Tanah Lot is another area that features high on most tourists’ must-see list of places when in Bali. We’d visited this spot in the early evening 10 years ago for sunset pictures and also long-exposure shots. So, for the 2018 visit, we went for a day-time visit instead. After the visit to Ulun Danu Bratan on Day 3, my expectations for Tanah Lot were very low – I expected it to be tourist-y, crowded and congested, with hordes of Asian tourists with their selfie sticks. And I wasn’t disappointed on that score. The whole place is now terrifically developed, and to reach the temple itself, you have to walk along a newly well-paved road that is lined with dozens of shops selling souvenirs, paintings, clothing, jewellery, tourist junk, food and beverages of all kinds etc. Within the compound, there were also numerous local photographers carrying Canon DSLRs with standard kit lenses and a huge messenger bag containing the Canon Selphy Printer – offering instant print-outs to visitors who’re fine paying the exorbitant prices to have your scenic pictures taken.
The temple that sits on top of the rock formation remains beautiful, and there was a religious event going on the Tuesday afternoon we visited – but really, if crowds is not your thing, either find a time to visit when no one else is around, or just skip it and buy a pretty postcard of the temple at the Bali airport on your way home instead.
Still, pictures. I occupied myself for taking just a few obligatory shots of the temple, and way more shots of everything else in the area.
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