Bali Info, KINTAMANI and Around

Kintamani
Located about 1.500m above sea level, the beautiful Kintamani area has a cool climate which is suitable to grow certain fruits and vegetables. Perched on the rim of a vast crater, overlooking the Lake Batur and its bubbling hot springs, Kintamani truly offers stunning scenery.
Kintamani borders on Batur/ Kalanganyar Village. There is a market up the road to the north, which is busy every three days on Hari Paseh. It is interesting to see all kinds of products from surrounding mountain farms such as oranges, corns, and vegetables. Kintamani is also well-known for its big furry Kintamani puppies. Its physical and personality characteristics make it a popular pet for the Balinese.

Penelokan

Penelokan, which means 'viewpoint', is located in Batur area, about 23km from the town of Bangli or 63km from Denpasar, exactly on the southern part of Batur Tengah Village in the district of Kintamani. Penelokan tourist resort, located about 900m above sea level with average temperature of 22¡C at midday and 16¡C at night, offers a fabulous view over the huge crater of Mount Batur and Lake Batur. Visitors can breathe a cool and fresh mountainous air, as well as enjoying its magnificent beauty with its solidarity black lavas of the 1917 eruption which destroying its surrounding villages.
For visitors who love the adventure can climb up to the peak. The beauty of its caldera truly beggars description. Visitors can also take a look at the beauty of crystal clear water of Lake Batur and mountainous areas, combined with the unique tradition of Trunyan Village which cannot be found anywhere else in Bali.

Trunyan Village
Trunyan Village is located between Lake Batur and the outer crater rim of Mount Batur, and only accessible by boat. It is a Bali Aga village, inhabited by descendants of the original Balinese, the people who predate the arrival of Hindu Majapahit Kingdom in the 16th century. Trunyan Village is well-known for its Pancering Jagat Temple, but visitors are not allowed to enter. There are also a couple of traditional Bali Aga-style houses, and a large banyan tree which is said to be more than 1.100 years old. In Kuban Village, close to Trunyan Village, there is a mysterious cemetery, separated by the lake and is only accessible by boat.
Unlike the Balinese people, Trunyan people do not cremate or bury the corpse, but just lay the corpse out in bamboo cages to decompose or under a huge Taru Menyan (Menyan tree). Taru means ÔtreeÕ and Menyan means Ôaromatic smellÕ. The word 'Trunyan' is derived from these two words.
The tree is believed to absorb the bad smells and instead, produce aromatic smells. Loads of skulls and bones lie on the stone platform and the surrounding areas.
The women of Trunyan are forbidden to go to the cemetery when a corpse is carried there. It is said that there will be a disaster in the village if a woman comes to the cemetery while a corpse is being carried there.