5 unique and creepy places to visit in bali
Bali offers unique sights that you’ll unlikely see
elsewhere, and even if you think you’ve seen them all, you’ll be surprised at
what you may still find ‘hidden’, off the beaten tracks, and simply waiting for
you to discover. For the adventurous at heart, here we’ve compiled the most
unusual places to visit on the island. Some places are outright bizarre, others
eerie and mysterious – spread out across Bali, from the remote central
highlands to the offshore island of Lembongan. You might want to break away from
the confines and usual offerings of your five-star luxury resort, and seek out
the unknown, the odd, and the peculiar in Bali. If you think you’ve seen ‘Bali
temples’, here are some outright exceptional ones. Discover Bali’s strangely
beautiful, and beautifully strange, and satisfy your curiosity with our list of
the 10 most unusual and odd places to visit in Bali.
1.The 'Ghost Town' of Taman Festival Bali
2. The 'Bat Cave' Temple of Goa Lawah
3. Bengkala, Village of The DeafBengkala, a village in the district of Kubutambahan, Buleleng regency, north Bali, is known as the ‘village of the deaf’ due to over two percent of its population are congenitally deaf. The village has seen high incidences of deafness that spans over seven generations, and the people, known locally as ‘kolok’, have developed a sign language known as ‘kata kolok’.
4.The Underground House (Goa Gala-Gala)One of your most likely stopovers on your visit to Nusa Lembongan Island is this underground house, known as the ‘Goa Gala-Gala’. The limestone underground house is labyrinthine featuring connected chambers. What started out as a passionate cave project by house owner Made Byasa, who was inspired by an episode from the Mahabharata epic in which the Pandawa heroes fled persecution from the Koravas by hiding in a cave, turned into a decade-long building obsession, which he finally completed in 1976.
5. The 'Dark Cave' of Goa Peteng Here’s for spelunkers (which means cave exploring, as if you didn’t know). Descend into the heart of darkness at Goa Peteng, an impressive natural limestone sinkhole that is located right beside the resort grounds of the Ayana Resort and Spa in Jimbaran. Goa Peteng, literally ‘dark cave’ in the local tongue, is located on a farming field owned by local resident Pak Ketjuh and his son Nyoman Suparka.
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