Mengwi And Tanah Lot Tour
Half day tour to visit Sangeh Monkey Forest, Taman Ayun Temple, and sunset at Tanah Lot Temple
Tanah Lot is located about 12 kilometers from Tabanan City and 20 kilometers from Denpasar. The area comprises a wondrous mixture of natural beauty and sheer human effort. Here lies an idyllic white sand beach with crashing waves, complemented by a small yet majestic temple. This temple, known as Pura Tanah Lot, juts out to sea on a rocky background. Tanah Lot attracts throngs of both locals and tourists daily. Most come here longing to catch a glimpse of the romantic Tanah Lot sunsets, a regular occurrence during the dry season (April to November).
It is also called Tanah Let which means ancient land and also Tanah Lod, which means the land to the south. The temple Pura Tanah Lot, simple in its construction, is dramatic in its ocean-front location and is one of the main temples in the worship of Balinese gods.
Like a delicate Chinese painting, this small, pagoda-like temple 13-km southwest of Tabanan sits on a huge eroded outcropping of rock offshore. Tanah Lot ('Sea Temple of the Earth') is only one of a whole series of splendid sea temples on the south coast of Bali, all paying homage to the guardian spirits of the sea.
Places will be visited during this tour:
Sangeh Monkey Forest
Sangeh is a small fertile monkey forest dwelling by the group of monkeys. It is located in Sangeh countryside, Badung Regency, north part of Denpasar town. It is one of tourist destinations in Bali which is strategically located beside of the road. The good road has been provided to reach this place and many tourists has come to this place to see the cute of monkeys.
Mengwi (Taman Ayun Temple)
Taman Ayun Temple is a temple which is used as altar by Hindu people specially exists in Bali Island and it is one of the heritages from Mengwi Empire. It is encircled by big fishpond with huge temple area. The temple buildings are boosting high with high philosophy, story and religious. Inside of this temple area, there is a small fishpond encircles the main temple building. Other buildings in this temple area are reflecting to the empire power with each function. Taman Ayun Temple is also called Mengwi Royal Temple cause of the story and it is the famous place in place to visit on this tour.
Tanah Lot Temple
Tanah Lot Temple is a Balinese Hindu Temple located on the rock with breathtaking view of sunset. It is situated in the costal side but if the water is going up, hence this temple is looked to be like adrift in the middle of ocean. It is one of the famous tourist destinations in Bali with plenty of tourist come and visit this area. There are many spots to view this temple with magnificent panorama of sunset and the ocean. Some other temples also exist in this temple area that completes it to be a holy place in Bali.
Tour Itinerary:
Pick up at the hotel - Visit Sangeh Monkey Forest - Visit Mengwi (Taman Ayun Royal Temple) - Visit Tanah Lot Temple - Back to hotel.
- Pick up at the hotel at 13.00 - 13.30 pm
- Back to hotel about 06.00 pm
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