Bedugul area enjoys a mild mountain climate due to its location at an altitude of about 1,500 metres (4,900 ft) above sea level.

Major sites in Bedugul are the Pura Ulun Danu Bratan water temple, which gained World Heritage Site status with the Unesco listing of the subak water system;[3] and the Bali Botanic Garden, the largest botanic garden in Indonesia.

The Bali Botanic Garden was established under the auspices of Indonesia's first president, Sukarno, on July 15, 1959.

[6] Exploration of the Bedugul geothermal field started in 1974, as part of a New Zealand bilateral aid project.

In 1994 Bali Energy Limited, a joint venture between California Energy and a local company, signed a joint operation contract (JOC) with Pertamina to develop a 4 × 55 MW geothermal power plant.