Jimbaran bay is located between airport and Bukit Pecatu with original villages of Kedonganan and Jimbaran itself. These 2 traditional villages lay on a stretch of around 2 kms narrow lowland between Bali mainland and the foot of south Bali. Jimbaran and Kedonganan is under the administration of Perbekelan Jimbaran or Desa Jimbaran, while Desa Jimbaran is under wider administrative area of Kecataman Kuta. Jimbaran and kedonganan villages have been known as the biggest supplier of salted fish for whole Bali, and until now, Kedongan is still the first collection agent of fish dropping from fishermen boats from Muncar, East Java. This collection agent is called K.U.D. Jimbaran or Jimbaran Desa level of Co-operation. This co-operation consist of fishermen members of both village of Jimbaran and Kedonganan. If we come to the beach of Kedongan around 09.00 in the morning we can see dozen of fishermen boat anchoraging on the beach with various fishes are being disembarked and dropped to the beach. Big number of fresh fish wholesalers come from various area of Bali have already queuing at the office of the co-operation to buy fish from the K.U.D.
GARUDA WISNU KENCANA
Mandala Garuda Wisnu Kencana, known in short as GWK, is designed and it is expected to be the landmark of Bali as the new tourism destination to combine culture, social, economic and various environmental aspects. Provide new attraction for local and foreign tourists, aiming to create the ideal economic multiplier effects, and provide artists and local people a chance of upgrading their welfare. That is more or less their main purposes of the construction of this multi purpose estate as it is outlined on their project summary. The main mark of this complex is a bust of God Wishnu 144.64 m height, surrounded by: 60 pavilions for countries and world cultural institution, International museum International Gallery, International Conference Hall, and Exhibition hall. GWK monument is located on a high place overlooking beautiful panorama of the surrounding, around 4 kms from Desa Jimbaran. Indeed this estate would gear the activities at the surrounding, especially Jimbaran, but a question remains unanswered, what are people looking for?
ULUWATU TEMPLE
Futher south around 15 kms from area of Desa Jimbaran is one of important Bali temple. The temple was most possible hs been built by Mengwi kingdom in 1690 AD. Mengwi kingdom was the most productive kingdom in building temples. Later the southern area of Mengwi including Jimbaran was taken over by Badung kingdom. So, now the owner of the temple is one of the royal family named Jero Kuta. A version of story mentions that a priest named Dang Hyang Nirarta who came to Bali around 1460 - 1550 AD. It is said on one of this book that the priest was "moksa" or sublimated his body at the place of the temple. To commemorate the event the temple was built. But the fact there is no shrine is dedicated to a certain figure could lead the assumption. It is still in doubt among historian if the book describing the role of the priest was written by himself or other later writer. The book is classified as " Usana" means history, with many information contains events that by human logic could not be understood.