Mount And Lake Batur

Written By baliholiday on Friday, October 30, 2009 | 9:10 AM

In the mountains around Kintamani, there is Mount Batur with a deep crater lake and the natural hot springs in Toyabungkah. The cool mountain air with views in all directions, as beautiful with the existence of several important temples, which have made Kintamani become one of the places that do not forgotten the Bali tourist agenda.

Mount Batur is one of a small volcano, but its location was in the midst of a large crater diameter of 14 Km. In addition, Mount Batur Lake Batur adjacent to the crescent-shaped high wall surrounded the outskirts of the crater. 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 today as Balinese people who still remember the explosion that occurred in the 1917 eruption which has taken thousands of lives and destroyed hundreds of houses Old Batur village at the bottom of Batur caldera. The next community living finally took refuge in the village of Batur is now (Kalangayar, which means a new place.) Pura Batur Ulundanu previously also at the bottom of the caldera in the south part of Mount Batur which was moved into place now.

Enchantment here offered more to the tourism landscape. Landscapes are a combination view of Lake Batur and Mount Batur which stands in the middle of the caldera make this area one of the most favorite tourist destination in Bali

If you have more time and like adventure or photography, it helps you stay in the area around Mount Batur to make the climb and then the next day or the caldera of Mount Batur Batur to the east of Mount Batur while enjoying the beautiful sunrise coming out from behind Mount Rinjani in Lombok.

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