This coming Nyepi Day will fall on March 16, 2010 starting from 06:00 AM till 06:00 AM on March 17, 2010. The day after the silent day is called "NGEMBAK GENI", the day when the complete silence is over.

Nyepi is silence day when the Balinese Hindues just to concentrate themselves to purify of their soul from the evil spirits and the sins from their last year life. On this day the Balinese Hindues do 4 of prohibitions, they are:

• No light or fire: this means the Balinese will not lit the fire and turn on the light. This is signify to control of the emotion.
• No work: The Balinese will stop any activities just to keep themselves to do the doctrine of the region.
• No Travelling: The Balinese just stay at home.
• No Pleasure: There will be no recreation and pleasure.

To respect and honour this day the local government will do:

• Close all of the harbours in Bali.
• Denpasar airport will close for the flights to pick up and drop passengers at Denpasar airport.
• The flights activities will be allowed at Denpasar airport: landing and medical evacuation.
• For the transit flight crews and passengers will stay at the airport.
• No transportation is allowed, no light, so Bali will be dark.

Due this circumstances there will be no transportation airport - hotel - airport, hotel to hotel, tours, representative meeting services at the hotels.

Only emergency situations will the guests be allowed to leave the hotel. Swimming in the ocean is not permitted, however swimming at the pool is allowed (depend on hotel's rule and condition).

At 06:00 PM on March 16, the lights at the out side of the hotel near the swimming pools, gardens and the beach area will be dimmed. Guests are requested to respect this Nyepi day to close their hotel room curtain to minimize the light, not to go to the beach, and not leaving the hotel property.