Overview
The rock was eroding badly enough by the 1980s to threaten the temple, and about a third of what you see is engineered replacement stone, funded by a Japanese loan and coloured to match. Non-worshippers cannot enter the temple itself; the walk out is to its base, where a priest offers a blessing with spring water from the rock. The sea snakes in the caves below are venomous, locally said to guard the place, and best left alone.
Highlights
Check the tide before you go, since the crossing is only possible for a few hours either side of low water. Sunset is the reason most people come and the crowd is proportionate — the cliff path north towards Batu Bolong gives the same view with a fraction of the people. The temple complex charges an entrance fee and closes the causeway when the swell is up.