Mount Batur

Mount Batur has been recently declared as geopark by Unesco for its rich geological resources. This resort area is located in Kitamani, Bangli Regency and can be reached by a two -hour car drive from denpasar , or an hour drive from Besakih. Its main attraction is acouple site of lake and mount batur..

Enjoying the morning in the village of panelokan, which means a place to sightsee, tourists will get a combination of spectakular scenery of mount Batur which looks like a blue crescent before their eyes . Just like in all mountainous areas, morning period is the best time to enjoy the beautiful scenery just before the emergence of the fog. Lake batur  is the largest lake in bali and is source of irrigation water for the green rice field in bangli.

Not far from the edge of the caldera, visitors can pay a visit to ulun temple in like batur located in a mount batur valley. The temple was renovated in 1926. folloereached ing a major erupption impact of the active volcano that has erupted for 24 times so far could be witness in Batur Volcano meseum in penelokan which open on monday to fridays from 10,00 wita.

Mount batur is also one of the favorite destinacations for tourists ipenterested in mountain climbing. With a height of 1.7 kilometers , the mountain peak can be easiy reached in average of two hours. The climbers normallly wish to see a sunset at its summit, however, many others choose to star climbing in the mornig. for visitor who only have a brief time to stay and do not prefer to stay for long time by the lake, which is full of souvernir sellers, they can have a relaxing  time in a number of restaurant araound penelokan ,  for instance at Puri sanjaya and apung kesedian floating restaurants on lake Batur