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Bali's highest volcano can be scaled in a night and a day - you'll want to depart around 2am to catch the sunrise. There are two ways to the top: one from Pura Pasar Agung on the southern face and the other from Pura Besakih, Bali's mother temple. The former starts higher and is thus a slightly shorter climb but the latter, which is more diffi...
From its majestic summit one can see all of Bali and beyond in all 360 degrees of glory. It's the only place on the island where both the rising sun and the setting moon are visible simultaneously. An active strato-volcano and Bali's most sacred peak, where the Balinese believe their Gods reside. Located in central-eastern Bali in the Karangas...
The important pura at Gunung Lempuyang is nicknamed ‘The Temple of 1000 Steps’ but it’s actually more like 1700 steps to the top of this 1,058m peak. It’s a beautiful two-hour walk up the proper steps that cut through wooded jungle to the summit where Pura Lempuyang Luhur, one of Bali’s important sad kahyangan, is situ...
