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The fishing and farming village of Kedisan, the community almost directly beneath Penelokan (three km), has foodstalls, pasar area, extensive gardens (oranges, corn, peanuts), souvenir shops, bemo terminal, a big parking lot, ticket office, and boat landing.
The weather is exceedingly mild and enjoyable. Few mosquitoes but some flies due to the extensive gardens. No telephone or fax machines. There are a number of accommodations, several in attractive settings only minutes from the water.
These are the best places to stay if you plan to take a boat trip across the lake. The lake is clean and nice to swim in. Sometimes a bit noisy with dogs at night and cocks in the morning. Always park your vehicle within your hotel grounds, where it will be safe. At night restaurants are convivial meeting places.
The big drawback of Kedisan's accommodations is the swarm of peddlers demanding you buy sarung, shorts, and paintings. They flash you large, sad eyes, show you their guestbooks filled with signatures of satisfied tourists who've bought from them before. Don't fall for it unless you want to buy mass-produced and tacky merchandise and encourage obnoxious behavior in so doing.
Kedisan is also full of people trying to get you to pay them to guide you up the mountain. Again, don't do it; you don't need a guide.
If you feel you must employ someone, choose I Wayan Pineh, a legendary figure who works out of Surya Homestay. Ask him about the 1963 eruption, when he led a geologist safely away from a fountain of hot lava. His knowledge of the region's volcanoes is extensive and his friendly character and exceptional skills make him the undisputed king of volcano guide
Kedisan Floating Restaurant , The small restaurant in Kedisan offers such romantic hide out place for that purpose. The village is located on the side of Lake Batur, close to Kintamani.
To get there from Kintamani, you should take the steep right turn just before Sanjaya Restaurant in Panelokan, around 100m from the ticket gate of Kintamani if you come from the south. After this turn is a very steep road downhill to the lake.
All this effort is paid off with spectacular view on the way down, even in bad misty weather uphill.
The restaurant has 2 private floating room, each can be used for around 10-15 person. Each of this room has a full view of the lake, the surrounding mountain range, and the peak of Mount Batur.
Other than the floating room, the restaurant has a bigger building for more people. The building in the center should hold up to 30 people. For those who like to enjoy the nice cool weather and breeze of the wind might choose the “Bale Bengong”.
The signature dish in this restaurant is Tilapia Fish, which is known as Nila Fish in local language. It is cooked with Kedisan sauce, created by the owner of the restaurant. The sauce is based on coconut oil, mixed with local spice and chilly. Even though mixed with chilly, the sauce is not so hot in your mouth. Other menu, which should complement the fish is Plecing Kangkung, another spicy dishes of water spinach mixed with chilly and peanut. We also ordered fried duck for our lunch.
Finish with your lunch? Order a cup of Balinese coffee, and sit on the chair, facing the huge lake and the mountain range. You might have few minutes of nap here.
The restaurant also provides water sport facility for you to enjoy, such as jet ski and banana boat.
Now, you love the place, and want to stay overnight, either to catch the beautiful sunrise, to wander to the neighboring villages, or maybe climb the Mount Batur? The restaurant provides 2 bungalows for visitors who would like to spend the night. The bungalows are located right next to the lake with nice view.
Among the neighboring villages, you might be interested to visit Trunyan. This village has a unique custom, in which that the corpse of the dead is not buried, but instead placed below a huge tree near the village. The corpse however, does not spread bad smell. It is said that the tree absorb all the smell. To reach the cemetery, you will need a boat, either from the nearby dock, or you can talk to the restaurant owner to use their boat
These are the best places to stay if you plan to take a boat trip across the lake. The lake is clean and nice to swim in. Sometimes a bit noisy with dogs at night and cocks in the morning. Always park your vehicle within your hotel grounds, where it will be safe. At night restaurants are convivial meeting places.
The big drawback of Kedisan's accommodations is the swarm of peddlers demanding you buy sarung, shorts, and paintings. They flash you large, sad eyes, show you their guestbooks filled with signatures of satisfied tourists who've bought from them before. Don't fall for it unless you want to buy mass-produced and tacky merchandise and encourage obnoxious behavior in so doing.
Kedisan is also full of people trying to get you to pay them to guide you up the mountain. Again, don't do it; you don't need a guide.
If you feel you must employ someone, choose I Wayan Pineh, a legendary figure who works out of Surya Homestay. Ask him about the 1963 eruption, when he led a geologist safely away from a fountain of hot lava. His knowledge of the region's volcanoes is extensive and his friendly character and exceptional skills make him the undisputed king of volcano guide
Kedisan Floating Restaurant , The small restaurant in Kedisan offers such romantic hide out place for that purpose. The village is located on the side of Lake Batur, close to Kintamani.
To get there from Kintamani, you should take the steep right turn just before Sanjaya Restaurant in Panelokan, around 100m from the ticket gate of Kintamani if you come from the south. After this turn is a very steep road downhill to the lake.
All this effort is paid off with spectacular view on the way down, even in bad misty weather uphill.
The restaurant has 2 private floating room, each can be used for around 10-15 person. Each of this room has a full view of the lake, the surrounding mountain range, and the peak of Mount Batur.
Other than the floating room, the restaurant has a bigger building for more people. The building in the center should hold up to 30 people. For those who like to enjoy the nice cool weather and breeze of the wind might choose the “Bale Bengong”.
The signature dish in this restaurant is Tilapia Fish, which is known as Nila Fish in local language. It is cooked with Kedisan sauce, created by the owner of the restaurant. The sauce is based on coconut oil, mixed with local spice and chilly. Even though mixed with chilly, the sauce is not so hot in your mouth. Other menu, which should complement the fish is Plecing Kangkung, another spicy dishes of water spinach mixed with chilly and peanut. We also ordered fried duck for our lunch.
Finish with your lunch? Order a cup of Balinese coffee, and sit on the chair, facing the huge lake and the mountain range. You might have few minutes of nap here.
The restaurant also provides water sport facility for you to enjoy, such as jet ski and banana boat.
Now, you love the place, and want to stay overnight, either to catch the beautiful sunrise, to wander to the neighboring villages, or maybe climb the Mount Batur? The restaurant provides 2 bungalows for visitors who would like to spend the night. The bungalows are located right next to the lake with nice view.
Among the neighboring villages, you might be interested to visit Trunyan. This village has a unique custom, in which that the corpse of the dead is not buried, but instead placed below a huge tree near the village. The corpse however, does not spread bad smell. It is said that the tree absorb all the smell. To reach the cemetery, you will need a boat, either from the nearby dock, or you can talk to the restaurant owner to use their boat
