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Pura Penataran Agung Lempuyang
The lower temple of the Lempuyang complex on Mount Lempuyang's flank, whose split candi bentar gate frames Mount Agung dead centre. The queue for that alignment can run for hours.
7 km · about 15 min drive
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Amlapura
Bali, Indonesia · Asia
About Amlapura
Amlapura is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Bebandem, 32km from Nusa Penida.
Amlapura is in Bali, Indonesia, with about 32,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Bebandem, about 6 km away.
Amlapura (Balinese: ᬅᬫ᭄ᬮᬧᬸᬭ; Indonesian pronunciation: [amlaˈpura]) formerly known as Kuta Negara Karangasem (Balinese: ᬓᬸᬢᬦᭂᬕᬭᬓᬭᬗᬲᭂᬫ᭄; Indonesian pronunciation: [ˌkut̪a nəˌɡara karaˈŋasəm]) is a town and the regency seat of the Karangasem Regency, Bali, Indonesia. It was renamed in 1963 after the eruption of MountRead more
Agung. The population of the town in 2010 was 37.308.
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What is there to see near Amlapura?
Within an hour or so of Amlapura: Pura Penataran Agung Lempuyang (7 km), Pura Besakih (Mother Temple) (20 km), Nusa Penida (32 km), Tibumana Waterfall (32 km).
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The nearest famous roads are Bali Mandara Toll Road.
Where is Amlapura?
Amlapura is in Bali, Indonesia, about 6 km from Bebandem.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 31,869
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Indonesia
- Region
- Bali
- Timezone
- Asia/Makassar
- Coordinates
- -8.4500, 115.6167
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Worth the detour from Amlapura
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Pura Besakih (Mother Temple)
Bali's largest and holiest Hindu temple complex perched on the slopes of Mount Agung, known as the Mother Temple of Bali.
20 km · about 25 min drive
natural wonder
Nusa Penida
A rugged island off Bali's southeast coast with dramatic sea cliffs, crystal-clear waters, and the iconic Kelingking Beach dinosaur-shaped cliff.
32 km · about 35 min drive
waterfall
Tibumana Waterfall
A single symmetrical fall dropping into a round jade pool in a fern-lined gorge near Bangli, five minutes' walk from the car park. Quieter than the Ubud-area falls it sits between.
32 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
Tirta Empul Temple
A sacred water temple where Balinese Hindus come for ritual purification in its holy spring-fed pools.
33 km · about 40 min drive
natural wonder
Lake Batur
Bali's largest lake, filling part of the Batur caldera at 1,050 metres, ringed by a descending switchback road from Kintamani.
33 km · about 40 min drive
natural wonder
Mount Batur
An active volcano in Bali where thousands trek before dawn to watch a spectacular sunrise above the clouds and crater lake.
35 km · about 40 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Kelingking Beach
A jaw-dropping clifftop viewpoint on Nusa Penida where a T-Rex-shaped headland plunges to a pristine hidden beach far below.
36 km · about 40 min drive
Driving roads near Amlapura
- 36 kmKelingking BeachA jaw-dropping clifftop viewpoint on Nusa Penida where a T-Rex-shaped headland plunges to a pristine hidden beach far below.
- 37 kmTegallalang Rice TerracesDramatic cascading rice paddies carved into steep hillsides near Ubud, showcasing the traditional Balinese cooperative irrigation system.
- 54 kmJatiluwih Rice TerracesUNESCO-listed expansive rice paddies in Bali's highlands showcasing the traditional Balinese subak irrigation system across dramatic hillsides.
- 56 kmBali Mandara Toll Road12.7km toll road built over the sea across Benoa Bay, linking Nusa Dua, Ngurah Rai Airport and Sanur.
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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