GuideJawa Adventure of Indonesia - Mount Galunggung
Adventure of Indonesia - Mount Galunggung
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Adventure of Indonesia - Mount Galunggung
Mount Galunggung located in District Sukaratu, Tasikmalaya District, West Java Province, Indonesia . Located about 20 kilometers southwest of Tasikmalaya. Mount Galunggung a category strato volcano (volcano-like cone) with a height of 2167 meters above sea level (asl) or about 1820 feet above the plains of Tasikmalaya.
In the area of Mount Galunggung there are two favorite attractions, the Crater Lake and bath Cipanas. From the entrance, visitors who want to take the path of the location of the crater to the left. While visitors to the Baths Cipanas will take the path to the right.
To get to the location of Crater Lake, visitors will pass through approximately 620 stairs that was one of favorite places to take pictures. To reach the bottom of the crater, the visitor must go down about 100 meters. On the basis of crater, visitors can enjoy the natural charm of the exotic, take pictures, and fishing various types of freshwater fish Crater Lake.
At that location there are also rivers of the catchment of Lake Crater, caves, tunnels and water to the River Cibanjaran Cikunir, and mosques. That said, the mosque used to be in the area is high. However, his position changed in the bottom of the crater as it is today due to the eruption of Mount Galunggung in 1982.
At night, from the lips of crater, visitors can see the beauty of twinkling lights Tasikmalaya City and surrounding areas. Location Cipanas bath not so far from the entrance and is accessible by foot. In the area of 3 hectares have two locations baths, each managed by local government and Perhutani. In this area there are swimming pools, bathrooms, and hot tub water. Except that, in this region visitors can also enjoy the beauty of a charming waterfall.
In addition to Crater Lake and bath Cipanas, in the region also have wanawisata (forest tourism), which has about 120 hectares area managed Perhutani. This region is temperate cool, fresh air, and shade, so is well suited to be a place to relax with your family or camping. In this area there are various facilities, such as a spacious parking area and safe, mosques, cafes, childrens play facilities, swimming pool, hot tub, arena shows, camping ground, shelter, shelters, and centers of souvenirs and snacks .
Visitors who use personal vehicles to direct access to the parking lot area of Mount Galunggung. For visitors using public transport, and come from outside of Tasikmalaya, should get off at Bus Terminal Tasikmalaya. Then, proceed up the Terminal-city transportation department Galunggung-Singaparna. In addition to the transportation of the city, visitors can also use a motorcycle taxi or car pick-ups.