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Besakih Temple
Temple in Karangasem (East Bali).
Besakih is Bali's most important temple complex, more than twenty temples climbing the south-west slope of Mount Agung at about 1,000 m, with Pura Penataran Agung at its center. Balinese from across the island come for its many festivals, when the terraces fill with offerings and processions. A sarong and sash are required; come early, before clouds hide the mountain.
Where to stay near Besakih Temple
- Samanvaya Luxury Resort & Spa: Sidemen, from about $250 a night (11 km in a straight line)
- Wapa di Ume Sidemen: Sidemen, from about $150 a night (12 km in a straight line)
- Bambootel Sawah View: Ubud, from about $250 a night (16 km in a straight line)
- Amankila: Karangasem, from about $1,260 a night (16 km in a straight line)
- Bagus Jati Health & Wellbeing Retreat: Ubud, from about $86 a night (16 km in a straight line)
- Sacred Valley Ubud: Ubud, from about $56 a night (17 km in a straight line)
More to see nearby
- Mount Agung (nature) (6.9 km in a straight line)
- Sidemen Rice Terraces (rice terraces) (11 km in a straight line)
- Museum Geopark Batur (museum) (14 km in a straight line)
- Tirta Gangga (palace) (15 km in a straight line)
- Tirta Empul (temple) (16 km in a straight line)
- Gunung Kawi (temple) (16 km in a straight line)
Photo: CEphoto, Uwe Aranas, CC BY-SA 3.0
