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Dramatically marooned on a craggy wave-lashed rock sitting just off the southwest coast, Pura Tanah Lot (Rp3100) really does deserve its reputation as one of Bali's top sights. Fringed by frothing white surf and glistening black sand, its elegant multi-tiered shrines have become the unofficial symbol of Bali, appearing on a vast range of tourist souvenirs. Unsurprisingly, the temple attracts huge crowds every day, particularly around sunset. Tanah Lot is said to have been founded by the wandering Hindu priest Nirartha and is one of the most holy places on Bali. Only bona fide devotees are allowed to climb the stairway carved out of the rock face and enter the compounds; everyone else is confined to the base of the rock. Though there are occasional bright-blue bemos from Denpasar's Ubung terminal direct to Tanah Lot, you'll probably end up having to go via Kediri , 12km east of the temple complex on the main Denpasar-Tabanan road. All Ubung (Denpasar)-Gilimanuk bemos drop passengers at Kediri bemo station (30min; Rp1500), where you should change on to a Kediri-Tanah Lot bemo (more frequent in the morning; 25min; Rp1000). Alternatively, join one of the numerous tours to Tanah Lot that operate out of all major tourist resorts.
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