2-Day Mt Batur Camping Tour: Sunset & Sunrise on a Live Volcano
Watch the sun set and rise from a live volcano without carrying a tent
This 2-day Mt Batur camping tour lets you see both sunset and sunrise from the crater rim of a live volcano, with your guides setting up camp, cooking meals over volcanic steam, and carrying all the gear. You hike to the summit for dinner as the sun drops over the western sky, sleep in a tent at altitude, then wake for the sunrise over the eastern ocean. On the way back down, you soak in natural hot springs before returning to your hotel.
What’s included
- Bottled water throughout the trek.
- dinner and breakfast cooked by your guides.
- use of a tent and all camping equipment.
- soak in the natural hot springs at the base.
- pickup and dropoff from your hotel with an English-speaking driver.
- 100% money-back guarantee.
Times
- Every day No fixed time
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Operated by Bali Trekking Exploration
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The experience
The hike starts in the afternoon from Toya Bungkah village at the base, climbing a moderate route across the crater rim to the campsite. Your guides handle every piece of equipment. They haul it up, set up your tent, and bring it all back down. You carry nothing but yourself and water. By the time you reach the summit, the sun is already low, and you settle in to watch it sink over the western sky while your guides prepare dinner. The meal comes with coffee, tea and bottled water, all served at altitude as the light fades.
You sleep in the tent at the campsite and wake before dawn. The sunrise over the eastern sky and ocean happens fast, and your guides have breakfast ready: cooked over steam venting from the volcano itself, not a camp stove. After eating, you descend the same route back to the village. The hike down is just as scenic, crossing the crater rim again and dropping through the volcanic landscape. At the bottom, you stop at the natural hot springs to soak and recover, then your English-speaking driver takes you back to your hotel.
Is this one for you?Your guides do all the camp work (pitching the tent, cooking, carrying gear), so you hike and rest without logistics. This suits anyone who wants to see both sunset and sunrise from a volcano but doesn't own camping gear or want to manage it on a mountain.
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Top questions
What happens if it rains?
It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund. Free cancellation up to 24 h before the start.
What is the hike like on Mt Batur, and how hard is it?
The hike is moderate in difficulty, climbing from Toya Bungkah village to the crater rim campsite in the afternoon, then descending the same route the next morning. You're hiking at altitude and carrying only water and personal items, as your guides manage all the camping gear.
Where do you sleep, and what is the campsite like?
You sleep in a tent that your guides set up on the crater rim of Mt Batur. The campsite is positioned to catch both the sunset over the western sky and the sunrise over the ocean to the east the next morning.
What meals are included, and when do you eat?
Dinner is served at the campsite as the sun sets, and breakfast is cooked over volcanic steam venting from the volcano the next morning. Both meals come with coffee, tea and bottled water. Lunch is not included.
Do you need your own camping equipment?
No. Your guides provide and carry all camping gear, including the tent. You only need to bring personal items and wear appropriate hiking clothes. The guides handle setup and breakdown.
What happens after you come back down the volcano?
You stop at the natural hot springs at the base of Mt Batur to soak and relax your muscles after the hike. Your English-speaking driver then takes you back to your hotel, with pickup and dropoff included.
2-Day Mt Batur Camping Tour: Sunset & Sunrise on a Live Volcano
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