Kintamani Volcano Tours

Barong Dance Performance

Probably the most well known dance, it is also another story telling dance, narrating the fight between good and evil. This dance is the classic example of Balinese way of acting out mythology, resulting in myth and history being blended into one reality. We will watch this dance before visit Kintamani. Balinese dances are famous all over the world and the Balinese themselves take them very seriously. The Barong is the magical protector of Balinese villages. As & lord of the forest with fantastic fanged mask and long mane, he is the opponent of Rangda the witch, who rules over the spirits of darkness, in the never ending fight between good and evil. 

Celuk Village For Gold and Silver Art Galery

Is the famous village in Bali as a tourist destination cause of the local residents is very proactive and full of innovation to the gold and silver crafting. Most of them are Balinese professional, artistic and skillful of design development related to the silver and gold crafting. In the past, the dwellers of Celuk Village were mostly farmers. Rumors have it that there were only three families who belonged to the caste of Pande that pioneered this industry. This caste is well-known for their specialty in manipulating all kinds of metals to create accessories for Hindu’s prayers. As tourism was becoming main commodity in Bali, more and more villagers left their farm behind and began to learn to craft silver and gold. 

Batuan Village for Painting Art Galery

Ubud have experienced remarkable evolution. Traditionally another means of expressing religious and mythological ideas, paintings of Ubud have been subjected to a number of influences, including deep interaction with Western painters who came and lived in Bali. Perfect places to stop before go to Kintamanito visit some beautiful fine art gallery. Ubud became the center of arts, welcoming into its heart renowned artists such as Bonnet, Spies, Blanco, Snel, etc. Batuan village wasn’t influenced by the western as they were in Ubud. The Batuan paintings were often dark, crowded representations of either legendary scenes or themes from daily life, freakish animal monsters, and witches accosted people. 

Batuan Temple

A local Balinese Hindu temple looked after by the local resident of Batuan countryside. We will visit this temple before next stop at Kintamani. The temple is designed very beautiful with full of Balinese ornaments and the roof temple building is made from the fiber of chromatic black palm tree. Batuan has been a village of artists and craftsmen, old legends and mysterious tales. The name Batuan or Baturan mentioned here prompts villagers to joke about being tough as stone or eating rocks as batu means stone in Balinese. But it likely refers to an ancient megalithic tradition in which standing stones served as meeting places and ceremonial sites for the worship of ancestral spirits. 

Kintamani

Is a name of countryside located in the hill and the beautiful panorama surround it. We can see beautiful panorama from Kintamani Village to overview the active volcano of Batur Mount and wide Lake of Batur in a valley. It is situated in the plateau area with cool weather surround it. When we stand up at Kintamani, we will be able to see the rural area which is close to the lake. Kintamani is the object of mountain tourism is very unique and stunning, with cool air condition in the daytime and cold at night. We can watch stunning natural scenery of Penelokan, a combination of Mount Batur and the expanse of black rock with Lake Batur and on a blue caldera. 

Gunung Kawi Temple

Located in Tampaksiring village. After visit Kintamani we will visit gunung kawi temple with beautiful collection of candi and situated in a river valley surrounded by rice fields and jungle. This has been one of our favorite day trips for years. Gunung Kawi Temple is a collection of ten candi, created to evoke the appearance of temple fronts and designed to provide residence for the souls of ancient kings. The Gunung Kawi does have an interesting history. Inscriptions over each Candi approximate the date of construction to be in the 11th C. It is believed that each temple served as a memorial to a deified royalty principally because they are shaped like the burial towers.  

Tirta Empul Temple

Is built around the sacred spring at Tampak Siring. Perpect stop to visit this temple after visit volcano atKintamani. For more than a thousand years, Balinese worshipers have been drawn to Tirta Empul Temple whose sacred spring is said to have been created by Indra and to have curative properties. The tradition continues almost unchanged at the temple today. Over 1000 years old, the temple and its two bathing places have been used by the people for good health and prosperity because of the spring water’s curative powers. But the main attraction at Tirta Empul Temple is a long rectangular pool carved of stone, filled with koi and fed by the sacred spring via 12 fountains. 

Goa Gajah Temple

Is an ancient omission in the form of a cave with the high value of art and history. The last stop on Kintamani Tour itinerary is visit goa gajah temple. Goa Gajah is one of tourist destinations in Bali that is visited by a lot of tourists every day. In this place, we will find other ancient omissions like ancient stone idol, douche, temple and others. It owns beautiful relief with a form of face turning around to the left side. The word of Goa Gajah is anticipated coming from the word of Lwa Gajah, the name of Buddhist Temple or hermitage for Buddhist monk. Goa Gajah was rediscovered in 1923 and in 1954 was rediscovered the bathing pond in front of the cave followed by the restoration. 

Itinerary :

08:00 – Pick up at the hotel
09.00 – Visit Barong Dance Performance
10.30 – Visit Celuk Village for Silver Art
11.00 – Visit Batuan Village for Painting Art
11.30 – Visit Batuan Temple
13.00 – Visit Kintamani Village for having lunch at local restaurant and enjoy the view of Volcano mount batur
14.30 – Visit Gunung Kawi Temple
15.15 – Visit Tirta Empul Temple
16.00 – Visit Goa Gajah Temple
18.00 – Back to hotel

 Tour Price :

1 – 6 person : USD $ 65/car
1 – 12 person : USD $ 100/minibus
1 – 17 person : USD $ 125/minibus
1 – 30 person : USD $ 200/bus

Note :

• The price Kintamani Tour above is not include with entrance fee and Lunch (can be requested to be included, contact us for the price)
• Get special price for group booking

 Kintamani Tour Duration 9-10 hours

• Professional English Speaking Driver
• Modern Air Conditioned Van / Minibus / Bus

 What to Bring during Kintamani Tour

• Modest cloth
• hat
• camera
• money
• sun glasses
• sun screen

 Entrance fee Price

• Barong Dance Entrance fee : US$ 10/pax
• Celuk Village, Batuan Village and Batuan Temple is no need entrance fee
• Kintamani Entrance fee is US$ 2/pax
• Gunung Kawi Temple Entrance fee is US$ 2/pax
• Tirta Empul Temple Entrance fee is US$ 2/pax
• Goa Gajah Temple Entrance fee is US$ 2/pax