Many people avoid doing trekking because they afraid that they will be too exhausted to complete the track. Not to mention you have to bring your own necessities which is sometimes heavy to carry. The rest of us argue that trekking is only for professional who has good physical performance. It will able to endure the pain, and get permission to get long vacation to complete the journey?
But does really hiking a mountain is not suitable for those who are not familiar with physical exercise? Basically hiking and trekking can be done by all people at all ages, but the problem is whether you choose the right place for the experience.
Mount Batur Is Suitable For Beginners
In Bali, there are several mountain that can be hike. But not all of them is appropriate for beginner hikers like mount Agung which takes hours of climbing can only be done by those who have experience trekking beforehand. However, mount Batur which is pretty close from Kuta is suitable for beginners. Even for those who have no experience in doing hiking before, it is suitable as individual, couple, and family attractions.
Why does people think that Mt Batur Sunrise Trekking is difficult to be done when it is suitable for beginners? There are several reasons why people think that hiking mount Batur without previous experience is impossible. First because they are not familiar with the surrounding. Many people know mouth Batur from the internet, they don’t actually visit the place and experience the hiking.
Just reading the information about the geographic of the mountain might make you scared, as you imagine a giant Vulcanic mountain that is dangerous; but actually it is not applicable for mount Batur. It is true that the mountain is tall, but you can do half of the journey with cars until you reach the last village to park your car and start climbing the mountain. To climb mount Batur, it only need one to two hours but never does beginners people send more than 3 hours to hike mount Batur.
Mount Batur as Popular Hiking Destination
Many foreign visitors assume that mount Batur as the main destination for Bali Trekking Tour is a spooky place where wild animals run everywhere. The mountain is entirely covered with thick bushes and tree which will make you difficult to walk. The ground is slippery where some strange animals such as leeches are everywhere not to mention mosquitoes and ants.
Believe it or not, mount Batur is not as dangerous as it sounds. The mountain is surrounded by mountain and lake view with beautiful golden color in the evening. Some parts of the mountain is covered by trees, but they are not as thick as it seems as local people also use the land on the mountain to do agriculture. As you hike the mountain, you can meet local farmers who do their job on their land, so you don’t have to afraid with wild animals that may attack you since it is very unlikely to happen.
Being unfamiliar with the location is also the reason why people have no interest in Bali Trekking. However, it is actually not a big deal as local people provide you with services, good directions, and some of the even develop tour package that are available for all years around.
How to Book Mount Batur Trekking?
You can plan your trip even before you are arriving in Bali by contacting the local tour service such as Bagus Bali Sunrise Trekking, as most of them have online website which can be access by the people trough the internet like http://www.bagusbalisunrise.com/ wherever they are. Tourism package to mount Batur are varied in price and services, so you can choose the one that suit to your vacation plan.
They not only provide Mount Batur guide who understand the local people, environment and weather. Some of them provide door to door service where guide will pick you up at the hotel and take you to mount Batur and drive you back to the place where you stay. So you don’t have to worry about transportation to mount Batur, because the expense already include all of them.
Hiking Mount Batur as Exercise
Hiking mount Batur is not only about climbing the mountain and getting close to the nature, as you can also do any other activities while joining Bali hiking tour. Some of the trekking tour like mount Batur provide you with various activities that are suitable for individual, family and couple.
If you like to do exercise the you might interest in taking water sports activities that are available near the lake in mount Batur. For couple, taking evening walk and biking are favorite, because you can enjoy the scenery without doing some serious exercise. If you are too tired to do activities, you can still enjoy your leisure time at the local cafes and restaurants while enjoying the mountain view around them. If you are interest in cultural activities, make sure you arrive in Batur at the right time, you might be lucky to join cleaning ceremonial by the local people to pray for the mountain.
Trekking to mount Batur is available in all year around, you don’t have to find a specific time to come to Bali for hiking since the tropical weather of the island makes the mountain accessible almost every day. You don’t have to worry about the eruption, because the government will notify you if visiting the mountain is too dangerous as the result of Vulcanic activity. Fortunately, in recent year the mountain has shown stable activities that makes the trekking save.
The local guides are also the expert of the surrounding. So they might help you to choose the route that suitable for you when needed. The local people are also kind, they will help you with directions and any other things as long as you ask them nicely. The nearby village provide visitor with excellent facilities, there are a lot of hotels, guest houses, restaurants, and cafes; so you don’t have to worry about your meals and accommodations. Since the location is quite close to Kuta, you can still have round travel for one day, so you can still enjoy the city life while traveling to a quiet mountain.
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EXCELLENT Based on 1973 reviews joseph l2025-04-08Verified Mount Batur Sunrise Summit Hike The Mount Batur sunrise trek was a great experience. Adi our guide was really friendly and helpful in this tour. Thoroughly enjoyed myself! Lindsay2025-04-08Verified Wow, what a view! You have to wake up early, but the reward is priceless! Very kind guide, Kliwan, who helped us to being on time for sunrise but was still considered to take enough breaks where needed. And really nice breakfast as well :) Alena H2025-04-07Verified 3-hour sleep for sunrise Must-do activity in our plan during Bali stay was to see sunrise and my friend and I did it with early wake up at 2.30😅 after 2-hour way from Canggu we changed car to jeep with guide Carik and moved to Batur. It was interesting 30-minute road with ups, downs, swings on mostly stones as we do remember Batur is a volcano.On a point of 1350 meters we had light breakfast with hot tea which was needed, did some pictures of stars and starting sunrise and moved a bit lower where had a great view of sunrise, mounts and lake. And Carik did us great photos, special thanks for them🤗 Dan C2025-04-07Verified Hike up Mount batur Got picked up exactly on time and taken to the bottom of the Mountain where we began our assent. Had the best walk up followed with a lovely breakfast and a very knowledgeable and lovely tour guide (Tana Adp). Would highly recommend, was such a good experience 👍🏻 Ray C2025-04-06Verified You Have to Do This!! This was such a special morning and a true highlight of our Southeast Asia vacation! Started early morning with 3:00 am pickup time and met our guide Kliwan around 3:30 to start the journey. The trek went extremely well under Kliwan's direction and guidance. It took us close to 2 hours as we took our time with some rests, pictures and of course soaking it all in. We took "the more difficult" path up and I will tell you, if you are fit enough to walk a few miles then you should be just fine. The views at the top are truly amazing, one of a kind and one's you will never forget! Do yourself a favor and do the private tour and ask for Kliwan! He made excellent banana sandwiches to go with breakfast, gave fantastic information about his area, was patient and was a true professional! The hot springs afterward was a very nice reward for the mornings work. Goetz K2025-04-05Verified Just Magical and a must do! We went on a private tour with our kids (12 years old). Hotel pickup was perfect, communication through whatsapp worked like a charme. The best (beside the sunrise) was our guide Donn. He had a lot of patience with our girls, explained all questions and he adjusted the path and speed according to our needs. At the top he also made such great photos, not only the best spots but also the photos he took - stunning.The sunrise is absolutely magical, it was an experience we will never forget.We were also lucky to see some of the monkeys and Donn explained as well why they live there etc. We had a lot of fun! B K2025-04-05Verified Awesome The views were amazing, and we really enjoyed the trek up Mt Batur with our guide. Everything went smoothly, from the driver pick up to the tour guide and breakfast. We would recommend. Katrina H2025-04-03Verified Awesome solo trip I had an incredible time the entire tour. Spectacular view, friendly tour guide. Shout out to Carik & Gusti for your amazing service. Definitely gonna revisit this tour very soon. Aaron2025-04-01Verified Great hike and even better guide Donn was an amazing guide, he made the hike even better than it already is. As well as taking great photos of my girlfriend and I. Malwina K2025-03-23Verified Fantastic experience Fantastic experience. Everything was prepared very well- the transfer, the pick up and drop off, the view we saw was extraordinary.Also our driver Gede Adnyana was taking care of us. He was taking beautiful pictures!!!!! Highly recommended!Showing only 4-5 star reviews