Trunyan Cemetery
Trunyan Cemetery
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6:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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6:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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6:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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Radja Sitanggang
Jakarta, Indonesia839 contributions
Oct 2021 • Friends
Miraculously, there was no foul smell coming out of the burial area. It is said that there is a tree called Taru Menyan which is able to remove the stench emitted by the corpses. This Taru Menyan tree became the forerunner of the name Trunyan Village.
To access Trunyan Village, you have to use a boat, on one occasion I went there, me and my friends took a boat from the pier in Kedisan, covering a distance of about 15-20 minutes at a cost of around Rp. 750,000 (Indonesian Rupiah) per boat filled with 7 passengers.
To access Trunyan Village, you have to use a boat, on one occasion I went there, me and my friends took a boat from the pier in Kedisan, covering a distance of about 15-20 minutes at a cost of around Rp. 750,000 (Indonesian Rupiah) per boat filled with 7 passengers.
Written October 26, 2021
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Roam24159118088
Surrey, Canada17 contributions
Oct 2023 • Solo
I have been wanting to go to Trunyan since 1985. Finally, I went and took a private boat for $70, it was a quick boat ride crossing the lake approximately 15 to 20 minutes. I was the only visitor so I got a private tour in the cemetery. I thought I was going to get scared but it wasn't scary at all. Please bring water and snacks because no store in the area. Leave early so you can get a private tour.
Written November 1, 2023
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yusufyaran
Istanbul, Türkiye3,100 contributions
Mar 2023 • Friends
If you visit Bali, you just CAN NOT and should NOT miss Terunyan Cemetery.
Arrived to the land that is closed to the island where Terunyan Cemetery is located on 17 Feb 2023 around 2 pm.
Our guide was an extra ordinary man “I Norman Darma” who knew this place and draw us there.
There was a lot of boat man who approached us and offered rates to take us to the cemetery.
We ended up agreeing one with few of USD 150 /person equal IDR.
They said, keep your valued items At the island in the car and not to the cemetery as “pirates” make take them.
We ignored and took whatever we wanted to take. No pirates came though
When we were there there was a recent funeral where the body placed placed on the surface 2 days ago.
It is a very unique experience the whole thing is extra ordinary.
Collection of body bones Separated as skulls at one area and other bones are at another.
I did not take the photo of the recent body and the others that lie down due to the respect of the individual however I can confirm that there was smell and the smell was severe.
Make sure you spend time in the village too, to understand the mindset of the people who live there and use that cemetery.
Extraordinary
Arrived to the land that is closed to the island where Terunyan Cemetery is located on 17 Feb 2023 around 2 pm.
Our guide was an extra ordinary man “I Norman Darma” who knew this place and draw us there.
There was a lot of boat man who approached us and offered rates to take us to the cemetery.
We ended up agreeing one with few of USD 150 /person equal IDR.
They said, keep your valued items At the island in the car and not to the cemetery as “pirates” make take them.
We ignored and took whatever we wanted to take. No pirates came though
When we were there there was a recent funeral where the body placed placed on the surface 2 days ago.
It is a very unique experience the whole thing is extra ordinary.
Collection of body bones Separated as skulls at one area and other bones are at another.
I did not take the photo of the recent body and the others that lie down due to the respect of the individual however I can confirm that there was smell and the smell was severe.
Make sure you spend time in the village too, to understand the mindset of the people who live there and use that cemetery.
Extraordinary
Written March 21, 2023
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Elisabeth Lumban Tobing
9 contributions
Jul 2023 • Family
Very dirty and full of rubbish!!
I paid 1 Million Rupiah to see TRASH! This is truly the worst tourist spot of my life!
The journey to this cemetery is 15 minutes, look at this dirty grave for 15 minutes and then go straight back!
Before going home you will be forced to pay donations and beggars!! Very very disappointing!
I hope you don't be fooled after reading this!
Those people there just want to blackmail you!
I paid 1 Million Rupiah to see TRASH! This is truly the worst tourist spot of my life!
The journey to this cemetery is 15 minutes, look at this dirty grave for 15 minutes and then go straight back!
Before going home you will be forced to pay donations and beggars!! Very very disappointing!
I hope you don't be fooled after reading this!
Those people there just want to blackmail you!
Written August 10, 2023
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happyfamily2000
Brunei Darussalam67 contributions
Jul 2017 • Family
After reading too many different reviews we decided not to go driving by ourselves but we booked a private tour with Yansu, a guide who is from Trunyan village. He picked us up on the time we agreed on and had a great trip. The roads are narrow and steep and we took a local boat just before the village. No hassle, no street vendors only friendy people. The cemetery is small but impressive. No tourist trap as some of the reviews were mentioning. When Yansu explained about the place it was clear why there is 'rubbish' ( as some reviews said) and only certain people are allowed to be 'buried' at this cemetery and there are other places for people who didn't die of natural cause. Our kids find it very impressive too and it isn't a horrible site. We were shocked about the story of tourists actually taking bones and skulls with them as a souvenir.. unbelievable. So behave and be respectful to the place and it's people.You can find Yansu's trip on Facebook "Beautiful Bali Tour" or google Yansu Trunyan tour. Bring a sarong.
Written July 28, 2017
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4xtrapwr
Leiden, The Netherlands218 contributions
Aug 2014 • Family
Trunyan was recommended being an old 'Aga Village'. At Lake Batur we were told that the road wasn't good enough to go by car, so we decided to take the boat. The official carrier wasn't very cheap, but okay we were to visit an ancient and original village. At first it took us to the cemetery. That was really something worthwile as they don't bury their dead but leave them beneath the trees with money and several belongings. So far so good. But when we went to the village it was a big disappointment. It was filthy and all the people, children as well as the elder were begging for money, some of them agressively pulling our hands. The place looked filthy and neglected. We were surprised when we saw tourists by car as we were told the only way to get there was by boat. Some people were nice but in the end they also asked for (extra) money. It was the only place in Bali where we were confronted with mendicity. Even the guy who brought us there by boat asked us for more money after receiving a good tip.
So go by car and avoid visiting the village. Go straight to the cemetery.
So go by car and avoid visiting the village. Go straight to the cemetery.
Written December 24, 2014
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Anne-Marie D
Montreal, Canada2 contributions
Oct 2014 • Family
I was intrigued by the idea and wanted to learn about the ritual thinking it would give me a better understanding of their culture so i went with my husband and baby thinking ot would take us 1 hour or so... Well... After paying 100 $ for the boat and access to the 150 square foot cimetary, we got a guide that could not speack a word of english who dropped us at our destination afte a 20 minutes boat ride. Once we arrived, an other boat got their to collect the money for the cemetary visit (10 $ per person). Nobody cared to explain anything to us. The cemetary stinks so much i kept gagging. I think the smell comes more from the rotting food than the rotting bodies. It looks like a big pile of garbage was left in front of the wood cage where the bodies are wrapped in material. 10 minutes were more than enough, we wanted to get out of there to put this bad experience behind us but... Our boat broke down...
The boat driver did not want to pay to call for help and the man on the other boat exchanged a few word with our "guide" before he left us in the middle of nowhere.
So the boat driver kept asking us for more money to pay for a phone call that would bring help but we dont know who we can call ! Its not like my mommy can come to save me !
I would think that after paying 100 $ for the visit they could have paid for a phone call... After we waited 1hour and a half, a second boat arrived. We thought they would accept to bring us back but the guide from that boat told us we would have to pay them if we wanted them to bring us back since they were not coming from the same place ( they were from the village). The man finally accepted to make a phone call precising that he is only doing it because we have a baby with us
I got back to the marina feeling very upset.
As a tourist, i accept to be scewed over... Its part of the game... But this was the worst. Saddly because i dont think people from Bali are bad people but this experience really put shade on the opinion i have about them. This went to far. I believe that 100 $ is already a scam for the experience but to try to get more money from us in a verry shaddy way is unnacceptable.
Dont go their. It will only dissapoint you.
The boat driver did not want to pay to call for help and the man on the other boat exchanged a few word with our "guide" before he left us in the middle of nowhere.
So the boat driver kept asking us for more money to pay for a phone call that would bring help but we dont know who we can call ! Its not like my mommy can come to save me !
I would think that after paying 100 $ for the visit they could have paid for a phone call... After we waited 1hour and a half, a second boat arrived. We thought they would accept to bring us back but the guide from that boat told us we would have to pay them if we wanted them to bring us back since they were not coming from the same place ( they were from the village). The man finally accepted to make a phone call precising that he is only doing it because we have a baby with us
I got back to the marina feeling very upset.
As a tourist, i accept to be scewed over... Its part of the game... But this was the worst. Saddly because i dont think people from Bali are bad people but this experience really put shade on the opinion i have about them. This went to far. I believe that 100 $ is already a scam for the experience but to try to get more money from us in a verry shaddy way is unnacceptable.
Dont go their. It will only dissapoint you.
Written October 3, 2014
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Antoine L
Brussels, Belgium57 contributions
Dec 2015 • Couples
we turned around without a visit.
Our driver took us all the way to Trunyan village through the winding and rather narrow road to reach it. It was really nice to see the small tomato, cabbage and pimento fields on either side of the road. The view of lake Batur as we descended into the crater was also beautiful. Everything looked nice until we got to the village. When we arrived the guy, who had been on a motorbike ahead of us while we were on the road, told us that in order to go the cemetery the boat ride (short) would cost ONE MILLION rupiahs (€ 67; $ 73) !!!!!! for two of us (did that include the entrance fee? I don't know. We didn't go that far in the discussion).
My wife and I are very fond of discovering new places, but we really felt this fat scammer with mirror sun glasses was taking us for a nice ride in the land of the dumb tourists. Seeing my refusal, he immediately lowered his price to 800K rupiahs. Still pretty steep for the ride (and entrance fee?). A friend of his came to the rescue and lowered the offer to 700K, and finally to 500K....half from what we had started with (just for comparison sake, the rental for a car and driver a whole day costs 700K). By then I was fed up with the attitude of these guys and we decided not to pay a visit to the cemetery. We felt we couldn't trust these guys. What would they think of next? Too bad as we would have loved to see the place.
It seems that a lot of shop keepers, restaurant owners, money changers and sights' operators in Bali in general are trying to milk the tourists dry by either stealing from them or charging them exhorbitant prices. It really is a shame. When I first visited Bali (almost ten years ago) one did not have this feeling to have to be always on your toes wondering where the next tourist scam would come from. I guess it is time to leave this island to mass tourism travelling in large groups from China and elsewhere. This place has lost its soul. I'll try other places.
Our driver took us all the way to Trunyan village through the winding and rather narrow road to reach it. It was really nice to see the small tomato, cabbage and pimento fields on either side of the road. The view of lake Batur as we descended into the crater was also beautiful. Everything looked nice until we got to the village. When we arrived the guy, who had been on a motorbike ahead of us while we were on the road, told us that in order to go the cemetery the boat ride (short) would cost ONE MILLION rupiahs (€ 67; $ 73) !!!!!! for two of us (did that include the entrance fee? I don't know. We didn't go that far in the discussion).
My wife and I are very fond of discovering new places, but we really felt this fat scammer with mirror sun glasses was taking us for a nice ride in the land of the dumb tourists. Seeing my refusal, he immediately lowered his price to 800K rupiahs. Still pretty steep for the ride (and entrance fee?). A friend of his came to the rescue and lowered the offer to 700K, and finally to 500K....half from what we had started with (just for comparison sake, the rental for a car and driver a whole day costs 700K). By then I was fed up with the attitude of these guys and we decided not to pay a visit to the cemetery. We felt we couldn't trust these guys. What would they think of next? Too bad as we would have loved to see the place.
It seems that a lot of shop keepers, restaurant owners, money changers and sights' operators in Bali in general are trying to milk the tourists dry by either stealing from them or charging them exhorbitant prices. It really is a shame. When I first visited Bali (almost ten years ago) one did not have this feeling to have to be always on your toes wondering where the next tourist scam would come from. I guess it is time to leave this island to mass tourism travelling in large groups from China and elsewhere. This place has lost its soul. I'll try other places.
Written December 28, 2015
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Laura H
Reading, England, United Kingdom15 contributions
Oct 2014 • Couples
Trunyan is a fascinating place, but it is not really for the tourist. It seems horribly wrong for tourists of another culture to traipse around gawping at the dead of this small village because their custom is to leave the body out in the open to rot.
So wealthy over privileged tourists from some of the richest nations on earth can come and get their kicks by viewing the dead loved ones of the villagers of this poor village...how sick is that??
No wonder there are scams going on here! The locals hate the tourists and with good reason. I felt pretty sad at myself for not thinking it through before my visit...don't visit this place...it is not for you.
So wealthy over privileged tourists from some of the richest nations on earth can come and get their kicks by viewing the dead loved ones of the villagers of this poor village...how sick is that??
No wonder there are scams going on here! The locals hate the tourists and with good reason. I felt pretty sad at myself for not thinking it through before my visit...don't visit this place...it is not for you.
Written September 13, 2015
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Manju S
Sydney, Australia1 contribution
Dec 2014 • Couples
We visited the cemetery last week and we found that we had a horrible experience. We arrived there in a taxi. The driver negotiated with boat person for R500,000. The boat was terrible very scary. As our guide mentioned that there is no smell but definitely was. There is hardly any smell of trees. There were lots of rubbish i.e. pots, shoes, plates etc. It is scary as well. It was raining so the guys at the wharf handed the umbrellas and while returning we had to payR5000,if we knew that we would have carried our own. The beggars were everywhere i.e. kids, old men and old women. It was a good experience as we have never seen like this before but we would not go back there.
Written December 29, 2014
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Bernhard
What kind of boat they use big or small boat?
Written January 16, 2020
Can you please tell me how you book yansu for this tour ?
Written March 4, 2018
You can search on Facebook by putu mertayasa. The one having the avatar together with his wife can help you out. He's our tour guide who worked for a Bali tour company and he's very nice.
Written June 25, 2018
We're heading to Bali in September 2016 and were wanting to visit the island but we want to do it with a reputable trusted tour company. Any recommendations please?
Written April 3, 2016
Good "Bali Yansu Tour" and contact Yansu. He is absolutely amazing - trustworthy, reliable, knowledgeable, friendly, speaks wonderful English and has a comfortable car with A/C.
Written July 12, 2016
Hi can anyone give the contact of a trusted Tour Operator for the Trunyan Cemetery. Thanks.
Written January 11, 2016
We found the most wonderful guide named Yansu Tersenyum in Ubud, Bali whose contact information can be found under the Trip Advisor listing of Bali Yansu Tour. He drove us from Ubud and arranged for the boat ride to the cemetery and back. All the hassle of getting to the cemetery was eliminated by going with him. He knew everyone in the village. After visiting the cemetery he even had us come to his grandfather's home in Trunyan Village for tea with his family. He is very reasonably priced, speaks great English, has a nice car with good air conditioning, and he is a great driver.
Written February 20, 2016
Do you need to go to Trunyan and the cemetary on a tour or is it fine to go by yourself? Any idea how far from Trunyan it is to Besakih Temple and Tirta Gangga? Was thinking a whole day tour to encompass the three seeing they all seem to be north east of Seminyak.
Written March 11, 2015
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