One of the 9 Regencies/Municipality in Bali Province is Karangasem Regency. This regency situated in the eastern most point of Bali Island, which bordered at the east by Lombok Strait, at the west by Klungkung, Bangli and Buleleng Regencies, at the south by the Indonesian Ocean and at the north by the Java Sea. The capital of this regency is Amlapura.

The population registration took place in 2003 reported that the total population of Karangasem Regency is approximately 388.320 people, consists of 193.518 men and 194.802 women. People of Karangasem make their living in various ways. Some of them are farmers, fishermen, traders, craftsmen, and even active in tourism field. People in majority are Hindu followers, who live in a very religious life, thus ritual activities can be seen almost everyday in this area.

Karangasem regency is an area with a tropical climate, which experiences 2 different seasons of dry season (April-October) and wet season (November-March). The largest rainfall is on October, which is in 166 days, with the average rainfall of 182 mm. Its plantations and animal are grouped in a tropical species.

The distance between Karangasem Regency and the International Airport located in Denpasar is about 88 km (53 miles). The two places are connected by a quite good street. Along the way from or to the Airport we will see a stunning panorama of East Bali with its hills and rice fields that arranged beautifully.

In recent years, snorklers and divers have begun to tread a steady path past Candi Dasa, north-east of Tirta Gangga to Amed, a sleepy fishing village with a series of small beaches nuzzled into rocky coves and several outcrops of colourful coral reef. For divers, the shipwreck offshore Tulamben, nearby Amed, has become renowned as one of Bali’s best sites.

Karangasem also welcomes keen mountain climbers to Mount Agung, Bali’s highest peak (3,142 meters high). The climb takes between 5 - 8 hours, and must be undertaken with a guide. The view from the summit makes the grand Besakih temple look like an anthill!

Mount Agung made disaster news on 17th March, 1963 when its crater exploded, spewing rivers of Java and hot volcanic mud down its slopes and into the sea. Ash rained over the whole island, and lava streams covering roads isolated its eastern end. Large areas of crops and many villages and temples were wiped out.