The Kintamani area, located in the north of the Bangli district with an average altitude of 1500 meters, is one of the highest areas of Bali. The Kintamani area was formed between 30,000 and 10,000 years ago by two volcanic eruptions of incredible magnitude, leaving an enormous, double elliptic caldera with the enormous diameter of 10 km by 13 km. > read more

Situated around the enormous caldera of the Batur volcano and along the shores of its hugh crater lake are a number of traditional Bali Aga mountain villages.

The villages of Kintamani, Batur, Buanakerta and Penelokan are located at the oldest and highest rim of the Batur volcano, offering magnificent views on the still active volcano and lake of Batur.

Idyllically located on the shores of lake Batur are the Bali Aga villages of Trunyan, Toyabungka, Kedisan and Dukuh. Although Hindu on paper, these villages - and Trunyan in particular - still have their own, traditional culture in which neolithic rites and customs still survive.
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The Pura Ulun Danu temple in the village of Batur, dedicated to the goddess of lakes and rivers, Dewi Batari Ulun Danu, is one of the most important temples of Bali.
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At Mount Penulisan, with an altitude of 1746 m the second highest point of the Batur caldera, one can find the mysterious Pura Tegeh Koripan, the highest and probably also the oldest temple of Bali.