Mount Batur and Lake Kintamani, Bali

Lake Kintamani and Mount Batur

In mountainous areas around Kintamani, there is Mount Batur and the crater lake and the natural hot springs that exist in Toyabungkah. The cool mountain air with great views in all directions, as beautiful as the presence of several important temples, which have made Kintamani become one of the most unforgettable places in Bali tourist agenda.

Mount Batur is one small volcano, but its location is in the middle of a large crater diameter 14 km. Mount Batur is located adjacent to Lake Kintamani. Those Shaping crescent surrounded by high walls of the crater rim. The size of the crater steepness will make you imagine the massive eruption of Mount Batur which happened ten thousand years ago.

The mountain is still active. Bali residents remember the eruption in 1917. The eruption has taken thousands of lives and destroyed hundreds of houses Batur Tua village at the base of Batur caldera. People who are still living eventually fled to the Batur village and now called (Kalangayar, which means a new one.) Pura Danu Batur previously also at the bottom of the caldera in the south of Mount Batur also moved.

Lake Kintamani and Mount Batur

The charm is offered to tourists is the natural landscape. The landscape is a combination view of Lake Kintamani and Mount Batur. They stand in the middle of the caldera make this area become one of the most favorite tourist destinations in Bali.

If you have more time and you like adventure or photography, you should stay in the area around Mount Batur. Then the next day climbing Mount Batur or Batur caldera in the east of Mount Batur while enjoying the beautiful sunrise coming out from behind Mount Rinjani in Lombok.

Kintamani tourist attraction can be reached about 2 hours drive from Denpasar or Kuta. You can also pass through when you want to travel to Lovina.