Good Eats/Great Sleeps/Things to Do: Puri Candikuning and Bali Botanic Garden/Eka Karya Botanic Garden, Bali, Indonesia

Puri Candikuning  Jl. Raya Candikuning KM 52, Baturiti, Tabanan, +62 368 203 3252.  Located in the highlands, this serene luxury resort overlooks Lake Bratan.  The grounds are beautifully landscaped, and the views exceptional.  Though I did not stay here, I enjoyed a lovely meal in the dining room and later toured the atmospherically decorated accommodations. 

Nearby, the Bali Botanic Garden/Eka Karya Botanic Garden is a good place to enjoy the cool central Bali upland.  It is popular with both locals and visitors, who enjoy the highlands scenery combined with the vast collection of tropical plants--many of which are rare--and wildlife viewed in their natural habitat.  The giant and rare Rafflesia blooms several times each year.  Bali Treetop Adventure Park, with six main circuits stretching from tree to tree, is also found here, and a Balinese-style guesthouse provides onsite lodging.  A trip to the gardens is commonly combined with recreational activities at Lake Bratan and visiting the iconic Pura Ulun Danu Bratan Temple.


dessert plate at Puri Candikuning
lodging at Puri Candikuning



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