Travel into the White Crater Ciwidey

To go to Ciwidey, visitors can pass through the toll from Jakarta to the exit toll Cipularang Kopo Soreang headed south to the city Ciwidey. Approximately 20-30 minutes from the city Ciwidey visible sign of entry into the entrance of Attraction White Crater Ciwidey at the left side of the road. To get to the White Crater from the entrance area suggested using a vehicle, do not walk away because the road is slightly uphill and quite a distance, which is about 5.6 miles, or about 10-15 minutes drive. Private vehicles can go directly to the parking area is available not far from the crater. While visitors who use the bus or public transport can use special vehicle that is widely available in the parking area near the entrance gate to reach the crater from the entrance. Small road conditions and uphill is not possible to pass a big bus type vehicle or medium.

Public transport to Ciwidey of Bandung can be found in Bus station Kebun Kalapa and Leuwi Panjang. After arriving in the city of Ciwidey then proceed using Situ Patengan rural transportation purposes. Rural transportation that led to this crossing Situ Patengan attractions in the area of Plantation Ciwidey Strawberry, Kawah Putih, Ranca Upas, swimming pool & hot water Cimanggu. To be able to explore and enjoy the natural beauty of the surrounding area Ciwidey and it's not enough just one day.

Ciwidey at past

Bandung railway route-Ciwidey mass transit service is the first ever in the area of South Jakarta. This train serves to transport goods plantation commodity. The line was started from Cikudapateuh Station, Market Buahbatu Kordon, Pameungpeuk, Banjaran, Soreang, and ends in Ciwidey. The line was closed down its usage in 1975 According to the book "Wajah Bandoeng Tempo Doeloe", the line was built two stages. In 1918 Bandung-Kopo and forwarded to Ciwidey in 1921 by the State Railway Company (Staats Spoorwegen / SS). The line was used as a mode of transportation of oil production Priangan Territory, who was then the stuff that sells export commodity in the world market. In addition as a means of support in the regional growth plan Gemeente Bandung in 1919. With the decline of demand for plantation products Priangan in the world market, little by little railway line was dead. Especially after a motor vehicle that is more flexible trucks transporting cargo door to door began operating in the area of Bandung, function of railway just for passenger transportation. Because less profitable, this pathway eventually deactivated in 1975.

History of White crater Ciwidey

Patuha as high as 2.434 m (7.986 ft) by the public Ciwidey regarded as the oldestmountain. However Patuha said to have originated from the word old man (sepuh – Javaneese language),so that local people often call it by name Mount Sepuh. More than a century ago, the peak of Mount Patuha considered haunted by local people so that no one dared to tread on it, therefore, the existence and beauty at the moment is not known. On the basis of some description, Mount Patuha had erupted in the X century, causing a crater that drain the western part of the next peak. Then in the twelfth century erupting crater next to the left as well, which then forms a beautiful lake. 1837, a Dutch parentage Germany named Dr. Franz Wilhelm Junghuhn (1809 - 1864)traveled to the South Bandung area. When we reached the area to feel the atmosphere that serve targeted Junghuhn very quiet and deserted, not a beast that crosses the area. He then asked this matter to the local community, and according to the community, region Patuha very eerie because it is where stays spirits of the ancestors and is the center of the kingdom of the jinn. Therefore if there are birds flying over the region dared lancing will fall off. Nevertheless the Dutchpeople who did not quite believe this one will be greeting the public, he then traveledthrough the mountain wilderness to prove the occurrence of what is actually happening in the region. But before reaching the peak of the mountain Junghuhn stunned witness such a beautiful natural charm in front, where lay a lake large enough to water a greenish white. From the lake it out bursts of lava and the smell ofsulfur that pierced nose. And answered the unanswerable was why the birds did not want to fly across the region.

From this beginning the establishment of plant sulfur White crater as in the Dutch:Zwavel Ontgining Kawah Putih. In the Japanese era, the effort of this mill continued using the name White crater Kenzanka Ciwidey Yokoya, and directly under military supervision. The story and the mystery of the white crater continues to grow from one generation to the next generation of society. Until now they still believe that thecrater is a place bekumpulnya White spirits of the ancestors. Even according to the caretaker who Abah Karna ± 105 year old now and living in the village of Pasir Hoe, Village Sugih Mukti, in White crater there is the tomb of the ancestors of which Eyang jaga Satru, Eyang Rangsa Sadana, Eyang Camat, Eyang Ngabai, Eyang Barabak, Eyang Baskom and Eyang Jambrong. One of the summit of Mount Patuha, Peak Kapok believed to be the place of the ancestors, led by Eyang jaga Satru Keep this place once in a whilepeople see (the unseen) set of fluffy white sheep (sheep lukutan) which is believed to be the embodiment of the ancestors. Natural scenery is quite beautiful White around the crater, with greenish white lakewater, contrasted with the white limestone that surrounds the lake. To the north of the lake, standing upright gray limestone cliffs overgrown with moss and other plants.Franz Wilhelm Junghuhn now long gone, but his invention known as the White Crater still stunning elegant today.