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Jemeluk is situated at Purwakerti village in the Abang ditrict. It is about 100 km from Denpasar and 21 km from Amlapura. Based on the local folk tales the name of Jemeluk was derived from the word “menyeluk” or “seluk” which means gulf. This area is famous for it underwater sealife.

Pura Penataran Agung Lempuyang is a Balinese Hindu temple or pura located in the slope of Mount Lempuyang in Karangasem, Bali. Pura Penataran Agung Lempuyang is considered as part of a complex of pura surrounding Mount Lempuyang, one of the highly regarded temples of Bali. The temples of Mount Lempuyang, represented by the highest pura at the peak of Mount Lempuyang, Pura Lempuyang Luhur, is one of the Sad Kahyangan Jagad, or the “six sanctuaries of the world”, the six holiest places of worship on Bali.

Tirtagangga is located near Ababi village in the sub-district of Abang, Karangasem, about 6 km north of Amlapura, at a distance of 83 km from Denpasar. Back in 1948, the late Raja of Karangasem, Anak Agung Anglurah Ketut Karangasem, built a beautiful water garden near a natural spring. This spring wells up under a huge banyan tree at the foot of a stony hill on which the local community had built their village temple. The water gardens were constructed with a unique mix of Balinese and Chinese architecture. They cover an area of 1.2 hectares (about four acres).
The premises of the water garden consists of three complexes with ponds and dozens of sculptures. The first complex lies on the lowest level, with two large ponds and a water tower. The second complex at the middle level, is where the swimming pools are located. The third part consists of the main complex and comprises the country home of the former Raja. Nowadays this country home also houses a restaurant and four bungalow units, which are for rent.

It is interesting to note that building water gardens, including the designing and the labor work, was a favorite hobby of this Raja. Many of his visitors were surprised fo find him working among his laborers digging out the earth, often knee deep in mud.
The religious rites of the spring, the relatively cool climate of the area and the beauty of the scenery all inspired the Raja to build himself a private country house nearby this spring, with a recreational garden for his personal enjoyment and for that of his subjects. And he called it, Tirtagangga – derived from the words ‘Tirta’ (blessed water) and ‘Gangga’ (from ‘Ganges’, the holy river in India).