Kintamani
Kintamani is the highland area around Mount Batur and Lake Batur. Come for sunrise volcano treks, crater views, hot springs, and visits to Penglipuran Village. Most travelers spend one day, often as a stop between Ubud and the north or east.
Penglipuran Village: Penglipuran is one of the few Balinese villages that has kept its traditional layout fully intact — a single straight central lane flanked by near-identical bamboo-and-thatch compounds, each with the same style of carved entrance gate, a template repeated because village custom (awig-awig) still governs how houses here can be built. The bamboo forest behind the village is a genuine local resource, not scenery — residents still harvest it for construction and craft, and a short walking path through it is one of the more peaceful stops on an otherwise packed Kintamani day trip. Because the whole village functions as a living site rather than a preserved-and-emptied one, it draws a different, calmer crowd than Bali's temple circuit.
Kintamani FAQs
Views over Mount Batur volcano and its caldera lake, plus the starting point for Mount Batur sunrise treks.
Yes, guided treks are standard practice and generally required for the sunrise climb.
A day trip is typical, or an early-morning start if doing the Batur sunrise trek.
Yes, noticeably cooler than the coast given the elevation — bring a jacket, especially for the pre-dawn trek.
Yes, the viewpoints and lakeside villages are worth a visit even without climbing.
Things to do in Kintamani
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