| Bali island in Indonesia is renowned for | | | | contains a lake that is a few miles long |
| its natural beauty and as a fabulous | | | | and over a mile wide. Mount Batur is |
| tourist attraction. However, the island | | | | actually a very active volcano and can |
| is also known for its terrorist attacks | | | | erupt moment as it erupted with great |
| in recent years. Since then, the people | | | | frequency but the eruptions are less |
| of Bali have recovered and the island is | | | | violent these days except in a giant |
| now a hotspot for tourists from all over | | | | eruption in 1917 which claimed thousands |
| the world once again, especially for its | | | | of lives and destroyed hundreds of |
| beach resorts and volcano helicopter | | | | temples and villages. |
| tours. | | | | Hiking up Mount Batur in the wee small |
| The island's ecology and geography are | | | | hours of the the morning has become |
| greatly influenced by the towering | | | | something of a "must do" thing for many |
| mountain range of volcanoes that | | | | tourists in Bali. You will need to bring |
| dominate the island. These majestic | | | | along a sweater as it can get a little |
| volcanoes created Bali's stunning | | | | chilly at the volcano summit. |
| mountainous landscape and they | | | | There is also a little coffee shop at |
| occasionally regenerate its soils and | | | | the rim selling drinks for thirsty |
| help produce heavy rains that provide | | | | hikers and many children and women in |
| this resort island with precious fresh | | | | flip flops balancing buckets of soft |
| water. | | | | drinks on their heads scampering around |
| The Balinese considered the island's | | | | trying to earn your tourist dollar. As |
| many volcanoes, lakes and spring as | | | | the sun rises, you will get a |
| sacred and treat them with respect and | | | | picturesque view of Lombok and other |
| awe. If you are a tourist traveling to | | | | surrounding islands. |
| Bali for your holiday vacation, you will | | | | One very interesting hike on Mt Batur is |
| be awestruck with the sheer majesty of | | | | the climb down the inside of the crater |
| the volcanoes. These natural landscapes | | | | from Penelokan to Kedisan. There are |
| are major tourist attractions and many | | | | boats at Toya Bungkah Lake to take you |
| tourist go sightseeing the volcanoes on | | | | across the lake to a village called |
| helicopter tours so that they can view | | | | Trunyan. This village is notorious for |
| the volcanoes in all its splendor and | | | | its mortuary traditions because instead |
| take awesome pictures. The island is | | | | of cremating or burying their deceased, |
| still continually being formed by | | | | the Trunyan villagers leave dead human |
| volcanic activities. | | | | bodies to decompose naturally in a |
| Bali is located over a major fault zone | | | | designated cemetery. |
| where the Indo-Australian plate collides | | | | Although Bali is known for rice |
| with the Sunda plate. In 1963, a violent | | | | cultivation, its volcanic soil is |
| eruption on Mount Agung killed thousands | | | | actually not well suited for such |
| of people and utterly destroyed many | | | | activities. The soil is finely textured |
| rice fields and irrigation network. | | | | and well drained, so water soaks through |
| The dramatic lava flows on the north | | | | the soil rapidly and thus precious water |
| eastern faces of Mt Agung is the newest | | | | is wasted. The solution therefore lies |
| landforms, showing what the island may | | | | in repeated and vigorous ploughing which |
| look like in ancient pre-historic time. | | | | make the soil less permeable. |
| It is a fascinating sightseeing | | | | So if you are visiting Bali for your |
| experience, almost like a scene out of | | | | holiday vacations, do not miss out a |
| Jurassic Park. | | | | sightseeing trip to view Bali's majestic |
| Perhaps, the most popular volcano for | | | | volcanoes, better yet, take a helicopter |
| tourists to visit and go sightseeing is | | | | tour of this spectacular tourist |
| Mount Batur. This grand old dame of a | | | | attraction. |
| volcano sits in a giant caldera that | | | | |