Bulgaria, a country located in eastern Europe, it appeared to have similarities with the culture of Bali. Today, more and more Bulgarian tourists interested in visiting Bali because of the similarity.

“The Bulgarian loves mystical things very much. We have shaman, such as Bali who have shamans too,” said Greta Veselinova, Director & Founder Libra, on the sidelines of the ASEAN Tourism Forum, Manado, recently. Libra is a travel agency from Bulgaria.

Shaman is usually called ‘balian’ in Balinese. Balian is believed to have the ability to treat in traditional as well as providing spiritual guidance. Foreign tourists who come to Bali used to call the traditional Balian.

According to Greta, a documentary that tells the shaman had aired in her country. Since then, Bulgarian were attracted to Bali to feel their own experience to meet balian.

“The Bulgarian people who come to my office to ask about Balinese shaman and ask about a tour to Bali to meet shamans Bali,” he said.

She also plans to come to Bali at the end of this month in order to design tour packages to Bali to meet balian. One traditional balian from Bali figures are quite famous in the world is Ketut Liyer. Since she was featured in the book and film Eat, Pray, Love, more and more foreign tourists who come to his house to meet up to consult directly.

In Ubud, regular travel agency selling package tours to meet a traditional healer. Having taken a trip to tourist attractions in Ubud, tourists and then came home healers, both for spiritual counseling as well as traditional medicine.