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For starters, try a nice walk through ’sawah’ to the east, bringing you to Pura Dalem Cungkub.
South of Bangli
Pura Dalem Pengungekan, a temple of the dead. The central shrine, completed in 1995, depicts the stories of Ganesha, Siwa, Uma, and Raksasa. Bukit Jati is a scenic hill south of Bangli with 360-degree views; take a ‘bemo’ first to Guliang, then walk 500 meters to the top, the site of several temples.
In Bunutin, red-bricked Pura Langgar is designed along Islamic lines The legend goes that, during the 17th century, a local Hindu prince fell gravely ill. Today, both Muslims and Hindus worship at Pura Langgar and descendants of the prince’s family still abstain from eating pork in deference to their ancestor.
North of Bangli
The largest bamboo forest on Bali is in Kubu, four km north of Bangli on the road to Penglipuran. The locals believe the bamboo took root from bamboo sticks used in the making of camp shelters and ‘pikulan’ abandoned by the all-conquering army of Panji Sakti in the early 17. Trunyan on the northeast shore of Lake Batur; Kajubii is surrounded by a protective wall. Here the children are considered more important than the old people; looked upon as servants of God.
West of Bangli
Catch a ‘bemo’ in front of the hospital toward Tampaksiring. After about one km, on the south side of the main road, is the lake-fed spring of Tirta Empul, located at the bottom of a big ravine. Take the long flight of steps down to the springs. About two km farther west, after the school, you’ll see the signpost and the track to the right to Bukit Demulih (”Hill of No Return”).
If you continue straight up the wooded ridge, you’ll reach Penelokan. Perched on top of Bukit Demulih is the small temple of Penataran Kentel Gumi. From the hilltop, you can see the Balinese Pyrenees, a range of nine mountains named after the nipple-like ‘trompong’ percussion plates in the ‘gamelan’ orchestra.
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