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Wisata Kawah Putih Ciwidey Bandung | Travel Vlog
Destinasi Wisata populer di Bandung Jawa barat

Kawah Putih adalah sebuah tempat wisata di Jawa Barat yang terletak di kawasan Ciwidey. Kawah putih merupakan sebuah danau yang terbentuk dari letusan Gunung Patuha

Lokasi Kawah Putih : (google maps)
Kawah Putih yang beralamat di Jalan Raya Soreang Ciwidey KM 25 berlokasi tidak jauh dari tempat wisata Situ Patenggang dan dapat dicapai dengan mudah bila Anda membawa kendaraan pribadi karena terdapat banyak penunjuk jalan. Dari Jakarta, Anda hanya perlu menggunakan jalur tol Cipularang dan keluar melalui pintu tol Kopo. Dari sana Anda harus menuju ke Soreang dan berkendara ke bagian selatan Ciwidey.

Harga tiket masuk Kawah Putih pada hari biasa dan hari libur serta akhir pekan adalah sama yaitu 18.000 Rupiah per orang, sedangkan untuk tarif kendaraan adalah sebagai berikut :
Parkir atas (mobil): 150.000 Rupiah
Ontang-anting: 15.000 Rupiah
Parkir bawah (mobil): 6.000 Rupiah
Parkir bawah (motor): 5.000 Rupiah
Parkir bawah (bus): 25.000 Rupiah

Fasilitas Wisata kawah putih :
Area parkir yang luas
Mushola
Transportasi dari gerbang depan sampai dengan kawah
Pusat informasi
Restoran dan warung makanan
Toilet

Yang dimaksud dengan parkir atas adalah membawa kendaraan Anda sampai dengan lokasi kawah, bus tidak dapat parkir di atas. Maksud dari parkir bawah adalah memarkir kendaraan Anda di gerbang masuk kemudian Anda dapat naik ontang-anting untuk menuju kawah.

Kawah Putih - Wonderfull Indonesia.
Source : Wikipedia

History :
The lake is said to have been first documented in the western world in 1837 by Dr Franz Wilhelm Junghuhn, a German botanist who carried out a considerable amount of research in Indonesia until his death in Lembang, just north of Bandung, in 1864. At the time, there were various local stories about the history of the area. Birds were said to be reluctant to fly near the region and villagers in the area tended to regard the forest around the lake as eerie and somewhat mysterious. These stories prompted Dr Junghuhn to investigate. He discovered Kawah Putih. There was formerly a sulfur mine at the crater although production has now ceased. A sulfur plant known as the Zwavel Ontgining Kawah Putih was first established near the lake during the period of Dutch rule in Java. The plant was later taken over during World War II by the Japanese military and operated under the name Kawah Putih Kenzanka Yokoya Ciwidey.[5] Entry points to various tunnels which represent the remnants of these mining activities can be seen at several points around the current site.

Over a century after Franz Wilhelm Junghuhn first discovered the lake, in 1991 the Indonesian state-owned forestry firm Perhutani Unit III Jawa Barat dan Banten (Forestry Unit No III for West Java and Banten) began to develop the site as a tourist spot.[6]

The site :
The surrounding area is heavily forested. There is a pathway down to the lake which is surrounded by the high walls of the crater nestling into the side of Mt Patuha. The smell of sulfur is strong because there is a good deal of steam and sulfurous gas bubbling from the lake. There are tracks around the lake and through the nearby forest including to the peak of Mt Patuha. Visitors can walk around the crater area or sit in the various shelters. Local plants not widely found in lower altitudes in Java include javanese Edelweiss and Cantigy (Vaccinium varingifolium). Animals and birds which may be spotted include eagles, owls, monkeys, mouse deer, and forest pigs. Panthers, leopards and pythons have also sometimes been seen in the nearby forest.

A range of simple facilities exists near the lake. There is ample parking and public toilets. Entrepreneurial vendors sell trinkets and food. The site is well-signposted. Local farmers often take the opportunity to sell strawberries (widely grown in the area), steamed corn, and various other items such as pumpkin seeds (pepita).

Kawah Putih and the surrounding area (where there are resort facilities such as hot spas) is a popular spot for people from Bandung. On weekends and on holidays, quite large numbers of Indonesian tourists visit Kawah Putih. The site is so far less well-known to international tourists. According to Perhutani staff at the site, up to 10,000 people might visit on busy holidays and the total number of visitors is perhaps 300,000 per year.