Private Tour Mother Temple Of Besakih And Amazing Lempuyang The Gate Of Heaven

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Stop At: Lempuyang Temple, On top of Mt. Lempuyang, Karangasem 80852 Indonesia

Lempuyang Temple locally referred to as Pura Lempuyang Luhur, is one of Bali's oldest and most highly regarded temples, on par with Besakih (aka the 'mother temple' of Bali). It is also believed to predate the majority of Hindu temples on the island. The main temple lies at 1,175m above sea level, up on the peak of the namesake Mount Lempuyang in East Bali. The heights are reachable via a steep staircase of over 1,700 steps, with attractions along the way including several other temples and hordes of grey long-tailed macaques that inhabit the surrounding cool mountain forest.


Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Tirta Gangga, Jl. Abang-Amlapura, Karangasem 80852 Indonesia

Tirta Gangga Water Palace is one of the famous tourist destinations in east part of Bali and. In the middle of tirta gangga park, there are many small statues are intentionally set on the stone to decorate the park in order to make a good looking.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Ristorante Lereng Agung, Menanga, Rendang, Karangasem Regency, Bali 80863, Indonesia

Lereng agung restaurant The best thing about this place is the uninterrupted view of the valley below and Mt Agung. It offers buffet

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Besakih Temple, Jl. Raya Besakih, Karangasem Indonesia

Besakih is known as the Mother Temple of Bali and is simply the most important temple for the whole of the island. It's actually more like a complex of temples in one very large compound and its known and loved for is its dramatic location on the southern slopes of Sacred Mount Agung. It is known as and accepted as Bali’s Mother Temple for more than a thousand years. Besakih is quite unique as it basically consists of more than 80 individual temples. The main one is Pura Penataran Agung (the Great Temple of State).

A stone within Pura Batu Madeg suggests that the area around Pura Besakih was already regarded a sacred and holy since very ancient times. In Bali, many temples and their meaning cannot be separated from the land they are built on, the nature and the spirits and gods they believe do actually live there.

The priests let us know that during the 8th century, a Hindu monk had revelations to build homes on this holy ground. They say during the process, apparently many of his followers died due to illness and even accidents. Stories like this are the brickstones of legends so it is difficult to get the historic truth. The people called the area "Basuki". A name referring to "Naga Besukian", a dragon deity inhabiting Mount Agung.

Additional temple shrines were constructed and Besakih was established as the main temple complex around 1340.

Besakih was hit a few times by earthquakes (e.g. 1917) and also several volcanic eruptions of Mount Agung took their toll, particularly a major one in 1963. The complex did get damaged here and there but in 1963 the the lava flow did pass sparing the temple from complete destruction. This event is now of course part of the overall legend of Pura Besakih. The people believe that the deities showed their true power but without destroying the holy temple completely.

Besakih being the biggest and holiest of the island's temples plays a significant role not only for the villages and families nearby but for entire Bali. Many important festivals are celebrated here. It is a temple open to every devotee - from any caste groups. It is simply the prime spiritual centre for all Balinese.

Duration: 1 hour