Tangkuban Perahu Mountain

Tangkuban Perahu
Was one of the volcanoes that was in West Java, to be precise in Lembang, approximately 30 km next north the Bandung city with the height 2084 Metre from on top of sea level.

To head there was needed by time approximately 30 minutes used motor vehicles. The Tangkuban Perahu name was very sticky with a Sundanese land legend that was very famous, that is Sangkuriang.

The Legend of Tangkuban Perahu
The Tangkuban Perahu mountain that from the distance of appearance like the boat was overturn, according to the Sundanese folk tale legend that was resulted in by the Sangkuriang supernatural powers that failed finishing his task in making the boat in time overnight marry Dayang Sumbi that actually was his mother personally.

Because so annoyed him could not complete the production of this boat, finally Sangkuriang kicked the boat that did not yet be this. The legend above that became the close connection in the naming of the mountain of Tangkuban Perahu.

Tangkuban Perahu Exploded
The Tangkuban Perahu mountain was last exploded during 1910, had 9 craters that still are active till now. The number of eruptions that happened in 1,5 last centuries that caused the number of craters - the crater to the mountain of Tangkuban Perahu. These craters were Queen’s Crater, Upas, Domas, Baru, Jurig, Badak, Jurian, Siluman and Pangguyungan Badak. Among these craters, Queen’s Crater was the biggest crater, then the Upas Crater that was located was neighbouring with Queen’s crater.

Several craters dismissed the smell of the sulphur smoke, in fact had the crater that was banned to dituruni, because his smoke smell contained poison.

Tangkuban Perahu Nature Magic
Mountain of Tangkuban Perahu was so astonishing, in fact, at the time of the clear weather, the land indentation could be to the wall of the crater seen clearly, not only that, the foundation of the crater could be then enjoyed by us his beauty that was very astonishing. Beauty of this nature that made Tangkuban Perahu become one of the West Javanese tourist attractions of nature of the province mainstay, especially Bandung.

Each week end, the region of Tangkuban Perahu was always filled up by the visitor who wanted to witness the beauty of the mountain panorama of Tangkuban Perahu. Moreover, in the atmosphere of the long holiday, visitors that came to the location of this tour to be able to reach thousands each day.