nature tourism to the white crater

Ciwidey White crater is the most phenomenal in western Java and the surrounding area, because the place is beautiful and quiet. Ciwidey White crater is a crater lake at an altitude of 2434 Patuha above sea level with temperatures between 8-22 ° C.

The legend of the white crater
Patuha supposedly derived from the name Old Man or "Patua." Local people often refer to Mount Sepuh. Formerly the local people consider the region Patuha and White crater as a haunted area, no one dared to touch or to get there. It is said that because the anchor, the bird was flying above the crater will die.

Mystery White crater lake beauty was revealed in 1837 by a German-born Dutch botanist researcher, Dr. Junghuhn Franz Wilhelm (1809-1864) who conducted research in this area. As a scientist, Junghuhn simply do not trust the stories the local community. As he traveled through the wilderness study Patuha, he finally found a beautiful crater lake.

Like a volcanic crater, from the lava lake bursts out of gas and it smells of sulfur and a pierced nose. From this it was revealed that a very high sulfur content that is what causes the birds are reluctant to fly across the top surface of the crater lake White.Because the content of sulfur in the crater lake is very high, in the days of Dutch rule sulfur plant was built with the name Zwavel Ontgining 'White crater'. Later in the Japanese era, the business continued with the name White crater Kenzanka Gokoya Ciwidey directly under Japanese military domination.White crater around the area there are several graves of ancestors, among other grave Keep Satru grandparent, grandparent Sadena cavity, Camat grandparent, grandparent Ngabai, Barabak grandparent, grandparent basin, and grandparent Djambrong. One of the top of Mount Patuha namely Kapok Peak, said to be the meeting place of the ancestors, led by Jaga Satru grandparent. Perhaps, in this place sometimes in unseen visible set of white fluffy sheep called sheep lukutan community.
Crater Lake White has distinctive features and unique characteristics. The water in the crater lake may change color, sometimes colored bluish green apple when the hot sun and fine weather, sometimes also the color of milk chocolate. Most often seen in white water is thick with fog over the crater surface. In addition to the crater surface is white, sand and rocks around it were dominated by white color, hence the crater is called White crater.

Without many strings attached again I'll let the information costs to the tourist area of White crater Ciwidey:

Admission price of Rp. 15.000, - / person 
Car entrance ticket prices Rp. 10.000, - / Car
Bus ticket price of Rp. 25.000, - / Bus 
Price Lodging / Villa Rp. 300000-1250000, - / Night

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