Tanah Lot means something like "land water" in Balinese.

And this will make perfect sense once you arrive at this temple, one of the most beautiful and visited on the island of Bali. In fact, there are several temples in Bali that lie inland, since the Balinese are fearsome to the Gods of the sea to build them to appease them.
The best time to visit Tanah Lot is in the late afternoon, in time to watch the sunset, and preferably on a day when you catch the empty tide. But attention, this is obviously the time when everyone goes there, so traffic is chaotic and the journey can take hours!