January 2013. Our day 3 in Bali after spending 2 days for my best friend's wedding. Before flying to Bali, we already hired a personal driver for 2 days sightseeing tour after the wedding. We did not make any plan on what to see and only decide when we were here in Bali. After the personal driver pick us up from our hotel at Le Grande, Uluwatu, we make our first stop to visit GWK - Garuda Wisnu Kencana Cultural Park which is just 6km away since it is an attraction in Uluwatu. It's a huge park with Giant craved limestone & Statues of Hindu God - Lord Wisnu & his aid - Garuda - a mythical half human half bird. There is an entrance fee of IDR60,000 per pax to pay to visit the park. The Caved Giant Limestone Pillars has a forest on top are quite an amazing view! This huge square with craved limestone pillars lined up alongside is well-known as a place to hold many large event including concerts.
Further up the staircases is Plaza Garuda where the 18meters tall Garuda statue and the 23 meters high Lord Wisnu is located at the next plaza. Apparently, the statue of Lord Wisnu is suppose to ride on the Statue of Garuda and become a 150 meters tall "Garuda Wisnu Kencana" Statue. However till-to-date it is still under construction, that is why Lord Wisnu Statue & Garuda Statue are now set in separate place. From where the Lord Wisnu statue located at, we could see the wide view of Uluwatu too from far. There's a Balinese dance performance - Kecak perform daily 10am & 3pm, at the Amphitheater with free admission. We decided to give a miss and proceed to our next destination - Tanah Lot.
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