Pura Goa Gajah (the elephant cave) portrays both element of Hindu and Buddhist. Built in the 9th century, it served as a sanctuary. The temple is covered by lush tropical plants overlooking Petanu River. The cave was discovered by Department of Archeology in 1923, and the complex of water spout was discovered by Dr. Krijgsman, a Dutch archeology...(read more)
A deep crater lake and bubble hot spring that be created from Mount Batur eruption. Mount Batur is an active volcano located at the center of two concentric calderas northwest of Mount Agung, Bali, Indonesia...(read more)
Regarded as one of six most important temples in Bali, apart from the usual suspects like Pura Besakih and Pura Luhur Uluwatu. The name "Tirta Empul" signifies as crystal clear stream which is used as the holy water for various religion ceremony...(read more)
Pura Goa Lawah (the Bat Cave Temple) is one of the island's nine special Sad Kahyangan Temples. These anchient historical sites are important to the Balinesse as they are said to protect the whole island...(read more)
Tenganan preserves certain ways life lost to the rest of Bali. It is regarded by Balinese as a 'senior' village. Tenganan is one of several ancient villages in Bali, which is usually called "Bali Aga". There are some versions of story telling us the history of Tenganan village...(read more)
Kerta Gosa
Kerta Gosa is an anchient building designed with Balinese archetecture that is an open house as jurisdiction place where the king announce the legislation, jurisdiction, penalization, etc which partly forms the complex of Semarapura Kingdom. Built in 1686 by Ida I Dewa Agung Jambe, Kerta Gosa consist of two major buildings (bale), which is Bale Kerta Gosa and Bale Kambang. Named Kambang (kambang=float), because this building surrounded by a pool which is Taman Gili...(read more)
Besakih Temple
Bali’s “mother temple”, the largest temple in Bali, is over 900 meters up to the slopes of Gunung Agung. It has been regarded as a holy place since pre-historic times in Bali. The first recorded mention of its existence is from an inscription from the fifteenth century. Its has been regarded as a central, holy temple for the entire island...(read more)
