Situ Patenggang, the Coolest Lake in Ciwidey - Bandung

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Situ Patengan or Situ Patenggang located in Ciwidey, South Bandung, Indonesia. Patenggang it can reach from Jakarta via toll Cipularang with the distance of about 185 km (exit through the toll booth Kopo) or within 5 km of the crater White attraction.

If you want to use public transport, you have to go Ciwidey using the bus terminal or the terminal Leuwi Long Elf rate of Rp. 6000, then continued to use public transportation directly to the entrance Situ Patengan (numerous in terminal Ciwidey) the rate of about 10,000.

This lake has an area of approximately 48 ha and there is a small island called Asmara island because it has the shape like a heart. Patengan it lies at an altitude of 1600m above sea level and surrounded by tea gardens Rancabali.
Patengan Situ name comes from Sundanese language, "Pateangan-teangan.

Narrated yore there was a pair of lovebirds Ki Rengganis Santang and loving Goddess. They parted for so long, and each search. Eventually they met in a place called Batu Cinta. Goddess Rengganis also asked for a lake and a boat to sail together. The boat is what until then had been a heart-shaped island (Asmara island / island Sasaka). If you would like to visit the Batu Cinta, you and your entourage can use the paddle boats at a cost of Rp 130 thousand pp - which can be negotiable up to half price.