Ride Padangbai - Lake Batur

From the south, four substantially parallel roads lead to the huge caldera of the Batur volcano (for example, a direct connection from Denpasar or Ubud). If you go from Padangbai, you will go to the easternmost one, which starts in the larger city of Klungkung. It is famous for its roundabout on Puptan Square with massive statues and a large monument. If you have more time, you can also visit the famous traditional market in this city. It is also a good starting point for rafting

Horse taxis are rapidly declining in Bali as well, but it is still possible to meet some from time to time.

The road from Klungung (95 m above sea level) leads from the beginning through a flat agricultural landscape without major attractions about 6 km before the zigzags on the flat ridge begin. Directly from the road is a nice view of the rice amphitheater.

The view to the south is to the dull seaside from where you came.

The road continues to rise slowly along the slope of an ancient volcano, so that, after more than 20 more kilometers, a view opens up from the top of the caldera at about 1,320 m above sea level to the huge Lake Batur and the volcano of the same name.

The whole area around Lake Batur is like a textbook of volcanic development in Bali for the last few tens of thousands of years. The caldera of the original volcano has dimensions of 10×13km, there is another slightly smaller caldera with dimensions of about 7km. Only from it grows the third volcano Batur, which is, however, significantly lower than its predecessors. The lake is located in the eastern part occupying the oldest part of the caldera.

From the viewpoint it is still a few kilometers to the lake, where you can take a walk along the shore, see the temple or go hiking in the direction of the volcano Batur