Kawah Putih
Sunday, 9 November 2008Bandung, Indonesia
Today we negotiated with a taxi driver outside our hotel to take us to Kawah Putih (White Crater), which is about 40 km south-west of Bandung. The trip lasted from 11:00 to 18:00 and cost Rp 400,000.
Kawah Putih is 2200 meter above sea level (according to my GPS), and is a sulphuric lake inside a volcanic crater. There is a strong odor of sulphuric acid from the lake, and the nearby trees are dead as a result. Still, the scenery is very beautiful.
Afterwards we made a short side trip to a nearby hot springs resort, which was nothing special.
Lunch in a small city called Ciwidey on the way back to Bandung. Indian buffet at hotel in the evening.
Kawah Putih.
Our taxi and driver.
Hot springs.
Muslim women eating corn.
GPS track log.