Feel the Greatness of Lempuyang Temple and Mount Agung Combined

Lempuyang Temple or Lempuyang Luhur Temple is one of the big and oldest temples in Bali. Lempuyang Temple is also one of six holiest temples in Bali called “Sad Kahyangan Jagad”. Lempuyang Temple is located in the slope of Mount Lempuyang, Karangasem Regency, Bali. It takes about 2 hours to get to Lempuyang Temple from Denpasar.

Lempuyang Temple is located on 1,175 meters above the sea level. The peak of Lempuyang Temple can be reached by a staircase of over 1,700 steps. So, if you claim yourself as an adventurous person, you will enjoy the challenge. During your time to reach the top, you will also enjoy the view of other temples surrounding, and you also could see the grey long-tailed macaques that inhabit in the forests around Lempuyang Temple. If you think that 1,700 steps are too much, do not worry because you will also able to enjoy the combination of the ancient temple and nature of Lempuyang Temple in the lower level of Lempuyang Temple.

It usually takes two hours of climbing the stairs to reach the peak of Lempuyang Temple. For those who are able to reach the top, you will be paid with the great view of the forest, the great gate of Lempuyang Temple and of course the Mount Agung. The perfect precision of the gate in Lempuyang Temple with Mount Agung in the middle makes people willing to take all the steps upstairs and wait in line to take the mesmerizing photo of Lempuyang Temple and Mount Agung combined. This gate is also known with “Gate to Heaven”.

It is up to you to believe it or not, but the local people believe strongly that only people with a strong heart that can reach the top of Lempuyang Temple. You have to maintain respectful behavior and speech and you should not complain about how hard your way up. If you behave unresentfully and complaining about your way up to the top of Lempuyang Temple, the local people believe you will never succeed to reach the main of Lempuyang Temple at the peak, and of course you will not be able to find the mesmerizing view of “Gate to Heaven” in Lempuyang Temple.

The great view of Lempuyang Temple is so mesmerizing that even during the eruption of Mount Agung, there are still many tourists go to Lempuyang Temple even though less than usual. The tourists usually hike to Lempuyang Temple at midnight or at the dawn to get the view of “Gate to Heaven” with the bonus of the view of the lava of Mount Agung that flared in the dark. After all, the “Gate to Heaven” in Lempuyang Temple is wort to visit.