Tugas Kepariwisataan III

Tangkuban Perahu

1. History of Tangkuban perahu.

Tangkuban perahu is an active volcano; it is located 25 - 30 kilometers north of Bandung direction of Lembang. The stunning panorama of the crater is mixed with a tea plantation area which appears like a huge green carpet covering those hills around the mountain. Mt. Tangkuban Perahu is fond to visit. The name translates roughly to "overturning of a boat" or "overturned boat" in Sundanese, referring to the local legend of its creation.


The story tells, Sangkuriang, a son of Dayang Sumbi, was back from his adventure. Clueless, he found his beautiful mother and fell in love with her. Dayang Sumbi recognized the adventurer as her long lost kid. Sangkuriang forced her to marry him. Did not want to hurt him, she told Sangkuriang to build a vast boat for their honeymoon, just in one night.

All night long, Sangkuriang built the boat and the dam with a help from his friends, ghost and forest fairies. Feared the boat to complete, Dayang Sumbi asked other women in the nearby forest to help her. So the women punched the grains with grains puncher to make noise which disturbed the ghost and fairies.

Morning came before they completed the boat, and the ghost and the fairies ran away, chickens woke up and welcoming the dawn. Sangkuriang was left. Enraged, Sangkuriang kicked away the boat to the downside, and it turned into a mountain.

Now after explosion long ago, the huge crater in the mountain offers an astonishing view. We could explore the beauty of the crater around two hours. The sulphur fumes still appear from the crater though it is not particularly active.


2. Place to stay


There are numerous hotels covering every budget case around Bandung city. But if you have the intensity to stay longer near Tangkuban Perahu, there are numerous hotels in Lembang (North of Bandung) and experience the situation of country side whilst breathing a clear air which is hard to pursue in the city. Don't worry there are available also some of restaurants and warungs are scattered around Tangkuban Perahu. But if you want to experience a different vibe there are various eating places around Lembang.

What you to do :

1. sight seeing
2. Trekking
3. Photographing
4. Hiking to the edge of the crater to view the hot water spring up - close
5. Boiled some eggs cooked on its hot surface of the hot springs.