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Monday, May 8, 2017

Tangkuban Perahu Amazing Mountain Tours




Mount Tangkuban Perahu is one of the natural tourist attraction located in West Java. This tourist attraction is located about 30 km north of Bandung, precisely in the area of ​​Lembang. To travel to the location of the mountain that has this beautiful crater, it takes approximately 30 minutes drive from Bandung using a motor vehicle.

Mount Tangkuban Perahu has a height of 2,084 meters. This mountain became one of the interesting natural tourist destination in West Java. This natural tourist attraction offers a cool natural environment, beautiful crater scenery, and hot springs at the foot of the mountain.


A long row of craters, the main attraction. Actually, Mount Tangkuban Perahu is a volcano. The craters of this pride of the Sundanese take out a sulfurous scent. This mountain is named Tangkuban Perahu because its shape resembles an inverted vessel. The mainstay tourist attraction of West Java is managed by Perum Perhutani.

Tangkuban Perahu - Amazing Crater Volcano

Tangkuban Perahu is one of the largest mountains in the plains of Parahyangan. The natural tourism park of the mountain pride of Bandung city is located in the north of Lembang city, north of Bandung city. The cool air, the expanse of tea gardens, valleys and high pine trees accompany your journey to the mountain gate with this beautiful crater. If you are into this mountain, you will get a view of the crater which consists of three craters.

There are two paths to the craters on this mountain. The first road or the old road with road conditions that are more difficult to pass and usually will be closed after the rain or when it is considered dangerous to pass. The counter guard will instruct you to pass a new, more upward path if the road is closed. Before the payment ticket on this first street, there are huts for rent.

Passing through a new road, paved roads make it easy to travel your vehicle. On the winding side of the road there are trumpet flowers and trees that will soothe your journey. In the area of the mountain pride of the Sundanese there are three interesting crater to visit. The crater is the Domas crater, Ratu crater and Upas crater. The largest crater among the three and most visited is the Queen's crater. With a few hours on foot, you can even round the crater of the Queen is so spacious while enjoying the beauty of panorama of Mount Tangkuban Perahu. How the three craters that mengitasi this mountain ?




Kawah Ratu
The kawah ratu directly visible from the top with a wooden fence barrier to prevent visitors from falling. Seeing the inside of the crater, the walls of the crater and the smoke that still comes out of this crater creates a thrilling scene. The soil around the kawah ratu is generally white with some yellow sulfur stones. The rocks and the dry and arid atmosphere are felt in this crater. You can try climbing to a higher area if you want to see the area of the crater of the Queen thoroughly.

Upas Crater
Upas Crater is located next to the crater of the Queen. However, to be able to see this crater must pass through a dangerous terrain, you have to go through a sandy path to reach this crater. So, very rarely visitors who come see this crater. The Upas Crater shape is different from the Queen's crater. Upas crater is more shallow and flat.

Domas Crater
The Domas crater lies further down than the Queen's crater. If you come through a new road, you will find the gateway to the Domas crater first before heading to Kawah Ratu. If at the crater of the Queen you will only see the crater from a distance, on the crater Domas, you can be closer to the crater. In fact, you can try boiling an egg by putting it in a crater. If you want to see Domas crater past 16.00 wib, you are required to use the services of a tour guide.

The Legend of Tangkuban Perahu

The name Tangkuban Perahu is very closely related to a legend derived from the famous Sunda land, namely Sangkuriang. It is said that according to Parahyangan folklore the mountain is indeed a reverse boat. Here's the story.

Raja Sungging Perbangkara has a very beautiful daughter, called Dayang Sumbi. Dayang Sumbi is very beautiful and intelligent, many kings who ask for her hand, but no one is accepted. Finally the kings fought each other among themselves. Dayang Sumbi's heartfelt look at the chaos that comes from him. At his own request Dayang Sumbi exile himself on a hill accompanied by a male dog that is Si Tumang.

While being engrossed in weaving, the used toropong weaving cloth fell downward. Dayang Sumbi because he feels lazy, uttered a speech without thinking first, he promised anyone who picked a piston that fell when man, will be made her husband. The Tumang picks the piston and gives it to Dayang Sumbi.

Dayang Sumbi also married Si Tumang and blessed with a baby boy named Sangkuriang. Sangkuriang has a powerful power like his father. In its infancy, Sangkuring is always accompanied by Tumang play which he knows only as a faithful dog, not as his father. Sangkuriang grew into a handsome, handsome and powerful young man.

One day Sangkuriang hunting in the forest told Tumang to pursue a pig named Wayungyang. Because the Tumang does not obey, Sangkuriang is angry and kills Si Tumang. Tumang meat by Sangkuriang given to Dayang Sumbi, then cooked and eaten. After Dayang Sumbi knew that what he ate was Si Tumang, his anger was peaked and the head of Sangkuriang was hit with a spoon made of coconut shell so that the wound and Sangkuriang sent away.


Sangkuriang went wandering around the world. After a long walk to the east finally arrived in the west again and unknowingly have arrived back at place Dayang Sumbi, where his mother was. Sangkuriang did not recognize that the beautiful princess she found was Dayang Sumbi - her mother, and vice versa. Woven love story between the two beings. Dayang Sumbi accidentally learned that Sangkuriang was his son, with a mark on his head.

Dayang Sumbi also tried to explain the misunderstanding of their relationship. However, Sangkuriang insisted on marrying her. Dayang Sumbi requested that Sangkuriang make boats and lakes (lakes) overnight by damming the Citarum river. Sangkuriang agreed.

So the boat was made from a tree that grows in the east, the stump / staple of the tree turned into the ukit of Levee. The branches are stacked in the west and into Mount Burangrang. With the help of the guriang, the dam was almost done. But Dayang Sumbi begged Sang Hyang Tunggal for Sangkuriang's intention not to materialize.

Dayang Sumbi spread the white slices of the woven fabric, when it also dawn was cracked in the eastern horizon. Sangkuriang became angry, culminated in his anger, the dam that was in Sanghyang Tikoro, the Citarum river plugs thrown eastward and transformed into Manglayang mountain. Water Talaga Bandung became retroactively. Boats are worked with difficulty kicked to the north and transformed into a mountain Tangkuban Perahu.

The Beauty of Mount Tangkuban Perahu

The charm of Mount Tangkuban Perahu is amazing. In the sunny weather, the texture of the grooves on the crater wall can be seen clearly. This is in contrast to the green trees around this mountain. Not only that, the base of the crater has a very amazing beauty. Natural beauty is what makes gunugn become one of the mainstay of natural attractions of West Java Province.

Along the way to this exotic mountain, visitors or tourists will be spoiled with a stretch of tea gardens and beautiful pine tree lined. Certainly the air in this mountain is very cool. This mountain is a volcano that is still active until now, then there have been many eruptions that form the crater of the remaining eruptions.

If you visit the city of Bandung Indonesia, try to take time to visit this city's pride of Bandung. Cool air with beautiful scenery will eliminate the stress that struck. Traveling to this mountain not only enjoy the natural attractions and legend tours. Visitors can feel the shopping tour because the mountain area is found many traders who sell a variety of sauvenirs, food, and others.

Around the crater of this mountain, available horse rental that can be used to enjoy the beauty of nature while riding a horse. So, immediately visit and enjoy the amazing natural scenery on the mountain with this beautiful crater.
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