Kamandalu Resort & Spa is peacefully nestled between the terraced rice paddies and the lush green mountains of Ubud, Bali's famous artists village. Created to resemble an enchanting Balinese Village. Kamandalu Resort & Spa's spectacular hillside setting above the rushing Petanu River provides a blissful sense of tranquility and serenity, intimacy and bliss.The name Kamandalu represents an everlasting life and beauty. Its story awakens memories of a time long ago when the gods and demons competed for the gifts of the kamandalu holy water for its everlasting life. They extracted kamandalu or the holy water from the ocean using the mountain " Mandara Giri " to stir the deep water. To ensure the mountain did not sink, Vishnu, the God of water and the caretaker of nature, supported its base by transforming himself into a giant turtle name "Bedawang Nala" on which Mandara giri could rest. The gods and demons thus engaged in a fierce struggle which the gods lost