Penelokan Attractions
Penelokan
By road: from Denpasar No. 27 to Bedulu, then No. 31 to Lake Batur.
Bus: several services daily from Denpasar-Kereneng.
Bemo: from Denpasar and along road.
The name Penelokan means "beautiful view", and this is certainly no misnomer. From this little hill village there are breathtaking views of a fascinating landscape dominated by the volcano (quiescent since 1963) of Gunung Batur and its crater lake.
Penelokan, like the nearby village of Batur, formerly lay immediately below the volcano. The villagers stoically accepted the damage caused by eruptions in 1917 and 1926, but after the major eruption of 1963 (which took place at about the same time as the eruption of Gunung Agung) they resolved to rebuild their village on a safer site on the rim of the crater.
Apart from the magnificent view of Gunung Batur and Lake Batur, Penelokan has no features of particular interest. Such sights as it had were destroyed in the most recent eruptions of the volcano. Among them was a temple containing a shrine dedicated to the goddess Dewi Danu, who is much revered as protective goddess of the water of Lake Batur. As if by a miracle the shrine was spared by the flows of lava and is now in the Pura Ulun Danu Batur.
By road: from Denpasar No. 27 to Bedulu, then No. 31 to Lake Batur.
Bus: several services daily from Denpasar-Kereneng.
Bemo: from Denpasar and along road.
The name Penelokan means "beautiful view", and this is certainly no misnomer. From this little hill village there are breathtaking views of a fascinating landscape dominated by the volcano (quiescent since 1963) of Gunung Batur and its crater lake.
Penelokan, like the nearby village of Batur, formerly lay immediately below the volcano. The villagers stoically accepted the damage caused by eruptions in 1917 and 1926, but after the major eruption of 1963 (which took place at about the same time as the eruption of Gunung Agung) they resolved to rebuild their village on a safer site on the rim of the crater.
Apart from the magnificent view of Gunung Batur and Lake Batur, Penelokan has no features of particular interest. Such sights as it had were destroyed in the most recent eruptions of the volcano. Among them was a temple containing a shrine dedicated to the goddess Dewi Danu, who is much revered as protective goddess of the water of Lake Batur. As if by a miracle the shrine was spared by the flows of lava and is now in the Pura Ulun Danu Batur.
Penelokan Surroundings
Gunung Abang
Penelokan is a good base from which to undertake the 4-hour climb to the summit of the volcano of Gunung Abang. At 2153 m (7064 ft), it is fully 400 m (1300 ft) higher than Gunung Batur, on the opposite side of Lake Batur, which can also be climbed from Penelokan.
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Gunung Batur
A three hour hike, over lava rocks and scree, leads to the summit of Gunung Batur, from where there are great views over the valley and nearby Gunung Abang.
Lake Batur
With an area of about 140 sq. km (54 sq. mi.), the crater of Gunung Batur is one of the largest volcanic craters in the world. It was formed millions of years ago by the collapse of a chamber containing volcanic magma which had been partly emptied by an eruption. In the center of the caldera is Lake Batur, which is now up to 100 m (330 ft) deep.
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Batur, Indonesia
The village of Batur is home to the temple of Pura Ulun Danu Batur, with buildings made of black lava.
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Pura Tegeh Koripan
A path with more than 400 steps leads up to Pura Tegeh Koripan, the highest temple on Bali.
