Many tourist have known Bedugul Bali, it is one of the nature tourism destination spot which is lies on 1240 m above sea level. Bedugul Bali tourism area which is located in Tabanan, offers you beautiful view of hills with amazing clean, cool, and fresh of lake Tamblingan, lake Bratan, and lake Buyan.

Bedugul Location

Bedugul Bali is located in Candi Kuning village, Baturit district, Tabanan region and it’s about 45 km from the center region, or 50 km from Denpasar to north along the highway (see: bali map – bedugul).

The temperature is cool average 18⁰ celcius in daytime and 24⁰ celcius in the evening. It is almost the same with the temperature in Kintamani if you have been there before.

Bedugul Bali Tourism Objects

Lake Tamblingan dan Lake Buyan

This Lake is located at Munduk Village, sub-district of Banjar, Singaraja, Bedugul. Lake Tamblingan is on the western side of Buyan Lake, separated by only few hundreds meter of green forest.

You can easily enjoy the wonder of lake Tamblingan by rent a boat and go around the lake as you like. Also you can have lunch in the dinning place near the lake with local menu or international as well. Lake Tamblingan is an appeal for nature lovers. There is no modern facility, only several traditional bungalows and restaurants.

We are going to Buyan Lake to see colony of monkey in the forest by the road. Or you can visit Munduk Village to see clove and coffee plantations and see nice view of rice terraces.

Lake Bratan And Ulun Danu Temple

Lake Bratan is a scenic lake in the Bedugul highlands of north-central Bali. Sitting at more than 1,200 meters above sea level, the cool Lake Bratan is a break from the usually hot and humid Bali surroundings.

It fills the crater of the inactive Mount Catur volcano; its shore is dotted with shrines, resorts, restaurants, and watersports facilities such as parasailing and water skiing. Among the quietness of the Lake, we will hear the clearly voice of birds and other inhabitants of the forest surrounding the Lake.

There stood the serene Ulun Danu temple, the temple of the Lake. The temple is known Ulun Danu Temple, Ulun means heart, Danu means lake. This Temple is dedicated to the Goddes of The lake. The temple is believed as home of Goddess Sri or Goddess fertility. The Temple is founded by King of Mengwi on 17th century.

Ulun Danu  Temple has 4 temple area, Lingga Petak Temple, Penataran Pucak Mangu Temple, Terate Bang Temple, and Dalem Purwa Temple that functioned as praise site to God in His form as Tri Murti god, and also known as god of fertility, prosperity, and nature continuously. The visitor can go around the lake with the boat provided.

The history of Ulun Danu Temple

The history of Ulun Danu Bratan Temple is recognize from the archeology and historical data on the old Mengwi book (lontar Babad Mengwi). On the left yard of the temple, there is a sarcophagus and a flat stone from the megalith period about 500 BC. The two artifacts is lies now each on the yard, the location where the artifact lies now is functioned as a ritual ceremony many years from megalith period.

The Mengwi book said that I Gusti Agung Putu is the founder of the Mengwi Kingdom, established a temple near Bratan Lake before he established Taman Ayun Temple. It is not mentioned when he established the temple but he mentioned that Taman Ayun Temple is built on the day of “Anggara Kliwon Medangsia”, year “Saka Sad Bhuta Yaksa Dewa” on year caka 1556 or 1634 C.

From the book Mengwi known that Ulun Danu Bratan Temple built on year caka 1556 by I Gusti Agung Putu. The building make his kingdom into glorious and he is crowned as “I Gusti Agung Sakti”.

Bali Botanical Garden

After doing water activity all day long, you can relax your self by visiting Eka Raya Park (Bali Botanical Garden) in Bedugul Bali. In this park you can buy fresh strawberry. Eka Raya Park is one of the reservation park in Bali that functioned as green area and being commercial to support its maintenance.

If you want to stay longer in Bedugul Bali, you will feel comfortable since there are many good and well maintenance facilities.