Away from  the tourists, this place is magic!  Small  and very quiet village.

Sibetan village, about 85 km from Denpasar at an altitude of 500 m, exactly in Karangasem regency, is central to the cultivation of Salak, located close to other attractions, such as temples Besakih, Candidasa, Taman Ujung, Tirta Gangga and Amed  can alternatively an attractive tourist destination.

Salak is palm family that have leaves shape the same as coconut trees, but the trunk itself could not grow up as high as the other palm family. It only reaches 1 meters height from the land and if any strong wind blowing, the main trunk will fall down to the land again. The good production usually produced when the trunk reaches between 10 upto 20cms length. in Indonesian name is Salak Palm or Snake fruit and the Species name is Salaca Edulis. Why it is called “SNAKE FRUITS” Because the fruit covered by brown scales look like snake skin pattern with thorns.

Cool atmosphere make this area very suitable as a place to relax while circling salak plantation. and picking yourself to eat. sweet flavor that will make you become addicted to pick it again.

Salaks in Sibetan have been known since a hundred years ago when they grew naturally in the wild.. In 1980 the farmers of Sibetan collectively cultivate salaks. Nowadays, there are some other village villages, e.g. Selat, Sidemen and Rendang, trying to imitate what Sibetan farmers have done.

However, compared to salaks produced in other villages, the ones from Sibetan are the best quality. You will find salaks plantation which is a hundred years old. These old salak trees are characterized by horizontal trunks, the stumps are lifted on the ground while their hairy roots emerge from the trunks hanging down penetrating the ground so that it looks like a dragon.