Popular Tourism in Kintamani Bali

Kintamani Tourism, The Enchanting Beauty of Bali Is Not Just the Beach

Location Kintamani tourist area which is located in the highlands offers natural beauty with shades of cool weather. Kintamani tourist attractions, in addition to fresh air, there are favorite tourist attractions that are visited by many local and foreign tourists.

Kintamani is a sub-district of Bangli Regency, Bali which has various tourist attractions and adventure spots. Tourist attractions and adventure spots in Kintamani are quite famous, seen from the types of visitors who come, not only from Indonesia itself, but also from foreign countries.

Kintamani area is about 2 hours drive from Denpasar City. Traveled with a distance of 68 kilometers from Denpasar or Kuta. Kintamani has a view of the mountainous region at an altitude of 1,500 m above sea level.

Kintamani attractions are dominated by nature tourism. But Kintamani also has cultural, historical and even World-level Science museums.

The following are some of the Kintamani Tourist Spots

1. Kintamani's Penelokan

First is Kintamai Penelokan. The attraction of this Kintamani tourist attraction has the natural view of Mount Batur with its lakes. Located at an altitude of 1500 meters above sea level this view is seen from the Penelokan highway south of the village of Central Batur, District of Kintamani.

From Penelokan visitors can enjoy natural scenery in the form of Mount and Lake Batur. Therefore do not be surprised if most tourists will do photo activities with the background of Mount and Lake Batur. One of the attractions that make adventurers and urban adventurers choose this kintamani tourist destination and adventure spot is its fairly complete facilities. Starting from clean toilets, to restaurants that serve typical food there, making them feel at home here.

2. Lake Batur

Lake Batur is located in the village of North Penelokan within 10 km or 25 minutes downhill from Penelokan which used to be a tourist spot in Bali or Kintamani stop-lunch. Located on the slopes of Mount Batur the lake is shaped like a crescent moon when viewed from a height.

This lake is actually an active Caldera Lake Batur. This lake is the most beautiful active caldera in the world, with an area of up to 16.6 square kilometers. Lake Batur Kintamani is the largest lake on the island of Bali and the second largest caldera lake in Indonesia after Lake Toba in North Sumatra.

Most tourists who visit Kintamani tourism can only see the lake from a height or from a restaurant in Penelokan Village. But there are also foreign and local tourists who want to get around in the middle of Lake Batur by renting a boat, taking pre-wedding photos or visiting the Trunyan village.

3. Mount Batur

Mount Batur is an active volcano in Kintamani District. Located in the northwest of Mount Agung, this mountain has a caldera measuring 13.8 x 10 km. Caldera height ranges from 1267 m - 2152 m (peak G. Abang).

It is said that according to the story in Lontar Susana Bali, this Kintamani tourist mountain is the peak of Mount Mahameru which was moved by the Batara Pasupati to be made by Sthana Betari Danuh (Dewi Danau palace).

Mount Batur is usually used as a hiking spot for climbers, who want to feel and see the beauty of the rising sun at an altitude of 1,717 meters above sea level. Likewise with the expanse of black rocks from the eruption in this Kintamani tour, it is very very interesting to be a pre wedding photo shoot location.

4. Trunyan Village

Trunyan Village is one of the unique Kintamani tourist destinations. Trunyan Village is a village inhabited by indigenous people of the island of Bali, commonly referred to as "Bali Aga" with its unique cultural aspects.

The meaning of the name from the Trunyan Village is divided into two words namely "Taru" and "Menyan". Taru is the "Tree" or the plant of life while Menyan is the "fragrance". So, the meaning of the word Trunyan is the fragrant fragrance that comes out of the tree menyan.

The uniqueness of this village is the way to bury the body which is not buried at all. But laying or placed under a large tree called taru menyan. In Tourism Kintamani Trunyan Village there are 3 places of burial processions according to three different types of deaths. Reasonable, unnatural death and burial of infants and young children.

5. Toya Bungkah

The Toya Bungkah Tourism Object is a hot / hot spring in Kintamani, Bali. This tourism object has been managed by Pekraman Batur Village which was later named Batur Natural Hot Spring.

In this Kintamani tourist attraction, visitors can enjoy the sensation of bathing and bathing in a hot water shower with temperatures between 29 to 39 degrees Celsius. From Toya Bungkah kintamani, visitors can see the view of Lake Batur closer to the expanse of biry lake water right in front of your eyes.

Toya Bungkah Kintamani Baths have 4 types of ponds. Hot tubs are intended for children with a pool depth of not more than 80 cm. Natural Hot Spring Water Therapy Pool with water temperatures around 38 ° - 40 ° Celsius. Sunburn Floating Pool is intended for those who like to soak while sunbathing. And finally the Public Pool for Swimming.

6. Toya Devasya

This hot spring tourist destination is located in the Toya Bungkah area, on the shores of Lake Batur Kintamani. Natural hot water that comes out of the belly of Mount Batur is accommodated in the Toya Devasya bathing pool and then goes to Lake Batur.

The tourist attraction of Toya Devasya is the best, most hits and popular hot spring on the island of Bali. Indeed, in this bath, facilities and facilities are provided that are more complete than other places, such as a hot water recreation water park and most recently a watersport recreation at Lake Batur.

In Toya Devasya there is 1 large swimming pool and 7 small pools, also a play area for children, along with a number of hot showers. Tourism Kintamani Toya Devasya also provides a resort for your stay.

7. Ulun Danu Batur Temple

Ulun Danu Batur Temple is not located right on the edge of the lake like Ulun Danu Temple in Beratan. But from this Kintamani tourist temple visitors can still see the beauty of Lake Batur and Mount Batur as well. This temple is in the north of Kintamani Penelokan, located in the village of Karakamani Bangli sub-district.

Formerly this temple is located on the southwest slope of Mount Batur but after the Mount Batur disaster erupted in 1917 resulting in the temple area was destroyed. But there is still one pelinggih that still stands firmly towering up to now.

Visitors with an interest in historical architectural art attractions will feel happy to be in Kintamani tourism in the form of a Hindu temple shrine of Bali.

8. Bayung Gede Village

Bayung Gede Village, located in Kintamani District, is a tourist village in Bali Aga, just like Trunyan Village. The Kintamani tourism village is believed to be the mother village of other villages in Bangli, even the people of Penglipuran Village are believed to come from this village.

The tradition in the village of Bayung Gede is also unique at the time of burial. If the body is female, it will be buried in the supine position and facing the sky, while for the men will be buried face down.

For local people, it is believed that women are regarded as the earth and must face the sky, while for men it is the opposite.

The most interesting tradition in the village of Kintamani Bayung Gede, is in burying the placenta that was born born by a baby. Here there is a special placenta grave, where later the placenta will be hung on a tree using a coconut shell container and hung on a tree.

9. Kintamani Volcanology Museum

The Volcanology Museum was inaugurated on April 1, 2016 and features a collection that represents three geopark pillars. Namely biodiversity (biodiversity), geological diversity (geodiversity), and diversity of cultural forms (cultural diversity).

Batur Geopark Museum has 2 floors. The first floor has a main lobby with a room that presents geological diversity. In the main lobby room, visitors can watch the dioramas of Mount Batur. The dioramas presented are miniature of Mount Batur along with Lake Batur in the shape of a rectangle measuring 2.5 x 2 meters.