TAMAN UJUNG SUKASADA

Taman Ujung Sukasada ​is located in the village of Seraya in Karangasem regency, its sister site of Tirta Gangga, also built by the late Raja of Karangasem. The complex consists of various large pools and historic structures set against a backdrop of Mount Agung and the eastern shoreline. The site suffered near devastation by showers of hot ash following the eruption of nearby Mount Agung in 1963 and also weathered an earthquake in 1979. Restoration efforts throughout the decades made way to its current splendor and it continues to appeal to both locals and visitors.​

How to Get to Taman Ujung Sukasada

Taman Ujung Sukasada is located in Ujung Countryside, south part of Karangasem regency. It is about 2 hours from Bali’s International Airport. From Denpasar Town, we have to take the highway of Ida Bagus Matra’s Street and go to the east part of Bali until we arrive at Karangasem town. The journey will take about 2 hours and turn right to the south part of Karangasem town. Taman Sukasada is right on the coastal side with beautiful old buildings. It is the right place to visit during your vacation in Bali.

What to Expect at Taman Ujung Sukasada

When visitors travel to Taman Soekasada Ujung it will certainly not be interesting if you just look at the pond. Go to up-stair and you will be mesmerized with the beauty offered by Taman Ujung Karangasem, you can see a pillar building without a roof. In the southeast area, you will be amazed by a magnificent view of the blue sea and Ujung Beach. And then in the east part, point your eyes down, you will be admired by the charming and uniqueness of Taman Soekasada Ujung architecture as a whole. The Taman Ujung complex has a combination of Balinese, Chinese, and European architecture throughout three large pools connected by long elegant bridges and pathways.

​A prominent feature of European architecture is that there is a colorful glass decoration and this is found in the king’s resting room attached to the walls of the building’s walls. The decoration is more similar to the colorful glass decoration in the church. In addition, in the eastern part of Taman Soekasada Ujung, you will see a green hill, called Bisbis hill. And in the west part, the wonderful view of Mount Agung will make you feel and say: "This is perfect" All of Taman Soekasada Ujung will make you find the tremendous water palace, sister-site of Tirta Gangga Water Palace. In Taman Soekasada Ujung there are 3 spacious pools. One pool located in the south area and 2 other pools located in the north area.​

In the south pool, there is a building at the center of the pool, called "Bale Bengong". This building does not have a wall. There is only a concrete pillar to sustain the roof of the building. In the past, this building was designated to serve VIP guests in the Karangasem Kingdom. And then pools in the North area are bigger than the pool in the south area. At the center of the pool, there is a bridge to cross over the pool. At the end of the bridge, at the center of the pool in the north area, there is a building that in the past era was designated as a place to rest for the king of the Karangasem Kingdom. By society, this building is called by “Istana Gantung” or Hanging Palace because this building looks like hanging.

Taman Ujung Sukasada History

Taman Ujung Sukasada was built by the King of Karangasem in 1919 and completed in its entirety in 1926 before Indonesia became independent. Taman Ujung Karangasem is a tourist destination in the East Bali region which was built in the Dutch era at the instruction of one of the Kings of Karangasem, namely I Ketut Gusti Jelantik. It is called the Water Palace because water plays a very important role in this life, as 80% of the human body consists of water. In essence, life in this world cannot live well without water, especially according to the teachings of Hinduism that water is used to make holy water to cleanse the Bhuana Agung and Bhuana Alit. So that’s where Taman Soekasada Ujung is located in a lot of springs.

That’s why the pools are sourced from freshwater springs as well as close to seawater. Seawater has a very large role to attract solar energy which will later be blown out through the wind towards the land to help life on land. That is why foreign guests who come to Bali are very happy to rest near the Sea. The geographical position of Taman Soekasada Ujung is near the sea. Taman Soekasada Ujung is one of the tourist attractions in Karangasem regency which has a unique and very meaningful history for the government of Karangasem regency, to be used as a basis for tourism promotion and gain knowledge of good leadership.

​The king who is very devoted to literary and religious teachings named Anak Agung Anglurah Ketut Karangasem as the founder of Taman Soekasada Ujung is a writer, artist and also an architect. The King’s thinking to build this Park is to education or transformation from a leader to implement good governance. So the buildings built in Taman Soekasada Ujung are symbols of good governance taken from Nitisastra teachings. The water palace which has its own floating palace was built as a gift for the Empress. After having suffered severe damage due to the eruption of Mount Agung in 1963, the local government of Bali finally carried out a major renovation to rebuild the water palace as the original form. This renovation was completely completed in 2003 and finally officially opened as one of the mainstay tourist attractions in the East Bali region.​

Taman Ujung Sukasada Entrance Ticket

Adult : IDR 75,000
Children : IDR 50,000
Opening Hours : 07.00 AM - 07.00 PM