When visiting West Bandung Regency,\ntourists should never overlook the most famous natural attraction called\nTangkuban Perahu Mountain. Not only it is known among the locals, the mountain\nhas been acknowledged by foreigners too. Many things can be done on the site\nincluding sightseeing, photography, trekking, and hearing the urban legend\nrelated to the mountain from the locals. In terms of location, it belongs to\nLembang Sub-District and has become the pride of Bandung City and its\nsurroundings. Despite the long trip to get to the site, visitors won\u2019t regret\ngoing up there. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The\nNuance<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n To be exact, Tangkuban Perahu is a\nvolcano and it has the height of 2084 meters above the sea level. In terms of\nwidth, it is around 3320 km. The nuance is cold and pristine despite the\npresence of rocks and sand scattered around the mountain. The next interesting\nfact is that the mountain features several famous craters including Ratu,\nPangguyungan Badak, and Upas. Not to mention all of them are worth to visit\ntoo. Several smaller craters also reside there including Siluman, Domas, Suci,\nJaurian, and Jurig. The biggest one is Ratu Crater and two of the craters\n(Jurig & Siluman) are considered dangerous due to the presence of poisonous\ngas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Exploring\nTangkuban Perahu Mountain<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Trekking is a common activity to do\nin Tangkuban Perahu Mountain. The good thing is that visitors have many spots\nto explore, especially the set of craters scattered around the location. One of\nthe most favorite sites to explore is Ratu Crater (which is the biggest).\nHowever, these days, tourists often come to Damas Crater for its hot spring.\nSome visitors even carry some eggs and cook them in it! As an alternative, they\nmay enjoy mud bathing in order to soothe their skin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The next popular activity to do in\nTangkuban Perahu Mountain is to hear the urban legend related to the mountain.\nThe name itself means the \u201cfaced down ship\u201d. The ship was required by Dayang\nSumbi to Sangkuriang (which was her son) as a marriage requirement. For further\ninformation regarding this story, tourists can ask either the local guide or\nvillagers. As an alternative, they can take advantage of the help of a tour\nagent to hear the complete story of such urban legend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As for the tip, it is better to\ncome with a tour guide when visiting all available craters in Tangkuban Perahu\nMountain. Even a trip to Domas Crater is considered risky, especially for\nbeginners. Not to mention some of the craters emit dangerous gas. Thus,\nvisitors should be more careful when exploring the mountain. It is better to be\nsafe than sorry, no? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Nearby\nAttraction<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n How\nto Get There<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n From Bandung City, tourists can\ndirectly head to Tangkuban Perahu Mountain located in Lembang Sub-District. The\ndistance between these locations is 27.2 km, so it takes about 1 hour and 40\nminutes to get to the site. It can even be faster if travelers come during\nworking days and by private vehicle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" When visiting West Bandung Regency, tourists should never overlook the most famous natural attraction called Tangkuban Perahu Mountain. Not only it is known among the locals, the mountain has been acknowledged by foreigners too. Many things can be done on the site including sightseeing, photography, trekking, and hearing the urban legend related to the mountain from the locals. In terms of location, it belongs to Lembang Sub-District and has become the pride of Bandung City and its surroundings. Despite the long trip to get to the site, visitors won\u2019t regret…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4030,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[143],"tags":[],"gutentor_comment":0,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.indonesia-tourism.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4029"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.indonesia-tourism.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.indonesia-tourism.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.indonesia-tourism.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.indonesia-tourism.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4029"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.indonesia-tourism.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4029\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4031,"href":"https:\/\/www.indonesia-tourism.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4029\/revisions\/4031"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.indonesia-tourism.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4030"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.indonesia-tourism.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4029"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.indonesia-tourism.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4029"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.indonesia-tourism.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4029"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}