GUNUNG BATUR AREA

This region is like a big bowl with the ground half covered with water and a series of volcanic Growth cones in the middle. Sounds a bit spectacular? It is. The road around the south -- western edge of the crater of Gunung Batur is a Bali, the main north-south and is one of the most popular vistas of Bali.

Most people want to do something, trekking Stay in the beautiful villages around the shores of Danau Batur, and plan an early start The ascent of the volcano.

The villages around the Gunung Batur crater rim have grown together over the years in a continuous, untidy strip. The main village is Kintamani, although the whole area is often referred to by that name. Coming up from the south, the first village is Penelokan, where tour-group busloads stop to gasp at the view, eat a buffet lunch and are hassled by the ever- present souvenir sellers.

Penlokan is also where you can take a short road down into the crater. From here, a road loosely follows the shore of Danau Batur, linking the villages of Kedisan and Toya Bungkah.