Along misty mountain landscape and lush green leaf tea plantations of Bandung lies the fabled crater of Mt. Tangkuban Perahu, the sole ‘drive-up’ volcano on the island of Java, West Indonesia. The three-hour drive from Jakarta into the craters edge goes through long winding pebbly roads, dense shrub, enthusiastic hikers, toiling farmers and occasional cars. But just when you thought were you to be lost on the serpentine road, the crater reveals itself in every its splendour.Previously it was born a hundred thousand years ago and at 2,084 meters high Tangkuban Perahu is undoubtedly an active stratovolcano which has a twin crater (Kawah Ratu and Kawah Upas) along at the summit. It truly is located thirty kilometres north of Bandung, a sleepy city that could be situated 768 meters above sea level.
Do not be fooled by its quiet demeanour, it is much much active though it haven t vented its fury lately. It is widely believed that between 2000 to 6000 years back multiple eruptions took place in Tangkuban Perahu and the lava, mud, rock and ash it spewed blocked the Pedalarang valley. The eruptions blocked the course of the Citarum River and the Bandung basin filled to create a lake sprawling approximately 700 square kilometres. These days, the lake seems to own mysteriously drained away causing a terrific ongoing debate among geologists.
An individual can travel to this mystical mountain by hiring a car, a taxi, through various tour operators and groups or simply hiking along the mountain trail in case you are as many as it. The easiest and most comfortable option would be to hire vehicle and driver and explore the mountain on your own time instead of being pressed for time which has been allocated to convey a tour group. It is best to be certain that your best guide or driver knows his way around the roads and tourist spots of Bandung before setting out about this trip.
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