Tirta Gangga is the most popular Bali day tour in eastern Bali. The atmosphere here is very fitting to unwind, whether physically exhausted or tired of mind caused by exhausting daily activities. Most of driver in Bali will make stop here before the Lempuyang temple.
Tirta Gangga has a pool of water coming from the soil, not water refill as in the swimming pool in general. According to locals, this water is the holy water that they used to perform during traditional ceremonies.
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What do you think? Very beautiful isn’t it?
This water palace has a charming water pool. The existence of the statues located in the middle of the pool shows the greatness of the soldiers of the Kingdom of Karangasem.
This water palace also becomes a place for couples for their wedding photo. It is advisable to take pictures of the wedding at sunset, also the candles that fill on path makes the atmosphere very romantic
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According to story, this place was originally built by a king of Karangasem named Anak Agung Anglurah Ketut Karangasem Agung in 1946. The name “Tirta Gangga” comes from two syllables, namely “Tirta” and “Gangga”. Tirta means holy water, and Ganga is a river name in India. As the name implies, in this tourist place there is a pond containing the holy water in it. To enjoy it, this place also has a swimming bath that you can rent to feel the coolness of natural water, because it is very close to Mount Agung.
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How to get to Tirta Gangga?
This water palace is located at Ababi village, Karanggasem regency. If you depart from Ngurah Rai airport directly, it will take approximately 2 hour, 15 minutes, with the distance about 82 kilometers