Our hired driver bought us to Kintamani for buffet lunch with Mount Batur view. IDR35,000 (about RM10) entrance fee were collected at the toll gate guarded by police or army before our vehicle allow to drive up to a mountain road. Along the way up, there are quite a numbers of restaurants with similar concept can be found. All are built along the edge of the mountain, with outdoor observation deck facing the Mount Batur or rooftop viewing point. We were lucky to get the outdoor veranda bar seating where we could look at the panorama view of Mount Batur and Lake Batur while having our lunch. The weather was cloudy and it was drizzling this morning, we were told by our driver that we might not able to see the whole Mount Batur due to heavy cloud. Guess we were really blessed, we get to see Mount Batur in clear view for more than 5 mins before it cover up by heavy cloud again during our lunch.
The restaurant offer buffet lunch at IDR120,000 per pax, serves local Balinese dish range from soup, satays, fried rice, fried noodles, chicken dish, veggies dish, cut fruits and drinks (coffee and tea). The food taste average. The Jus Alpukat (Indonesia famous Avocado Milkshake with chocolate syrup) was an extra order which is not include in the buffet. So in total we pay around IDR139,400 per pax including tax. The price is worth for a meal over a great view of Mont Batur.
Mount Batur is an active volcano located at the center of north west of Mount Agung. Last eruption was in year 2000. The mountain is 1717 meters high (5,633 ft.). The peak offers breathtaking views of Lake Batur, black lava from the last explosion, and surrounding mountains. Many tour company offers "Sunrise hike" where tourist hike up to the peak with an hired guide. You need wake up early and start hiking before 3-4am, to catch the sunrise have breakfast that cooked in the volcanic steam e.g. eggs and hot drinks. Interesting! will keep that for my visit if I come to Bali again. Our hired driver also told us that few years ago there were Malaysian tourists went missing after they went for trekking without a guide. So it is NOT recommended to go (or hike) on our own.
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