Things to Do in Kintamani After a Mount Batur Jeep Tour

A Caldera With 15 Villages

Mount Batur is about 1,717 m high and sits in a double caldera. The active cone rises about 700 m above Lake Batur, which is about 7.5 km long and 2.5 km wide. The 1963 eruption left the black lava fields that jeep tours cross today.

UNESCO certified the Batur caldera as a Global Geopark in 2012. The Batur-Kintamani destination covers 15 villages, among them Kintamani, Songan, Trunyan, Kedisan and Buahan.

Batur Natural Hot Spring

The Private Jeep Adventure with Black Lava lists a natural hot spring only in its Jeep + Black Lava + Hot Spring option. The Private Sunrise Jeep with Lounge Breakfast lists Batur Natural Hot Spring at about 1.5 hours. The water stays at a constant 38 to 40°C. The regular package costs IDR 200,000 per adult and IDR 100,000 per child for international visitors, and IDR 70,000 per adult and IDR 35,000 per child for domestic visitors.

Every ticket includes all pools, a locker and towel service. The spring lies in the outer courtyard of Pura Tirta Mas Bungkah, a temple protected by village custom.

Toya Devasya

Toya Devasya has eight natural pools and one Olympic-sized pool. It is on Jalan Puri Bening, Toya Bungkah, Kintamani, Bali 80652. The Jeep, Toya Devasya and a Waterfall includes the Toya Devasya Hot Spring entrance ticket in its from-price.

That listing runs 8-9 hours, is private and books ages 10 to 65.

Batur Volcano Museum

The Batur Volcano Museum lies south of the mountain and is about 60 km from Denpasar. It is open daily 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM and admission is free. It sits in the same geopark as the lava fields you drive across.

Viewpoints, Coffee and the Temple

The 4WD Sunset Jeep from Ubud lists an AKASA Cafe combo with pickup at 1:00 PM from Ubud, and the Jeep Halfway and Walk to the Summit lists an AKASA Cafe stop in one option. The Private Jeep Adventure with Black Lava and the Private Jeep with Hot Spring Packages list a Kintamani cafe brunch that you pay for yourself. Penelokan has viewpoints over Mount Batur and its crater.

The 1926 eruption destroyed Pura Ulun Danu Batur and Batur village. Confirm the temple's entrance fee and opening hours on the day.

Waterfall, Rice Terrace and Rafting Combos

The Private Jeep Adventure with Black Lava adds Tegenungan Waterfall, an ATV ride with lunch in Ubud or Ayung river rafting of about 2.5 hours with lunch. The Private Jeep with Hot Spring Packages adds a jungle swing, a massage in Ubud, a rice terrace and Tegenungan Waterfall. These stops are on the Ubud side, so they lengthen the day to the 6-8 hours and 6-10 hours the listings show.

Sunrise and Sunset Timings

The Private Jeep with Hot Spring Packages lists pickup at 2:45 AM in Nusa Dua, 3:00 AM in Seminyak, 3:30 AM in Sanur and 4:00 AM in Ubud. The Shared Sunrise Jeep from Ubud lists the jeep part as about 4:30 AM to 8:00 AM, then the hot spring if you pick that option. NOAA puts sunrise at Mount Batur at 5:48 AM in mid-November and 6:34 AM in mid-July.

The museum opens at 9:00 AM. The sunset jeep picks up between 12:00 PM and 2:00 PM, and NOAA puts sunset at 6:07 PM on 1 June and 6:46 PM on 1 February.

How Cold It Is

ERA5 averages put the lava fields at 16.3°C (61°F) at 6:00 AM in August and 18.5°C (65°F) in December. January is the wettest month at 469 mm and August the driest at 32 mm. The summit is higher and cooler than these lava field figures.

Which Tours Cover Several Stops

This table compares four listings that bundle extra Kintamani stops with the jeep, with the from-price per person ($20 to $35), the listed hours and what the cheapest option covers. No mandatory extras are listed for any of the four.

What to Expect

The Shared Sunrise Jeep from Ubud warns that the sunrise point can be crowded with many jeeps parked side by side and that the ride stops below the 1,717 m summit. If you want the summit, the Jeep Halfway and Walk to the Summit adds a walk of up to 45 minutes. The jeep-only days are easy, and the Private Jeep Adventure with Black Lava books ages 2 to 65.

Batur Natural Hot Spring charges IDR 100,000 per child at the regular international rate.

Ages and Early Starts

The Private Jeep with Hot Spring Packages books ages 0 to 65, with children 0 to 9 and adults 10 to 65. The Private Jeep Adventure with Black Lava books ages 2 to 65 and the Jeep Halfway and Walk to the Summit books ages 4 to 65. The Jeep, Toya Devasya and a Waterfall books ages 10 to 65, so it suits older children.

Batur Natural Hot Spring charges IDR 100,000 per child on the regular package, and the Batur Volcano Museum is free. The sunset jeep, the 4WD Sunset Jeep from Ubud, books ages 6 to 70 and picks up from 12:00 PM, which avoids the pre-dawn start.