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(1) Was there in April 2008? \nLong time ago.\nIt was a cold misty afternoon. Not so many people visiting the temple that day and somehow it bought out that mystique air of Bali temple ever so sublime...
(2) Go for the views and photo ops.... We went in the day. I am sure the sunset from this point would be \nsimple amazing and memorable.. Small temple inspiration property..
(3) This is one of the two big lake temples in Bali (other being the one on Lake Batur). Built in 1600's, the lake supports Subak (irrigation). Arrive early if you want to beat the crowd and take great pictures. The temple complex has nicely curated lawn and is well-maintained.
(4) Beautiful place to walk around.\n\nFlowers are breathtaking and fun to feed the crazy big goldfish.\n\nA long ride from Ubud, but worth it!\n\nNo fixed entrance fee - you pay what you feel is fair.
(5) It’s a very good place to visit, but the only problem is the weather. Which is EXTREMLY HOT! So it would be better to visit maybe near to sunset. You cannot enter to the Temple, you can see \n and take pictures only. After seeing the temple there is a cave under the rocks where you can see the famous “Holy Snake” (You can see in the Picture) which is very poisones and kill with one bite 2000 people. But luckely no one has ever get bitten since the snake located in this area. The reason why the snake bites only the fishes for eating . However the local people have another story to tell you about this snake.
(6) This is a \must see\" in Bali and according to photo's in books and magazines it should be a beautiful place. And indeed this temple is on a unique location and the view is beautiful. But, and I am a tourists as well, there are way too many tourists. It was very crowded and as so difficult to make the pictures as seen before in the magazines. There always will be people at the wrong location to make great pictures. When I was finally able to make a picture of a temple (there are more then one), there where two garbage bins placed that ruined the photo. It cannot be published as the bins do not fir in the otherwise serene picture. Then there are many location that are forbidden to visit unless you want to pray. Of course I understand that fully and I respect it too. But as the site is made so commercial with photographers and sellers  that it can hardly be called a scarred place in my opinion that I find it weird that so many locations are a no-go area. So the best view would be on top of the temple but that is not possible to visit. However I am happy to have been there."
(7) I visited this temple two days ago and it was full of people. Many people come here to pray and it is good to see they are still with their religion. The temples were situated on the cliffs, which looks amazing. There is a nice sandy beach down there but the cliffs have sharp walls and dangeroulsy layered so maybe going down isn't an option. I visited in the afternoon and my tour guide said it is always busy so maybe no way to go there and expect it empty. Visit it, you'll like it.
(8) By far one of the most popular temple sites in Bali for tourists. The landscape is most pleasing and soothing.\nAmple photo opportunities.\nThere are a couple of decent eateries in the temple complex.
(9) Built in the 16th century, the temple is located on a huge rock by the sea. When tide coming in, the rock is surrounde by the water and the temple is isolated from the land. When tide going out, you may walk to the temple. But toutists are not permitted to enter, except the Hindus.\n  It blowed strong wind when we visited that day. And it was appallingly astonishing to see the huge wave smashing on the rock.
(10) We were very impressed by then view on this amazing temple in the water. Waves vere huges this day and lot of surfers had fun in it. Because of the waves we were not able to go to the heart of the temple but even the look at it worth it.
(11) Probably my favourite location to watch the sunset. The place is amazing, very calm and naturally beautiful. There are some monkeys around as well. When you enter you ate required to wear a special “skirt” if wearing shorts. You definitely have to visit this temple and spend some time here.I gound it really relaxing and the view is breathtaking!
(12) The scenery and views are quite incredible, though the temple is not the most awe-inspiring one in Bali. The walk is beautiful, but hordes of tourists do detract from the inherent serenity. I decided not to stay for the sunset due to major cloud cover, as well as bus loads of eager camera ready snappers.
(13) I suggest going in the morning to enjoy it. It gets to hot during the day. Lots to see. I would suggest a guide to explain it all to you.
(14) The view is amazing as all temples and cliff side attractions. But what you really want to know is why is this place so famous and sacred. There is a story behind it, but you won't be able to know it unless you do your research or get a guide.
(15) amazing place , Temple and great views of the sea, one of the most beautiful places you visit in Bali.
(16) I don't think anyone goes here to visit the temple. People go to have a good view of the beaches and walk around the cliff. The view of the sea from here is really beautiful.
(17) It's worth visiting as the whole area is really well maintained and whilst the temple is underwhelming as the trees around it are overgrown and it's hard to see much, it's still a good place to visit. \nGo early before the crowds and check the tide table for low tide so you can walk out towards the temple. Best view is from one of the cafes that are up past the shops on the cliff face.
(18) If you're in Bali, this is probably the most touristy spot on the island. It is the mother of all temples. It is very popular to visit for sunset, so expect lots of crowds... the shore/rocks area where you can walk is huge, so huge crowds are not much of a big deal if you are hoping to take panoramic shots of the temple. It is fun to walk along the shoreline and view the rock and temple in the distance. Must-visit place!
(19) Among the temples we visited on a daylong tour, this one was unique. Set on the beach, it is a dramatic sight. Once we walked past all the vendors and got to the ocean, it was refreshing on a hot day to be at the beach with the pounding waves. We enjoyed walking along the shore and seeing several interesting land formations including an arched rock out in the ocean. We liked that the vendors and the temple were really very separated, so we could enjoy the peaceful setting first, and then do some shopping.
(20) We finished a day of sightseeing here.  Apart from being completely over run with large and small tour buses and the hoards they bring, the temple was simply a small building on a cliff.  The setting was pretty, but not worthy of the long drive to get there!
(21) Small temple on very beautiful location.\nBut too many tourists.\nAnd way too many shops for tourists.
(22) It's worth the visit and it is definitely one of my favourite locations in Bali. We went there in the morning (around 10 am) and ended up staying a couple of hours. After you visit the temple and its immediate surroundings, take a walk along the black sand beach towards the golf resort and climb the rocks next to it. What you will see on the other side is simply breathtaking!
(23) A traditional Balinese temple is very famous for it's placement. Just on the seashore to enjoy sunset. However this place is very busy and the parking ticket and entry fee is too high in comparison to other tourists place that offers Bali.
(24) This is one of the nicest temples in Bali, especially with the lakeside location, mountain backdrop &  cooler temperatures. I recommend going there either late in the day or very early in the morning to avoid crowds.
(25) This is a must see if going to Bali. The temple of spiritual and very sacred. The view are the cliff and ocean is awe-inspiring. It sight felt more like a dream than reality!\n\nI will give a heads-up that’s it pretty touristy though. I recommend going in the morning if you can to beat most of the buses there. Also to beat the heat, as there’s very limited shade once you’re walking along the water.
(26) You'll spend hours waiting for your turn to the \gates of Heaven\" shot.  And that's if you turn up at 6am.  Turn up at 9am and you'll be waiting til the afternoon.\n\nOtherwise, there's some really nice shots available nearby and the temple(s) itself are really nice."
(27) A hindu blessing was available for a modest donation where you pass by the holy snake cave and visit the footings of the Temple if the tide is low. A lot of people lined up to recieve holy water, a forehead offering was placed on you followed by a frangipani. A quiet walk back to the many scenic hilltop cafes where you could watch the tide roll in around the temple followed to again isolate it from the mainland.
(28) The drive from canggu is quite long because of the traffic. It took us about 45-50 minutes with our dirtbike. Upon arriving there, you are warned about the monkeys stealing your stuff. We didnt see a lot of monkeys though. When you arrive at the temple you are greeted by the stunning view from the cliff on the ocean! Its definitely just worth it for the view alone!
(29) Awesome temple situated at the bank of the sea. What a great view. We were there at the morning so that we can escape the crowed. We reached at the right time and there was no one else except both of us. We went near to the temple drank the holy water and priest gave us flowers. It has amazing views. So memorable. Great temple
(30) Famoust temple from all Bali picture. In real look nothing special. Monestery on the big rock in the sea. In Bali got lot of better and awesomes temples!
(31) Excellent ocean view .. Old temple in cliff ...\nMesmerizing place to relax and mingle with land and water in altitude ....\n\nSunset is remarkable ...\n\nKids enjoyed the clear Indian Ocean water .. Turtle in water also can be seen
(32) Travelled by moped from canggu only took 15 mins, 60k each to get in (£3.50). The area was nice, loved all the little shops on the way down to the entrance. The view of the temple is also nice, couldn't actually go over because of the water but probably wouldn't have anyway due to the amount of people that would be there.
(33) Its a beautiful temple however not much information you can get from here. there are snake cave and place where you can get holy water, but yay you need to pay additional just for that. so is this a temple or attractions? this is the same feeling when i visited other attractions. most of the attractions are for photo taking purposes instead of learning process
(34) This temple has many steps ad two path of travel. Most guests takes the left turn towards an epic sunset view. The right side has more steps leading towards a lovely cliff. The scenery is awesome on both sides. Love the waves that crashes against the cliff and the hill top temple majesty.
(35) Was really underwhelming. Sure the sunset is nice, but you can see that in other places too. We couldn’t actually visit the temple, so it just ended up being an expensive tourist beach with people trying to sell you stuff.\n\nHappy to get the photos but wouldn’t recommend it.
(36) We visited this temple as couple for a sunset view. The temple is situated on the cliff and sea waters trying to climb the cliff. Amazing panoramic view at the sunset. Temple has wider area covering 2-3 cliff and sunset points. Favorite destination for Wedding shoot.
(37) We walked a part of the way around the lake to get some wonderful photos of the temple.  It can be crwded as they are a lot of local visiting this
(38) Our visit to the temple by the sea was fantastic. Yes it's crowded but that's to be expected as it's one of Bali's most famous land marks built in the ocean. The view from the terrace overlooking the temple takes your breath away as the big waves crash upon the rocks below.\n\nLuckily we travelled in the low season so we found great beauty and lots of space in the surrounding park and gardens which grow stunning vibrant flower beds, shrubs, and tall trees. There and many little shrines dotted around the area and sculptured playgrounds for children to play on. There are dining facilities and toilets on site.\n\nThis place is one of our favourite memories of Bali. We will revisit should we return.
(39) I don't recommend visiting this temple. Around the temple are hundreds of stalls and thousand of peoples just ruining the fun by tying to sell you something or tourists covering the views. There are in Bali much better temples to visit and much cheaper.
(40) It is a very nice temple and the view is beautiful nice gardens and lots of shops and little restaurants we ate at the one with the purple table cloths great view and good price we had a driver from legian so to get in it costs 125000 2 ppl at 60 each and 5 for parking
(41) The views from the temple are amazing! We didn't take a guide so we didn't get to know much about the history of the temple, but the view of the cliffs and the ocean from here is breathtaking!
(42) Right from the entry gates to the temple, one sees typical Balinese architectural features and tiered shrines. The complex has shrines dedicated to Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, the trinity of Hinduism.  The temple appears to be floating when the lake level rises, a great photo opportunity. The serene lake views are bonus.
(43) Reached around 10 AM and there were already quite a few people so was hard to take pictures without getting other people in the frame. However this place was not as busy as most of the other temples and tourist spots.\nEnjoyed feedig the fish and spending some time sitting on the benches in the back - away from the pools with fishes.
(44) I am sure there is a religious system that is part of this temple and I do not wish to offend them. The temples we could see were beautiful and I imagine wonderful places to pray.\n\nBut the tourist sideshow is a joke. If you want 5 minutes of culture followed by cheap souvenirs and a sideshow alley of oh - ah moments, go for it. If you want something awesome head to Jogyakarta for Borobodur or Prambanam.   \n\nDefinitely not worth 1.5hrs each way from Sanur.
(45) This is a very lovely temple in a scenic location on a lake. It can get very crowded, but if you are patient you can still get some good photos of the temple. I was lucky to witness a big ceremony while I was here. You can take a boat ride on the lake, or wander through the large gardens. Plenty of souvenir shopping to do and loads of places to eat & sleep. There is a super local fresh market - this is a huge agricultural area, so the produce cannot get fresher. You should bargain though. Fresh locally grown strawberries are a bonus here!
(46) A very beautiful place and a must visit too! Like most of the temples in Bali, this temple too is situated on a cliff on the seashore...its usually crowded and I so wished I could get to visit this place minus the crowd. It was a rainy day when we visited, the dark clouds and the sea and black sand, gave us a whole different view of the temple! Mysterious, yet beautiful :)
(47) Swimming in the temple was remarkable. Water so nice in hot day and so clean. Even when my camera lens when pop into swimming pool when dried works fine. It's a must to see it and swim there.
(48) This temple definitely deserves higher ratings (and ranking) here. It can get quite crowded but we arrived after a light drizzle which drove away the crowds. The temple with the mountain and lake as backdrop is really amazing.
(49) Definitely one of the best temples to visit in Bali and no wonder it’s the top tourist attraction , the place looks scenic and known as sunset temple , and place has lots of small shops around for some street shopping and bali being very cheap these guys are ready for more bargaining
(50) Good view but not a really a temple. If you have time, worthwile to go otherwise there is some better temple in Bali
(51) We had a lovely experience at the temple where under the rocks priests blessed us with holy water rice and a frangipani. We walked around the beach and along the coast waiting for the cloudy sunset . We ate spicy corn in front of the sunset . And then we ate a nice nasi goreng at sunset temple restaurant in front of the tanah lot temple. I recommend mostly on a none cloudy day !
(52) When we were there it was raining. This added to the fog created by the big waves on the shore made it very difficult to take nice photos. Everything is glowing by the wet, still grey and can not be seen in the distance.\nThe man skirt was not needed here.\nEverybody told us that it is super busy, but any other tourist place in the world, e.g., Paris is 2 magnitude more crowded. It was still possible to wait and take a photo with a gate on your own.\nIt is not allowed to get into the temple unless you go for pray.
(53) located on the outskirts a beautiful temple,totally worth your visit.drive to this place is very scenic,with strawberry farms your way.This temple is located in the middle of the lake.great place to have pictures .
(54) Tanah Lot it's a very beautiful temple mainly if there's deep blue sea in the day you visit. The worst thing is that there are so many tourist that some time is impossible just to take a picture with no one there. Besides that and being a very touristic place it worth to see it.
(55) This is definitely a beautiful temple with the surrounding lake. The lake gives you a feeling of serenity. But there are too many tourist about. I don't think it is worth the long drive up just to spend 30 mins to look at the temple. If you are planning on spending a half day there to enjoy a nice picnic. Otherwise there are equally if not nicer temples to visit. \n\nI went there from Benoa and it took nearly 3 hours to get there. With a baby in the car, it was challenging not much to see on the way there. (but could be my driver who doesn't know where to stop)\n\nThe actual destination for this place is in Danau Beratan (Lake Beratan) and not as it shows on the map.
(56) When you reach the cliffside, the hustle is worth it.\nYou can see how marvelous this view. the waves of the ocean meeting the land. the cliff view!\nThis is good for wedding venues if of courseallowed.\nAlso good for meditating. It will really calm your senses.
(57) I always wanted to see this temple and made it a point to visit it and realized in the end that all the trouble I took to reach here was not worth it since staying in Tuban, coming here took good three hours, thanks to the very messy traffic along the way. Then when you reach there, you have to pay through your nose to buy a ticket just to see the temple and trust me, they guard every way leading to the temple. \nThe way to temple after submitting your tickets is a full fledged market selling all kind of things and advertising toilets as if they were a rare commodity.\nAt the end the temple is awesome but too crowded.
(58) This temple is almost 3 hours drive by scooter from Ubud market.People generally reach there and directly start taking photographs for which you have to be in queue and wait time can be 1 to 2 hrs depending upon the crowd. There are 5 temples there b2b with almost 2 to 5 km walking way between each of those. But as I said, people just go to this first one which is a Shiva temple and click pictures and come back. It's a beautiful spot and worth pictures.
(59) It's very popular psot for the sunset in Bali. Many many tourists, but the view very nice. If oyu're early enough you can have a sitting spot to look at the sunset. In the area when you go from parking lot to the temple there's a market where you can by food, suvenirs and eat and drink something :)
(60) You should not miss out visiting this place when you go to Bali. Make this as top of your \temple to visits\" in Bali."