KLUNGKUNG

The town of Klungkung centers around the Puri Semarapura or the palace of the god of love, former home of Bali's most illustrious line of kings. Unfortunately all that remains now are the great gate and garden and two pavilions with magnificently painted ceilings. They are the Kertagosa hall of justice overlooking the town's main intersections, and the larger Balekambang or floating pavilion just behind it. The rest of this splendid complex was razed to the ground in 1908 during the royal mass suicide or Puputan against the Dutch invaders. 

BESAKIH

It is the greatest of all Balinese sanctuaries, the most sacred and powerful of the island's innumerable temples. It lies at an altitude of 900 meters on the southwestern slope of the mountain, offering spectacular views offer the whole of southern Bali. It is not a single temple but a sprawling complex consisting of many separate shrines and compounds, united through ritual and history into a single sanctuary.

CANDIDASA

Candidasa today is a bustling seaside resort with the full range of hotels, home stays, disco bar, money changer, shops and restaurants. How long the development will continue is an open question, as the beach is eroding quickly and the once spectacular views across the sacred lagoon to the beach is now blocked by bungalows. Swimming is only more or less possible at high tide. Despite this breeze and it's a good resting point for trip to the east and north.

TIRTAGANGGA

6 kilometres from Amlapura you will find the Tirtagangga water palace. This palace, built around 1947 by Amlapura's water loving king, is a palace of beauty and solid. The palace contains a network of pools and swimming pool fed by a natural spring, surrounded by some of the most beautiful rice terraces in Bali.

TENGANAN

From Padang Bai the road follows a beautiful stretch inland and turns off at the mountain village Tenganan. Tenganan is a Bali Aga village-one of the few Balinese communities to resist the Majapahit invasion of 1343. It is a walled village consisting of two rows of identical houses. This is the only place in Indonesia where double-weaving ikat, Geringsing, is produced. The village is also famous for its lontar sacred books, traditional Balinese palm-leaf books

BATUR

Bangli's mountainous region centers around the spectacular volcanic crater (or caldera's) of Batur. Mount Batur itself is actually just a small volcano, but its setting is in the heart of a huge crater 14km
in diameter. Adjacent to the volcano is the large crescent-shaped Batur lake, all surrounded by the high walls of the crater rim. As the road rises steadily from Bangli or Tampaksiring , nothing in the
surrounding gray landscape of bushes and garden plots suggests the presence of a volcano. But over one more small ridge a dizzying view awaits the ayes, encompassing the crater and beyond. From
Panelokan, the main road runs right round the rim towards Kintamani, the panorama shifting as you circle around the crater.

The sheer size of the crater conjures up images of the massive eruption of the original Mount Batur that occurred tens of thousands year ago. The volcano is still active today as Balinese all over the island who still remember the great eruption of 1917 will ratify. It claimed thousands of lives and destroyed hundreds of temples. Old people might tell you this was "the year when the world shook".
Other eruptions have taken place since, forcing the local population to be relocated, along with several of their temples including one of the main Bali temples, Pura Ulun Danau. Initially inside the huge crater, this temple has been relocated to the top of the ridge overlooking it. Here it now offers an impressive view of Mount Batur.

For a complete panoramic view, you can drive half the circumference of the crater along its upper rim. The highest point is Bukit Penulisan. Here, one of the most ancient of Bali's temples contains the remains of carvings from the earliest Buddhist period. From Penulisan the road continues towards Buleleng and Kubutambahan.

One very interesting excursion in Batur is the climb down the inside of the crater from Penelokan to Kedisan. You can then drive around the smaller Mount Batur, through Songan. From Toya Bungkah, boats cross the lake to a Bali Age village called Trunyan. This place is notorious for its mortuary traditions. Instead of cremating the dead, as Balinese do throughout most of the island, the Trunyan community leave the bodies to decompose naturally in a special cemetery.

There are also hot springs and lodgings in Toya Bungkah. From Songan there is a beautiful trek to Tianyar to the north coast of the island. The adventurous traveler may even wish to climb Mount Batur itself.

TRUNYAN

The village of Trunyan lays on the bank of lake Batur or on the west foot of Abang Hill of Kintamani District. Its is a village in habited by the "Origin's" of Bali aga with its unique cultural aspects. This village is attainable only by boat from Kedisan village, crossing along lake Batur in 30 minutes. The name of Trunyan is derived from the words "Taru" and "Menyan" the smell of a fragrant tree of incense which grows in that village.

The villages consider that the tree is very important because the corpses of the dead person are just laid down on the open grave under the tree and left the faces open; where as their bodies are simply covered by white clothes, surrounded by "ancak saji". This method of burying corpses is called "MEPASAH"

KEHEN TEMPLE

Pura Kehen is one of ancients temples in Bali where were housed three old bronze made manuscripts. This temple is worshipped by the people around the village. The ceremony takes place on Rabu Kliwon Shinta where Ngusabha ceremony is held one in a three years period, which is fall on Purnama kelima around November. This temple is located on the southern slope of Bangli hill about two kilometers from the town. It is really an historical temple worth visiting with a long pliht of steps pointing down to the south. It can be reached by any mode of transports though a well kept asphalted road, or a short walk from Bangli culture Hall.