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Sunday, December 7, 2014

Batur: incomparable beauty

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Batur

Batur is a mountain village located in North Penelokan, sub Kintamani, until 1926 a prosperous village at the foot of Mount Batur.

If you enter Batur to the list of your destination in Bali, you certainly will not be disappointed. Batur has tourism potential and very interesting panorama, such as Mount Batur and Lake Batur. Not to mention the cool air during the day and cold at night makes this place visited by many tourists.

If you stand in Penelokan (the Balinese language means a place to look) located in the area Kedisan, Kintamani, the most strategic location to enjoy the natural scenery in this tourist area. Your eyes will be amazed at the sights under the most amazing combination of Mount Batur and its expanse of black rock with Lake Batur blue crescent-shaped in the middle of the caldera which by many tourists said to be the most beautiful caldera in the world.

If you do not get down to the area of Mount Batur and Lake Batur probably the best way is to use a car but you can also walk. Meanwhile, if you decide to Danua visited Mount Batur and the best way to get around is on foot.

Spectacular Mount Batur is an active volcano Batur, Kintamani District. Located in the northwest of Mount Agung, it has a caldera measuring 13.8 x 10 km. Mount Batur has repeatedly erupted. Eruption of Mount Batur activity in recorded history began in 1804 and the last eruption occurred in 2000 and the most devastating occurred on 2 August and ending 21 September 1926. The eruption of Mount Batur it makes the flow of hot lava that hoard village of Batur and Ulun Danu Batur.

If you see Mount Batur of height, color black as if it shows that the trees in the mountain burned. But apparently this color comes from the expanse of black rocks that sit quietly on the surface of the mountain. Color is what makes Mount Batur looks amazing.

Climb the peak of Mount Batur activities for about 3 hours, of course, by hiring a local guide or friend who has ever climbed this mountain before. Arriving at the top of the mountain, you will be stunned to see Mount Agung and Mount Rinjani in the distance. In addition to climbing, you can also visit other tourist areas such as the crater and caldera. Another tourist attraction in the area of Mount Batur, among others: Kedisan, Batur village, Writing, Fruits, Toya Bungkah and Songan.

As for cultural tourism in the area of Mount Batur, you can visit Trunyan. In the north Trunyan are Cuban, village cemetery location, here's body is not buried or burned, but put under the tree after the death of an elaborate ceremony. Pemakamanan place is filled with the bones, and we may find a corpse that was new, strange corpses is no odor at all. So if you are big balls, you can visit Trunyan.

Lake Batur

If North Sumatra Lake Toba has as one of the mainstays of their tour, Lake Batur Bali have as their mainstay. It is not wrong because Lake Batur has a spectacular panoramic view. Lake Batur is also the widest Danua in Bali.

Lake Batur is a crescent-shaped is in the caldera of Mount Batur which has a length of about 7.5 km, a width of 2.5 km, the circumference of about 22 km and covers approximately 16 km2. Mount Batur caldera estimated formed by two major eruption, 29 300 and 20 150 years ago. This eruption makes the land around the lake becomes fertile, so that the area of Lake Batur is an area that has long been used as a vegetable farming or tourism because it is located at an altitude above 1000 meters above sea level. On the lake there are also water flow in soil that drains the water of Lake Batur, which came into spring in some places in Bali and is considered the "Holy Tirta".

To get to the edge of the lake, visitors will descend a steep hill, rocky and sandy as far Kedisan village located on the shores of the lake.

On the western edge of Lake Batur are Toyobungkah which is the natural hot springs that are used for bathing because it is believed to cure skin diseases. If you want a more closed, go to Tirta Sanjiwani Hot Spring Complex. In this place you can soak to relieve aches, especially those who return home after a hike.

Photo of Batur



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