01Tourism
Mount Agung A jetty at Candidasa beach, Bali Geret Pandan Rites One of the fountains in Tirta Gangga water palace Interesting places include: The major Pura Besakih Hindu temple, sometimes called the Mother Temple of Besakih. Mount Agung, the highest peak in Bali. Telaga Waja River, the only rafting spot in eastern Bali. Tenganan "the original Bali", a Bali Aga village whose inhabitants have kept many of their ancient traditions. Amed, a beach town. Tulamben, a dive site. Candidasa, a starting point for visiting the east coast of Bali. East of Candidasa is the village of Bugbug, whose inhabitants celebrate the Perang Dawa (war of the gods) every other year on the full moon of the fourth month, October. Prasi Beach in Prasi village, known as Pantai Pasir Putih (White Sand Beach) or Virgin Beach. This beach is mainly free of crowds, less polluted, and popular for swimming or snorkeling from April to October. Ujung Water Palace, built by the King Anak Agung Agung Anglurah Ketut Karangasem. Tirta Gangga water palace. Puri Agung Karangasem, collectively several royal palaces of the Karangasem kingdom. Budakeling, an area where both Hindus and Muslims live. Saren Jawa village is home to 100 Muslim families, surrounded by Balinese Hindu villages following the Siwa-Buda belief system, which is a combination of Hinduism and Mahayana Buddhism. The people of Saren Jawa use Balinese first names before their Muslim last names, such as Ni Nyoman Maimunah. Seraya Village, which keeps the Gebug Ende tradition related to scarcity of water during drought season. Mencol Hill, the eastern-most hill on Bali island. It is known as a sunrise viewpoint; the temple at the peak of the grassy hill has a view to the east coast and Gili Selang islet. center|Ujung Water Palace in 1935