Uluwatu Temple: A Famous Sea Temple Temple With Beautiful Blue Indian Ocean View

Spending holiday in Bali maybe will become a dream by some people, but if you already have a plan about it, or if you already in Bali at this time, then welcome to the 1000 temple's island. As you know the majority of religion in Bali is Hinduism, it is different from Hinduism in India, so we have many temples around the island. Some of it is also used as a tourist destination, but it never changes the main purpose of the temples. Not only famous because of has many temples, but Bali is also famous as a heaven island because Bali is surrounded by many beautiful beaches.

Want to go to a beautiful beach but also want to visit a beautiful temple? We have a solution for it. There is a temple that famous for its magnificent location, perched on top of a cliff approximately 75 meters above the waves, facing the Blue Indian Ocean, and also famous for the beautiful sunset. Sunset view from this temple will never disappoint you. Now let us tell you the name of the temple, it is Uluwatu Temple or Pura Uluwatu. Ulu means the 'top' and watu means 'stone' or 'rock' in Balinese. So Uluwatu means a temple at the top of a rock.

Uluwatu temple is located in the south of Bali, which is not far away from Ngurang Rai International AirPort. For current locations, Uluwatu Temple is located at Jalan Raya Uluwatu, Pecatu, Badung, Bali 80361, Indonesia. It is not hard to find the temple, you can use an online taxi or book a private tour or diver. We suggested you use a private tour because an online taxi can not wait for you and can not pick you up at that place. So it will be simple to use a private tour.

There are 2 entrance gates to Uluwatu Temple, one from the south and the other from the north. Both of them are always full of tourists. Before entering Uluwatu Temple, the staff will give you a sarong and selendang. After through the gate, you will be in a small forest that surrounds the temple, and become a place for hundreds of monkeys dwell. They are believed to be the holy guardians of the temple. The monkeys like to take everything around them, so you need to keep all your stuff safe, because if the monkey takes it then it will be hard to take it back.

The serpentine pathway to the Uluwatu temple is fortified by concrete walls on the cliffside. It usually takes about an hour to get from one end to another as there are several fenced points along the way where you need to take a pause and amaze with the view. The view from the ocean with blue water sparkling and the smell of the sea water will help you to get your stress out from your mind.

Have you ever watch a traditional Balinese dance? If have not yet, at Uluwatu temple you can watch one of the famous traditional Balinese dance, Kecak Fire Dance. This Uluwatu Temple Dance performance will be started after sunset time around 6.45 pm and you will need to buy the ticket to watch it. The dance tells us the famous love story, Ramayana and Shinta. If you are interested, make sure to watch Uluwatu Temple Dance performance.

As we told you above, Uluwatu Temple is one of the best places in Bali to see the sunset, a beautiful temple in a magnificent location, and also watch a traditional Balinese dance. What a perfect package! Make sure to put Uluwatu Temple on your holiday list in Bali.