Taman Ayun is a royal temple in Mengwi, built in 1634 for the rulers of the Mengwi kingdom. Its name means beautiful garden. The temple is surrounded by a wide moat, and inside its courts stand tall meru shrines with up to eleven roofs of black palm fibre. It is part of the UNESCO-listed Cultural Landscape of Bali Province.

Tanah Lot is a Hindu sea temple standing on a rocky outcrop off the southwest coast of Bali. It is said to have been founded in the 16th century by the priest Dang Hyang Nirartha, and it is one of Bali's seven sea temples. At high tide the rock becomes an island. Sea snakes living in the rocks are believed to guard it. Crowds gather on the cliffs to watch the sunset behind it.

Pura Ulun Danu Beratan is a water temple on the shore of Lake Beratan in the cool highlands near Bedugul. Built in 1633, it honours Dewi Danu, the goddess of the lake, whose waters irrigate the farms of central Bali. Its tiered meru shrines appear to float on the lake when the water is high. The temple appears on the Indonesian 50,000 rupiah note.

Pura Taman Saraswati is a temple in the centre of Ubud, dedicated to Saraswati, the goddess of learning, arts and literature. It was built in the 1950s by the artist I Gusti Nyoman Lempad. A path crosses a pond filled with pink lotus flowers towards the carved red brick gate. Dance performances are held in its courtyard in the evenings.

Tirta Empul is a Hindu water temple near Tampaksiring in central Bali, founded around 962. It is built around a sacred spring that feeds a long pool with rows of stone spouts. Balinese Hindus come to bathe under each spout in turn as a ritual of purification, and visitors may join wearing a sarong. A presidential palace built for Sukarno overlooks the temple.

Gunung Kawi is an 11th-century temple and funeral complex near Tampaksiring. Ten shrines, each about seven metres high, are cut into niches in the cliffs on both sides of the Pakerisan River. They are thought to honour King Anak Wungsu and his family. A path of over 300 steps leads down through rice terraces to the river valley.

Besakih Temple, on the slopes of Mount Agung, is the largest and holiest temple complex on Bali, often called the Mother Temple. It consists of more than 80 temples set on terraces climbing the mountainside, the main one being Pura Penataran Agung. Its history goes back over a thousand years. In 1963 lava from Agung's eruption flowed just past the complex.

Lempuyang Temple stands on Mount Lempuyang in eastern Bali and is one of the island's oldest and most sacred temples. The lower temple, Pura Penataran Agung Lempuyang, has a split gate that frames Mount Agung in the distance and has become one of Bali's most photographed views. A long climb of about 1,700 steps leads through the forest to the highest temple.

Uluwatu Temple, Pura Luhur Uluwatu, sits on the edge of a cliff about 70 metres above the Indian Ocean at the southwestern tip of Bali. It is one of the island's six main temples, believed to protect Bali from evil sea spirits. Long-tailed macaques live around it and often snatch visitors' belongings. A Kecak fire dance is performed on an open stage by the cliff at sunset.