The east of Bali is dominated by the Mount Agung, Bali's mother mountain. Starting out from the popular beach resort of Candi Dasa, the east of Bali will take you to ancient temples and magnificent rice fields.

Dominated by the towering presence of Mt Agung, the island’s highest and most sacred volcano, which last erupted to terrible effect in 1963, this area of contrasts has much lower population density than southern Bali.

Here is some of the most beautiful and spectacular scenery in Bali, from lush green rice terraces to rugged escarpments rising almost vertically for hundreds of meters