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Day tour

East Bali in one day: Tirta Gangga, Taman Ujung and the old village of Tenganan

Tirta Gangga at eight in the morning, the Taman Ujung water palace by the sea and Tenganan, a Bali Aga village. A day in East Bali with Dek Leonk.

Stepping stones and statues in the Tirta Gangga water palace
Stepping stones and statues in the Tirta Gangga water palace
Duration
About 9 hours
Group
1 to 6 people
Start
Your hotel in Ubud, Sanur or Sidemen
Price
About €55–85 per car, paid directly to Dek Leonk

Highlights

  • Tirta Gangga at eight in the morning, before the groups
  • Stepping stones between the koi in the water palace
  • Taman Ujung, the second water palace, where hardly anyone goes
  • Tenganan, one of the oldest villages in Bali, with its own traditions and weaving
  • Lunch overlooking the rice fields

In the east, the kings of Karangasem built two water palaces in the last century. Tirta Gangga is the better known, and at eight in the morning you have it almost to yourself. Then you drive to Taman Ujung by the sea and on to Tenganan, a village of the Bali Aga, the original inhabitants of the island. They weave a cloth there using a double ikat technique that exists only here and in India.

How the day goes

  1. 6:30 am: departure from Ubud

    From Sidemen you leave later.

  2. 8:00 am: Tirta Gangga

    The better known of the two water palaces. At eight in the morning you have it almost to yourself.

  3. 10:00 am: Taman Ujung

    The second water palace, by the sea, where hardly anyone goes.

  4. 12 noon: lunch

    Overlooking the rice fields.

  5. 1:30 pm: Tenganan

    A village of the Bali Aga, the original inhabitants of the island, with its own traditions and weaving.

  6. 4:00 pm: back at your hotel

    Dek Leonk drives you back.

Included

  • Driver
  • Car
  • Fuel
  • Parking
  • Water

Not included

  • Entrance fees (Tirta Gangga about IDR 90,000, the other sites about IDR 50,000)
  • Lunch
  • Donation in Tenganan

Questions about this trip

Do we also go to the Lempuyang gate?

We can, but we advise against it. For the famous photo you often queue for two hours or more. If you still want to go, we leave at four in the morning.

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