Five Best Places to Enjoy Sunset in Bali

Bali has always appealed to a variety of natural beauty. One of the beauties of nature in Bali that you should not miss the sunset. Here are 5 best places to see solar drowned in Bali.

Natural phenomenon that bodes the end of the day is sunset. Sunset always attract attention and look forward to, especially if you're on the beach. Here are 5 best places to enjoy the sunset in Bali as seen on detikTravel

1. Uluwatu

Sunset at Uluwatu

For sports lovers windsurfing, surfing Uluwatu known as a paradise. Lots of surfers at home and abroad who come here to play with the waves. Since most high waves, beginner surfers is not recommended to play here.

Not only a paradise for surfers, Uluwatu also a paradise for sunset lovers. Here you can enjoy the sunset from the beach or from the cafes in the cliffs. One of the best cafe to see the sunset is a Blue Point Cafe. You can enjoy soft drinks while waiting for the sun goes down.

2. Tanah Lot

Sunset at Tanah Lot

Tanah Lot the sacred snakes that are found in the cliffs. The snake was believed sacred by the Balinese, because the holy serpent is the embodiment of Nirartha scarf, one of Hinduism spreaders, and served to keep the Pura Tanah Lot. You can see this snake immediately and pray.

Not just a story of religious, Tanah Lot is also saving the exotic sunset. Sunset in Tanah Lot, Uluwatu is no less beautiful. View of the sun is sinking combined with extensive sea and the sacred Pura Tanah Lot, Tanah Lot at sunset made can not be unmatched. You can take pictures as much with a dazzling sunset here.

3. Jimbaran

Sunset at Jimbaran

Want to enjoy the sunset while eating seafood? Visit Jimbaran. Long beach without reefs are beautiful, complemented by the setting sun could be the perfect scenery while you eat on the beach.

Rows dining overlooking the beach ready to pamper your taste buds. Choose a chair in an open area. You can enjoy the sea breeze while sitting waiting for food or play on the beach until sunset.

4. Amed

Sunset at Amed,Karangasem

Amed beach is located at the eastern tip of Bali is still rarely heard among domestic tourists. But already many tourists from abroad who are visiting this beach. Amed beach adjacent to the beach of Tulamben, Amed but relatively quiet than Tulamben.

This beach is not a beach sunset, but because it was on the tip then you can still see the sunset in other parts of Amed. Here, you can enjoy the sunset and also can be more intimate with nature. If you want to spend a quiet afternoon, Amed is really the right goal.

5. Kuta

Sunset at Kuta

Its yet to say in Bali if you have not been to Kuta Beach. The beach is well known in all corners of the world has never run out of visitors. The charm of this beautiful beach is never timeless.

Enjoying the sunset at Kuta always give the sensation of its own. Although you may have often been to Kuta, but you will still be enchanted charm at sunset. Enjoy an orange sky and sea water which reflect light at dusk. Sitting in the soft sand, hear the waves and watch the sun is slowly sinking in Kuta is a classic experience that is never boring.

Pura Taman Ayun,a Beautiful View Around The Mengwi Kingdom Temple

Taman means garden. Ayun comes from the word ayu that means beautiful. So we can say that Pura Taman Ayun means temple with beautiful garden. And i think that was true and real till now.

Pura Taman Ayun area

this table is from babadbali.com

Number	Name of Building	Worship for
1	Padmasana	Hyang Siwa Raditya
2	Meru Tumpang 11	Hyang Gunung Batukaru
3	Tugu	Palinggih Batara Dugul (God of Agroculture)
4	Gedong	Batara Pucak Padangdawa
5	Gedong	Dewan Gusti
6	Meru Tumpang 11	Dewi Sri/Batari Ulunsui
7	Candi Kuning	Dewi Ciligading
8	Meru tumpang 11
9	Bale Saka 9
10	Candi	Hyang Pura Sada
11	Gedong Paibon	the ancestors of Mengwi Kingdom
12	Bale Panggungan
13	Bale Pepelik	to place offerings
14	Meru Tumpang 9	Hyang Gunung Batur
15	Meru tumpang 11	Hyang Gunung Agung
16	Meru Tumpang 9	Hyang Pengelengan Pucak Mangu
17	Gedong	Batara Sakti Wawu Rauh
18	Bale Pawedan	Place for priest presiding over the ceremony
19	Bale Saka 8	Worship for
20	Bale Saka 9	for held Gong orchestra
21	Meru Tumpang 7	Ida Betara Kawitan
22	Meru Tumpang 5	Ida Betara Batu Ngaus
23	Meru Tumpang 3	Sang Hyang Pasurungan
24	Meru Tumpang 2	Ratu Pasek Badak
25	Bale Piyasan	Decorate  pratima / arca
26	Bale Murda	Place for the elders
27	Gedong Pesimpenan	a place to store the attributes of the temple
28	Kori Agung	the Great Gate
29	Segaran	pool surrounding the temple,simbol of the ocean

This temple is situated in the village of Mengwi, still in my district of Mengwi, Badung regency, which is approximately 18 km northwest of the city of Denpasar,Bali. This temple is one of pretending to be the most beautiful temple in Bali. The areas arranged in such a beautiful temple and surrounded by fish ponds. Built in 1634 by TheKing Mengwi of Mengwi at that time I Gusti Agung Putu, then restored in 1937. Decorated by Meru - Meru tower and majestic cater for both the ancestral kingdom and for the gods who praised in other Great Temple in Bali.
Because the distances of great Temples in Bali is far away from the kingdom, the kingdom built this temple to unify some of them in one place. So the people can pray to any Great Temple such as Pura Besakih just from here.
Beside that,Pura Taman Ayun Temple is also Paibon(temple to pray to the ancestors) for Mengwi kingdom. Every 210 days every Tuesday Kliwon Medangsia precisely,the whole Mengwi community,incuding the people in my palce, celebrates  piodalan for several days worshiping the Lord with all its manifestations at Pura Taman Ayun.

a pool surrounding the temple,the view from the road

bale pengubengan

Candi Gelung,the gate to the main area

Jerowan,the main area of Taman Ayun

Temple complex is divided into 4 different yards, which one is higher than the others. The front yard called Jaba can be achieved only with the only bridge over the pool and the gate. Once inside there is a small monument to guard the entrance and on the right is the spacious building (Wantilan) which are often held cockfight when there is ceremonial . On this yard, there is also a memorial fountain that lead to 9 points of the compass. As we headed to the next step, on the right road there is a small temple complex of Pura named Luhuring Purnama.
To reach the next area, visitors must pass through the second gate. Once inside, the view will be fixed on the facade of a building Bale Pengubengan that  is decorated with reliefs depict Gods Nawa Sanga, (9 Gods guard cardinal directions). To the east of this page there is a small temple called Pura Dalem Bekak, where as in the west corner there is a tower of Kulkul ,a wooden bell.
Area into main area is the highest and most sacred. The central door of  Candi Gelung, a Bight gate, will be opened at a time when there is a ceremony, while the gate on the left  and right is is open everyday for activities in main area of the temple.
There are some of Meru, towering building with various sizes and shapes in the main area.

The different levels of this temple symbolizes the three levels of world cosmology, of which the bottom is the place for the human world, to a more sacred place of the the ancestors, and the latter represents a place of Almighty God . As told in ancient story Adhiparwa, the entire temple complex of  illustrates Mount Mahameru that float in a sea of ​​milk.