G1 : Good afternoon,ladies. I’m one of three tour guide during you stay in Karangasem. Nice to meet you. My name is Utami Dewi but you can call me Utami. I will show and accompany you to the second great water palace in Karangasem and it call as Tirta Gangga. Tirta Gangga is water palace Bali / a royal water park belonging to the royal family of Karangasem. Tirta Gangga is located in Ababi village, Abang, Karangasem.It’s about 6-8 km north of Amlapura, 95 km from Denpasar (110 km from Kuta, 128 km from Nusa Dua). Now , we are at the border of Amlapura City and Bug-bug town. It’s about 8 km from here. I’ll show you the way. Let’s go.
*Arrived at Tirta Gangga
G2 : Welcome to Tirta Gangga. Tirtagangga that located near the town of Amlapura, is the more well-known of the two. This is the parking lot and I’ll take you to inside. Come on.
G3 : You can seeing , there are any artshop you can bought some gifts back from this trip. Entrance fee to the garden is Rp 50.000 or 5 USD for tourists and Rp 15.000 or 1.5 USD.
G1 : Here we are. Now, you can seeing the most beautiful and the second well-known water palace in Karangasem. Is it wonderfull right? I hope you love this place. Tirta Gangga Park is built in the year of 1948 by the Karangasem King of Anak Agung Agung Anglurah Ketut Karangasem. Before this park is found, there is big wellspring found in this area which the local society believe that this water come from the land is holy spring therefore they call this place is Embukan/ kelebutan means wellspring.
G2 : Even to this date Tirta Gangga belongs to the royal family of Karangasem. Known for its extreme rural beauty, this Bali place holds a special place of reverence for the Hindu Balinese people. According to the local believe that this wellspring functioning as a bath place for the god and also used as drinking water for the local community from the nearest village.
G3 : Therefore this wellspring is sacrificed by local people and keeps the park naturally. The King of Karangasem has got an idea to improve this park into a good looking and nowadays, it becomes one of the famous tourist destinations in east part of Bali.
G2 : The name "Tirta Gangga" reminds about a sacred river in India, the river Gangga. In the middle of rice fields and surrounded by the hills. Tirta means blessed water and - as mentioned above - Gangga is taken from the name of the mother river Ganges in India.
G1 : OK, one can see that there is a pond on the right side that has decorative stones placed around the pond while another functions as a bridge. Statues of Gods and Goddesses majestically stand amidst the pristine cold water. This part is the Swah level. In this level, where beside those two decorative ponds, there is also a swimming pool where the locals or visitors can enjoy swimming in the cold spring.
G2 : The springs have a huge output of pure water. The water in Tirta Gangga is first led to a reservoir where it is divided in two parts. One third provides drinking water for the town Amlapura. The remainder goes into the upper swimming pool through an underground pipe. The overflow of water goes into the lower swimming pool, the other ponds and finally to the rice fields surrounding the Tirta Gangga Royal water garden.
G3 : OK, those is a Hotel & Restaurant in Tirta Gangga called as Tirta Ayu Hotel & Restaurant. I will show you the place. Come on. (walking to those place) Here we are in Tirta Ayu Hotel & Restaurant. You will enjoying it if you have a lunch , dinner with your boyfriend or family like gods and goddesses with first class royal treatment be pempered & experience with total relaxation.
G1 : Island healers have praised the water of the holy spring at Tirta Gangga , for their healing and youth giving powers. It’s said if one bathes in the water of Tirta Gangga on the full moon, one is blessed with lasting youth and illnesses will be healed. This place is great for relaxing - and the location does that you are able to escape from the heat as the weather in the area is less tropical. Take a relaxing walk or dipping your feet into the cold water. Just try it, ladies.
*Walking slowly
G3 : OK, thank you for watching us. Have a nice day and goodbye!
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