Our guide warned us before we went to get our tickets that they would try to rip us off, charge exorbitant rates, force us to use a guide (which we would have to pay for) etc. He let us know that we shouldn't pay much more than 50,000 rp (Indonesian dollars - about $5 US.) for a guide, and another 35,000 for the tickets. Despite the warnings, we still managed to get ripped off. :-) That said, our 'Rip Off" was for a grand total of $15 or so, and we had a three hour guided tour of this HUGE temple complex. With construction starting around the year 800 AD, this Hindu temple is both the oldest, and the largest in Bali. Built on the south slope of Mount Agung, there are twenty-two individual temples. It extends over what seemed to be near a mile up the side of the mountain, with main temples on the East, West, North and South.
The carving of the entirely black volcanic stone is incredibly detailed, with representations of the Hindu gods, as well as dragons to protect the temples, and various other religiously significant depictions.All in all the visit was well worth what we paid, even though our driver seemed almost upset at how much we paid in the end.
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