Tanah Lot Sunset Tour

Bedugul & Tanah Lot Sunset Tour Itinerary

First Stop, We will visit Taman Ayun Temple in Mengwi, a huge state temple of Mengwi Kingdom surrounded by a wide moat, the temple was built in 1634. When we go outside the temple, there is a yard with open grassy expanse and a meeting hall to hold a meeting, dance performance and sometimes cockfighting. In the middle yard, there is a high wood bell (Kulkul). Outside yard and middle yard are separated by an open gate and middle yard and inner courtyard are separated by a close gate. Inner courtyard has a lot of multitier shrines (Meru), from first until the highest one. As the note: the visitor is allowed to see the inner courtyard from outside only.

Second stop, we will go to Pacung Mountain Resort and then go to Botanical Garden. Pacung is a highland with cooler temperatures with nice view of rice terraces and the mountain which takes a picturesque route through Jatiluwih Village and Batukaru Mountain region. Then the trip continues to see Bali Botanical Garden (Kebun Raya Eka Karya Bali). It’s about 150 hectares on the slopes of Gunung Pohen (Tree Mountain). There are more than a thousand of species of plants such as trees, bamboo collection, orchid’s collection, palm tree collection and nice view of Bratan Lake.

Third stop,we will visit Candi Kuning which is fruits and flowers market. The market sells variety of fruits such as durian depends on season, mango, banana, salak (snake fruit), papaya, green apple, avocado, strawberry, sweet corn, peanut, coffee powder, and many kinds of herbs. The market also sells flower and vegetables such as orchids, carrot, roses, orange etc. Furthermore, it sells many kinds of handicrafts product, painting and textile. They do sell rabbits as well.

Fourth stop, we will visit Bedugul (Bratan Lake) which the temple is well known as Ulundanu Temple. Ulun means heart and danu means lake. The temple is dedicated to the Gods of lake or waters (Danu Goddes). The lake supplies a lot of water to the rice field. The temple was found in 17th century by King of Mengwi. In outside yard there is a Buddhist temple and big Banyan tree. This temple is important to be placed in the mountain because it is used for Nyegara Gunung ceremony in which nyegara (ocean) and Gunung (mountain). The visitor can rent speed boat to go around the lake.

Fifth stop, you will visit Fruit Bats and Monkey Forest (Alas Kedaton) which is located in Kukuh Village, a little bit west from Taman Ayun Temple, Tabanan regency. About 500 population monkeys are in this forest. Inside the forest, there is an old temple (Alas Kedaton Temple) in which there are so many big fruit bats hanging in high tree during the day time and will go to outside to find food in the night time. There are a lot of shops on the way to the forest and the local guide (one of the shopkeeper) will accompany you to see the monkey around and at the end they will ask you to visit their shop for souvenirs.

Sixth stop, we will vsiit Tanah Lot Temple. The temple is located on a little rocky islet. This temple was built in 16th century by the Javanese priest Danghyang Nirartha who built many temples near the sea around the island such as Rambut Siwi Temple in west of Bali, Pulaki Temple and Ponjok Batu Temple in North of Bali.