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Pick up at you hotel at 9 than go to Taman Ayun Temple, the royal temple of Mengwi kingdom. After that we go to Munduk water fall, to get the water fall you need to walk around half KM. After water fall we will visit Lake Beratan one of the most beautiful place in Bali. After the lake you can stop for lunch at any restaurant you like. After that we will visit Jatiluwih one of the best and the widest rice terrace in Bali. Back home.
Taman Ayun Temple
In the town of Mengwi is the great royal temple of Pura Taman Ayun. The temple served as the family temple of the Mengwi dynasty, whose kingdom survived until the late 1800s. The temple was built by I Gusti Agung Anom, a founder of the Mengwi kingdom in 1934, and were skilfully and renovated in later years, giving its present appearance which tourists find so attractive and interesting. The temple is famous for its exquisite wooden merus, or pagoda-like shrines. The name itself means beautiful garden. It is built on a high tableland which is surrounded by ponds.
This gives the effect from afar that the temple is floating on water. In the central grounds is a building called the 'bale pelik' with beautiful carvings with interesting reliefs and statues of the nine gods, Dewa Nawa Sanga.
In the innermost court, there are twenty nine buildings which function as places for the gods and goddesses. There are other buildings which house religious regalia used in the ceremonies. There are multi-roofed structures, some of them having eleven roofs called 'meru meru'. The central section is surrounded by a small pond, thus the whole complex is symbolic of the great Mandhara Mountain turning in a sea of milk.
The temple complex has three ground areas which rise in levels. In the most external one there is a general purpose hall which is used for religious ceremonies and for staging of dances. Close by is a decorative fountain.
Many people visit this temple, not for its antiquity as it was only renovated in 1937, but for its ambience and air of serenity. The temple has an ideal recreational garden, the air is cool and the still waters provide a safe environment for all sorts of aquatic creatures which live in the ponds.
Munduk Waterfal
Munduk village has a wonderful 200 meters high waterfall with water containing sulfur that can help to rejuvenate your skin or recover your skin problems like dermatitis, itch, and many others. There are also hectares of clove, coffee plantations, and any other features that might lure travelers to stop to enjoy the stunning views there.
In addition, you can breath the fresh air (free of air pollution).
If you are able to visit Munduk, it will take you into a very different atmosphere, feeling like you are on the top of a mountain and when the sunset comes, you can see very exciting views and the sea-water shining in the distance.
Munduk or Melanting Waterfalls approximately 25 meters high is located in the middle of the coffee and clove forest in the end east of Munduk village district of Banjar ± 42 km south of Singaraja City and about 1.45 hours drive from Denpasar. Splashing water and the sound of small birds and grasshoppers combined with its remote naturally atmosphere gives the impression to visitors. Munduk Waterfall and Tamblingan Lake also rich in other potential such as coffee plantations and clove and fruit crops like citrus and flower plantations, rice fields, this exotic place is favorite destination to the tourists who love trekking. With only rp 3000 for adult and rp 1500 for children entrance fee, you will freely to enjoy the naturally atmosphere here at Munduk Waterfall.
Lake Beratan
Beratan Lake is a beautiful wide lake encircled by the cool temperature and blanketed by fog especially in the evening. The water is clear and calm with beautiful Mountain as backdrop view that make you will forbear staying there. There are plenty of traditional boats standby at the lakeside which is used by fisherman and found local people are fishing to add the beauty of this place. This lake is strategically located beside of the main road from Denpasar to Singaraja town and the best time to visit is from 08.00 am – 15.00 pm. Ulun Danu Temple is a famous Hindu temple located in the lakeside of Beratan and owns the beautiful panorama with Beratan Lake and mountain as a backdrop view. When the lake water is going up, this temple is looked like adrift above water because the water encircles it. It is situated in the cool area and mountain with breathtaking view and many tourist visits this place every day in particular on the day time.
Jatiluwih
Jatiluwih is a name of country side located in the plateau area with the mountain as a backdrop. It owns very beautiful panorama of rice terrace unfolding from the foot of mountain to the sea. The cool atmospheres surround the area of Jatiluwih with the good water irrigation that makes this countryside as ideal for agriculture development. All the local residents wrestle the activities as the farmer and make this place as a source of agriculture producer in particular of rice. |