We rented a motorbike and circled around Bali, the Island of Gods. Follow our journey in this chapter to get the grasp of this most well known Indonesian island.

We have spend a month on the famous tropical paradise of Bali, but we only had a few days for proper exploration. So we decided to hire a motorbike and went on a 3-day journey all around the island, trying to catch a glimpse of the best of known and unknown spots on this Island of the Gods.

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Sit back, relax and get inspired on the journey through dozens of Bali Hindu Temples, rice terraces, local villages, volcanoes, lakes... and some more temples. For it is said that there are more temples on Bali than people!

Mengwi.

Taman Ayun Temple in Mengwi.

Tabanan.

Boys playing by the lake in the temple.

Tabanan.

Local musicians performing in Pura Luhur Batukaru temple.

Tabanan.

Religious procession in Pura Luhur Batukaru temple.

Tabanan.

Prayer in progress on a hindu festival in Pura Luhur Batukaru temple.

Jatiluwih.

Jatiluwih Rice Terraces.

Lake Bratan.

The molo of lake Bratan.

Lake Bratan.

Family on a swan-boat in front of Ulun Danu Bratan Temple.

Lake Bratan.

The water-temple of Ulun Danu Bratan.

Lake Bratan.

This boy and his father were very excited to catch a fish. The other firshers are eying them with a bit of envy.

Gitgit.

Thrash collection service.

Gitgit.

The Gitgit Waterfall.

Sukasada.

Local girl taking her toys out of a box to show us.

Sukasada.

Overview of volcanic lakes Tambligan and Buyan from the rim.

Sukasada.

Dog on lake Tambligan.

Sukasada.

Water temple Pura Hulun Danu Tambligan.

Sukasada.

Local viliagers performing traditional music.

Sukasada.

Local viliagers performing traditional music.

Nunggung Waterfall.

Jembatan Tukad Bangkung.

Batur.

Hindu Temple Pura Ulun Danu Batur.

Batur.

Ganesha, the elephant god.

Batur.

Temple grounds.

Batur.

The offerings.

Batur.

Praying in every weather.

Batur.

Outside of the temple.

Batur.

Lake Batur.

Batur.

Batur volcano crater.

Pura Tirta Empul.

Balinese wateer temple Pura Tirta Empul.

Pura Tirta Empul.

Offerings in the temple.

Pura Tirta Empul.

Locals and foreigners alike take place in cleaning rituals.

Pura Tirta Empul.

The spring of the holy water.

Pura Tirta Empul.

Local boy in religious ceremony.

Pura Tirta Empul.

Mighty Banyan Tree overlooking the temple.

Pura Gunung Kawi.

11-th century temple and funerary complex. It comprises 10 rock-cut candi that are carved into some 7-metre-high sheltered niches of the sheer cliff face.