Climbing Mount Batur, Bali's most famous active volcano, in the early hours of a new day is one of the most adventorous, challenging and rewarding experiences on the Island of the Gods.

Mount Batur (Gunung Batur), located north west of Mount Agung, offers with its "double caldera" (one crater inside another) undoubtedly one of Bali's most stunning vistas. The first historically documented eruption of Batur was in 1804, and it has been frequently active since then with the last major eruption in 1963. The south east side of the larger 10×13 km caldera contains a caldera lake, Danau Batur, the largest crater lake on Bali and an important source of fish. The inner crater is a classic volcano-shaped peak that reaches 1,717 meter. The caldera is populated and includes the two main villages of Kedisan and Toya Bungkah.