The regency of Karangasem is one of the nine regencies in Bali, situated in the eastern part of Bali, covering an area of 83,954 sq. kilometers. Karangasem itself consists of eight Districts namely: Karangasem, Manggis, Rendang, Selat, Sidemen, Bebandem, Abang, and Kubu District.
Karangasem has an extraordinary variety of scenic landscapes. Low and high mountain ranges intermingle with upland plain, tropical forests, terraced rice fields, beautiful beaches, culture and historic archeological remains, traditional ‘Bali Aga’ village with their way of life make Karangasem worth visiting.

It is very easy to reach all of the interesting places in Karangasem which are supported by fairly good road conditions, facilities such at hotels, restaurants, moneychangers, souvenir shops and others which one would expect in a tourist environment. Somes tourist destination in Karangasem Regency such as Candi Dasa, Padangbai, Taman Ujung Water Palace, Lempuyang Temple, Besakih Temple, Amed and Tulamben for diving. Rent car in Bali, rent a car with driver or rent a car self drive are option for you as your transportation to visit those tourist area. Drive in slow speed and pay attention to the traffic habit of local peope and obstacle. Most road condition in Karangasem Regency are well maintain particularly road toward to major and popular destination. However, the road toward the villages mostly less maintain and narrow. For those who want relax and cozy, joint Lempuyang East Bali Tour to explore eastern part of Bali Island and its unique culture and atmosphere.

Anak Agung Gede Jelantik, the first king of Karangasem Kingdom, built puri Agung Karangasem or Karangasem Palace in 19th Century. This tourist destination is visited for its unique architecture, which is the combination of Balinese, Chinese and European architectures.
The location of Karangasem Palace is in the center of Amlapura, approximately 78 km from Denpasar. As mentioned before, the architecture of Puri Agung Karangasem is the combination of three different styles. Balinese architecture can be found on the carving of Hindu statues and the relief on the walls of the building. The European influence is seen in the style of the main building with its large veranda, while the Chinese architecture is implied in the style of the windows, the door and its other ornaments.

Puri Agung Karangasem consists of three parts, namely Bencingah, Jaba Tengah and Maskerdam. Bencingah is the front part of the Palace, where traditional art performances take place. Jaba Tengah is set as the Palace Garden with a big pond. In the middle of the pond, there is a building called ‘Balai Gili’ or floating building. There are 2 old lychee trees here. The third part is Maskerdam. This name was derived from the name Amsterdam, a city in Netherlands. This building was constructed when the King of Karangasem began his relationship with the Dutch government.