Besakih Temple
Bali's mother temple, a complex of twenty-three temples on the slope of Mount Agung. Long, hot and uphill.
https://www.pexels.com/photo/besakih-temple-in-bali-sacred-hindu-site-35337957/- Typical visit
- 2 hr 30 min
- Entry
- Rp 90.000
- Area
- East Bali
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Plan a dayNearby
- Tukad Cepung Waterfall12 km awayA fall inside a cave, lit by a shaft of light through the roof around mid-morning. You will wade to reach it.
- Tirta Empul16 km awaySpring-fed purification pools where Balinese families still come to bathe. A sarong and a change of clothes are needed.
- Mount Batur Sunrise Trek17 km awayA 2am pickup and a two-hour climb to watch the sun come up over the caldera. Guides are mandatory.
- Tegallalang Rice Terraces20 km awaySteep terraced valley worked by the subak irrigation system. Go early — the light is better and the coaches have not arrived.
- Goa Gajah25 km awayNinth-century meditation cave behind a carved demon mouth, with bathing pools below.
- Ubud Art Market25 km awayTextiles, baskets and carvings opposite the palace. Bargaining is expected and good-humoured.