Tanah Lot means "Land [sic: in the] Sea" in the Balinese language. Located in Tabanan, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) from Denpasar, the temple sits on a large offshore rock which has been shaped continuously over the years by the ocean tide.
Tanah Lot is claimed to be the work of the 15th-century priest Nirartha. During his travels along the south coast he saw the rock-island's beautiful setting and rested there. Some fishermen saw him, and bought him gifts. Nirartha then spent the night on the little island. Later he spoke to the fishermen and told them to build a shrine on the rock for he felt it to be a holy place to worship the Balinese sea gods.
The Tanah Lot temple was built and has been a part of Balinese mythology for centuries. The temple is one of seven sea temples around the Balinese coast. Each of the sea temples were established within eyesight of the next to form a chain along the south-western coast. However, the temple had significant Hindu influence.
At the base of the rocky island, poisonous sea snakes are believed to guard the temple from evil spirits and intruders. A giant snake purportedly protects the temple, which was created from Nirartha's scarf when he established the island.
Gitgit Waterfall is a waterfall on Bali, Indonesia. It is located on the north of the Southeast Asian island, not too far from Lovina and the old island capital Singaraja.
Ambengan Waterfall & Natural Swimming Pool
Walk down a series of handmade steps to the picturesque waterfall cascading up to 100 meters into a natural pool. Swimming is must be for all in the 9 meters deep pool. The local village people will be your guide to the falls and trekking. Sit and drink fresh coconut milk & Bali coffee in the local village houses. Meet the locals.
Buleleng King Palace
There is a special atmosphere about the city of Singaraja (small town, really) which speaks of a different history to the old kingdoms of south Bali.
You notice it immediately as you drive or stroll through - many old Dutch buildings (Indonesia was a Dutch colony), a Moorish looking mosque, Dutch church, Chinese temple, crowded Chinese shophouses, the even more cramped and crowded central bazaar, the broad apron of open space at the shore in front of the city, its warehouses and customs house suggestive of a once busy port.
Indeed, until Bali’s international airport opened at Kuta in the 1960s Singaraja was not only a port but Bali’s capital.
And in its social if not physical centre can be found the royal palace of Buleleng.
All the elements above are still there but until recently cloaked in faded glory which Bali’s booming economy is only beginning to dispel today.
Buleleng Palace is different from any other in Bali in that it does not follow Majapahit prescriptions for its layout. (Majapahit is the 14th century Javanese kingdom from which most Balinese royal families trace their descent.)
The reason is a sad one. The colonial Dutch fought the rulers and people of Buleleng to total defeat culminating in their last stand at the fortress of Jagaraga, east of Singaraja and a site today marked by a temple. The venerable palace dating from the 17th century was destroyed.
As Bali palaces go, Buleleng impresses for its uniqueness and originality and the grandeur of buildings which seem to provoke the visitor response: ‘Wow! So this is how the princes lived.’