Travelling to the east is the direction of the vulcano Agung. On the slopes you’ll find Tirtaganga, the old waterpalace which is built by ancient kings of the city of Amlapura, where you can swim in the beautiful baths. Then travel to Amlapura itself, to the former palaces, which are actually no more than big houses which gives you a broad impression of the living conditions of the old royal Balinese kingdoms. Take the road to the village of Rendang, right through one of the most beautiful areas of Bali and find your way to the vulcano Agung again. Along the slope there’s Pura Besakih, the most holiest and biggest Hindu temple in the world. It was almost completely destroyed in 1963, during an eruption of Agung, but the Balinese rebuilt the temple complex, which contains 22 temples. From here you are able to overlook the whole of south-Bali. From Besaki we go back, a little to the south before we are able to go north, in the direction of Lovina. The road leads us to the mountain village of Kintamani, with its amazing views on the Batur lake and the vulcano’s Batur and Agung. Finally we travel back home tot Lovina, through the city of Singaraja.
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