“How often can you see a volcano erupt? Never. I want to show it to my kids if I can,” Morten Lyhr from Denmark said recently.

Despite no eruption having occurred yet, Lyhr, who is traveling to Bali with his family for 16 days, said he was very curious to see the seismic activity of Mount Agung, the highest peak in Bali.

“If the government said it was okay to see it from here and there were police to arrange the traffic, I think it would be fine. No problem,” he told The Jakarta Post while visiting a volcano monitoring post to take pictures.

His idea might seem daredevil to some, but to others the seismic activity presents an opportunity for unique and magnificent panoramic views.

Capitalizing on the tourist potential of an active volcano is actually not a new thing. Last year, more than 1.8 million tourists visited the famous Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, bringing in US$199.9 million for the local economy, the United States National Park Service (NPS) said in its report in April.

However, the eruption of Mt. Agung may not happen anytime soon.

The Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation Center (PVMBG) has downgraded the alert level from the highest level of four (warning), to the third level (watchful). It had been more than a month since the highest level was declared on Sept. 22.

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