Mengwi - Alas Kedaton - Tanah Lot Tour

Journey through the beautiful Balinese countryside to the village of Gulingan, surrounded by terraced rice paddies and tropical vegetation. Here you can learn more about traditional Balinese agriculture and rural life and take a short walk through the rice fields, coconut palms and plantations full of   coffee, vanilla and cloves. Following your stroll, relax in a traditional Balinese pavilion and sample Indonesian fried tapioca and sweet potato. From here, the tour heads to the spectacular Royal Temple of Mengwi, Dating from 1634, the temple is a truly stunning piece of historic architecture, surrounded by a moat with multi–roofted meru shrines and intricately carved wooden gates. There is plenty of free time to explore this amazing building and afterwards you continue to the sacred Monkey Forest.

The sanctuary of towering trees is home to three troupes of long-tailed Balinese Macaques, totalling about 200 monkeys and whether you are fanatic about animals or not these monkeys will make you smile. The tour concludes with a visit to Tanah Lot where you can see the famous sea temple. Famous in Bali as the Sunset Temple, this simple temple is set on a dramatic outcrop of lava rock 200 metres offshore. The beautiful sunset beyond the black lava towers of the sacred 16th century temple is a fitting end to the day.

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).

The temple stands on the top of a huge rock, surrounded by the sea and is one of Bali's most important sea temples. Tanah Lot pays homage to the guardian spirits of the sea. Ancient rituals pay homage to the guardian spirits of the sea. Poisonous sea snakes found in the caves at the base of the rocky island are believed to be guardians of the temple, standing Virgil against evil spirits and intruders. At the base of the rocky island are poisonous sea snakes believed to guard the temple from evil spirits and intruders. The best time to see Tanah Lot is in the late afternoon when the temple is in silhouette.