Places to see in Tanah Lot

Beaches, temples, waterfalls, viewpoints and markets — the things worth building days around. Nothing here is booked on this page: each one says what it is and how long people spend there, then points at the stays and tours in the same area.

7 places

Area

All areasAmed14Bedugul12Canggu30Jimbaran12Kintamani13Kuta15Lovina11Munduk12Nusa Dua11Nusa Lembongan10Nusa Penida17Sanur14Seminyak17Sidemen11Tanah Lot7Ubud46Uluwatu19West Bali6

Kind of place

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Nuanu Creative City

A large planned creative district behind Kedungu — art installations, venues and gardens spread over the site.

About 3 hours
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Kedungu Beach

Wide grey-sand beach with a beach break, quiet compared with the coast further south.

About 2 hours
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Tanah Lot Temple

Iconic sea temple on a rock formation, one of Bali's most photographed sunset spots.

About 2 hours
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Yeh Gangga Beach

Long black-sand beach west of Tanah Lot with a rock stack offshore and almost nothing built on it.

About 1.5 hours
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Pura Batu Bolong (Tanah Lot)

The smaller sea temple just north of Tanah Lot, sitting on a rock arch still joined to the cliff.

About 45 minutes
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Pura Batu Ngaus

Sea temple on a rock outcrop a short way down the coast from Tanah Lot, with much the same view at sunset and a fraction of the visitors.

About 45 minutes
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Pura Luhur Pakendungan

Inland temple in the rice fields behind Tanah Lot and part of the same sacred group, usually empty even when the coast is packed.

About 45 minutes

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