Kintamani is a district name in Bangli Regency, province of Bali, Indonesia. And Kintamani is also a tourist area that has a view of natural charm in Bali.
Location of Kintamani Bali Tourism is one of the many attractions in Bali and is a tourism highlight that has been world-famous, the main attraction of this attraction lies in the charm of nature that is presented that is the view of Mount Batur.
Seeing the scenery and enjoying nature is the activity that many tourists enjoy while on the island of Bali, both local and foreign tourists to explore the beauty of the charm and rich natural tourism of Kintamani.
It is reached by a distance of 68 kilometers from Denpasar or Kuta. Kintamani has a view of the mountain area which is located at an altitude of 1,500 m from the sea level.
We will discuss there are 5 objects of nature tourism Kintamani which is a favorite and anti-mainstream tourist when visiting Kintamani are as follows;
5 places to see and do in Kintamani
- Lake Batur
Lake Batur located in the North Penelokan village is 10 km or 25 minutes downhill from the existing Penelokan, which is a tourist attraction Bali Kintamani and is a tourist place for lunch and enjoy the view. It is located on the slope of Mount Batur lake is shaped like a crescent moon if we see from the height.
Active Caldera Lake Batur
It has the most beautiful active caldera in the world, with an area of approximately 16.6 square kilometers.
Lake Batur, the Kintamani, is a large lake on the island of Bali and the second widest caldera lake in Indonesia after Lake Toba in North Sumatra.
The caldera in the Lake Batur has a crescent shape due to a series of violent eruptions and the aftermath of the eruption that forms the entire landscape of Bali Island.
The eruption of Mount Batur was first estimated to have occurred about 29,300 years ago starting with the coronal 84 kilometers cubic ignimbrite (volcanic material).
Watercolor of Lake Batur
That watercolor contained in Lake Batur Kintamani can change its color. The cause of discoloration is influenced by the sulfur compounds that exist at the base, so sometimes it appears bluish and then turned into yellowish-green.
Many of the tourists who visit Kintamani can only get from the altitude to get the view and from the restaurant located in the village of Penelokan. Many foreign and local tourists who want to get around Batur by just renting a boat and many people who do photo taking for pre-wedding.
- Mount Batur
Mount Batur is one of the active volcanoes in the Kintamani subdistrict, Bangli Regency, Bali, Indonesia. It is located to the northwest of Mount Agung, and the mountain also has a 13.8 x 10 km caldera.
According to the records of Mount, Batur has erupted 26 times and the most devastating eruption occurred on August 2 and ended September 21, 1926.
Due to the eruption of Mount Batur, it makes a flow of hot lava hoards Batur village and Pura Ulun Danu Batur.
Not to pat the possibility that makes Mount Batur has a million charms of beauty.
Mount Batur is very often used as a place for Mountaineers Batur who wants to feel and see the beauty of the sun rises at 1,717 meters above sea level.
Also, with the expanse of black rocks, it is very interesting to be used as a pre-wedding photo shooting location.
- Trunyan Village
In Bali Kintamani tourism location Next is Trunyan village located on the outskirts of Lake Batur or at the foot west of Bukit Abang in Kintamani.
Trunyan Cemetery Village is one of the tourist destinations in Bali which is very unique, Trunyan Cemetery village is a village inhabited by the indigenous people of Bali Island that is commonly called from “Bali Aga” with the unique aspect of culture.
The meaning of Trunyan village is divided into two words “Taru” and “Menyan”. The meaning of Taru is “tree” or also a life plant while Menyan is “fragrance”.
Therefore, the meaning of the word of Trunyan is a fragrant fragrance and just out of the tree Taru and the existence of Tarunyan trees that neutralize the stench caused by the corpse and become the attraction of tourists.
Grave in Trunyan Village – Kintamani tourism Bali
The uniqueness of this village is the way of the burial of its body that is not completely buried but in the place or put under a large tree named Taru Menyan earlier.
Trunyan Cemetery Village has three burial processions according to three different types of deaths. Death is reasonable, unnatural, and burial of infants and young children.
And for those who are mature but not married, will be placed in Sema Muda (House Miarta Yasa).
Although it can also be called the Kintamani Bali Trunyan Cemetery Tourism object is a little creepy but many tourists visit there both local and foreign tourists.
- Toya Bungkah
Hot Spring Tour
The warm/hot spring place called Toya Bungkah is a tourist attraction in Kintamani.
Pekraman Batur Village is a tourist attraction of Toya Bungkah which is then named Batur Natural Hot Spring.
In this tourist attraction, visitors can enjoy the sensation of bathing and bathing in hot water showers that are temperature between 29 to 39 degrees Celsius.
From Toya Bungkah This Kintamani you can see the view of Lake Batur that is closer to lake Bluewater right in front of your eyes.
Toya Bungkah Bath has 4 types of ponds, namely:
- The hot spring pool is intended for children with a pool depth of no more than 80 cm.
- Natural Hot Spring Water Therapy pool or Mini pool for hot water therapy. The pool provides a hot water shower with a water temperature of about 38 ° – 40 ° Celsius. You can position yourself against the fall of the hot water shower in your body.
- The Floating Sunburn pool is intended for those of you who like to soak while sunbathing then the Floating Sunburn Pond is usually favored by foreign tourists.
- And the last common pool for swimming.
- Ulun Danu Batur Temple
The first traveler will find Pura Ulun Danu which is located near the lake of Tabanan Baturiti District. And to the two Pura Ulun Danu which is near Lake Batur Kintamani area.
Yes, indeed its name is similar to the meaning of “Pura located next to the lake”.
But the place and location of these two temples are different from one and the other. Pura Ulun Danu Batur is located not right on the outskirts of the lake such as Ulun Danu temple in Beratan.
But from this temple, you can still see the beautiful Lake Batur and Mount Batur at once.
Precisely next to the northern part of Kintamani Penelokan, located in the village of Kalanganyar Kintamani Bangli or precisely on the roadside of the Singaraja route to Denpasar.
Once the temple was located on the southwestern slope of Mount Batur but after the disaster of Mount, Batur erupted in the year 1917 resulted in the temple area was destroyed.
But there is still one shrine that still stand firmly rising up until now.
Tourists who love the historical art of architectural sights will feel delighted to be in the Temple of the sacred Hindu people of Bali.
