Mount Batur - Kintamani Volcano

Highlights and Features

Penelokan is the best location to enjoy the panoramic delights of Kintamani with the combination of the lava field, a green carpet of plants, black molten rocks, and the blue-green lake water. Penelokan has hotels and restaurants and is located 1,500 metres above sea level with deliciously cool temperatures.

Gunung Batur comprises three volcanic cones: Batur I, Batur II, and Batur III. Trekking and hiking as well as observing the sunrise are all popular pastimes. • Batur caldera on the northwest of Gunung Batur is one of the biggest and most beautiful in the world. Caldera II is circular-shaped, with a diameter of at least seven kilometres.

Danau (Lake) Batur, located on the southeast side of the volcano, is 16-kilometres wide and is a popular fishing spot.

Toyobungkah has a hot springs and is located by Danau Batur. The water is said to have healing properties and to come from the heart of Gunung Batur. It’s a great fishing spot, and also features an art gallery. Toyobungkah is a popular choice to spend the night before hiking up Gunung Batur to watch the sunrise.

Gong GedeTemple was spared from the massive volcanic eruption in 1926 and is situated in Pura Ulun Danu Batur in the new Batur village. This west-facing temple dates back to the 10th century.

On the west of Mount Abang is a secluded village called Terunyan that has held on strongly to its ancient burial tradition of using an open graveyard.

Pancering Jagat Temple is located in Terunyan village and its name is derived from a four-metre tall statue called ‘Arca Da Tonta’ or ‘Ratu Gede Pusering Jagat’.

Good to Know and What not to Miss

Kintamani is a noted producer of fruit and vegetables as the soil is rich in minerals from the volcano. The northern part, 400 metres above the sea level, is the biggest bamboo producer on the island.

Danau Batur is the main source of irrigation water for Bali. Locals also breed freshwater fish here.

The temperature of Toyabungkah hotsprings water reaches up to 45 degrees celcius. Kintamani is in Bangli, the only district in Bali without a shoreline. Danau Batur’s water serves several springs on the island, called ‘Tirta Suci’.

The best panoramic views are enjoyed from 10:00 to 15:00. Hiking up Gunung Batur usually takes at least three hours. Official guides are recommended, and it’s best to organise them through travel agents. ‘Mountain guides’, however, are self-titled and have a reputation for being pushy.

Location: Kintamani is about two hours away from Denpasar or Karangasem or Lovina, in the centre of the Bangli District.
How to get there: Start your trip from Denpasar to Batubulan (Gianyar) where you can also take public transportation from its station and get to Bangli in about an hour. From Batubulan, you can either take the route to Ubud or to Gianyar to enter Bangli from Badung district. From the north, buses run from Kampung Tinggi bus station in Singaraja to Kintamani via Buleleng district. From the east, Karangasem district, routes to Kintamani are available from Pura Besakih. Finally, from the south, take the route that passes Sidan Village in Gianyar.