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Royal Karangasem Heritage Tour

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8 hours
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Learn about the royal history of Bali’s Karangasem kingdom during this 8-hour visit to some of its most important shrines and palaces. Head to East Bali, where you’ll explore the kingdom’s Karangasem Palace, along with the fountains of the Tirta Gangga Water Palace, the heritage building of Sukasada Park, and the agricultural haven of Sebetan Village. During your trip you’ll have a chance to learn new insights into Balinese architecture and enjoy incredible scenery as well. Your day trip visit to Bali’s Karagasem kingdom includes entrance fees, a guide and round-trip transport from your hotel.

Full-day royal Karangasem heritage tour
Visit Karangasem Palace (Puri Agung Karangasem), home to the region’s first king
Explore the garden and heritage building of Sukasada Park with your guide
Stroll through the picturesque farming village of Sebetan
Enjoy photo ops of statuesque fountains at Tirtagangga Water Palace
Hotel pickup and drop-off included from Kuta, Sanur and Nusa Dua

What's Included

Pickup and drop-off service from major hotels in Kuta, Seminyak, Sanur, Jimbaran, and Nusa Dua area
Professional guide
English speaking guide

Food and drinks
Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

You can head directly to the meeting point, or request pickup

Meeting point

Amlapura, Karangasem, Karangasem Regency, Bali, Indonesia

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Start time

09:00 AM

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Pickup details

Pick up is available from most centrally located in Kuta, Legian, Tuban, Sanur, Denpasar, Jimbaran, Tanjung Benoa, and Nusa Dua areas. Please be ready and waiting in your hotel lobby 20minutes prior to your scheduled pick-up time.

What To Expect

Immerse yourself in the fascinating history and architecture of Bali’s Karangasem kingdo as you visit some of its most important shrines and palaces on this 8-hour day trip. This full-day experience is a great way to discover a different side to this culturally and historically unique island.

Start your trip with pickup from select hotels at 9am. Please note that pickups may commence between 30 to 60 minutes before this time. Your tour operator will confirm the schedule at the time of reconfirmation. Head east into the lush countryside of Bali as you journey to the Karagasem Palace for your first stop. This 19th century site, also known as Puri Agung Karangasem, was built by the region’s first king Anak Agung Gede Ketlantik. His efforts showcase a unique blend of Chinese, Balinese and European architecture. Before departing the palace, your guide will explain the kingdom’s historical relations with the Dutch.

Continue next to Sukasada Park, a Karangasem Empire heritage building set in the center of a large fishpond. Make sure to note the building’s architecture, which reflects a blend of a number of cultures, with strong European influences. It was often used by Karangasem’s king for relaxation and to host meetings with key dignitaries and guests. Within the structure you’ll find a range of artifacts like photos of the royal family, plus furniture and variety of other objects.

Take in one last view of the picturesque building and its ponds, set against the backdrop of soaring Mt. Agung in the distance, before heading to Sebetan village, a township known for its cultivation of salak (snake fruit), a fruit known for its scaly, reddish-brown skin. Enjoy a walk down the rustic streets of the area, admiring fantastic views of the nearby mountains, palm trees and blue ocean in your field of view.

Make a stop for lunch at a local eatery serving a variety of Indonesian fare (at your own expense), then head to the water palace of Tirta Gangga. This unique palace, constructed by the Karangasem king Anak in 1948, consists of a series of intricate water statues of mythical creatures, most of which flow into bathing pools below. Snap a few photos among the unique setting of this palace’s idyllic gardens before heading back for drop-off at your Bali hotel.

Puri Agung Karangasem

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Royal Palace

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Ujung Water Palace

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Tirta Gangga

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Mon-Fri: 0800 - 1700 hrs -> Sat/Sun/Public Holiday: 0800 - 1700 hrs: Tel. 0361 708766 / 708769
Out Of Office Number (Emergency Call): Tel. +62 81 246 502400
Not wheelchair accessible

Stroller accessible
Most travelers can participate
Additional charges for cruise passengers
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

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anna_k

An amazing way to get to know some tradition, history or Bali. The tour guys, have very good knowledge, professional, friendly, can respond to any questions, flexibility with time if you like to take your own time and see things. Highly recommended

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Highly recommended

anna_k, Aug 2022

Response from Host, Sep 2022

Warmest Greetings! Thank you for your kind review. We truly appreciate your feedback and always tried our best to make your experience memorable. We hope to serve you again in the future. Thanks.

Lovely tour ! The water palaces makes...

Guilherme M, Apr 2018

Lovely tour ! The water palaces makes it really worth it !

Mr.Wayan the tour guide was very...

Sherazade_V, Jan 2018

Mr.Wayan the tour guide was very good,friendly and chatty. Never a boring moment during the tour. Highly recommended when you go to Bali.

Nice tour. The visit to the big giant...

Dhiraj K, Oct 2017

Nice tour. The visit to the big giant figures of the Ramayan were the best parts for me

My favorite tour in Bali! Our guide...

Michelle W, Oct 2017

My favorite tour in Bali! Our guide was so friendly and happy to have us with him for the day. The Water Palace was more interesting and beautiful in person than the pictures. So happy we did this tour!

It was a great one day tour. We had...

Jevgeni T, Oct 2017

It was a great one day tour. We had a wonderful guide and experienced driver, received a lot of interesting information around the places, culture and traditions in general. Don't hesitate to ask questions.

THE TOUR WAS AMAZING ! The guide...

Lunik_jess, Aug 2017

THE TOUR WAS AMAZING ! The guide and driver were both sweet and friendly I'd definitely suggest this tour to anyone searching for a trusted, knowledgeable tour

It was quite a long drive from our...

Rozita_A, Mar 2017

It was quite a long drive from our Bali hotel but it was worth it. This tour is recommended for you to absorb the royal historical part of Bali. My husband and I were the only people on the trip that day so we had the tour guide all to ourselves. He was very friendly, knowledgable and helpful. Along the way to our first destination, we stopped at a nice place which sells souvenirs and have clean toilets. The Tirta Gangga Water Palace is a lovely place with natural spring water fountains and swimming pool. The Karangasem palace and its water palace is also quite a nice historical site to visit. We just passed by the Sebetan Village as the fruits are not much in season. The return journey was a long winding route. A day well spent in Bali.

This was rhe first time of doing...

Patricia_D, Nov 2016

This was rhe first time of doing this tour. The guide was extremely informative and would thoroughly recommend this tour .

The tour guide is very knowledge and...

Hwangji L, Nov 2016

The tour guide is very knowledge and friendly, which makes this trip enjoyable.

What we loved: visiting Sukasada...

Daniel_S, Sep 2016

What we loved: visiting Sukasada Park and Tirta Gangga Water Palace. These two places made the trip for us as they are both utterly beautiful and well worth seeing - we also had the best nasi goring we ever had at a café outside the Water Palace! Unfortunately there wasn't much to see at Puri Agung Karangasem, it was like a smaller less impressive version of the other two, and our guide only gave us a very basic history. I also don't think we really saw much of any picturesque villages, though we did stop to take in a great view. Before all of this we were taken around a silverworks, wood carving, batik processing and art gallery. The silverworks was briefly interesting before we were taken to the shop largest in Bali, no cheaper than UK. The wood carving was actually just a large shop, no process to show. The batik was a 5min brief overview before we were taken to the shop, and even more brief with the gallery. Appreciate they need the business, but being rushed through or not getting the interesting part to be followed around the shop was not great. Unfortunately our guide didn't give much information about the history of Bali, and even wanted to rush us through Sukasada Park. We tried to get more detail from him, but his English wasn't great and he didn't seem too interested we got more from the leaflets and activity description!. We would recommend the trip, but actually if you can visit those two places separately you might be better off. Having said that, a decent guide would have made all the difference.

The places we went were nice but our...

Gkhan_P, Jun 2016

The places we went were nice but our tour guide couldn't speak English so we read about the history of the places we saw on the internet, in the evening because the tour guide gave almost no info. He was pushing us to do shopping, he was snoozing in the car, playing on his mobile phone...

Highly recommended for those wanting...

Doni J, Jun 2016

Highly recommended for those wanting to know more about history of Bali, it's kings, their reign etc. Putra, our guide was extremely informative with knowledge about everything that we saw on the tour and on the way.

This tour was quite nice. I would...

Hubert S, Apr 2016

This tour was quite nice. I would recommend it. The countryside is beautiful. The water palace itself was amazing.

Very good tour. Wonderful views from...

pnogueraruiz, Mar 2016

Very good tour. Wonderful views from restaurant. Excellent food.

Very informative and friendly...

Kirra D, Jun 2015

Very informative and friendly guide. The driver was very professional and the vehicle was well maintained and comfortable (good air conditioning!!) only downside was there was a lot of road works which meant there was a lot of time in the car. Overall a good little tour

Peaceful and tranquil as not on the...

Brian A, May 2015

Peaceful and tranquil as not on the tourist trail and therefore not thronging with tourists and hawkers. Transport could have been more comfortable but as we were the only ones on this tour we were able to spread out. However some of the roads desperately need maintenance and I felt each bump in my back The venue for lunch was stunning but the food was ordinary and overpriced

Our guide Radi was immensely...

Maritess B, Apr 2015

Our guide Radi was immensely knowledgeable about the island. And this tour highlights the magnificence of the Balinese culture and history.

This was amazing!!! I learnt so...

Lisa R, Feb 2015

This was amazing!!! I learnt so much. The meal was fantastic with amazing views. It was a long drive but worth it!! My tour guide was brilliant and took time to answer all my questions. Can't fault this trip at all.

The tour was amazing and the tour guide...

Graziella M, Feb 2015

The tour was amazing and the tour guide was very friendly and very funny

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