Bali’s Lake Batur Cleaned Up As Kintamani Welcomes More Tourist Visits

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Lake Batur is one of the most ecologically important landmarks in Bali; it also holds huge cultural and spiritual significance and is seeing a surge in interest from both domestic and international tourists.

As more attention is falling on the lake, local leaders have committed to keeping it cleaner and in better condition. 

The Bangli Regency Government, which is in charge of the whole Kintamani area, has been cleaning up the trash at Lake Batur. The Regent of Bangli, Sang Nyoman Sedana Arta, told reporters, “We want to ensure that Lake Batur remains sustainable, its environment is healthy, and its water quality is good so that it can continue to provide benefits to the community.”

During a community clean-up effort that took place over the weekend, local leaders joined community members to collect trash and assess the condition of Lake Batur. The clean-up took place at four key spots across the lakeside, starting at Jaba Pura Ulun Danu Songan, before moving to Pura Jati, Kedisan Pier, and Trunyan Village.

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More than 5,000 people took part, including government agency officials and local school students. The cleanup is also part of Nyepi Day preparations and a renewed commitment to caring for the all-important water in the body and the surrounding ecosystem.

It was not only the clean-up of the lakeside that took place, but efforts to support the aquatic ecosystem too. A total of 10,000 tilapia seeds and around 1,000 liters of eco-enzyme were also poured into the lake waters to maintain water quality naturally.

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Regent Arta explained, “This activity also serves as a momentum to instill the value of caring for the environment, especially the Lake Batur area.”

He confirmed that the effort was a follow-up to President Prabowo Subianto’s directive at the National Coordination Meeting of the Central and Regional Governments on 2nd February 2026. 

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Regent Arta shared, “The government wants to re-invigorate public awareness in maintaining this lake as a source of life. If the lake is maintained, the ecosystem, environment, and community welfare will also improve.”

He highlighted that the preservation of Lake Batur is also connected to the founding principles of the Batur UNESCO Global Geopark area, which aims to honor the earth for the welfare of the local community. 

He concluded, “Through this activity, we hope that public awareness to maintain the cleanliness and sustainability of Lake Batur will increase so that the environment is maintained and its benefits can be felt sustainably by future generations.”

Though Kintamani is an established tourism destination, it is still an area that is not all that familiar to many tourists, especially not those who tend to stay along the southern coast. Kintamani is the gateway to Mount Batur, and is, of course, home to the stunning and expansive Lake Batur.

In recent years, Kintamani has welcomed dozens of new lakeside glamping businesses, and these have quickly become the most in-demand stays in the area. With so little light pollution in the Kintamani area, the stargazing at night is next level!

Here at The Bali Sun, our top picks for glamping include Bobocabin Kintamani and Black Lava Camp. Though for a luxury hotel stay, it has to be Toya Devasya. 

Kintamani is also home to some of the best coffee shops, cafes, and roasters in all of Bali. Seriously…don’t tell the folks down in Ulu and Denpasar that we told you!

Not only are these cafes serving up some of the finest coffee that Indonesia has to offer, but they are also doing so with views of an active and deeply revered volcano and caldera lake. Top picks include AKASA, Paperhils, and El Lago. Pahdi Specialty Coffee is a worthy honourable mention, too.