We rented a car with driver and guide for a whole day for € 65,00 to make a trip to Goa Lawah, Goa Gaja and The Besakih Temple. And to enjoy the view on our way. Tis is a nice little temple known for its bats. There was a ceremonie going on and at the back lots of women where making offers for a festivity. We took a guide at the temple to get more explanation, his English wasn't that good unfortunately. Nice to visit for one hour. We hadden een auto met chauffeur en gids gehuurd voor 1 dag voor € 65,00. We hadden zelf een route gepland naar Goa Gaja, Goa Lawah en de Besakih tempel. Deze grot staat bekend om de vleermuizen. We huurden ook een gids hier maar die sprak helaas niet al te best Engels. Er was een ceremonie bezig, wat altijd leuk om te zien is. Achter de tempel waren veel vrouwen bezig om offertjes te maken voor een religieus feest. \ Leuk om even te bezoeken, trek een uurtje uit.

The temple itself was impressive and the fact it’s built around a bat cave is interesting so it’s worth a stop however we were short changed at the ticket kiosk and the women who put your sarongs on were aggressive at the beginning and end giving us a major hard sell for their cheap tourist tat and disrespecting my nationality when I said no. While I appreciate that they are trying to make a living I would rather pay to rent the sarong. It totally spoilt my enjoyment of this beautiful place.

Known as the Bat Cave Temple because, big surprise, the cave at the rear of the temple area is absolutely crammed full of bats - not the little ones but the big old scary ones! We were lucky enough to be able to sit in on a ceremony - a kind of funeral/remembrance service, which was both emotive and interesting and during the ceremony the bats busied themselves flying in and out of the cave - fascinating. The welcome at the temple was the warmest we received anywhere in Bali. I would recommend this temple is definitely on your shortlist.