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have hot water and satellite TV. The restaurant
(dishes 12,000-25,000Rp) serves home-style
Japanese dishes, such as oyako-don (rice
topped with egg and chicken). See p243 for
details on the trekking agency based here.
Hotel Puri Bening Hayato & Restaurant ( % 51234;
www.indo.com/hotels/puribeninghayato; bungalow US$14-20,
r US$42-50; s ) An incongruously modern place,
it has a few quaint water-view bungalows and
oversized 'deluxe' rooms all with hot water
and lake views. The pool is small but there's
also a hot-spring-fed whirlpool. The restaurant
(dishes 12,000-30,000Rp) is slightly formal.
Volcano Breeze ( % 51824; dishes 15,000-25,000Rp) A
delightful and sociable travellers' café. Fresh
lake fish in many forms is the speciality here.
It's also a good place to just hang out. See p243
for details on the trekking agency based here.
Songan
Two kilometres around the lake from Toya
Bungkah, Songan is a large and interesting
village with market gardens extending to the
lake's edge. At the lakeside road end is the
temple Pura Ulun Danu Batur , under the edge
of the crater rim.

DANAU BRATAN AREA

0 4 km

DETOUR
A turn-off in Songan takes you on a rough
but passable road around the crater
floor. Much of the area is very fertile, with
bright patches of market garden and
quite strange landforms. On the north-
western side of the volcano, Toya Mam-
peh village (Yeh Mampeh) is surrounded
by a vast field of chunky black lava - a
legacy of the 1974 eruption. Further on,
Pura Bukit Mentik was completely sur-
rounded by molten lava from this eruption,
but the temple itself, and its impressive
banyan tree, were quite untouched -
it's called the 'Lucky Temple'.

0 2 miles

A B C D

To Gitgit (9km);
Singaraja (14km)

(1087m)

(1232m)

1

Danau Buyan

Gunung Catur
(2096m)

Pura Puncak

Pancasari

Mangu

To Mayong
Seririt (24km)

Golf

22 (1341m)

24

(11km); 5 Course

Danau
Tamblingan

7

10

20

16

14

Asan
Munduk

11 8

23

Munduk

9

(1905m) Danau

Bratan

2

Gunung Lesong
(1860m)

2

Candikuning

Bali
Gardens

3 3

Botanical

you want to stay for a while, even if you don't
go up the mountain.
ACTIVITIES
Hot springs bubble in a couple of spots, and
have long been used for bathing pools. Beside
the lake, with a wonderful mountain back-
drop, Tirta Sanjiwani Hot Springs Complex ( % 51204;
adult/child US$5/2.50; h 8am-8pm) has lovely gardens
near the lake. Entry includes use of the cold-
water pool (20°C) and hot spa (40°C).

See Enlargement

Danau Danau

Temantanda

Gunung Pohen
(2063m)

Bratan Bratan

17 17 6 6

1 1

19 19

Gunung Sangiyang

21 21 4 4

Candikuning Candikuning (2093m)

3 15 15

18 18

Bedugul Bedugul

Batunye

(1812m)

Baturiti

12

13

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1 km
0.5 miles

1 km
0.5 miles

To Mengwi (33km);

DANAU BRATAN AREA
Approaching from the south, you gradually
leave the rice terraces behind and ascend into
the cool, often misty mountain country around
Danau Bratan. Candikuning is the main village
in the area, and has an important and pictur-
esque temple. Bedugul is at the south end of
the lake, with the most touristy attractions.
About 4km north of the lake, Pancasari has
the local market, the main bemo terminal and
a golf course. Danau Buyan and Danau Tam-
blingan are pristine lakes northwest of Danau
Bratan which offer good trekking possibilities.
Beyond this are some interesting villages. To
the south and west there are other beautiful
highland areas, little visited by tourists.
While the choice of accommodation near
the lake is limited, much of the area is geared
towards domestic, not foreign, tourists. On
Sundays and public holidays, the lakeside can
be crowded with courting couples and Kijangs
bursting with day-tripping families.

Denpasar (49km)

SIGHTS & ACTIVITIES Guru Ratna.................................. 9 A2 EATING

Pacung

Candikuning Market.................... 1 A3 Lumbung Bali Cottages.............. 10 A2 Bedugal Lakeview....................... 19 A3

Goa Jepang (Japanese Cave)........ 2 D2 Mekel Ragi................................(see 9) Cafe Teras Lempuna.................. 20 C2

SLEEPING & EATING
The main road through town can be noisy, so
try to get rooms at the back of hotels. Better
still, get one with a lake view. Unless noted,
hotels only have cold water, which can be a
boon for waking up for a sunset climb.
Small, sweet lake fish known as ikan mujair
are the delicious local speciality. They are
barbecued to a crisp with onion, garlic and
bamboo sprouts.
Under the Volcano III ( % 081 3386 0081; r 70,000Rp)
With a lovely, quiet lakeside location opposite
vegetable plots, this inn has six clean and pretty
rooms; go for room one right on the water.
There are two other nearby inns in the Volcano
empire, all run by the same cheery family.
Arlina's Bungalows & Restaurant ( % 51165; s/d
50,000/80,000Rp, with hot water 70,000/100,000Rp) Has
11 rooms that are clean, comfortable, friendly
and above the average standard. See p243 for
details on the trekking agency based here.

Pura Ulun Danu Bratan................. 3 B2 Meme Surung............................(see 9) Crackers..................................... 21 A3

Bangah

Taman Rekreasi Bedugul.............. 4 B3 Munduk Sari.............................. 11 A2 Ngiring Ngewedang................... 22 A2

Pacung Indah............................. 12 D3 Roti Bedugal............................(see 21)

4

SLEEPING Pacung Mountain Resort........... 13 D3 Strawberry Stop......................... 23 C2

Gunungsari

Arya Utama................................. 5 A2 Pondok Kesuma Wisata.............. 14 B2

Ashram Guest House................... 6 A3 Pondok Wisata Dahlia Indah...... 15 A3 TRANSPORT

Bali Handara Kosaido Country Puri Lumbung Cottages............. 16 A2 Bemo Stop.................................(see 1) Senganankaninan

Apuan

Club........................................ 7 D2 Sari Artha Inn.............................

Jatiluwih

17 A3 Pancasari Bemo

Enjung Beji Resort........................ 8 C2 Strawberry Hill........................... 18 B3 Terminal................................ 24 C2

BEDUGUL
% 0368
'Bedugul' is sometimes used to refer to the
whole lakeside area, but strictly speaking, it's
just the first place you reach at the top of the
hill when coming from South Bali. At the large
billboard, take a right to the southern edge of
the lake for the harmless tourist trap.
Activities
TAMAN REKREASI BEDUGUL
Lakeside eateries, a souvenir market and a
selection of water sports - parasailing, water-

TREKKING
From the water sports area, a trail around the
south side of the lake goes to the mundane Goa
Jepang (Japanese Cave), which was dug during
WWII. From there, a difficult path ascends to
the top of Gunung Catur (2096m), where the
old Pura Puncak Mangu temple is popular with
monkeys. Allow about four hours to go up and
back from Taman Rekreasi Bedugul.
Sleeping & Eating
Upmarket hotels on the slope 9km south of
Bedugul offer outstanding views to the south.