KAWAH PUTIH

ENGLISH/INDONESIA

Kawah Putih (White Crater) located on Ciwidey, southern Bandung City. The distance about 46 km and take 2.5 hours drive from Bandung. From main entrance to the Crater about 5 km long and take 20 minute drive. The road pass through the Forrest with many varieties of plants.
Kawah putih located on Patuha Mountain (2434m). Sulfur smell on kawah putih area. Surface of the Crater are covered by water. The water colour are bright and sometimes change its color. Kawah putih area generally rocky and sandy with white colour, so it call white crater (Kawah Putih).
Climate on Kawah putih are cool and comfortable (8* - 22* C). There is a cave on kawah putih area. The cave is ex sulfur minning. Strong sulfur semelt are flow out from that cave, so don,t stand up too long there.

There are some another tourism object on ciwidey area which are
- Situ Patenggang (Patenggang lake)
- Ciwalini hot spring swimming pool
- Rancabali Tea Plantation
- Many Strawberry farm
- Cimanggu Hot Spring swimming pool
- Rancaupas Deer Breeding

Here are some potograph off Kawah Putih

Kawah putih map on java island (click map for zoom)