For the people of Bali, Mount Agung is a sacred mountain that is a sign of greatness of the Almighty. The incident happened quite a stir when Mount Agung erupted in 1963, killing about 1.000 people and damaged more than 100.000 homes. However, strangely natural disaster makes no significant damage to the Besakih Temple located approximately just 1 km from the crater of Mount Agung.
Incident, approximately 40 days before the eruption of Mount Agung occurs, the Indonesian government has launched the event Ekadasa Rudra (centennial celebration every Pura Besakih) on March 8, 1963 as an event of international tourist visits. Although since the end of February 1963 Mount Agung began to show a fairly dangerous activity, such as spewing smoke, dust, and issued a roar, but the Indonesian government was reluctant to postpone the date of the ritual. But in the end, the event was also suspended until 1979 because of safety concerns for tourists. Surprisingly enough, the massive eruption of Mount Agung new really happened on March 17, 1963 (other versions say March 18) after the tourists left the site plan the celebration Ekadasa Rudra.
Feature
Gunung Agung including climbing tourism in Indonesia. As a still active volcano, Mount Agung presents panoramic smoke and bursts of sand and gravel from the gaping hole crater with a diameter of 500 meters. If the weather is clear, from the top of the mountain, tourists can enjoy views of the surrounding towns. Natural beauty is what attracts tourists to climb the peak of Mount Agung.In order to walk safely climbing activity, there are some restrictions that should be avoided by mountain climbers. Abstinence is the first climb during the religious ceremony in Besakih or Pasar Agung Temple. Other taboos, for tourists women should not climb when you're coming month. Because, according to local belief, if two restrictions are violated will invite disaster.
Location
Mount Agung is located in District Rendang, Karangasem regency, Bali, Indonesia.Access
To go via Mount Agung Besakih, travelers can start the journey from the city of Denpasar with a distance of about 25 km to the north. Alternatively, tourists can travel from city Semarapura (Klungkung) to Besakih using public transport (minibus) and costs around 5.000 IDR (April 2008).For climbing activities, tourists can take two paths, the route from the route of the Pura Besakih and Pura Pasar Agung. The route from Pura Besakih arguably quite popular, because it is through this route will climber to summit Mount Agung. Of Besakih Temple, tourists can travel up to a campsite with a travel time of about 4 hours on foot. Furthermore, the final climb through a fairly flat ridge to reach the top / edge of the crater with a travel time + 2 hours. Meanwhile, the climb from Pasar Agung to the summit takes between 3-4 hours. It's just that the route through route Pasar Agung is much more rugged than the Besakih route.
Activities recommended climbing done in the dry season, between the months of July to September, due to the rainy season would be more dangerous ascent route, the road more slippery, and the temperature at the top of the mountain can drop drastically. Therefore, the climbers should also equip such thick clothing to keep the body temperature, a flashlight for illumination, and food and drinks taste as the total time up and down the mountain to reach 15-20 hours.
