Indonesia

Ascent of Batur Volcano

The mountainous region around Kintamani, centering around the spectacular volcanic caldera of Mt. Batur with its deep crater lake and bubbling hot springs, is rugged with high and wild beauty. Clean crisp mountain air and stunning views in all directions are what makes Kintamani one of the most visited tourist stops in Bali. Batur is a truly fabulous volcano, consisting of a ‘double caldera’ – one crater inside another. Nearing Kintamani, the land rises steadily towards an almost featureless hor...

Mt Batur

Day 1Ascent from Toyabungkah

Recommended for hikers in good physical condition
If you are climbing at night, it is advisable to start around 4am, as it will take you a good hour and a half to reach the small warung situated on the lower southern edge of the volcano, and 2 hours to reach the actual summit. The first 30 minutes of the hike takes you through vegetable plantations set in recent volcanic lava flows. The rich soil yields a good crop of tomatoes, maize, shallots and cabbage.The going is easy, gradually inclining towards the actual cone. This area offers terrific views in every direction
This first section ends at a small shrine where your guide will leave a small offering to ask the gods for protection. The path now becomes much steeper and sometimes slippery. The next, steeper section takes around 45 minutes and winds along the side of the volcano.

By this time, the sun will have risen in the east over the island of Lombok with Gunung Rinjani towering over the island. In the foreground to the south-east is Gunung Abang and Gunung Agung close behind. Most visitors witness the sunrise from the warung and end their venture at this point and slowly descend the same way. However, as the warung is located on the lowest section of the volcano rim, keen hikers continue well beyond this point. Follow the rim eastwards for an easy 300 metres before the path ascends to the upper portion of the rim. This section is a 30 minute test of your stamina, as the trek is steep and in many areas rather slippery. Rewards in this section are countless as every metre seems to unveil better views of the immediate surroundings as well as the scenery in the distance. There is one more small warung located close to the highest point of the rim. Here you can stop for a well deserved breakfast of eggs that are cooked in the steaming hot fumes escaping from the earths interior.

The next 500 metres of the trek is definitely the most exciting section as it follows the edge of the crater rim. At times it is rather narrow and very steep requiring your hands for additional support. As you reach the western end of the rim the path splits in two directions. Either you follow the rim which will lead you back down to the first warung, or you part from the rim and descend sliding through the loose gravel towards the area where the most recent eruptions of Batur took place in 1994. As I write this story in February 2010 this section of the volcano has been closed by the seismological institute of Bandung, as all signs point towards a major eruption in the very near future. However, if this area is open then do ask your guide to take you in. This detour will take an additional hour and a half of comfortable hiking through extinct lava flows of past eruptions

It will take you only an hour to get back to the starting point. However unlike on the way up in the dark by torch, it is by now between 8.30 to 9.00 am in hopefully bright sun allowing you to enjoy the beautiful surroundings. The first third leads down the cone of the volcano, followed by the second third across and past extinct lava flows, and eventually through the lower section that is covered by pine forest and vegetable plantations. If you are not the fittest and most adventures person, but still wish to experience the magic of a volcanic landscape, then Gunung Batur will reward you with a magnificent experience.
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 Summit ascent (from Toyabungkah)
 Trekking  time         Between 2,5 hrs  and 5 hrs
 Difference in heights      + / - 670 m
  If you want to avoid the crowds, you can opt for an afternoon ascent of Mt Batur. In this case, we recommend starting the hike around 2:00 or 2:30 PM.
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I want to privatise this tour for me and my friends / family

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Price per person	225€	125€	95€	85€	75€	65€

Participant	Price per person
1	225€
2	125€
3	95€
4 - 5	85€
6 - 8	75€
9 - 10	65€

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Included

English-speaking tour- guide and English-speaking tour-guide (compulsory - from the association of local guides)

Transfers by private vehicle to/from your hotel

Breakfast at the summit

Trekking permit & donations

Mineral water & energy supplement

Not included

Insurance & assistance

Personal expenses & tips

Anything not mentioned́ in "Included".

Booking conditions

Registration terms

All registration requests must be made by email to the local agency or directly online via the client space available on the local agency’s website or on our partner website www.nomadays.fr.

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An acknowledgment of receipt is sent to the client by email. If the client does not receive it, the booking will still be considered final once received by the local agency.

Payment terms

Registration made more than 30 days before the departure date

The client must pay a deposit of 30% of the total amount of the booked services. The remaining balance must be paid no later than 30 days before the start of the trip.

Registration made less than 30 days before the departure date

The client must pay the full amount of the trip in a single payment.

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Cancellation policies

Cancellation conditions and fees

If the client is forced to cancel the trip, they must inform the local agency and their insurer by any written means that allows for an acknowledgment of receipt, as soon as the event leading to the cancellation occurs. The date the written notice is sent will be considered the cancellation date for the calculation of cancellation fees. In general, the insurance company will assess the date of the triggering event based on the documents provided directly by the client, in order to determine whether to reimburse the cancellation fees.

Scale of total cancellation fees:

More than 45 days before the departure date: 30% of the total price of the trip including tax
From 44 to 31 days before the departure date: 40% of the total price of the trip including tax
From 30 to 14 days before the departure date: 50% of the total price of the trip including tax
From 13 to 7 days before the departure date: 75% of the total price of the trip including tax
Less than 7 days before the departure date: 100% of the total price of the trip including tax

Scale of partial cancellation fees (except special cases):

If a traveler registered for a private trip cancels their participation, while the trip is maintained for the other participants:

For personal (non-shared) services: the above cancellation fee schedule will apply to the traveler who cancels.
For shared services: fees equal to 100%, regardless of the cancellation date, will be charged to the canceling participant for their share of the shared services.

When several clients have registered under the same file and one of them cancels their trip, the cancellation fees will be deducted from the amounts received for that file, regardless of who made the payment.

In case of cancellation, for any reason whatsoever, expenses not included in the trip booked with the local agency and incurred by the client—such as transportation to and from the departure point (plane, train, or bus tickets), visa fees, travel documents, vaccination costs—will not be subject to any reimbursement.

Contract transfer

In the event of a contract transfer, the client must inform the local agency by email no later than 7 days before departure. This transfer is subject to the availability of flights and the suitability of the transferee. It may incur additional costs (especially in the case of airline ticket modifications or non-transferable services), which will be billed to the designated transferee. In any case, the assignor and the transferee remain jointly responsible for payment of the trip price and any additional charges.