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Blue Moon Villa is located at Selang Beach in Amed, Karangasem - the eastern province of Bali. Karangasem is famous for its beautiful beaches, rugged natural beauty and rustic village life. The island's sacred mountain, Gunung Agung stands 3,142 meters in the center.

Gunung Agung made disaster news on 17th. March, 1963 when its crater exploded. As if by a miracle, Besakih, the mother temple of Hindu Bali, just six kilometers from the crater, suffered little damage. Nowadays, Mount Agung is quiet and Pura Besakih, perched 1000 meters up the slope attracts a steady stream of devotees and tourists.

Pura Besakih is Bali's most important and best-kept temple, consisting of about 30 separate temples in seven terraces that ascend up the hill. Every district in Bali has its own shrine or temple at Besakih and besides honoring Ida Sang Hyang Widi (God Almighty,) all Balinese gods and goddesses are also honored.

If you want to climb Mount Agung, you must request permission from the temple authorities, as no one should stand higher than the temple when a ceremony is being held. You can ascend the mountain from behind the temple or through the village of Sebudi, near Selat. It's a tough 8 - 8 hour climb and you are recommended to leave early in the morning and hire a guide. Padang Bai is the port for the ferry service to Lombok. It's a sleepy fishing village situated in a perfectly sheltered bay. The beach is picturesque and quaint with a long sweep of sand where colorful boats are drawn up on the beach.

From Padang Bai the road follows a beautiful stretch inland and turns off at the mountain village of Tenganan. Tenganan is a Bali Aga village - one of the few communities to resist the Majapahit invasion of 1343. It is a walled village consisting of two rows of identical houses. This is the only place in Indonesia where double-weaving ikat, "Geringsing," is produced. The village is also famous for its lontar sacred books, traditional Balinese palm-leaf books.

On the coastal road, 13 kilometers from Tenganan, is the once quiet fishing village of Candi Dasa. Plenty of restaurants, bars, souvenir shops, and some nightlife. There are fantastic views from this headland and on a clear day Mount agung rises magnificently behind the range of coastal hills.

The main town and capital of the Karangasem province is Amlapura. Puri Agung Karangasem palace is an imposing reminder of the time when Karangasem was a kingdom. It has a three-tiered gate and beautiful sculptured panels on the outside. Six kilometers from Amlapura you will find Tirtagangga water palace. This palace, built around 1947 by Amlapura's water loving king, is a place of beauty and solitude. The palace contains a network of pools and a swimming pool fed by a natural spring, surrounded by some of the most beautiful rice terraces in Bali.

The main attraction for visitors to this area is the peace and seclusion - you are not hassled by vendors - and this area's proximity to some of the best diving on the island. Amed is a resort town which harks back to the early days of Kuta.

Snorkeling is a very popular pastime in Amed, amidst a world of coral and tropical fish. A short drive north to Tulamben allows a dive through the SS Liberty - the American warship sunk by the Japanese in 1942. This dive is accessible from the beach.