Pohon Gada berasal dari Benua Afrika dengan bahasa latin Kegelia africana. Konon pohon ini memiliki kasiat untuk pengobatan yaitu buahnya berkasit untuk obat sakit kulit dan menurunkan kadar gula.

Menarik pada Senin (15/3/2021) siang, Ketua DPC. PHRI Kabupaten Tabanan I Gusti Bagus Damara yang kebetulan sedang berlibur bersama keluarga di kawasan Wisata Sanur  Bali mengabarkan kepada redaksi newindonesiatourism.com bahwa ada pohon Gada tumbuh sumbur di salah satu hotel berbintang di kawasan wisata internasional Sanur. Tidak itu saja Bagus Damara juga mengirimkan poto dan video via WhatApp berdurasi kurang lebih 30 detik. Sejak itu lah kami pertama kali mendengar nama pohon Gada.

Dilaporkan pohon Gada tumbuh di halaman Hotel Puri Santrian Sanur, tingginya sekitar 8 meter dengan ukuran batang berdiameter sekitar 30 cm. Bentuk buahnya seperti “Gada” (Senjata tokoh Bima dalam pewayangan-red) bergelantungan dengan tangkai buah yang panjang menjuntai seperti tali sehingga buahnya hampir menyentuh permukaan tanah. Bisa jadi pohon Gada yang tumbuh di Hotel Puri Santrian Sanur ini adalah pohon Gada satu-satunya di Bali. Kalaupun ada ditanam di tempat lain  di Bali jumlahnya pasti masih sedikit dan hitungan jari.

Disamping buahnya berkasiat untuk pengobatan, pohon Gada juga memiliki cerita mistis dan sejarah. Konon pohon Gada memiliki aura positif yaitu bisa membuat pikiran menjadi tenang saat duduk di bawahnya. Pohon Gada juga tercatat sebagai “pengingat” sejarah, pada tahun 1970 pohon Gada yang tumbuh di Istana Bogor atas inisiatif kakak kandung Bung Karno yaitu Ibu Wardoyo bibitnya di bawa ke Istana Gebang Blitar Jawa Timur dan ditanam tepat saat peringatan 40 hari wafatnya Presiden Sukarno atau pada tanggal 31 Juni 1970.

Sementara kabar dari ketua PHRI Kabupaten Tabanan Bagus Damara tentang pohon  Gada yang tumbuh di Hotel Puri Santrian Sanur bertepatan dengan Ngembak Geni yaitu 1 hari setelah Hari Suci Nyepi tahun baru Caka 1943 yang jatuh pada Minggu 14/3/2021) percis setahun awal genting-gentingnya Pandemi Covid-19 di Bali. Seperti kita ketahun kawasan Sanur  merupakan salah satu kawasan yang menyimpan petunjuk-petunjuk peradaban tua di Bali. Terbukti di kawasan Belanjong Sanur terdapat prasasti berangka tahun 835 Caka atau 913 Masehi yang dikeluarkan oleh Raja Bali saat itu yang bernama Sri Kesari Warmadewa. Disebutkan pula dalam prasasti Belanjong kata “Walidwipa” yang merupakan sebutan untuk Pulau Bali.  Catatan penting dalam prasasti Belanjong ini selanjutnya dapat memberi petunjuk waktu dalam mengungkap sejarah Bali dimasa lalu.

Nah, dengan adanya kabar pohon Gada tumbuh subur di halaman Hotel Berbintang Puri Santrian Sanur percis setahun masa Pandemi Covid-19  juga menjadi “pertanda” bahwa Covid-19 akan segera berlalu dan pariwisata Bali akan berangsur pulih? kita tunggu kabar selanjutnya ! (nit01).

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“If we are definitely disappointed because the sudden discharge, then the problem of canceling is certain to cancel 80 percent and move to another area, for example Lombok,” said United Bali Driver (UBD) Chairman Made Yogi Anantawijaya (35), when contacted, Wednesday (16 / 12/2020).

Yogi said that almost all members of the tourism drivers association, which has 500 members, complained that many had canceled. In fact, the moment of this New Year holiday seems to provide a speck of hope amidst sluggish tourism. This is because in the last eight months tourism in Bali has been suspended animation and almost all of its members are unemployed. “Almost all said they canceled it because there was a hope of earning a fortune but it was canceled,” he said. According to him, mandating the PCR swab test made domestic tourists think again about having a vacation to Bali because there were additional costs. He hopes that the government will reopen Bali as usual with strict health protocol requirements. The same thing was expressed by the Chairman of the DPD Indonesian Hotel General Manager. According to him, the policy caused many cancellations of orders by tourists to hotels in Bali.

Currently, his party is still counting the number of cancellations that have occurred.

“So, there have been many cancellations and complaints from guests staying in Bali. Indeed, the situation is very difficult,” he said.

According to him, recently the condition of hotel occupancy rates in Bali has slowly improved even though it has not fully recovered.

For two weeks this December, the occupancy rate has reached 40 to 60 percent.

“We hope the government can provide a more open communication. In this case, guests and industry players will also panic, although I hear this for even bigger reasons,” he said. Association (IHGMA) Bali Yoga Iswara.

Previously, the Governor of Bali, Wayan Koster, remained confident that Bali would not be deserted even though there was a PCR swab test policy for air travelers. According to him, this is to build Bali’s trust as a safe tourist area for Covid-19. “I don’t think it’s (lonely), this actually builds trust, because then we can manage the risk of covid transmission properly,” said Koster at the official residence, Jayashaba Building, Denpasar, Tuesday (15/12/2020).

As is well known, there are a number of requirements for domestic tourists that must be met before visiting Bali. This is to avoid the transmission of Covid-19. One of them, if using air transportation, must show a certificate of negative results of the PCR-based swab test at least two days before departure.

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