Lake Batur
A crescent-shaped crater lake inside the caldera of Mount Batur in the Kintamani highlands, the largest lake in Bali. Hot springs line parts of its shore, and the volcano rises straight up from the water's western side.
- Where
- Kintamani, Bali, Indonesia
- Grade
- UNESCO heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 8 for its grade
- Coordinates
- -8.2569, 115.4088
Get the Lake Batur stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Lake Batur. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Bali volume with your photos and a note.
Near Lake Batur
Mount Batur 4.1 km
An active volcano at the centre of two nested calderas in the Kintamani highlands, with a crater lake along its south-east side. Climbers set off in the dark to reach the summit for sunrise over the lake and Mount Agung.
Pura Ulun Danu Batur 8.0 km
One of the most important temples in Bali, guarding the north and dedicated to Vishnu and Dewi Danu, goddess of Lake Batur. The temple was moved and rebuilt on its present site on the caldera rim in 1926.
Besakih Temple 14 km
The mother temple of Bali and the holiest site in Balinese Hinduism, sitting nearly 1,000 metres up the slopes of Mount Agung. It is not one building but a complex of 23 related temples on six terraced levels, the largest being Pura Penataran Agung.
Mount Agung 14 km
Bali's highest point, an almost perfectly conical stratovolcano that dominates the east of the island and shapes its rainfall. Balinese hold the mountain sacred, and on a clear morning the summit looks across the strait to Mount Rinjani on Lombok.
Penglipuran Village 19 km
A traditional village in Bangli whose people keep their customs in daily life, with matching family compounds lining a single stepped street. Its layout follows Tri Hita Karana, the Balinese idea of balance between God, people and nature.
USAT Liberty Wreck 20 km
A United States Army cargo ship that was beached at Tulamben in 1942 and now lies in shallow water just off the stony shore. Its hull, covered in coral and fish, is a wreck that divers and snorkellers can reach straight from the beach.
Tirta Empul 21 km
A water temple near Tampaksiring built around a holy spring that wells up from the ground, which is what its name means. Balinese Hindus come to bathe under its row of stone spouts in a ritual purification called melukat.
Pura Kehen 21 km
The old royal temple of the Bangli kingdom, set at the foot of a wooded hill north of the town and dating back at least to the 13th century. Its terraced courtyards climb the slope to an eleven-tiered meru shrine, with a great banyan tree in the outer court.
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Questions
Where is Lake Batur?
Lake Batur is in Kintamani, Bali, Indonesia. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Mount Batur (4.1 km), Pura Ulun Danu Batur (8.0 km), Besakih Temple (14 km).
How do I get the Lake Batur stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Lake Batur and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Bali volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Lake Batur before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Bali volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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