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Highlights
Highlights
- Unique route up Mount Batur - no crowds & easier climb
- Only experience that includes a boat ride across Mount Batur lake
- Superb guides with top reviews
- Optional stop at Trunyan village, Bali's oldest village (featured in the BBC)
Details
Details
This Mt Batur experience will take you off-the-beaten path with the best and most heartfelt guide - just read the reviews!This takes you to the rim of Mount Batur instead of the summit. This means the climb is easier (1 hour instead of 2), the views here are just as great (if not better), and it's way less crowded. Our favourite part of this trip is crossing Lake Batur by boat - a serene & magical experience! Finally, you can choose to add-on a side trip to Trunyan Village, Bali's oldest village with a magic tree (featured in the BBC!). What to Expect Pick up from hotel You will be picked up from your hotel in Ubud or South Bali. You will arrive at the start of your trek at around 4am where you will take a short walk through some local farm to Lake Batur.Crossing Lake Batur Once you arrive at the shore of the lake, the boat will be waiting for you. It will take about 20-30min to cross while you watch the stars glimmer in the night sky and get to the hillside of the caldera. The Ascent and Sunrise It will take 45 minutes to 1 hour to get to the top. The terrain is a fairly mild upward gradient surrounded by jungle vegetation. You will reach around 5.30-6am just in time for the sunrise. At this point your guide will also serve you a lite breakfast which you can enjoy while you watch the sun come up and illuminate the volcanic peaks of Mt Agung, Mt Abang, Mt Rinjani on Lombok Island and Mt Batur itself. The Descent You will make your way down the same trail you arrived. From there you will get back on the boat and take a short ride just a bit further up the shore to get to Trunyan Village. This portion is optional and can be added to your trip as a separate add-on.(Optional add-on) Trunyan Village: You can choose to make your experience even more special by adding on a visit to one of Bali's oldest villages, Trunyan, located on the banks of the Batur caldera lake. Trunyan Village is famous for having a magic tree which the village's fascinating burial practices revolve around. It's one of the most unique villages in the world, and well worth a visit. Your guide will share with you more information about their culture and beliefs. Trunyan village was featured in BBC Travel for its unique cultural heritage. Back to Your Hotel Once you finish up your visit to Trunyan Village you will get back on the boat and head to the other side on Lake Batur. Once there you can visit a sacred temple at the foot of Mt Batur. If you would like you can add-on a stop to the Natural Hot Springs to relax your tired muscles from the climb and early morning wake up.Approximate travel times with moderate trafficFrom Ubud - 1h00minFrom Canggu - 1h45minFrom Kuta - 2h00minFrom Seminyak - 2h00minFrom Uluwatu - 2h40min
Trip Highlights
What's included
What's included
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Round trip transportation from your hotel in Bali (Kuta, Seminiyak, Canggu and Ubud area only)
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Ticket to Caldera Batur
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Breakfast & Hot Drink In Caldera Batur
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English-speaking local guide and driver
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Flashlight
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Boat Ticket + Safety Equipment
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Donation for every temple visited
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Transfers outside of Kuta, Seminiyak, Canggu and Ubud
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Tips for guide and driver
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Lunch
Where You'll Meet
Where You'll Meet
- Anywhere in Kuta
- Anywhere in Seminyak
- Anywhere in Canggu
- Anywhere in Ubud
Availability
Availability
What You'll Do
What You'll Do
We’ll hike the local trekking route of Batur only known to locals. We also contribute to the village around by donating some of your spendings to local people there. So indirectly, you contribute to the local economy of the villages and the lives of the people around there. :)
- 2 AM-3 AM: Pick up from the Hotel (exact time depends on the hotel location)
- 4 AM: Arrive at the trekking starting point. To start you will walk through the local farms to the lakeside. At the lake, the boat will be waiting, ready to bring you across Batur Lake to reach the Caldera hillside. Then you will begin hiking through the jungle hills to reach the Batur Caldera Summit. After trekking for around an hour, you will reach the top of the hill and settle in for the amazing sunrise views.
- 6 AM: To complete your experience, when you reach the summit, you will be provided a fresh breakfast with hot drinks while you enjoy the most beautiful sunrise on the summit.
- 8 AM: After enjoying the amazing sunrise we’ll climb down from the hill to the Lakeside where you will get to take in the amazing view of Mount & Lake Batur. On the Lakeside the boat will be ready to bring you back across the Batur Lake while you enjoy the magnificent view.
- 9 AM: If you choose to go to Trunyan Village, you will make a short detour via boat to get there. You will disembark and have your guide lead you around the village and the cemetery to see how the locals bury their dead.
- 11:00 Lastly, you will arrive at the sacred temple by the lake and then walk to the finish point through the traditional Balinese village.
- 12 PM: After 4 hours of trekking, we'll bring you to the coziest hot spring in the Kintamani area, the perfect place to spend the rest of the morning easing the muscles after trekking. (optional)
- 2 PM: Then we drop you back off at your hotel with plenty of memories that will last you a lifetime! (exact time depends on the location of your hotel)
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Meet your host
What others are saying
What others are saying
Cancellation & Rescheduling
Cancellation & Rescheduling
Reschedule the activity, if it's heavy rain or a thunderstorm on the summit.
