Karangasem Regency
Location of Karangasem Demography the regency of Karangasem with Amlapura like central city is one of the 9 regencies/city that located in of the east of the island of Bali. This regional account 839,54 kilometers, consists widely of 8 secondary-district, divided in 71 administrative village resident by 369,320 people, has exotic opinion of nature of tropical climate. The special name “Mutiara dari Timur” with the prediction becomes a new machine the other growth in Bali specially the area of the tourism, small area of the industry, power that cultivate dry, black and also artistic gold-minute of its culture that does not rise in the other location....
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Below are listing of Karangasem Tourism Objects:
Mount Agung is the highest and holiest mountain in this island.
It is believe as a place of gods. It stands 3,142 meters from sea level. This occasionally active volcano (the last major eruption occurred in 1963 with devastating results) stands at 3,014 meters. Bali's most sacred temple, Besakih actually sits on its slope. It dominates the surrounding area influencing the climate.
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“ Mother of the Temple ” of Bali the overflow in the hills of theMount Agung feels Pure Besakih, referred extensively like the “Center of All temple” of the Hinduism in Bali. Pure Besakih, or the temple of Besakih in English, is greatest temple in Bali 11,000 or so Hindu temples, their 35 chapels and corridors draw throughout to devotee of Bali in massive numbers every year. The world is lucky to have Besakih. In 1963 the Agung assembly, a volcano, entered eruption and destroyed several next villages. Besakih was without touching. The temple is agreed generally to date again to prehistoric times in Bali. One names for the Naga Besukian -- the thought of the dragoon-God by pre-Hindu Balinese to inhabit this, the highest mountain of Bali. But at the beginning of 11mo Besakih century in a while became the temple of the state in which Bali was not no bad kingdom. It has continued being the temple of the state in a certain form or another one since and is financed by the government today. Like most of the temples of Balinese, Besakih is a closed nonbuilding but a subject mainly outdoors.
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Tenganan Village, a traditional village of Balinese, Tenganan located in the regency of Karangasem that so many referred by the cultural science of the Literature of Tenganan Pegringsingan. The village of Tenganan represents one of an old field of the number in the island of Bali.
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History: The garden of the water of Tirtagangga was constructed in 1948 by the king of Karangasem, Anak Agung Anglurah Ketut Karangasem. This garden of the water was constructed in a very unique architecture of Balinese and Chinese styles. Location: Tirtagangga is located in the village of Ababi, districto of Abang. It is near 83 kilometers of Denpasar and to 6 kilometers of Amlapura to the north.
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Pura Luhur Andakasa (on top of a hill), Antiga village, Manggis district, Karangsem regency. Not a lot of people known this place, because the place not as famous as Besakih Temple, but Pura Andakasa also one of Sad Kahyangan ( six main major temple in Bali) that take place in South Direction known as the Sthana of Dewa Brahma, that create live at the first time.
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Temple of Lempuyang Luhur located in the mountain of Lempuyang, Karangasem regency, east Bali . Hindu of named Balinese the sad Khayangan Agung Lempuyang Luhur, that it is the place for Hyang Iswara and Hyang Agni Jaya. Wali/piodalan(sacred day) held every six months, exactly in wuku Dungulan, Umanis Galungan, Thursday, or the day after the ceremony of Galungan. To go to the temple of Lempuyang from Denpasar, is about 80 kilometers, a trip about 2 hours to the east. Throughout the way, you will see landscape, the beautiful panoramas of the field of the rice and rivers.
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A little bit north of Padang Bai you can visit the Labuhan Amuk area, Labuhan amuk famous with it's Coral reef view. Most of the tourist do the snorkeling around the Labuhan Amuk area.
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As a door that connected Bali to Lombok, padang Bai has a harbor for some of ship to carry a people to moving trans island to Lombok island. Its quite cheap to go to lombok by fery, and only take about 20 minutes. even you can take your car also. Better than by plane that will cost you about 3 until 5 times much expensive cost.
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One of the tourism area in Karangasem is Candidasa, Candidasa maybe not as popular as Kuta or Nusa Dua, but Candidasa now days has many of Hotel and Restaurant with the lower price of course. The rate of Hotel in candidasa aroun 10-12 US$ that is so much cheaper than Kuta and Nusa Dua Rate.The advantage of candidasa is the situation is quite natural and not so much crowded like in Kuta or Nusa Dua, that why Candidasa ever be the most favourite place for Europe Tourist in the last years. When the new road of "Ida Bagus Mantra" opened, the way to candidasa can take only 40 minutes from Denpasar. That is the same time of we want to go to Nusa Dua from Denpasar.
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Extraordinary diversity of marinelife, huge school of Big-eyed Trevally. 120-metre shipwreck, beautifully coloured wall. Full Moon Night Dive. Great photographic opportunities and colour contrast with the black sand. AquaMarine's first choice for our special 1 Day Intro Adventure Diving Program. Great snorkelling site. |
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Black sand slope with a 120-metre shipwreck, coral gardens and a wall. The fist-sized black stones can make entry tricky when there are waves present. |
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