TWA Gunung Batur Bukit Payang is a Balai KSDA Bali nature park around Mount Batur's caldera and lake. This protected-area listing is not a commercial sunrise trek; guides and transfers cost extra. Entries: Pos Culali and Pos Pendakian Pura Jati; the map points to Culali.
Fees per person/day: WNI (Indonesian citizens) Rp10,000 weekdays, Rp15,000 Sundays/holidays; WNA Rp100,000. For WNI student groups (min. 5), PP36/2024 lists Rp5,000, while a 21 Feb 2026 ANTARA report quoting BKSDA says Rp3,000 on weekdays; both give Rp7,500 on holidays. Confirm the weekday group rate at the ticket post. Vehicles/day: 2 wheels Rp5,000; 4 wheels Rp10,000; 6+ Rp50,000. PNBP separately lists hiking Rp20,000/person/activity and camping Rp5,000/person/day. Ask which fees apply to your route and are included; guides/tours cost extra. Sources: https://peraturan.bpk.go.id/Details/302948/pp-no-36-tahun-2024 and https://megapolitan.antaranews.com/berita/502086/bksda-bali-benahi-administrasi-izin-masuk-kawasan-konservasi.
On 23 September 2026 BKSDA extinguished a fire in Tunggiran. Check access and route updates with Balai KSDA Bali: https://ksda-bali.go.id/. Follow rangers; do not light fires or litter.
Photo: Jos Dielis, Batur and lake viewed from Penelokan; CC BY 2.0: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mount_Batur_and_Lake_Batur.jpg; licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/.
Fees per person/day: WNI (Indonesian citizens) Rp10,000 weekdays, Rp15,000 Sundays/holidays; WNA Rp100,000. For WNI student groups (min. 5), PP36/2024 lists Rp5,000, while a 21 Feb 2026 ANTARA report quoting BKSDA says Rp3,000 on weekdays; both give Rp7,500 on holidays. Confirm the weekday group rate at the ticket post. Vehicles/day: 2 wheels Rp5,000; 4 wheels Rp10,000; 6+ Rp50,000. PNBP separately lists hiking Rp20,000/person/activity and camping Rp5,000/person/day. Ask which fees apply to your route and are included; guides/tours cost extra. Sources: https://peraturan.bpk.go.id/Details/302948/pp-no-36-tahun-2024 and https://megapolitan.antaranews.com/berita/502086/bksda-bali-benahi-administrasi-izin-masuk-kawasan-konservasi.
On 23 September 2026 BKSDA extinguished a fire in Tunggiran. Check access and route updates with Balai KSDA Bali: https://ksda-bali.go.id/. Follow rangers; do not light fires or litter.
Photo: Jos Dielis, Batur and lake viewed from Penelokan; CC BY 2.0: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mount_Batur_and_Lake_Batur.jpg; licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/.
