Breakfast and showers at the lounge
Batur sunrise trek with a guide and breakfast
★ 4.8 · 3,769 trekker reviews
- Pricefrom $27
- Duration5 to 10 hrs
- Free cancellationIncluded
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The practical part
In the price, in your bag, on top
Included4
- Breakfast on the mountain
- A live guide, English and Indonesian
- Hotel pickup from seven south-Bali areas
- Limited showers, first come first served
Bring3
- A thick jacket for the cold before sunrise
- Sturdy shoes for loose volcanic ground
- Be ready at the hotel for a middle-of-the-night pickup
Extras to budget3
- Extra per-car fee for far pickup areas
- Bali tourist levy, paid by foreign visitors
- Tips, if you like
3,769reviews
trekker reviews of this listing
1,717m summit
the height of Mount Batur above sea level
5hours on foot
the walk on the mountain, as the listing counts it
30min at Kintamani
the break on the way back, as listed
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Shuttle from Ubud, hiker-only price
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- Pricefrom $27
- Duration5 to 10 hrs
- Free cancellationIncluded
Small group, all costs in the title
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- Pricefrom $23
- Duration5 to 10 hrs
- Free cancellationIncluded
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- Pricefrom $50
- Duration10 hrs
- Free cancellationIncluded
How the four climbs differ
Our trek, a cheaper Ubud shuttle hike, an all-cost small group and a long guided day, set against each other.
Reviews
What trekkers told GetYourGuide
4.7
★★★★★3,769 checked trekker reviews
A steep climb and sore legs afterwards, but the view made it worth it, and our driver was lovely company in the middle of the night.
MillieJuly 2026
Cloud hid our sunrise, yet the guide kept the morning fun and the driver looked after us all day. We would still recommend it.
AjlinaJuly 2026
A friendly driver collected us from our villa, and the guide made everyone feel safe on the way up. The reviewer's advice is to pack warm clothes.
EllieJuly 2026
We had clear weather and a sunrise above the clouds, and both the driver and the guide were kind and attentive from start to finish.
BotondJuly 2026
The ride felt like part of the trip, our guide let us set our own pace and breaks, and the sky cleared at the top. It is demanding if you do not hike much.
ValerioJuly 2026
It was hard, with steep stretches and loose ground, and my hiking boots helped. Cloud hid the sunrise, but the breakfast and the steam from the volcano were good.
KayAugust 2026
the climb in detail
What the climb involves, step by step
The trek is a night out with a mountain at the end of it. The listing offers hotel pickup from seven south Bali areas, a car ride of 2 hours and a walk on Mount Batur of 5 hours, with a 30-minute break at Kintamani on the way back. The listed duration is 5 to 10 hours depending on the start time you choose, so the day is long even though the walking is only part of it.
The group is small. The listing states a maximum of 5 participants and a live guide who speaks English and Indonesian, and its title includes breakfast. Indonesia.travel describes the same outing as a pre-dawn hike to the summit at 1,717 m, with a sea of clouds over the caldera and the silhouette of Mount Agung in the distance.
Cancelling costs nothing until 24 hours ahead and refunds you in full, and payment can follow later if you choose. Our guide pages go through each hour in turn: the timeline of the morning, what the climb costs, how pickup works from Ubud and Kuta, the guide rule, the weather and what to wear, and what to see in Kintamani and at the lake afterwards.
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Dark trail, orange horizon, a sea of cloud
Photos from the Batur climb
why batur
A small volcano inside a very big crater
Mount Batur is not tall. UNESCO calls its 1,717 m a modest height and lists it among the most beautiful mountains of the region for its double crater, its curved lake and its sunrise views. What makes it special is the setting: a young cone inside a younger crater inside an older one, with a lake at 1,050 m lapping the base.
The volcano is active. UNESCO counts at least 22 eruptions between 1804 and 2000, and the most recent one on record was in 2000. The 1963 lava field still shows as a dark field when you look across from Kintamani, which is part of what makes the view at dawn so legible.
It is also a place of worship. The Batur Geopark Museum describes Mount Batur as the embodiment of Pradhana, paired with Mount Agung as Purusha, and Pura Ulun Danu Batur is the second most important temple complex in Bali. Our page on the volcano itself gives the geology, the eruption record and the sacred side in one place.
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The early start, and how to survive it
Pickup is the part nobody forgets. Listings state hotel pickup from about 1:00 AM, from 1:30 AM in South Bali, around 2:00 AM in the Sanur and Denpasar area and around 2:30 AM in Ubud, with a briefing at one base camp at 2:45 AM. Your exact slot depends on your hotel, and the operator confirms it when you book.
The ride north is part of the rest you need. The site tour's car ride is 2 hours, and Indonesia.travel places the mountain about 2 hours from Denpasar and the north coast. Go to bed early, keep a layer within reach and treat the seat in the car as a bed.
Far pickups are possible. The listing adds $15 per car for Uluwatu, Sidemen or Candidasa and $25 per car for North Bali, Lovina or Amed. If you are staying in the highlands, a drop-off in Kintamani is listed too.
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Your Batur morning
A guide, a headlamp and a sunrise.
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the seasons
Rain, dry months and the cloud that decides the view
Bali has two seasons rather than four. The Batur Geopark says the area around the lake has a rainy season brought by the West Monsoon winds and a dry season brought by the East Monsoon winds, and that the rainy season begins in December and lasts until May. A year brings 1,838.60 mm of rain on average, and the geopark notes that rainfall in the Kintamani area exceeded 500 mm in December 2010.
Indonesia.travel gives May to September, the dry season, as the best time to visit Kintamani, when the panorama of the mountain and the lake is clearest, and recommends July and August for sunrise because the weather is stable for hiking. Those are the sources' words about clarity, not a promise about any one morning.
Neither season guarantees a sunrise. Cloud forms and clears on its own timetable, and a morning that looks hopeless at the base can open up at the top. Pack for rain whenever the forecast is mixed, and let your guide tell you on the day what the ground and the sky will allow.
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3,769 trekkers have scored this climb
4.7
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the scores
What the scores say about the people who run it
The listing carries a rating of 4.78 from 3,769 reviews, and the breakdown is where the story lies: the guide scores 4.9, the transportation 4.9 and the value for money 4.7. Those are the three things a night climb depends on, a person who can find the way in the dark, a driver who can get you there on time and a price that feels fair afterwards.
A rating is only as useful as its count, and 3,769 is a lot of people who climbed with this listing and took the trouble to say so. The score is also a reminder that the climb is long and the start is early, so what travelers rate is how well the morning is run, not only the view.
We have not quoted anyone. Reviews belong to the people who wrote them, and the booking page shows them live, in full and in date order. Read the recent ones for the pickup times that travelers actually met and for how the sunrise looked in the week you plan to go.
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FAQ
Before the 2 AM start,these are the answers.
How long does the sunrise climb take?
The listing says 5 to 10 hours.
The walk on the mountain is listed at 5 hours and the car ride at 2 hours; the total depends on the start time.
When is the hotel pickup?
It depends on your hotel.
Listings state pickups from about 1:00 AM to 2:30 AM, and your operator confirms the exact time.
Where do they pick me up?
From seven south Bali areas.
Ubud, Sanur, Denpasar, Kuta, Canggu, Nusa Dua and Jimbaran, with a per-car charge for far areas.
Does the price include breakfast?
Breakfast is in the listing's title.
Another listing serves breakfast after arrival on top of the mountain.
Is a guide compulsory?
Bali's circular asks foreign tourists to use a licensed guide.
The trek includes a live guide in English and Indonesian.
How many people share a group?
The listing states a maximum of 5.
Other listings say 8 and 10.
How cold is it at the top?
Very cold before the sun fully emerges.
Indonesia.travel advises a thick jacket.
May I cancel?
Yes, at no charge until 24 hours ahead, with every cent refunded.
Payment can wait, since you may reserve now and pay later.
What will it set me back?
From $27 per person.
The price shown on the booking page is the live one for your date.
What if there is no sunrise?
Cloud can hide it, and nobody controls that.
Cancelling without a fee until 24 hours ahead lets you rebook on a clearer morning.
the view
When the sun comes up under a sea of cloud
The picture people travel for is a sea of cloud over the caldera with Mount Agung standing out of it, and Indonesia.travel describes exactly that from the summit. It is a view that depends on cloud as much as on clear sky: a layer below you looks magical, a layer around you looks like fog.
The Love Bali portal of the Bali Provincial Government puts it more simply, as a hike that brings you to the island's best spot for basking in the sunshine's first rays, with Mount Abang and Lake Batur in the background. Whether you get the postcard or a grey morning, the quiet at the top and the warm breakfast after the cold climb are real.
Photographs are the part you can plan. Keep your phone warm in a pocket, take a few frames in the blue hour before the sun appears, and then put it away for a minute. The brightest light lasts less time than the climb took, and the best frame is often the one you look at rather than the one you take.
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On the record
UNESCO counts at least 22 eruptions between 1804 and 2000.
The most recent one on record was in 2000, and the 1963 lava field is still visible from Kintamani, on the southwest ridge of the caldera.
the layers
What to wear for a cold summit and a warm ride
The cold is real and it comes at the top. Indonesia.travel advises a thick jacket because temperatures at the summit are very cold before the sun fully emerges, and says Kintamani is much colder than coastal Bali. A listing for a nearby hike also asks for a warm jacket and sturdy shoes.
Layers solve it. A light base layer for the climb, a warm layer for the top and a thin shell for wind or a shower will cover most mornings, and shoes with grip matter on loose volcanic ground. Keep a small headlamp of your own, because the listing says some areas on the mountain are dark.
Cash helps too: many local stalls and fee posts around the rim accept cash only. Our weather page has the full packing list, and the checklist on it saves your ticks on your phone.
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A pickup in the small hours.A climb by headlamp.Breakfast above the cloud.
Mount Batur sunrise trekking asks for a very early start and pays you back with first light over a crater. This trek pairs a live guide, who speaks English and Indonesian, with breakfast and a hotel pickup from Ubud, Sanur, Denpasar, Kuta, Canggu, Nusa Dua or Jimbaran. The group is small, the walk is long, and the reward is first light over a crater.
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the guide
Why a licensed guide is part of the plan
Bali's Circular Letter Number 7 of 2025 requires foreign tourists to be accompanied by a licensed tour guide who knows the natural environment, customs, traditions and local wisdom. Indonesia.travel's tip for the sunrise hike is the same: book a licensed guide, wear warm layers and bring water and snacks.
This trek has the guide built in. A live guide who speaks English and Indonesian is named in the listing, and its guide score is 4.9. The listing also notes that wild monkeys live on the mountain and must not be touched, which is the sort of detail a guide repeats at the base and again at the top.
We found no official page with a rule that applies only to Mount Batur, so we do not describe one. What we can say is that the official sources agree with each other and with the way the listings are built, and that the cost of a guide is already in the price.
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Rim viewpoint
After the climb: Kintamani, the lake and the viewpoint
The morning does not end at the summit. The listing lists a 30-minute break at Kintamani, a town on the southwest ridge of the caldera, and a Kintamani drop-off is available. Indonesia.travel calls Penelokan the best spot for an all-encompassing view of the caldera, where Mount Batur, Lake Batur and the Black Lava share a single frame.
The lake is worth a slower look. It sits at 1,050 m, covers 16.05 km2 and has an average depth of 50.8 m, and you can rent a traditional boat on it. Trunyan, on the far shore, is a village reached in about 30 minutes by motorboat from Kedisan.
Taste the area too. Indonesia.travel lists tilapia from the lake's farms, Kintamani Ayam Betutu and Kintamani Arabica coffee, known for a citrus aroma, as lunch choices. Our Kintamani page puts the viewpoint, the lake, the temple and the village on one map.
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the money
What the price covers and what sits on top
The listing starts from $27 per person, which is a starting price rather than a quote. Its title puts breakfast in the bundle, a live guide is named, and hotel pickup is offered from seven south Bali areas. Shower facilities are limited and first come, first served, so treat a hot shower as a bonus.
Two things sit outside it. Far pickups add an extra $15 or $25 per car, and Bali asks foreign visitors for a tourist levy that the Love Bali portal lists at IDR 150,000. The portal says the levy is set under Bali Provincial Regulation Number 2 of 2025, and no source we read says whether a trek listing includes it.
Keep some cash on you. Indonesia.travel notes that many local stalls and fee posts in Kintamani take cash only. Our price page goes through every line, from the from-prices of comparable treks to the small costs of the rim, and its calculator prices a whole party.
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Who this trek suits, and the honest caveats
It suits people who want a guided sunrise with nothing to organize: a pickup, a small group, a guide who speaks your language or Indonesian and breakfast near the top. It suits those who can walk for a few hours on loose ground and tolerate a very early start, and it suits first-timers, since tourism at the caldera has grown because the trek to the summit is relatively straightforward.
It does not suit everyone. Another listing notes that the minimum suggested age is 18 and that children can join only with strong fitness, and a nearby combo is not suitable for pregnant travelers or people with serious health conditions. The site tour itself says showers are limited and first come, first served.
Weather is the last caveat. A cloudy morning can hide the sunrise, and nobody can fix that. If the forecast is poor, the fee-free cancellation until 24 hours ahead is the tool to use, and a rebooking on a clearer morning is the fair answer.
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