TIRTA EMPUL TEMPLE

Tirta Empul Templeis beautiful temple complex and holy mountain spring located in the village of Manukaya in central Bali. The site serves as a legendary setting of a traditional tale about good versus evil, its also a national cultural heritage site. The temple pond has a spring which gives out fresh water regularly, which Balinese Hindus consider to be holy or amritha where Balinese Hindus go to for ritual purification to cleanse their souls and ward off evil. Another nearby and prominent site on top of a hill is the presidential palace, Istana Tampaksiring, built during the years of the nation first president, Soekarno.​

How to Get to Tirta Empul Temple : Tirta Empul Temple is located in the village of Manukaya, Tampaksiring Distric, Gianyar Regency, Bali. It’s pretty easy to get to the Tirta Empul Temple and can be reached by many sides besides from central town of Ubud, from eastern corner of Ubud and from southern area of Ubud. As the distance from Denpasar airport is around 54 km, from Kuta around 50 km, from Seminyak around 50 kms and from Ubud area around 30-minute drive to the north. The temple is situated just below the Presidential Palace of Tampaksiring. Built in 1957 by Indonesia's first president, Soekarno, the beautifully built palace itself is an important landmark of the island and the country.​