Exploring East Bali is one of the island's great pleasures, with rice terraces spilling down hillsides, wild volcanic beaches and traditional villages.
Watching over this is Gunung Agung, an active volcano. Temples, palaces, and water gardens are dotted throughout the landscape. Two of the temples - Pura Besakih and Pura Lempuyang - are among Bali's most important pilgrimage sites, and evocative reminders of the island's royal dynasties can be found in Klungkung.
Amed and Tulamben are laid back beach destinations great for escaping the south coast crowds. Diving, snorkeling, yoga, and lazing by swimming pools are the priorities up here, and can be enjoyed by travellers on every budget.
Here are some must-visit places in the western part of Bali, and Ubud Wheels offers tour packages for these locations.
1. Puri Agung Semarapura
Built when the Dewa Agung dynasty moved here in 1710, this palace compound was laid out as a large square, believed to be in the form of mandala, with courtyards, gardens, pavilions and moats.
Most of the original palace and grounds were destroyed by the 1908 Dutch attacks. We can find the ticket office on the side of Untung Surapati road, next to Puputan Monument.
2. Bali Safari Park
This theme park is filled with critters whose species never set foot in Bali until their cage door opened (tigers, lions, elephants, hippos, rhinos etc).
Entry is by package tickets that can be tailored to interests. The park is near Pantai Lebih; free shuttles run to tourist centres accros south Bali. Tickets are cheapest when purchased online.
3. The Colonial Restaurant
The most stylish eatery in town, this pavilion cafe overlooking the pool at the OK Divers resort is a great place to while away a few hours.
Food is much better than the Padangbai norm, with an ecletic range of both Western and Indonesian choices on offer. Drinks include fresh juices, milkshakes, and Bintang on tap. Patrons can use the pool.
4. Taman Tirta Gangga
This 1.2-hectare water palace serves as a fascinating reminder of the old Bali.
Built for the last king of Karangasem in 1946, it was almost destroyed by the eruption of nearby Gunung Agung in 1963, but has subsenquently been rebuilt.
It is also possible to take a swim in the huge stone spring-water pool.
5. Gianyar Night Market
The sound of scores of cooking pots and the glare of brights lights add a frenetic and festiveclam-our to Gianyar's delicious and wonderfully aromatic pasar malam (night market), where some of the best street food in Bali is on offer.
Much of the fun here is just strolling, browsing, and choosing. The average price of the dish is 50K IDR, and with a group, you can sample a lot and be the happier for it.
Those are all the places that Ubud Wheels can include in the East Bali package. Our primary goal is for you to have an experience that only a few tourists ever get to enjoy.
Watching over this is Gunung Agung, an active volcano. Temples, palaces, and water gardens are dotted throughout the landscape. Two of the temples - Pura Besakih and Pura Lempuyang - are among Bali's most important pilgrimage sites, and evocative reminders of the island's royal dynasties can be found in Klungkung.
Amed and Tulamben are laid back beach destinations great for escaping the south coast crowds. Diving, snorkeling, yoga, and lazing by swimming pools are the priorities up here, and can be enjoyed by travellers on every budget.
Here are some must-visit places in the western part of Bali, and Ubud Wheels offers tour packages for these locations.
1. Puri Agung Semarapura
Built when the Dewa Agung dynasty moved here in 1710, this palace compound was laid out as a large square, believed to be in the form of mandala, with courtyards, gardens, pavilions and moats.
Most of the original palace and grounds were destroyed by the 1908 Dutch attacks. We can find the ticket office on the side of Untung Surapati road, next to Puputan Monument.
2. Bali Safari Park
This theme park is filled with critters whose species never set foot in Bali until their cage door opened (tigers, lions, elephants, hippos, rhinos etc).
Entry is by package tickets that can be tailored to interests. The park is near Pantai Lebih; free shuttles run to tourist centres accros south Bali. Tickets are cheapest when purchased online.
3. The Colonial Restaurant
The most stylish eatery in town, this pavilion cafe overlooking the pool at the OK Divers resort is a great place to while away a few hours.
Food is much better than the Padangbai norm, with an ecletic range of both Western and Indonesian choices on offer. Drinks include fresh juices, milkshakes, and Bintang on tap. Patrons can use the pool.
4. Taman Tirta Gangga
This 1.2-hectare water palace serves as a fascinating reminder of the old Bali.
Built for the last king of Karangasem in 1946, it was almost destroyed by the eruption of nearby Gunung Agung in 1963, but has subsenquently been rebuilt.
It is also possible to take a swim in the huge stone spring-water pool.
5. Gianyar Night Market
The sound of scores of cooking pots and the glare of brights lights add a frenetic and festiveclam-our to Gianyar's delicious and wonderfully aromatic pasar malam (night market), where some of the best street food in Bali is on offer.
Much of the fun here is just strolling, browsing, and choosing. The average price of the dish is 50K IDR, and with a group, you can sample a lot and be the happier for it.
Those are all the places that Ubud Wheels can include in the East Bali package. Our primary goal is for you to have an experience that only a few tourists ever get to enjoy.