Tanah Lot

Bali Tourist Destination - The tourism destination of Tanah Lot is located in Tabanan regency, to be exact at Beraban Village, Kediri Subdistrict. It’s about 30 kilometers west of Denpasar. On average, Tanah Lot is visited by more than one million visitors every year, both local and foreign tourists. Tanah

Lot becomes one of tourism icons in Bali among a lot of other already famous tourism destinations with their own uniqueness. The characteristic of the beach in Tanah Lot is very interesting and unique, which makes it different from other beach destinations. Tanah Lot will seem to float at high tide, while at low tide, visitors can simply walk to the coral island.Besides as a natural tourism destination with captivating panorama, Tanah Lot area is one of the places of pilgrimage called “Tirtayatra” for Hindus. Besides Tanah Lot Temple, at southern coast, there are several other temples, namely, one among other things, Luhur Pekendungan Temple, Batu Bolong Temple, Batu Mejan Temple, Galuh Temple, and many others.

The beach consisting of coral creates a unique and interesting texture of waves. The coral, which support Luhur Tanah Lot Temple and Batu Bolong Temple, has a magnificent and distinctive shape. When the sun sets, the panorama is often immortalized in photographs, video recordings or paintings and the silhouette of coral with the temple on it will be easily recognized as Tanah lot.

Due to the erosion of the coral caused by waves, a lot of small caves were formed on the coral, which later become sea snakes’ habitat. According to the belief of locals living in Tanah Lot and the surrounding areas, the snakes re let to live freely and out of men’s reach, because they are believed as parts of God’s power in Luhur Tanah Lot Temple. The snakes belong to the familia Hydrophiidae, Genus Hydrophis, Speciess: Hydrophis sp

The beauty and uniqueness have made Tanah Lot become the best destination for those who choose Bali as the place for vacation. Tabanan Government keeps making innovation and developing Tanah Lot area, to be the main destination for local and foreign tourists.