Giri Carik

East Bali


The key to Sidemen's charm lies in its simplicity, and this place is a good example. Five basic rooms (some with wonderful views from small terraces), a restaurant (mains 40,000Rp to 55,000Rp) and a small pool are all that's on offer, but in our minds that's enough for a recommendation.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby East Bali attractions

1. Pura Taman Sari

4.68 MILES

The name of this complex means 'Flower Garden Temple', but the surrounds are sadly lacking verisimilitude. The towering, 11-roofed meru indicates that…

2. Puputan Monument

4.99 MILES

Klungkung was the last Balinese kingdom to succumb to the Dutch (1908) and the sacrifice of its royal family, who committed puputan (mass ritual suicide)…

3. Semarapura Market

4.99 MILES

Klunkgkung's market is a vibrant hub of commerce and a meeting place for people of the region. You can easily spend an hour wandering about the warren of…

4. Kertha Gosa

5.02 MILES

This open-sided pavilion in the northeastern corner of Puri Agung Semarapura was effectively the supreme court of the Klungkung kingdom, where disputes…

5. Puri Agung Semarapura

5.03 MILES

Built when the Dewa Agung dynasty moved here in 1710, this palace compound was laid out as a large square, believed to be in the form of a mandala, with…

6. Bale Kambang

5.04 MILES

Located within the palace compound, the ceiling of this beautiful floating bale (open-sided pavilion) showcases rows of paintings dealing with various…

7. Museum Semarajaya

5.05 MILES

Housed in a colonial-era building on the western side of the Puri Agung Semarapura, this museum is mainly notable for its overwhelming smell of mothballs…

8. Pura Goa Lawah

5.67 MILES

One of nine directional temples in Bali, this cave in a cliff face 3km east of Kusamba is full of bats and the complex is equally overcrowded with tour…