This was the highlight of my (short) trip to Bali. We lucked out and saw a beautiful sunrise; although this is supposed to be the dry season, it had been raining and on some previous days it was too cloudy to see the sun rise (so I was told). The climb is VERY strenuous, especially since I was much older than most everyone else in the group, but my guide Wayan was terrific in staying with me and encouraging me. On the way down our group took a different path down to avoid the crowds. My driver Wayan Bagonk was also terrific and very careful in the crazy Indonesian traffic. We had some nice conversations to pass the time as we traveled to the site.

Thank you to my guide and driver, KADEK AYRA. He was very kind and helpful, picking me up from right outside my guesthouse. The Mount Batur Sunrise Hike is well worth the money & once-in-a-lifetime experience. Our hike guide, KOMA was amazing, we had such a laugh with him and he guided us up and down carefully.

Overall, had an absolutely stellar experience with the entire Sunrise Mount Batur Hike. Eri, our driver, showed up promptly, picked us up at 2:30, and drove us safely to Mount Batur while sharing his knowledge of the hike. He was funny and personable (and had good English for those who speak it). We reached our starting point, where they served us warm coffee and biscuits, and provided us with water for the hike. We met our guide, Ketut Ekawan Putra, who was informative and kind. He guided us up the mountain, which was a reasonably strenuous 3km hike, but with ample break time, it is certainly doable. The view from the top was breathtaking, where Ketut provided us with a nice breakfast and helped us take pictures for memories. We then had a fun and swift hike down after spending enough time enjoying the view. Overall, a fantastic experience, and I cannot speak more highly of Ketut and Eri, who made the experience smooth and enjoyable. A great booking and I highly recommend it.