Bali's great temples
2024
Highlights of the trip
During your stay you can enjoy the following highlights: Culture / Heritage, Faune and flora, Discovery.
Best times to go
The best time(s) to go is/are : Printemps, Eté.
Petit Futé
Where to stay - Denpasar ?
The map of your stay "Bali's great temples"
Detail of the stay : Bali's great temples
How to get there - Denpasar
Arrival and first visit
Steps: Jimbaran
Arrival in Denpasar. Visit to the capital's Pura Jagathnata and the Museum. Sunset at Pura Uluwatu, a directional temple perched on a cliff on the Bukit peninsula. Dinner on Jimbaran beach.
Places of interest : PURA JAGATNATHA
Tour of one of Bali's most beautiful temples
Steps: Mengwi
Visit to the Taman Ayun temple in Mengwi and the Pura Ulun Danau Bratan on the shores of the lake of the same name in Bedugul. Overnight in Lovina.
Places of interest : PURA ULUN DANU BRATAN
A parade of temples, each more impressive than the last
Steps: Sembiran
Excursion to the temples of Pura Beiji, Pura Maduwe Karang and Pura Ponjok Batu, distinguished by their imposing size or bas-reliefs depicting Dutch settlers and their modern means of transport. Overnight in the area.
Places of interest : PURA PONJOK BATU
Around Lake Batur
Descent to Lake Batur. Visit the Pura Ulun Danau Batur temple, then walk around the lake to discover the other small temples. Overnight stay.
Places of interest : LAC BATUR
Visit the island's "mother temple
Steps: Tirtagangga
Early morning visit to the island's largest temple, the Pura Besakih complex on the slopes of the Agung volcano. Overnight in Tirtagangga.
To the heights
Steps: Candidasa
At dawn, discover Pura Lempuyang, then climb on foot to the temple of Pura Luhur Lempuyang. Return to Tirtagangga, visit the Water Palace. Overnight in Candidasa.
Places of interest : PURA LEMPUYANG
Evil Day
Steps: Ped
Early morning departure for Padang Bai, from where we take a boat to Nusa Penida, home to Bali's most powerful evil spirit, Jero Gede Macaling. Visit the Pura Dalem Penataran Ped. Return to Bali (the Balinese never venture to sleep on Nusa Penida). Overnight in Padang Bai.
Places of interest : PURA DALEM PENETARAN
A quiet stroll
Steps: Klungkung
Visit to Pura Goa Lawah, the bat cave. Visit to Klungkung's water gardens. Drive to Ubud.
Temples around Ubud
Steps: Ped
Visit Pura Gunung Kawi and Pura Tirta Empul to the north of Ubud. In Ubud, Pura Saraswati, dedicated to the Hindu goddess of education, features a lotus pond. In the evening, enjoy a traditional dance performance at Ubud's Pura Dalem.
Places of interest : PURA SARASWATI PURA GUNUNG KAWI SEBATU PURA DALEM PENETARAN
Excursion to the sacred Petanu Valley
Steps: Tanah Lot
Visit the temples of the sacred Petanu valley south of Ubud. Sunset at Pura Tanah Lot.
Places of interest : PURA TANAH LOT
Heading west
Steps: Balian
The more courageous will make their way to Pura Rambut Siwi, a great temple on Bali's west coast attributed to the memory of Nirartha, like Tanah Lot and other coastal temples. Overnight at Balian Beach, a beautiful beach (with dangerous waters) said to possess a strong spiritual energy.
Places of interest : RAMBUT SIWI TEMPLE BALIAN BEACH
Escapade in green nature
Head for the village of Wongayagede at the foot of Mount Batukau. A few kilometers away, the great directional temple of Pura Luhur Batukau nestles in a natural setting. Overnight in Wongayagede.
Last temples on the way home
Steps: Seminyak
Return south through the sacred Sangeh Monkey Forest. Visit the Petitgentet temple above Seminyak, overnight in Seminyak.
Places of interest : FORÊT SACRÉE DES SINGES (SACRED MONKEY FOREST)
