Setting the sun...

Tanah Lot aerial
Tanah Lot temple rock
Tanah Lot at sunset
Tanah Lot temple
Tanah Lot coast
Tanah Lot panorama
Tanah
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Tanah
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Where Bali's spirit meets the sea.
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Tanah Lot · by the numbers

Five centuries. One sunset.

Sacred grounds, sea and temple
Years since Dang Hyang Nirartha
Sea temples guarding Bali
Sunsets a year at 18:00
Entrance tickets · harga tiket

Straight from the official price list.

Domestik · adult

Dewasa

Resident Indonesian adult ticket. Valid for the full 28-hectare grounds and all six satellite temples on-site.

IDR 30,000
Domestik · anak

Anak 5–10

Resident Indonesian child ticket for ages five through ten. Younger children enter with family at no charge.

IDR 20,000
Foreigner · adult

Adult Visitor

International adult ticket. Includes unrestricted access to the viewing platforms, Majapahit Museum, and Kecak amphitheatre.

IDR 75,000
Foreigner · child

Child Visitor

International child ticket for ages five through ten. Family photography is welcome; drones require prior approval.

IDR 40,000
How a visit unfolds

Arrive in daylight. Leave by firelight.

Coast at golden hour High tide, temple silhouette Firelight sunset
15:00Golden hour begins 17:00High tide · the temple floats 18:00Kecak & fire dance
Step 01 · Daylight

Arrive by late afternoon

Park inside the 2.77-hectare lot, follow the lane of stalls and incense, and let the sea air guide you toward the cliff. Plan for at least 90 minutes before sunset — the path is long, and every stone has a story.

Step 02 · High tide

Watch the temple float

Pura Luhur Tanah Lot sits on its own island of rock. At high tide, water encircles the base and the temple appears suspended on the sea. At low tide, Balinese priests bless visitors at Tirta Pabersihan — the holy spring that wells from the rock itself.

Step 03 · Firelight

Stay for Kecak at 18:00

Fifty men chant cak cak cak in a circle of firelight as the sun sinks behind the horizon. Performed daily. No music, no instruments — only voices, rhythm, and the sea below.

Attractions · what you'll see

Eleven attractions, one sacred ground.

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Kecak dance at sunset
Ritual · daily 18:00

Kecak & Fire Dance

Fifty chanters, a single flame, and the sun on the horizon. Performed every evening at the temple amphitheatre.

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Holy Spring
Legend · Mata Air Suci

Holy Spring

Fresh water that wells up from inside a cave beneath the rock — said to come from the middle of the sea.

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Holy Snake (Ular Suci)
Legend · Ular Suci

Holy Snake

Sacred sea snakes in caves below the temple, said to guard Pura Tanah Lot from the spirits of the south sea.

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Selfie spot
Viewpoints · scenic

Selfie Spots

Curated viewpoints across the grounds — every angle of the sunset is framed for you.

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Natys Restaurant
Dining · post-temple

Natys Restaurant

Open-air Balinese dining moments from the entrance. Fresh seafood with a front-row seat to the sunset.

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Majapahit Museum
Culture · museum

Majapahit Museum

Exhibits on the 16th-century Majapahit court and Dang Hyang Nirartha — whose meditation on this rock became the temple.

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Sunset Terrace
View · Teras Matahari

Sunset Terrace

A purpose-built cliffside terrace giving the cleanest frontal view of the temple silhouette as the sun sets into the sea.

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Enjung Galuh Area
View · Enjung Galuh

Enjung Galuh

A grassy cliff-edge lawn with panoramic ocean views — popular for weddings, photography, and slow afternoon walks.

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Tri Antaka Monument
Monument · Tri Antaka

Tri Antaka Monument

A three-pillar stone memorial honouring local heroes of Bali's history. Carved in the traditional Balinese style.

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Art Market
Shopping · Pasar Seni

Art Market

Over a hundred stalls with hand-batik sarongs, carved wooden masks, paintings, jewellery, and small offerings — the longest part of most visits.

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Yeh Kutikan
Water · Yeh Kutikan

Yeh Kutikan

A second holy-water source on the grounds, quieter than Tirta Pabersihan — locals come here for blessings before festivals.

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Canang sari · the daily offering
Every morning and every dusk — flowers, rice, and incense laid at the temple.
Heritage · sejarah

Founded by a Majapahit priest,
kept by the sea ever since.

In the sixteenth century, the holy priest Dang Hyang Dwi Jendra — known to Bali as Dang Hyang Nirartha — crossed from the Majapahit court in East Java and walked the coast of Bali teaching Dharma Yatra. When he came upon the rocky outcrop at Segara Kidul, he meditated there and ordered a shrine built. Today, Pura Luhur Tanah Lot is one of the seven sea temples that form a spiritual chain around Bali — each in sight of the next, each guarding the island from the south sea.

Nestled amidst the majestic waves of the Indian Ocean, Tanah Lot Temple stands as an iconic emblem of Bali's spiritual and natural allure.
— Website resmi DTW Tanah Lot
Sandikala
Sandikala
The sacred hour between day and night — when the world holds its breath. Every evening at 18:00.
Kecak · fire dance · sundown

Come for sandikala.

Open daily 07:00 – 19:00 · Kecak & fire dance at sundown.
From IDR 20,000 for resident children to IDR 75,000 for international visitors.


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