In Reply to: Temples posted by ailmic on Sunday, 4. September 2005 at 13:53 Bali Time:
Tanah Lot & Uluwatu are definately gorgeous & well worth the visit.
We went to a temple on Lake Bratan that was stunning the gardens were really well manicured & the views were superb. Maybe someone else on the forum will remember the exact name of this temple.
Besakih is worth looking at if you have never been before but beware as they will try to rip you off & leave a bad taste in your mouth. They will insist that you take one of their guides or you can't go & look but if you persist & tell them you have your own driver who you will go with they will eventually leave you alone. Take your own sarongs & put them on before you get their. Apparently the guides trap you up the top & tell you they want 500,000 RP for their services. If you think you can put up with a bit of bullcrap it is worth it because it is the mother temple of Bali & is magic.
Tampaksiring is another gorgeous temple. The Forest Temple Adas Kedaton is also very pretty & they have 700 monkeys & they are very tame.
If you hire a local driver & ask them to take you to the best / prettiest temples they will know where to take you.