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Garuda Wisnu Kencana Cultural Park

Jalan Raya Uluwatu, Kabupaten Badung, Bali

Description

Garuda Wisnu Kencana Cultural Park (GWK) is a tourist attraction located in Ungasan, on Bali's Bukit Peninsula. It comprises several large-scale statues of Hindu deities, in particular a 75m tall and 65m wide statue of Vishnu riding the mythical Garuda bird that was designed by Nyoman Nuarta. Together with the pedestal, the monument tops at 121m, making it the country's largest statue. Other sights in the venue include the Lotus Pond lined by limestone walls, a bust of Vishnu and a separate statue of Garuda.

Access & Transport

Address: Jl. Raya Uluwatu, Ungasan, Bali The park is 6km straight south from Jimbaran beach, 12km west of Nusa Dua and 15km from the Kuta/Legian/Seminyak area.

Instructions & Recommendations

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Meta review

Online reviews are quite inconsistent and obviously not all genuine. Cutting through the noise it seems a large percentage of visitors (especially foreigners) are underwhelmed by that park - acknowledging that the main statue is truly impressive in scale but that beyond it, there is little to do or see and no background historical significance to the site.

Environmental & Social

Environmentally neutral. Socially, it helps create some local jobs.

Conclusion

GWK is somehow of a strange concept and whilst the main statue is worth checking out, it feels rather strange to build a commercial attraction around it. If you are staying in the Ungasan / Uluwatu area it may be worth checking it out, but otherwise you might as well just have a look from a distance and continue on.

Key positive

Stunning statue of Vishnu mounted on Garuda

Key negative

Lack of purpose and content

Suitability

Suitable for all ages. There seem to be stairs within the park, but we can't ascertain whether there are alternative routes suited to wheelchair users. Apparently, there are also some golf buggies that can help ferry customers so we think it should be fine.

About this Rating

TYPE

Desktop

RESEARCHED IN

June 2024

PROVIDER

Koreval

Included Items
None
Timing
Duration of visit

av. transport time:0h 45m

est. visit time:1h 30m

Regulated hours

Monday09:00 - 20:00

Tuesday09:00 - 20:00

Wednesday09:00 - 20:00

Thursday09:00 - 20:00

Friday09:00 - 20:00

Saturday09:00 - 20:00

Sunday09:00 - 20:00

Pricing
Age band
Age band
Regular price / pers.
Senior
65 - 99
IDR 125,000
Adult
12 - 64
IDR 125,000
Child
5 - 11
IDR 125,000
Infant
0 - 4
IDR 0
The threshold for entrance fee is actually 100cm which we deem equivalent to 5yrs old

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