Kintamani Volcano Tour
Full day Kintamani tour itinerary, the one day Kintamani Bali tour package to see a beautiful view Kintamani Volcano Bali (Mount Batur and Lake Batur)
Kintamani Volcano Tour, it is essentially one of the most selected full day tours packages in Bali island for either locals and foreigners to enjoy the gorgeous view of Mount Batur and Lake Batur.
Kintamani volcano Bali tour itinerary is considered to be one of the excellent one-day trips on the island of Bali to visit Kintamani Village.
Kintamani is perfectly located in the northern region of the island of Bali, Indonesia, it is famously referred to as a viewpoint to encounter an awesome panorama of the Lake Batur (the main lake of Bali, Indonesia) and also the one of Bali’s active volcano, the Mount Batur (Indonesian: Gunung Batur).
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Kintamani volcano or commonly called Mount Batur, which has an altitude of 1,717 m (5,633 feet), is a powerful volcano in Bali island along with the Agung volcano that is roughly 19 km from the Batur volcano.
In 1804 was the very first noted of the Mount Batur’s eruption. It is an eminent tourist site and the must-visit destination for sunrise treks on the whole highlands of Bali island.
The marvelous scenery of the volcanic caldera of Batur is one among the primary attractions of the captivating mountain range.
The Itinerary of Bali Kintamani Volcano Tour — Full Day Tours Package to Visit Bali Volcano
Below is the Bali full day Kintamani Tour itinerary for an entire day from 10 hours to 11 hours with the selection to visit the best points of interest from Balitourify.com.
Bear in mind that the full day trip to Kintamani Volcano is a private tour, which is only you (your family or your companions) and our tour driver.
The Kintamani Volcano Bali Tour Itinerary is flexible, it means you can change/add/skip the places based on your interest as long as it in one direction to the main spot and the time availability.
Take a look at our half-day tour programs in Bali for various more itineraries that are offered in a half-day whenever you are planning to do a short-day tour only.
1. Batubulan Village: To See The Barong & Keris Dance Performance
The first destination for a day trip to the Kintamani volcano in Bali is the town of Batubulan to enjoy the Barong & Keris Balinese dance show.
The village of Batubulan in Gianyar is known for the stone carving center in Bali, Indonesia, it is frequently known as the place for the Barong dance show, a show played by local villagers every day for tourists.
The Balinese Barong and the Kris dance is just one among the most emblematic dance dramas on the island. It is also another narrative dance that narrates a fight between the good and the bad. This dance is a traditional illustration of the Balinese way of representing mythology, which makes myth and history merge into one reality.
The “Barong” is a creature and a lion-like character in the Balinese mythological beliefs. He is surely the king of spirits, superior to the ranks of good, and the adversary of the “Rangda”, the ruler of demons and the mother of most of the guardians of the spirit.
The struggles between Rangda and Barong are demonstrated in the general performance of the Barong dance to symbolize the endless battle between the bad and the good or the right and wrong.
2. Celuk Village: To Visit Bali’s Gold & Silver Works
Celuk is the next place to visit in the number of daily excursions of a Bali Kintamani volcano. The Celuk Town lies in Ubud’s southern part, in Gianyar regency, near to the famous Sukawati art markets.
Bali is home to the many craft vocations, from sculpture to engraving, painting and making masks. Among these many skills is the production of jewelry. This classy art of making fashionable jewelry is located in Celuk Village, home of the gold & the silver masters in Bali island.
Rows and rows of gold and the silver workshops can be seen all the way through the region, a market sector that prospered in the mid-seventies. Since then, artists have only improved their tasks, working with exotic details in their craft, growing their reputation as silver masters in Bali.
Here we could take a look at the artisans who create the silver jewelry that made by hand.
3. Goa Gajah Temple: To Visit Bali Elephant Cave Temple
The third place to visit in the itinerary of the full day Kintamani Tour is the Temple of Goa Gajah. It is found in Bedulu Village, Gianyar, around 5 km from the city of Ubud. The Elephant Cave temple was constructed in the ninth century and was offered as a sanctuary.
The origins of the cave are uncertain; a folklore tells that it was created from the nail of the legendary giant Kebo Iwa. However, by examining the style, the sanctuary dates back perhaps to the eleventh century.
The complex features of each Hindu & Buddhist figures as the cave has Lingam and Yoni, the icon of Shiva along with the Ganesha’s statue, while beside the river there are carved objects of stupas and also chattra, images of Buddhism.
On the facade of the cave, there exists a relief of several threatening creatures and demons carved into the rocks at the cave entry. The main appearance was once viewed as an elephant, for that reason the nickname is Elephant Cave.
The site is cited in Desawarnana, the Javanese poem composed in 1365. A vast bathing area of the location was not dug until the 1950s. These apparently have been created to defend against evil spirits.
A Dutch archaeologists rediscovered the cave in 1923, but until 1954 the fountains and the pond were not found.
4. Tirta Empul Temple: To Visit A Holy Spring Temple
The next place to explore on the Kintamani Bali day trip itinerary is Tirta Empul Temple. It is a Hindu water temple located around the Tampaksiring area in Bali island.
The temple of Tirta Empul was discovered around a big water source In 962 AD, during the dynasty of Warmadewa (X-XIV centuries). The name of the temple comes from the underground water source called “Tirta Empul”.
The temple consists of a spring that provides clean and fresh water continuously. The Spring is also the source of Pakerisan river. The temple courtyard contains a shower facility with 2 pools and 30 fountains where Balinese Hindus will visit for ritual purification. Tirta Empul signifies Holy Spring in Balinese.
On a hill facing the temple, a presidential palace was built for the visit of President Soekarno in 1954. The palace of Tampak Siring is currently a place for a meeting for honorary guests of the president.
5. Buffet Lunch in a Restaurant at Kintamani
The next place to visit in the Kintamani tour itinerary is Penelokan Village, which is located in Kintamani, Bangli Regency, Bali. Kintamani is a mountainous area of northeastern Bali in the Mount Batur’s caldera.
Here we will have lunch in a restaurant while experiencing the exotic view of Batur volcano with the cool and fresh mountain air.
Kintamani is situated on the side of the large Batur caldera, around 1,500 MASL (Meters above sea level), it offers breathtaking views of the Lake Batur and Mount Batur which is undoubtedly characterized as the most climbed mountain in Bali island.
6. Coffee Plantation: To Visit The Famous Luwak Coffee Plantations
The following spot to visit in the Kintamani tour program is the coffee plantations located in Tampaksiring-Kintamani’s main street.
Have you heard about “Luwak Coffee”? it is probably one of the world’s best coffees. Luwak Coffee or Civet Coffee (Indonesian: Kopi Luwak), which means the coffee that made up of partly absorbed coffee cherries, swallowed and discharged as feces by the Asian palm civets.
The palm civet of Asia (Paradoxurus Hermaphroditus) is the mini viverrid that has native habitats in South Asia and also in Southeast Asia. For those who really love caffeine, then let’s stop here to see how Luwak coffee processing works in a conventional way, but cleaning has remained a priority.
In addition to coffee, you can even try a variety of herbal teas for free!
7. Gunung Kawi Temple: To Visit The Archaeological Sites
The last destination to be visited in the Kintamani Volcano tour program is the Gunung Kawi temple. It is a temple and the funerary complex from 11th-century found in the Tampaksiring region of Bali, Indonesia, which extends on both sides (West and East) of the river of Pakerisan.
10 forms of stone temples carved on several strong fields as high as seven meters (23 feet) from a solid cliff surface. This kind of funeral monuments is actually devoted entirely to the King of Udayana dynasty, King Anak Wungsu, and his cherished queens.
In the eastern area, there are 5 temples made to the King Udayana, Queen Mahendradatta and his sons Airlangga, Marakata and Anak Wungsu. The temples of the western part are set aside for king’s minor queens or to the king’s concubines.
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