Enjoy the Water Garden of Tirta Gangga, Bali

Tirta Gangga water garden, Bali

After spending at least two hours at Lempuyang Temple, we went to the second place, still in the region of Karangasem, which was basically a water garden. It's Tirta Gangga. It's also one of the most Instagram-posted places in Bali. You know a lady sitting on the stone steps on the pond with fish surrounding her? Yup. That's the place.

On the way there we dropped by for a minute to have a rice-field view from the road. Just so you know, it's a winding road in Karangasem. From the uphill road we could see the view down the hill and feel the breeze through the window. It's way colder here than in Denpasar area, as it's at higher altitude. We reached there after 30-minute drive.  

The name of Tirta Gangga means the water of the Ganges. Maybe because both Bali and India has something in common--Hindu--so it means more like the holy water of Ganges. Tirta Gangga used to be a private water garden belonging to the kingdom of Karangasem. The most recognisable spot of this place is that one pond with a distinct fountain at the center in which the visitors can go across the pond by walking on the stone steps. You have to be patiently waiting tho to take some pictures at this spot. We decided to chill at the other pond, feeding the fish with our feet got soaked in the pond.

Otherwise, you can walk around the area seeing the flowers, feeding the fish, or looking at the view from the compound at the upper level and take some pictures. Is that it? Yes 😄 Maybe some of you who has been there can let me know what else to do.