CENTRAL BALI MAP

Central Bali Facts

Kintamani

Kintamani is perched on the rim of a vast crater, overlooking the crater lake and its bubbling hot springs. Lake Batur is the largest in Bali, and provides water for an underground network of streams and springs across the southern slopes of the mountain.

The evenings can get cool but an overnight stay is well worth it, to climb the mountain and watch the sunrise, or just to take a midnight dip in one of the springs.

With the location 1450 meters above sea level, Penelokan is a spectacular site to take pleasure in viewing Gunung Batur or Batur Mountain.

From Penelokan, the main road runs right round the rim towards Kintamani, the panorama shifting as circling around the crater. For a complete panoramic view, pass the half circumference of the crater along its upper rim. The highest point is Bukit Penulisan. Here, one of the most ancient of Bali's temples contain the remains of carvings from the earliest Buddhist period. From Penulisan, the road continues towards Buleleng and Kubutambahan

Tabanan

This regency is very famous for Tanah Lot temple. The regency also has a lot of tourism resorts such as Bedugul (lake of Beratan) with its cold temperature. Tabanan also has other tourist attractions such as Alas Kedaton, Jatiluwih terraced rice-fields, Pacung village or Soka Beach.

Bedugul is the name of both a small city and a mountain-lake resort area, which Balinese have long used for weekend retreats. When the heat and humidity finally gets to you, the place to escape to is Bedugul, Bali's highland retreat, tucked into the crater of an extinct volcano, 1400 meters above sea level. Here, three lakes provide everything from recreation to the water for the springs, rivers and rice fields below. Lush pine forest seems to create freshness in the air. Bedugul is known for the quality of its fruit, vegetables and flowers.