Gunung Agung volcano as seen from Ubud ... the highest peak in Bali ... you can see the top is missing after it erupted back in 1963There are various routes to the summit of Gunung Agung, Bali's highest mountain and the abode of Shiva, not only from Besakih but also from Amlapura (about 6 hours) and Sebudi, near Selat (about 7 hours). In this section only the south-westerly route from Besakih is described. This is for fit climbers only, for since there are no mountain huts in which to spend the night it is necessary to do the ascent and descent in one day (at night and in the early morning it can be decidedly cold!).