Have you ever cooked food using not electricity or gas, not even fire, but a volcano? Yes, a real volcano! And have you been to a village where an ancient people live who worship the wind and stars, where the deceased are not buried or cremated but placed under a banyan tree that miraculously absorbs odors and is said to be 1,100 years old? We think in most cases the answer will be "no," so we invite you for a new experience!

Mount Batur and the Village of the Dead Trunyan (1 Day)

What awaits us?

Tour Program

We begin our journey at night, timing it so that by 3:30 AM we arrive at the foot of Mount Batur. With the best guides, we start our ascent to the summit of Mount Batur, where we'll charge up with the positive energy of the rising sun and meet the dawn at an altitude of 1,717 meters above sea level, warming ourselves with hot tea while enjoying panoramic views of Mount Abang and Mount Agung, as well as Mount Rinjani on the neighboring island of Lombok. Where else can you stand on one volcano and look at two others?!

We'll walk around the volcano crater, where little monkeys have found their home! Don't forget to bring them some treats! Batur is an active volcano with many fissures from which hot steam escapes -- feel the breath of the volcano! We'll learn how sacred volcanic water, infused with the power of the volcano, is extracted. Then we'll prepare a simple breakfast on the "breath" of the volcano and have a feast on the crater with a beautiful view of Lake Batur, Mount Abang, and the island of Bali.

And there's still much more ahead -- a boat trip across the sacred Lake Batur to Trunyan village, where we'll witness the unusual way of life and eerie traditions of an ancient people... Over centuries of living alongside other islanders, the people here never assimilated with them. Even when Indonesia was under colonial rule, these people managed to avoid contact with Europeans and preserve their isolation and culture, so you could say we'll be looking into the past!

After gathering a wealth of diverse impressions, we'll head to lunch at a cafe on the caldera of Mount Batur with a stunning view of the volcano and Mount Abang.

We'll visit the coffee plantations where the world's most expensive coffee -- Luwak -- is grown. This is a special type of coffee made from beans digested by the Luwak (Asian palm civet), a very friendly animal. It selects and eats only the tastiest and ripest coffee beans. We'll learn about the coffee production process and taste different types of coffee and tea, including Luwak coffee, which is distinguished by its unusual flavor and aroma and is one of the rarest and most expensive coffee varieties in the world.

Happy, tired, amazed, and astonished, we head home!

Tour price is listed in Indonesian Rupiah (IDR) per person

A standard minivan is provided for the tour. Upon request, we can provide the following vehicles: Toyota Innova, Hyundai H1, Toyota Alphard, Toyota Hiace, Mitsubishi Xpander

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