Tirta Gangga Water Palace

Tirta Gangga is a former royal water garden in Ababi, Karangasem, built in 1946 by Karangasem’s last raja. Its pools, fountains, sculptures and stepping stones cross a garden of water; admission includes the swimming pool and museum.

Admission (IDR): foreign adults under 65: 90,000; foreign adults 65+: 70,000; foreign children 5–12: 45,000. Indonesian citizens (WNI): adults 45,000; adults with a Bali ID (KTP Bali) 35,000; children 5–12: 25,000; children under 5: free. Separate charges: parking—motorcycle 2,000, car 5,000, bus 10,000; Jukung boat—20,000 for one round; pre-wedding photo session—500,000 (confirm terms with the operator). Rates checked on 25 September 2026. Drone or video filming may cost extra; no amount is published.

The operator lists daily hours as 08:00–18:00 except Nyepi; Indonesia.travel lists 07:00–19:00, so confirm before travelling. Stones beside the water may be slippery: take care and follow park and swimming-pool signs. Address: Desa Ababi, Kecamatan Abang, Karangasem, Bali.

Rates: https://tirtaganggabali.co.id/index.php/en/fees/ and https://www.indonesia.travel/id/id/destination/bali-nusa-tenggara/bali/tirta-gangga. Cover photo: yeowatzup, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Water_Palace,_Tirtagangga,_Bali_(492063298).jpg ; licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/