Batur Geopark Museum

31/10/2023 03:44

Bali Island is one of the islands in Indonesia that has become a favorite tourist destination for many tourists around the world. Starting from local tourists to foreign tourists choosing a vacation to Bali because of all the beauty and uniqueness that can be enjoyed easily and satisfyingly. The best vacation moments will be very easy to find when vacationing in Bali.

Many tourists come to Bali on vacation to get to know the island better. In fact, it is not uncommon for world tourists to always come back to Bali every holiday season to visit every tourist attraction in Bali. One of the popular educational attractions that must be visited is the Batur Geopark Museum.

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Batur Geopark Museum Hold Historical Things

Bali has a new tourist attraction, the Batur Kintamani Geopark Museum. The museum, which was inaugurated on April 1, 2016 by the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, Sudirman Said, features a collection that represents the three pillars of geoparks, namely biodiversity, geodiversity, and cultural diversity. At the Batur Geopark Museum, visitors can get to know the history and geopark of Mount Batur more closely. The museum, built on one hectare of land, serves as a geopark information center, both the Batur geopark and other national geoparks in Indonesia, which number 33 locations.

The Batur Kintamani Geopark Museum was built in collaboration between the Directorate of Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation, Directorate General of Geology and Mineral Resources, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources and Bappeda Bangli Regency. The construction of the Batur Geopark Museum was necessary after Mount Batur geopark was confirmed by UNESCO as a Global Geopark Network (GGN) on September 20, 2012.

Many Fun Activities Can Be Done at The Batur Geopark Museum

There is a uniqueness in the Batur geopark that is not owned by other geoparks, namely Mount Batur which has two calderas. What is special is that in Caldera I, Caldera II is formed. The caldera on Mount Batur is thought to have formed after two major eruptions 29,300 and 20,150 years ago. In caldera II there is also a crescent-shaped lake with a length of 7.5 kilometers and a width of 2.5 kilometers and is known as Lake Batur. The Batur Geopark Museum has 2 floors. The first floor is the main lobby with rooms that offer a wide range of geology.

In the main lobby, visitors can see a diorama of Mount Batur. The diorama is presented in the form of a miniature of Mount Batur and Lake Batur in a rectangular shape measuring 2.5 x 2 meters. On the 2nd floor, there are biodiversity rooms, cultural diversity rooms, and auditorium rooms. In the auditorium room, visitors can watch various educational films about volcanoes and geoparks. On the 2nd floor there are biodiversity, cultural diversity, and auditorium rooms. In the auditorium room, visitors can watch various educational films about volcanoes and geoparks.

Location

Jalan Raya Penelokan, Kintamani, Bangli Regency.

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