Mt. Batur (Gunung Batur), Ubud: How to Visit and What to Do Nearby

Mount Batur is a 1,717-meter active volcano in the Kintamani district of northeast Bali, Indonesia, situated within a large caldera roughly 13 kilometers across. The most popular trek departs around 4 a.m. from the village of Toya Bungkah for a roughly two-hour ascent to the summit in time for sunrise over Mount Agung and Lake Batur below. The crescent-shaped caldera lake, Danau Batur, is the largest on Bali and supplies irrigation water to much of the island's rice-growing region. The volcano last erupted in 2000. is just one of many options in Ubud. Major attractions worth considering include Besakih Temple (Pura Besakih), Elephant Cave (Goa Gajah), and Lake Batur (Danau Batur).