stop Taman Ayun Temple in Mengwi, huge state temple of Mengwi Kingdom surrounded by a wide moat, the temple built in 1634. Outside yard with open grassy expanse and meeting hall for held the meeting, dance performance and sometime cockfighting. Midle yard built high wood bell (Kulkul), oustide yard to midle yard separate by open gate and from midle yard to inner courtyard separate by close gate. Inner courtyard has a lot of multitiered shrines (Meru), from first till the highest one. The visitor allowing to see the inner courtyard from outside only.
Entrance tecket cost at 15,000 rupiahs/person
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| Taman Ayun Temple |
Second
stop at Bali Botanical Garden
or well known with Kebun Raya Eka Karya located in Bedugul area is
highland with cooler tempratures, it's about 150 hectars on the slopes
of Gunung Pohen (Tree Mountain), There are more than a thousand of
species of plants such as trees, bamboo collection, orchids collection,
palm tree collection and nice view of Bratan Lake.
Entrance fee at 18,000 rupiah/person and entrance for car at 12,000 rupiah (drive around the garden by car)
Entrance fee at 18,000 rupiah/person and entrance for car at 12,000 rupiah (drive around the garden by car)
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| Kebun Raya Eka Karya |
Third
stop at Candi Kuning Fruits and flowers Market, the market sell variety of fruit such as durian on
season, manggo, banana, salak (snake fruit), papaya, green apple, avocado,
strawberry, sweet corn, peanut, coffee powder, and many kind of herbs.
For flower and vegetables they sell orchids, carrot, rose, orange and etc.
The market also sell many kind of handicrafts product, painting and
textile. They do sell rabbits too.
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| Candi Kuning |
Fourth
stop at Bedugul (Bratan Lake) the temple well known with Ulundanu Temple Ulun it's mean heart and danu it's mean lake, the temple dedicated to the Gods of lake or waters (Danu Goddes), the
lake supply a lot of water to the rice field. The temple founded in
17th century by the King of Mengwi. In outside yard there is buddhist
temple and big Banyan tree. This temple of the important temple in the
mountain used for Nyegara Gunung ceremony, nyegara (ocean) and Gunung (mountain). The visitor can rent speed boat to around the lake.
Entrance ticket cost at 30,000 rupiahs/person
Entrance ticket cost at 30,000 rupiahs/person
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| Bratan Lake |
Fifth
stop at Fruit Bats and Monkey Forest (Alas Kedaton),
located in Kukuh Village a litle bit west from Taman Ayun Temple,
Tabanan regency. About 500 population monkeys in this forest, inside of
the forest there is very old temple (Alas Kedaton Temple), big
fruit bats hanging in high tree during the day time and will go to
outside for feed in the night time. A lot of shop on the way to the
forest and the local guide (one of the shopkeeper) will accompany you to
see the monkey around and the end they will ask you to visit theirs
shop for souvenirs.
Entrance tecket cost at 15,000 rupiahs/person
Entrance tecket cost at 15,000 rupiahs/person
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| fruit bats |
Sixth
stop at Tanah Lot Temple, the end of the trip we
will see Tanah Lot Temple. The temple perched on a little rocky islet.
This temple was built in 16th century by the Javanese priest Danghyang
Nirartha who built many temple 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. In western side there are small temple built one of
teh temple in the top rock with hole it's Batu Bolong Temple, Batu it's mean Rock and Bolong it's mean hole.
Entrance ticket cost at 30,000 rupiahs/person
Entrance ticket cost at 30,000 rupiahs/person
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| tanah lot |
Tour Cost
Price A : 1 - 4 person IDR 450,000 per car
Price B : 5 - 7 person IDR 500,000 per car
Price A : 1 - 4 person IDR 450,000 per car
Price B : 5 - 7 person IDR 500,000 per car
