:: EAST COAST TOUR IN CANDI DASA ::
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PRICE
: 20 Euro /
person (minimum 2 people )
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| Schedule
: Leaves
at 08.30 AM every day |
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| PURI
AGUNG KARANGASEM
Puri Agung Karangasem is a reminder of Karangasem’s period
as a kingdom in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Only the
Puri Agung Karangasem that has been restored and is open to visitors,
but you can wander around the other two. Outside Puri Agung Karangasem,
there’s an impressive three tiered entry gate and beautiful
sculptured panels. After you pass through the entry courtyard a
left turn takes you to the Bale London, so called because of the
British royal crest on the furniture. The main building is known
as Maskarman, after Amsterdam in the Netherlands, because it was
the Karangasem kingdom’s acquiescence to Dutch rule that allowed
it to hang on long after the demise of the other Balinese Kingdoms.
On the other side is the Bale Kambang that is surrounded by a pond.
The ornately decorated Bale Pemandesan, in between Maskerdam and
the pond, was used for royal tooth-filling and cremation ceremonies.
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TAMAN
UJUNG
Taman Ujung ( ujung water palace ) is composed mainly of water,
garden and sculptures. It’s situated at the southern east
of Amlapura city. This garden is known as “ palace on the
water “ , it was built by the King of Karangasem called “
A.A Gde Djelantik “ in the year 1901. This garden was famous
in the world because a lot of its photos are collected and publicized
at Holland. This garden has been destroyed by the Agung’s
eruption for several months, so that a lot of tourists were disappointed.
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Some government officers including a Dutch queen named Wilhelmine
used to be received on this place by the King of Karangasem. Taman
Ujung was built in a fusion architecturally of Bali and Dutch. Ujung’s
traditional open palace was accumulated on the green valley with
backdrop of Bibis mountain view, Lempuyang mountain in the north
and Ujung beach in the south. According to a folklore the Dirah
pool was the first to be built and it was known as “ haunted
place “ because at that time it was used by the King to examine
a person having supernatural power or black magic power, if it was
true, the power would lose in that pool. The project of this beautiful
garden apparently had not finished yet in the era of A.A Djelantik,
therefore it was continued by the next King “ A.A Bagus Djelantik
in the year 1909. This garden was opened publicly as a recreational
park and as a meditation place for the King. Taman Ujung was destroyed
by the explosion of mount Agung in the year 1963, and earthquake
in 1976.
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| SERAYA
A small town on the coastal line on the east of Bali. It has a wonderful
view as an Hawaiian Island.
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| AMED
A fishing village that offers you peaceful bays, calm and clear
waters, stunning coastal views, attractive inland scenery. It has
a beautiful black sandy beach that is ideal for those who are interested
in sunbathing.
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TIRTA GANGGA
Tirta gangga royal water gardens are composed mainly of water, gardens
and sculptures. It is situated in the middle of rice fields around
the natural springs of Raja, approximately 7 km. ( 5 miles ) north
of Amlapura, the main town of east Bali, Indonesia.
Tirtagangga is a well known cultural object of Bali. It belongs
to the royal family of Karangasem.
The area of the water gardens is about 1,2 ha, consisting of three
levels of ground stretching from east to west. On the highest northern
level there are the spring under the Banyan tree, the upper swimming
pool and two decorative ponds, one of which contains four fountains
reminiscent of Versailles. The first thing one sees when entering
the garden is the elegant eleven-tiered fountain which rises from
the middle of the complex. This fountain together with the two large
ponds form the middle level. The larger lowest level, on the left
side of the straight foot part running from the entrance to the
west, is occupied by the big fish pond with a long Holy Water. The
water from one of the natural springs of Tirtagangga has always
been regarded as holy. It is used for religious ceremonies in the
temples in the area until today. Tirta means blessed water, Gangga
comes from Gangges, the holy river in India. The holy water is required
for ceremonies of the temples in the surrounding as far as Tirtagangga
can be reached by foot.
At certain celebration days the people from the villages around
will come in colorful processions with offerings, umbrellas, flags
and other attributes. Led by their temple priest they hold ceremonies
around the spring under the sounds of hymns and the music of the
Beleganjur.
The springs have a huge output of pure water. The water is first
led to a reservoir where it is divided in two parts. On third provides
drinking water for the town of Amlapura. The remainder goes into
the upper swimming pool through an underground pipe and through
the mouth of stone raksasa ( demon ). The overflow of water goes
into the lower swimming pool, the other ponds and finally to the
rice fields.
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