Goa Gajah
The 'elephant cave' near Ubud, a 9th-century sanctuary entered through a mouth carved in the rock as a fearsome face. Inside is a small, dim chamber, and in the courtyard outside lie old bathing pools.
- Where
- Ubud, Bali, Indonesia
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- -8.5234, 115.2863
Get the Goa Gajah stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Goa Gajah. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Bali volume with your photos and a note.
Near Goa Gajah
Agung Rai Museum of Art 2.7 km
An art museum in Ubud founded by the collector Agung Rai and opened in 1996, set among gardens and rice fields. It shows Balinese painting alongside work by foreign artists who lived on the island, and its grounds host dance and gamelan.
Ubud Monkey Forest 3.1 km
A forest sanctuary on the edge of Ubud, home to some 1,260 Balinese long-tailed macaques at the last count. Paths wind under tall trees past moss-covered temples, and the monkeys move freely among the visitors.
Ubud Palace 3.2 km
The palace of Ubud's royal family, a historic compound at the main crossroads of the town, officially called Puri Saren Agung. Its carved gateways and courtyards are the setting for Balinese dance performances in the evenings.
Neka Art Museum 5.2 km
An Ubud museum of Balinese painting, set up in 1982 by the art dealer Suteja Neka. He built the collection with advice from the painters Rudolf Bonnet and Arie Smit, and it traces how Balinese art changed through the 20th century.
Bali Safari and Marine Park 9.0 km
A safari park in Gianyar run by the Taman Safari group, a conservation organisation that also runs two parks on Java. Visitors ride through large enclosures of animals from Indonesia, India and Africa.
Tegallalang Rice Terraces 10 km
Rice paddies cut in steps down the sides of a valley north of Ubud, watered by Bali's old subak irrigation system. Paths lead down through the green terraces, and cafés along the road look across them.
Gunung Kawi 11 km
An 11th-century temple and funerary complex in a valley at Tampaksiring, split in two by the Pakerisan river. Ten shrines are carved into 7-metre niches in the cliff face, thought to honour King Anak Wungsu and his queens.
Pura Kehen 12 km
The old royal temple of the Bangli kingdom, set at the foot of a wooded hill north of the town and dating back at least to the 13th century. Its terraced courtyards climb the slope to an eleven-tiered meru shrine, with a great banyan tree in the outer court.
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Questions
Where is Goa Gajah?
Goa Gajah is in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Agung Rai Museum of Art (2.7 km), Ubud Monkey Forest (3.1 km), Ubud Palace (3.2 km).
How do I get the Goa Gajah stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Goa Gajah and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Bali volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Goa Gajah before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Bali volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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