Kintamani Village is one of the most popular and favorite tourist attraction in north-east of Bali is home to bewitching nature and six ancient villages along with the prime attraction, the mesmerizing Batur Lake perched aside an active volcano. The villages of Penelokan, Toya Bungkah, Batur, Kedisan, Abung, Songan and Kintamani symbolize timeless beauty, as they surround the cauldron of the lake. The locals devotedly follow their ancestral tradition, which are handed over from generation to generation.
The lifestyle is however, adapted from the after effects of the eruption from Mount Batur which has lashed outs its wrath over 22 time since 1800. There are also a number of villages in the Kintamani area including old Balinese Aga villages situated around Batur Lake. Lake Batur provides the majority of Bali’s irrigation water and is also a local breeding ground for freshwater fish. The fertile Kintamani area is a top producer of fruit and vegetables in Bali. This highland area is at approximately 400 metres above sea level, with cool air condition in the daytime and cold at night. A visit to Kintamani Volcano is a rare opportunity to experience one of Bali’s last remaining active volcano up close.
Kintamani Volcano provides spectacular views of this crater lake and Mount Batur, set in a vast volcanic caldera. You can view Batur’s rugged features of dark lava slopes and black molten rocks from the village’s roadside. The lush green vegetation and the blue-green colored lake serves as a stark contrast. Batur Volcano in Kintamani is popular for climbing, you can observe the sunrise from ridges of this Bali volcano on early morning treks.
From high, you can enjoy the vista overlooking the large and beautiful Batur caldera to its northwest. Lake Batur is on the southeastern side of the volcano. The lake is 15 kilometers wide and is a popular fishing spot. Batur’s village of Toya Bungkah has hot lakeside hot spring, known for its curative mineral water. It is a popular choice among trekkers to spend the night before hiking up Mount Batur in time to watch the sunrise. West of the adjacent Mount Abang is the secluded old Balinese village of Trunyan. It’s a place that’s known for its ancient burial traditions using an open graveyard.
Penelokan is one of the main villages and offers one of the best ventage points at the southernmost rim of the crater, boasting sweeping views over Kintamani volcano. At 1.500 meter above sea level, the combination of black molten rock and dark lava slopes contrasted against the blue lake and lush green vegetation make it the best place to enjoy these stunning panoramas. And Batur Lake shape that looks like a human brain from distance with fantastic scenery also supported by many restaurants with backdrop Mountain View is still natural so make this area as a favorite place for lunch for tourists. Many local and foreign tourists choose this place to enjoy the fresh mountain air, while looking the beautiful scenery with black lava dense from eruption of Mount Batur in 1917 which one destroy Penelokan village.
With the development of tourism in Kintamani area, was impact for the economy in this village. Even though many villages to work as farmers but also in commercial sector is develops. There are a large number of buffet restaurants sited on the main road of penelokan and kintamani. These restaurants serve all-you-can-eat lunch buffets, and most of the restaurants direct by the views of both Batur volcano and the lake. Penelokan and Kintamani is an area who has been familiar for tourist, everyone who comes here will certainly back again for a wonderful impression.
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