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Goa Gajah, the Elephant Cave in Ubud, Bali
Just outside Ubud in Bali, among thick greenery, lies the Elephant Cave with it's pool and temples. Part of the site wasn't excavated until the 50's and still feels pretty untouched. This is an UNESCO World Heritage site.
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Elephant Cave Ubud, Bali
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VLOG 15 :BEST TEMPLE IN UBUD, BALI , GOA GAJAH ( elephant cave ) INDONESIA
les temples a UBUD étaient la raison principal pour préparé mon voyages a Bali
dans ce VLOG on a aussi passé du temps a BLANGSINGA puis on a prix notre déjeuné dans un resto balinais et au milieu d'aprés midi on a visité le temple GOA GAJAH ou éléphant temple , construit y a plus de 1000 an , c'était l'occasion pour nous de finir cette journée découvert qui avais débuté dans les watterfalls ( vlog 14 )
je vous invite fortement a voir le vlog jusqu'a la fin , car pas mal de mystère entoure ce temple
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EXPLORING UBUD, BALI | Monkey Forest, Elephant Cave, & Trapped in a Rice Paddy!
We checked into our new hotel room and decided to walk to Monkey Forest. Along the way we stopped to eat at an all you can eat vegan buffet, which was delicious! We then arrived at Monkey Forest. We found the monkeys to be much more aggressive than the ones we had seen at Monkey Hill in Phuket, Thailand, making it a bit less enjoyable. However, it is still a worthwhile experience when in Ubud. We then headed to Goa Gajah, otherwise known as Elephant Cave. On our way there we tried cutting through a rice terrace and ended up getting stuck, getting to see it up close but also spending a bit too long trying to figure out how to get out. W eventually made it to a hotel and hopped a fence to escape. The Elephant Cave was a special place, and we witnessed a religious ceremony and were given rice on our foreheads by an older woman. Finally we headed back into Ubud and stopped for bubble tea.
Stay tuned for next Sunday's video where we take a ferry from Bali to the island of Nusa Penida!
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Elephant Cave - Goa Gajah in Ubud, Bali
Goa Gajah’s name is slightly misleading, lending the impression that it’s a gigantic dwelling full of elephants. Nevertheless, Goa Gajah ‘Elephant Cave’ is an archaeological site of significant historical value that makes it a special place to visit.
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The island of Bali lies 3.2 km (2 mi) east of Java, and is approximately 8 degrees south of the equator. Bali and Java are separated by the Bali Strait. East to west, the island is approximately 153 km (95 mi) wide and spans approximately 112 km (69 mi) north to south; administratively it covers 5,780 km2, or 5,577 km2 without Nusa Penida District, its population density is roughly 750 people/km2.
Bali's central mountains include several peaks over 3,000 metres in elevation. The highest is Mount Agung (3,031 m), known as the mother mountain which is an active volcano. Mountains range from centre to the eastern side, with Mount Agung the easternmost peak. Bali's volcanic nature has contributed to its exceptional fertility and its tall mountain ranges provide the high rainfall that supports the highly productive agriculture sector. South of the mountains is a broad, steadily descending area where most of Bali's large rice crop is grown. The northern side of the mountains slopes more steeply to the sea and is the main coffee producing area of the island, along with rice, vegetables and cattle. The longest river, Ayung River, flows approximately 75 km.
Bali is an island and a province of Indonesia, the nation's smallest province. The province covers a few smaller neighbouring islands, notably Nusa Penida, as well as the island of Bali itself. It is located at the westernmost end of the Lesser Sunda Islands, between Java to the west and Lombok to the east. One of the country's 34 provinces, Bali has its capital at Denpasar towards the south of the island.With a population recorded as 3,890,757 in the 2010 census, and currently 4.22 million,the island is home to most of Indonesia's Hindu minority. According to the 2010 Census, 84.5% of Bali's population adhered to Balinese Hinduism while most of the remainder followed Islam. Bali is also the largest tourist destination in the country and is renowned for its highly developed arts, including traditional and modern dance, sculpture, painting, leather, metalworking, and music. A tourist haven for decades, the province has seen a further surge in tourist numbers in recent years.
The tourism industry is primarily focused in the south, while significant in the other parts of the island as well. The main tourist locations are the town of Kuta (with its beach), and its outer suburbs of Legian and Seminyak (which were once independent townships), the east coast town of Sanur (once the only tourist hub), in the center of the island Ubud, to the south of the Ngurah Rai International Airport, Jimbaran, and the newer development of Nusa Dua and Pecatu.
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A Trip to Goa Gajah (Elephant Cave) | Bali
Join us for a trip to Goa Gajah (Elephant Temple) of Bali. This serenely beautiful ancient hermitage can be dated back to the 11th century. Beautiful relics with a mystical touch await you. Enjoy!
UBUD-BALI- Monkey Forest/Rice Fields/Elephant Cave/Waterfall.TOP best places you have to see
1-Monkey Sanctuary
Right in the middle of Ubud lies the Sacred Monkey Forest. Like you probably guessed from the name, it is famous for its large population of Monkeys living in an ancient forest surrounding several very old temples. You only have to walk into the park and within minutes you will see Balinese Monkeys everywhere. They are on the railings, in the trees, on the trail blocking your path, and possibly trying to steal any food you forgot to leave outside. You will not have a problem grabbing an Instagram worthy photo.
While the monkeys are the main attraction, I found myself more enamored by the giant, ancient trees populating the forest. The natural beauty is breathtaking.
Tip: Don’t bring any food with you, and secure your valuables. The monkeys know how to open your backpack if they smell food, and they have been known to steal cell phones from people’s hands.
2-Tegallalang Rice Terraces
One of the most iconic scenes of Bali is its rice terraces. Beautifully manicured fields cut into the sides of mountains and hills, backdropped by palm trees and luscious jungles. One of the closest rice terrace to Ubud is in Tegallalang. It is an easy drive north from Ubud on Jl. Raya Andong, and a cheap ride if you hire a taxi or scooter (I recommend renting your own scooter and immersing yourself in the scenery).
3-Tegenungan Waterfall
Tegenungan Waterfall is just about 20 minutes southeast of Ubud. There are one major waterfall and a second smaller one hidden just off the path. There are a lot of stairs to get down, but the trek is pretty easy compared to a lot of the other sites in Bali. You can easily hike down, enjoy the waterfall, and be back to your driver to head to your next adventure if you are on a tight schedule.
4- Goa Gajah ‘Elephant Cave’
is an archaeological site on the cool western borders of Bedulu Village, 6 km out of central Ubud. To the unknowing, Goa Gajah’s name can be slightly misleading, often creating an impression that the site is a gigantic dwelling full of elephants.
After taking the flight of stone steps down to the Goa Gajah temple complex, you often don't need more than an hour to explore and admire the relic-filled courtyard and view the rock-wall carvings. The site contains a central meditational cave, bathing pools and fountains
5- Water Temple
This temple sits just a half-hour moped ride North East of Ubud. Pura Tirta Empul is a beautiful temple built around a natural spring in 962 A.D. It has long been a sacred Hindu site, dedicated to Vishnu, and known for its cleansing waters and ritual purification.
The main pools feature 30 individual fountains that are used for spiritual cleansing. Visitors are allowed to participate in the ritual cleansing, but are expected to (and should) change into a sarong, remove any shoes or sandals, and bring an offering
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Bali Temple SCAM! - Goa Gajah Temple, Elephant Cave
Goa Gajah Temple
A temple in the heart of bali holds an incredible site of worship that's tainted with greed. On this episode we'll uncover the Bali temple scam.
Goa Gajah, a temple located near the central town of Ubud Bali is a tourist hotspot. The name Goa Gajah translates to Elephant Cave but upon visiting the temple there are no elephants in sight. This name comes from a small elephant carving inside the sacred cave. The temple is nearly 4 miles or 6 kilometers from Ubud on the western side of Bedulu village. Upon arriving to the temple you will be swarmed by shop owners trying to sell you a sarong to wear while walking around the temple. Sarongs are mandatory to wear while visiting any temples in Bali.
This used to be an ancient Buddhist temple but what’s left here are the remaining blocks that could be brought back to the temple. Larger sections of the temple still exist at the bottom of the ravine close by. Across from the buddhist temple are holy pools of water that were used by pilgrims to wash up before entering the cave to meditate. The pools are supposedly fed by holy water from under the ground. 7 Statues standing overtop of these pools represent the 7 great rivers of India.
At this point in your tour of the grounds guides will start to lock onto you like a eagle stalking its prey. The guides have 2 different approaches to scam tourists. In my case when I visited a man approached near the pools and asked if I’d like a guided tour for “20”. In Bali everything is abbreviated into numbers usually between 1 and 100 which are short for a 1000. In this case 20 meant 20,000 rupiah. 20,000 rupiah is about a dollar 50. Basically anywhere you go you’ll see 10 for a breakfast sandwich 18 for a cherimoya it's their common way of communicating the price without saying thousand every time. So the guide asked guided tour for 20? I said sure and he started explaining the different areas of the temple. After the first few areas we went over to the cave.
The cave is dark, small and not all that interesting on the inside, a typical meditation site like many of the others around Bali, except in a cave. The entrance though is awesome, the carvings in the stone are impressive, detailed and wacky. It is believed this worship site is over 1000 years old. The goa gajah temple itself was discovered then revealed to the public in 1923, then in 1954 the statue fountains and pool were discovered and painstakingly restored by archaeologists.
So back to the scam story, after a quick look inside the dark cave the guide started to complain about how expensive it is to have 7 children. He took me over to some flat stone platforms started talking about how he lives here and how he sleeps on this hard stone floor. He then started complaining how he doesn’t have any other job, the temple doesn’t pay him, and once again how his 7 children are so expensive to raise. I couldn’t help but think that maybe he should have been responsible with his actions and bought some contraception vs. complain to every tourist the walks in the door, and make it seem like his kids are tourists responsibility. I grew tired of his complains and presented him with the “20” or 20,000 rupiah. He gasped at me and demanded 20 US dollars. I was taken back, first off I’m not America so I don’t have US dollars and secondly I knew this was a scam considering the entrance fee into the temple was 15,000 rupiah or a dollar ten US. For those of you wondering the guided tour lasted 10 - 15 minutes which if his scam proves successful he’d be making around $100 US an hour. Now if we look at the average monthly income in Bali, it's around $200 US. After his ridiculous demand I said no 20,000 rupiah, he proceeded to change his tone from being a victim to being aggressive and angry. He threatened to get security if we don’t pay. I gave him 40,000 rupiah and said that’s all I had. He once again he threatened to call security and I said “go call em” and started walking away. The second he realized he wasn’t getting another dollar from me he swooped in on some new tourists who just walked into the temple area.
Now there are actually two different versions of this scam. Some people will refuse to take him up on his offer of the guided tour, he’ll then just follow the tourists around explaining the areas as they go through the temple. He’s like a pesky fly you can’t get rid of except once he notices people start to head for the exit he’ll demand 200,000 rupiah or 15 US dollars. Once again if denied he’ll threaten to call security.
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Goa Gajah, or Elephant Cave, is located on the island of Bali near Ubud, in Indonesia. Built in the 9th century, it served as a sanctuary. At the façade of the cave is a relief of various menacing creatures and demons carved right into the rock at the cave entrance. The primary figure was once thought to be an elephant, hence the nickname Elephant Cave. An extensive bathing place on the site was not excavated until the 1950s. These appear to have been built to ward off evil spirits.
This site was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on October 19, 1995 in the Cultural category.
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Goa Gajah, or Elephant Cave, is located on the island of Bali near Ubud, in Indonesia. Built in the 9th century, it served as a sanctuary.
Tempels Ubud | Pura Taman Saraswati & Goa Gajah (Elephant Cave)
In het centrum van Ubud vind je de Pura Taman Saraswati: een prachtige tempel omringd door drijvende lotusbloemen. Een paar kilometer buiten Ubud staat de Goa Gajah (vaak vertaald als Elephant Cave). Meer info:
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Bali Goa Gajah Temple, the Elephant Cave in Ubud | Indonesia Tours
Welcome to Bali Goa Gajah Temple or Elephant Cave Temple which is located in west side of countryside, Blah Batuh Sub district and Gianyar Regency. It is about 27 km from Denpasar town. This cave is built at crevasse edge from the federation of 2 rills that is called Pangkung River , where the irrigation is mixed with Petanu River flow. The federation area of two rivers is called Campuhan/Mixture. It owns the magical energy on the basis of Rwabineda Concept/two different matters on this basic concept hence Goa Gajah Temple or Elephant Cave Temple is intentionally built among two rivers.
GOA GAJAH TEMPLE | BALI INTEREST PLACE | BALI GOLDEN TOURThe word of Goa Gajah is anticipated coming from the word of Lwa Gajah, the name of Buddhist Temple or hermitage for Buddhist monk. The Goa Gajah's name is written on Negara Kertagama papyrus which is compiled by Mpu Prapanca on 1365 M. Lwa or Lwah/Loh mean the river and it reflect to the meaning that the hermitage is located at Gajah River or in Air Gajah. In the year inscription 944 Saka, it is mentioned with the name of ‘ser ring Air Gajah' that is meaning the Subak leader in Air Gajah. The word has mentioned that the hermitage of Lwa Gajah is located in Subak Air Gajah. Among the local residents, the Goa Gajah Temple is better known as Cave Temple, located in the west of Bedahulu Village, Blahbatuh Subdistrict, Gianyar Regency. It is about 27 km east of Denpasar. A visit to this temple can be done easily because it is only a few feet below the highway toward the village of Tampaksiring Indeed this temple was built at the valley of Petanu River having beautiful natural panorama.
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Goa Gajah or Elephant Cave is near Ubud, Bali, Indonesia is on the UNESCO list
Goa Gajah, also called , located east of Peliatan near Ubud in the middle of Bali. Goa Gajah dates from the 11th century and was discovered in 1922.
The entrance to the cave is a kind of monstrous creature with mouth wide open. The cave has a 13 meter long corridor leads to a T-junction. At the end of the left corridor is a statue (1 m high) with four arms of Ganesha (the Hindu god with the elephant). In the other hallway are three linga that represent the manifestations of Shiva. Just before the entrance is a statue of the Buddhist goddess Hariti. Opposite the cave is a fountain with six images of women. This was only uncovered in 1954 by the archaeologist JC Warrior. Along the cave is the river Petanu. Striking is the mix of Hindu and Buddhist elements. Around the year one thousand cave must have been used by Hindus; probably before by Buddhists.
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Explored the Goa Gajah temple (elephant cave) located in Bali. If you visit the elephant cave temple and are up for an adventure take the first right after the bridge and keep going on the path (15-20min) You cross some sketchy bridges and have to go down a muddy tight steep set of stairs but it is well worth it you end up at the bottom of the lake where you can swim, relax and enjoy nature away from all the tourists! Shoes recommended but you can do it in sandals too just be careful.
Ate at the delicious Atman Kafe in Ubud which offers a variety of tasty vegan options and Prima Vegetarian Warung which has a set menu of our fav vegan nasi campur and banana vegan cake!
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