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Tirta Gangga
Palace in Karangasem (East Bali).
Tirta Gangga is a royal water garden built in 1946 for the last raja of Karangasem, a short drive north of Amlapura. Visitors cross koi ponds on stepping stones, past stone statues and a tiered fountain, with rice terraces on the hills around. Badly damaged by the 1963 eruption of Mount Agung and since restored, it is calmest in the morning before tour groups arrive.
With children
Children love hopping across the ponds on the stepping stones among the big koi, and fish food is sold at the entrance. Go in the morning, before the queues for the stones.
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Where to stay near Tirta Gangga
- Alila Manggis: Karangasem, from about $120 a night (11 km in a straight line)
- Amankila: Karangasem, from about $1,260 a night (12 km in a straight line)
- Quenzo Beach Resort: Karangasem, from about $150 a night (17 km in a straight line)
- Samanvaya Luxury Resort & Spa: Sidemen, from about $250 a night (17 km in a straight line)
- Wapa di Ume Sidemen: Sidemen, from about $150 a night (18 km in a straight line)
More to see nearby
- Lempuyang Temple (temple) (5.4 km in a straight line)
- Tenganan Pegringsingan (traditional village) (7.4 km in a straight line)
- Jasri Beach (beach) (8.2 km in a straight line)
- Virgin Beach (beach) (10 km in a straight line)
- Amed Beach (beach) (11 km in a straight line)
- Mount Agung (nature) (12 km in a straight line)
Photo: rheins, CC BY 3.0
