjangan, earning a certificate PADI in the process. Bali also serves as a convenient jumping off point for some of the world's leading diving local and outside Flores Komodo in this nation of islands southeast watery.