Lake Batur (Danau Batur) Kintamani

We arrived early Monday afternoon (1st May) after a great day with Nyoman laughing us all the way to Ubud. Such a happy, friendly character like all Balinese people we’ve met.
He checked a few motels rates for us as we reached the main street of Ubud & we found a great one, right in the center of Monkey Forest Rd. The name is true to …

While we were staying in Ubud, Nelly and I went on a day-long tour of central and east Bali. It was a lot of driving around and sightseeing. Here's what we saw:

-Goa Gajah (the Elephant Cave, but with no elephants. I read something about the stone carving above the entrance being mistaken for an elephant. Also there was a shrine to Ganesha …

I meet two girls from Poland staying next to me and they invited me to go with them on a tour of some temples. Not sure what I was going to do so I decided to join them. The temples were amazing. Tanah Lot was the best. We drank holy water and was blessed. We then went to a restaurant on the beach in Seminyak. The food was good and sitting on the …

... meditation programme in Bali and their guide was telling Sean everything about the NGO she is working for. We drove all the way to lake Batur. Beautiful view of the lake and the near Volcano. It is much colder here, as it is quite high. Sean bargains ...

One of the most beautiful places I've sen in my life. The picture you suddenly see when you drive up over the rim of the crater is truly breath-taking. The sunrise walk up the volcano and then around the various craters is incredible as well. ...

... level. There was a thick fog along the outer rim of the volcano (in Pangalingan), and we headed down into the valley and Lake Batur to find a cheap place to stay, and luckily they had hot showers! There are lots of trekking routes here, including sunrise ...

... on the rim of the huge Batur caldera about 1,500m above sea level, and offer dramatic views of the active volcano Mount Batur and serene Lake Batur. Toyo Bungkah village is down at the lake edge.As well as the lake and the volcano, Kintamani is home to ...

... the Kintamani Tour visited the gold and silver handicraft center located in the village of Celuk., Then to Mount and Lake Batur in Kintamani Penelokan area while enjoying lunch at Kintamani Batur Sari Restaurant, then traveled to Tamapk Siring and ...

... super touristy town overlooking two volcanoes, Ganung Batur (Bali's most recently active...I think) and Ganung Anung (Bali's biggest) and Lake Batur which is considered sacred.  Of course I came to Bali during the middle of rainy season so the ...

... kinda geeky looking but very intelligent and full of local knowledge. We drove to Kintermani where we stopped for breakfast over looking Lake Batur and the volcano that looms overhead. She's a real beauty and erupted only 80 years ago. The view from the ...

... no time to quickly finish our food, so that we can quickly see the scenic views of the famed Kintamani volcanic mountains surrounded by the lake Batur. The view is just breathtaking! According to our driver, there are some ancient villages that are ...

... and would be ok.   Sigh...VERY long day. Lesson I learnt is: never forget battery charger again! That spot on Lake Batur was pure heaven....cool, peaceful... beautiful.   I can tell you now, Kuta doesn't do it for me at ...

... time to find our final destination.2345hrs -finally we have reach out destination. It is Lakeside Cottage. a nice little cottage that sits beside Lake batur, it was cold during the night. We were told not to speak a word of English, so that we would be ...