"BEAUTIFUL SUNRISE" on the summit of Mount Batur

Enjoy a sunrise or sunrise at the top of Mount Batur is beautiful. But you have to get ready, because the climbing to be done in the early hours.

The aim is none other, so you can reach the summit at dawn so they can enjoy a panoramic sunrise (sunrise) from the top of Mount Batur.

Thanks to a vigorous campaign, is currently climbing has become a tourist mascot of Mount Batur. And not only climb to the summit of Mount Batur, lately there are many tourists who make tracking activity in the region. Tracking them to do by circling Lake Batur or Batur caldera.

Therefore, this activity is known as Tracking Batur caldera. This is the location of the most recent ascent, which is much more challenging than the previous location because the location along the ascent there are also a number of attractions, such as rock climbing and Hindus in Trunyan funeral.

Located about 64 kilometers northeast of Denpasar, and entered in the district of Kintamani, Bangli district. There are several versions of the mountain and kalderanya, but some sources state that Mount Batur comes from a very large ancient mountain and had erupted several times, then form two caldera. Well, Mount Batur caldera appeared in the middle of it. Mount Batur itself had erupted in 1849, 1888, 1904, 1927, 1963, 1968, 1974 and 1994, with the largest eruption in 1927.

Currently, Batur Caldera became the most popular as an object of the climb. According to a number of business hotels in Toyabungkah, where it began the ascent, had almost all the tourists who stay in Toyabungkah make the climb to Mount Batur. Only a few (five percent) who did not climb. While now, 90 percent of tourists climb Mount Batur Caldera, only five percent of the climb Mount Batur, and the rest do not climb.

Mount Batur had a number of features that do not have many other mountains, including the mountain in their country.

This region has long been known as a place to climb. First, about the 1980's, students and lovers of nature, often make the climb to the summit of this mountain. At first, the students climbed Mount Batur in the afternoon. That is, they did just a hobby to find edelweiss flower as a souvenir. But then, they 'change direction' to climb Mount Batur in the early morning to enjoy the beautiful sunrise.

First tourists often feel worried about going to have trouble getting a place to stay in the village of Toyabungkah. Now, it does not need to worry there. There are dozens of jasmine hotel with decent facilities. Room rental fee is pretty cheap, no more than Rp 200 thousand per night with rooms that can be occupied by two people. For those of you who want the atmosphere of the 'natural', just rent a tent from a local hotel. You can set up camp in an area hotel, which is providing the location for camping.