Day 4. Pura Besakih

Today our adven­ture begins at the UNESCO WORLD HER­ITAGE SITE, of the great myth­i­cal tem­ple, Pura Besakih.

The Door­way to Heaven, sit­u­ated on the slopes of the immense Mt Agung Strato Volcano!

Bali­nese His­tory and Holidays

We’ll see awe­some pageantry, col­or­ful cos­tumes & observe rit­ual offer­ings on our spe­cial tour to the Holy Mountain.

These orig­i­nal pho­tos were taken by our Inter­na­tional Voy­ager, Inc. Pres­i­dent dur­ing the Cer­e­mony of Galungan.

You are most wel­come to pass thru the Door­way to Heaven.

The great World Her­itage Tem­ple of Pura Besakih Bali’s “Mother Tem­ple,” !

Nes­tled on the slopes of the majes­tic Mt. Agung.

This 22-​temple com­plex is the most sacred on the island.

When our group reaches the top of Besakih a spe­cial Good Luck Bless­ing Ceremony,

con­ducted by a renown Bali­nese Priest

is arranged just for us.

So we can be included in the fes­tiv­i­ties and feel offi­cially wel­comed to Bali!

His­tory of Pura Besakih

Pho­tos of Inter­na­tional Voy­ager, Inc. group in Pura Besakih receiv­ing a spir­i­tual bless­ing by a Bali­nese priest dur­ing their New Year holiday.

The Bali­nese are among the world’s most devout people.

It is a very excit­ing, once in a life­time expe­ri­ence and priv­i­lege to be here dur­ing any Bali­nese Holiday.

All tour par­tic­i­pants are required to dress appropriately.

Cel­e­brants atop Pura Besakih with Mt Agung smol­der­ing in the distance!

The Guardians of the Gate!

You can see the light of heaven from here quite clearly!