Lake Tamblingan

Lake Tamblingan outstretched on the north side of Mount Mortar ( 1,865 meters above sea level ) , one of the largest volcanoes on the island . The surface area of the lake is located in the district of Banjar , Buleleng , is only 1.15 square kilometers - the Smallest in Bali . Tamblingan Lake is a lake located in the north slope of Mount Mortar , Munduk Village area , District of Banjar , Buleleng , Bali . This lake is one of three twin lakes formed within a large caldera . In the east there is a row of Lake Buyan and Lake Beratan . Flanked by the surrounding forest , and because it is located in the highlands makes the air cool lake environment . Tamblingan name comes from two words in Balinese language means a drug that is Tamba , and Elingang mean recall or spiritual abilities . Told in Papyrus Kutara Kanda Purana Bangsul god that the people in the region reportedly been affected by outbreaks of epidemics . As a way out someone who purified and then down to the small lake at the bottom of the village to fetch water for the drug . Thanks to prayers and spiritual capabilities of water he was then put on medication and is able to cure the villagers . Tamba said and this is gradually becoming Elingang Tamblingan . From Denpasar path - Singaraja , after the road began to climb to an altitude of 1,000 meters above sea level , turn left right in the village Pancasari . Continue west to the department , through the village and Munduk Wanagiri . Along the route, occasionally visible face Tamblingan lake . The journey to Munduk also fascinating because tourists will pass through Lake Buyan , lakes dubbed as the twin brother Tamblingan lake . Before the landslide in the 19th century , Lake Buyan and Lake Tamblingan still united as a vast lake . As one of the natural attractions , Lake Tamblingan not developed in the direction of modern tourism in order to preserve nature and the environment . Which is the main attraction of this place is not just a natural charm , but also because of the many temples that stores the history and development of the civilization and culture of Bali especially in relation to the establishment and development of the village Tamblingan .