Tirta Gangga
A former royal water palace of the Karangasem kings in eastern Bali, laid out with bathing pools, fountains and stepping stones. It is named after the Ganges, the sacred river of India, and has its own Patirthan temple.
- Where
- Karangasem, Bali, Indonesia
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- -8.4119, 115.5869
Get the Tirta Gangga stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Tirta Gangga. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Bali volume with your photos and a note.
Near Tirta Gangga
Pura Lempuyang Luhur 5.3 km
The seventh and highest of the temples on Mount Lempuyang in east Bali, reached by a long climb of steps through forest past the lower temples of the complex. It is counted among the six holiest sanctuaries on the island.
Tenganan 6.5 km
A walled village of the Bali Aga, the island's older inhabitants, in the east of Bali. It is known for geringsing, a double ikat cloth woven in only three places in the world, and for selonding music played on iron metallophones.
Ujung Water Palace 7.5 km
A former palace of the Karangasem kings on Bali's east coast, laid out around large ornamental pools crossed by bridges. In Dutch colonial times it was simply called the Waterpaleis, and today it also goes by Ujung Park or Sukasada Park.
Mount Agung 12 km
Bali's highest point, an almost perfectly conical stratovolcano that dominates the east of the island and shapes its rainfall. Balinese hold the mountain sacred, and on a clear morning the summit looks across the strait to Mount Rinjani on Lombok.
USAT Liberty Wreck 15 km
A United States Army cargo ship that was beached at Tulamben in 1942 and now lies in shallow water just off the stony shore. Its hull, covered in coral and fish, is a wreck that divers and snorkellers can reach straight from the beach.
Besakih Temple 15 km
The mother temple of Bali and the holiest site in Balinese Hinduism, sitting nearly 1,000 metres up the slopes of Mount Agung. It is not one building but a complex of 23 related temples on six terraced levels, the largest being Pura Penataran Agung.
Pura Goa Lawah 20 km
A temple built around the mouth of a cave full of bats, which is what 'goa lawah' means. It is often counted among the Sad Kahyangan Jagad, the six holiest places of worship on Bali, and stands across the road from a black sand beach.
Klungkung Palace 24 km
The historic palace complex of the old Klungkung kingdom in Semarapura, officially Puri Agung Semarapura. Its best known part is the Kertha Gosa, an open hall of justice whose ceiling is painted in the Kamasan style with scenes of heaven and hell.
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Questions
Where is Tirta Gangga?
Tirta Gangga is in Karangasem, Bali, Indonesia. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Pura Lempuyang Luhur (5.3 km), Tenganan (6.5 km), Ujung Water Palace (7.5 km).
How do I get the Tirta Gangga stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Tirta Gangga and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Bali volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Tirta Gangga before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Bali volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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