Pura Gunung Kawi is a beautiful archeological site, and a sacred place for Hindus located in the island of Bali, in the heart of the village of Tampak Siring, roughly 15KM from Ubud.
Is a gorgeous place full of art history, stunning views, and the environment in Gunung Kawi still is very natural and untouched, this temple is also known as the ‘Valley of The Kings’.
The temple is built into a steep valley overlooking the Pakserian River, a river that also snakes its way past the sacred Pura Tirta Empul.
It’s best to visit the temple early in the morning if you want to have a relaxing and peaceful experience, although you will not miss all the vendors.
There are more than 100 stairs to the temple, with great views over rice fields, the river and, jungle. Once you reach the temple you will find 10 candi (shrines) that are memorials cut out of the rock face in imitation of actual statues and alters dating back to the 11th century. The shrines are carved into some eight-meter high sheer cliff faces.
This temple is quite a unique archaeological sites in Bali due to its impressive carved rock structures.
How to get there: the best way is the rent a scooter (~Rp.60,000 $4 day) the journey is very pleasant and beautiful through lush green rice fields and coconut trees.
Entrance Fee: Rp15,000/ adult ($1) and Rp.2,000 ($0.13) to park your scooter
Dress Code: Sarong is required to enter the temple as parts of the site are considered holy.
photography – all rights reserved – Ana Rocha
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A stunning temple. Balu is truly magical.
Thanks
Is Bali as beautiful as it looks? 😉
AT.
Beautiful, fascinating, utterly unknown to me. Thank you. Now I demonstrate my cultural ignorance. Is a sarong required for both genders? I don’t know if the loose garment for males is also referred to as a sarong.
Hi Brand, yes men and woman must wear a sarong when visiting a temple. But I’m not 100% sure if there are any slight differences like the way you wrap it around your waist from men to women..
Something it would be interesting to learn! Thank you.
absolutely, I’m regretting now not having asked more questions about it ?
One can’t learn everything. Excuse yourself from regret, or you simply won’t travel anywhere again. Keep going!
Beautiful place! <3
obrigada Itanamara 🙂
Beautiful! 🙂
obrigada Nuno ?