Choice for south Kuta tour destination

Choice for south Kuta tour destination

Garuda Wisnu Kencana

The Ultimate Destination for Those Seeking an Immersive Cultural Experience in Bali!

We are thrilled to have you here and we hope that you will find our website informative and inspiring. GWK Cultural Park is home to some of the most iconic cultural landmarks in Bali, including the magnificent Garuda Wisnu Kencana statue, which stands tall at 121 meters and is a representation of the Hindu god Vishnu and his mount, the Garuda bird.

Our park also features a range of cultural activities and performances, including the Kecak Garuda Wisnu dance, traditional Balinese music and dance performances, and much more.

Whether you are a history buff, an art enthusiast, or simply looking for a fun and unique experience in Bali, GWK Cultural Park has something for everyone. We invite you to explore our website and discover all that our park has to offer. Thank you for visiting GWK Cultural Park online, and we hope to see you in person soon!

ULUWATU TEMPLE

The history of this landmark is ancient and intriguing. Inscriptions mention that Uluwatu Temple was instigated by Mpu Kuturan, a Majapahit monk who is also credited for the establishment of several other key temples in Bali. 

Mpu Kuturan may have built a small temple on this site, but the structure was significantly expanded by a Javanese sage, Empu Kuturan in the 11th Century. Another sage by the name of Dang Hyang Nirartha is then credited for contracting the Padmasana shrines and more of the structure that unfolds at your feet today.

The Balinese Hindus believe that the powers of the Hindu Trinity — Brahma, Vishnu, and Siva — merge here. That belief results in making Uluwatu Temple a place of worship of Siva Rudra, the Balinese Hindu deity of all elements and aspects of life in the universe.

There’s plenty of space to park on the outskirts of the temple, but a private and arranged charter is highly recommended as there is no official public transportation to get to and from the site and travelling back to your hotel will be difficult without any prearranged ride or taxi — especially if you plan on staying for sunset. 

Enter and traverse into the forest where you’ll find an abundance of native monkeys. In local culture, they are believed to guard the temple against bad influences, but in reality, they’re the ones that are prone to bad habits. If given the opportunity, they can and will grab some of your small belongings, so it’s highly advisable that you keep your valuables in a sealed bag or pockets at all times. 

The meandering pathway begins to reveal the cliff’s edge that beckons you to continue on a picturesque journey beside the ocean. This walkway, which is fortified by elegant concrete walls on the cliffside, takes around an hour, but the time flies by as you drink in the scenery and take countless pictures of the ever-changing landscape.

Pass an inviting amphitheatre, where you can watch the dramatic Kecak fire dance. As the sun sets during the performance and the sky dims, the story of the famous epic Hindu story of the Ramayana builds to a sensational fire-related climax.

There are two grand and ancient entrances to Uluwatu Temple, one from the south and one from the north. Marvel at the sight of two figures of elephant-headed men guarding the entrance, while the forward-facing parts of the gates are festooned with sculptures featuring flowery patterns. Enter to discover the inner courtyard and botanical hanging trees that provide blissful shade.

Behind the main shrine in one of the courtyards, facing the ocean, lies a Brahmin statue which is considered to be a representation of Dhang Hyang Dwijendra. The Pura Dalem Jurit temple was added in the 16th century and is where you’ll find three more stately statues, one of which depicts Brahma. 

The best time to experience Uluwatu Temple is in the evening when the sun goes down to create a wonderful spectrum of colours behind this ancient relic.

Water Sport Activity

Water sports or aquatic sports are sports activities conducted on waterbodies and can be categorized according to the degree of immersion by the participants.

On the water

[edit]

For a more comprehensive list, see List of surface water sports.

• Boat racing, the use of powerboats to participate in races
• Boating, the use of boats for personal recreation
• Bodyboarding similar to surfing, it involves catching a wave aboard a floating board — only this platform is made primarily of foam.
• Cable skiing, similar to wake boarding but with cables for artificial maneuvering
• Canoe polo combines boating and ball-handling skills with a contact team game, where tactics and positional play are as important as the speed and fitness of the individual athletes.
• Canoeing is an activity which involves paddling a canoe with a single-bladed paddle. Most present-day canoeing is done as or as a part of a sport or recreational activity.
• Dragon boat racing, teams of 20 paddlers racing the ancient dragon boat
• Fishing, the recreation and sport of catching fish
• Flyboard is a brand of hydroflighting device that supplies propulsion to drive the Flyboard into the air to perform a sport known as hydroflying.
• Jet Skiing is performed with a recreational watercraft that the rider sits or stands on, rather than sits inside of, as in a boat.
• Kayaking is the use of a kayak for moving across water
• Kiteboating is the act of using a kite rig as a power source to propel a boat
• Kneeboarding is an aquatic sport where the participant is towed on a buoyant, convex, and hydrodynamically shaped board at a planing speed, most often behind a motorboat.
• Paddleboarding, where a person uses a large surfboard and paddle to surf on flat water or waves
• Parasailing, where a person is towed behind a vehicle (usually a boat) while attached to a parachute
• Picigin is a traditional Croatian ball game that is played on the beach. It is an amateur sport played in shallow water, consisting of players keeping a small ball from touching the water.
• Rafting is a recreational outdoor activities that use an inflatable raft to navigate a river or other body of water
• River trekking, a combination of trekking and climbing and sometimes swimming along the river
• Rowing, a sport that involves propelling a boat (racing shell) on water, using oars
• Sailing is the practice of navigating a sail-powered craft on water, ice, or land
• Sit-down hydrofoiling is riding on the water with a hydrofoil attached to a ski.
• Skimboarding is a sport where people use a wooden board to slide fast on water.
• Stone skipping, is a sport where people compete for the number of times and length that they can skip a stone on the water's surface.
• Surfing, a sport where an individual uses a board to stand up and ride on the face of a wave.
• Wakeboarding, a sport where an individual is attached to a board via bindings and then holds a handle to be towed across the water while riding sideways.
• Wakeskating, a sport where the rider stands on a board and is towed across the water performing maneuvers similar to those seen in skateboarding.
• Wakesurfing, a sport where the individual surfs on the wake created by a boat without holding onto the handle.
• Water skiing, a sport where an individual holds onto a rope and handle while being towed across the water while riding one or two water skis.
• White water rafting, rafting on various classes of river rapids
• Windsurfing, is a wind-propelled water sport that is a combination of sailing and surfing.
• Windfoiling, is the hydrofoiling variant of windsurfing. It uses a hydrofoil that lifts the board above the water.
• Wing foiling is a sport where an individual holds a lightweight wing on a surfboard with a hydrofoil.
• Yachting is the use of recreational boats and ships called yachts, for racing or cruising