This is a tourist destination that must also be visited when you are in Bandung. This tourist location is not far from the tourist destination [Ranca Upas](http://Ranca Upas) area.
Kawah Putih Ciwidey, photo taken by LG Anik
If you are from the Bandung city, you can go through the toll road to save time avoiding traffic jams which happens every day especially on weekends or holidays.
Incidentally I visited during the year-end holidays, so going by toll road is the best choice. Heading to the tourist site we will easily find several sellers of strawberries.
Please be careful when driving here because the road is narrow and winding uphill.
Try to use a driver who is an expert in dealing with mountainous road terrain. From the direction of Bandung, our destination is next to left.
Ticket booth extrance door ,photo taken by LG Anik
Ticket :
The entrance ticket is quite expensive :
- for a 4-wheeled car, Rp. 162,000.
- Ticket t visitors per person for local tourists IDR 30,000
- and for international tourists IDR 90,000.
- If we want to save money or don’t bring a private car, we can pay a ticket of IDR 29,000 to ride ontang anting , which is a mode of transportation modified in such a way as to bring visitors provided by the management.Which comes from the Sundanese language which means back and forth.
The road to get to the crater location is quite challenging so it needs focus and caution for visitors who bring cars to arrive at the location.
Preparing this stuff :
- Please bring a jacket or wear thick clothing because the temperature in the crater area is very cold, 8°C-15°C. But don’t worry if you forget to bring a jacket,because there many lots of jackets for rent.
- Don’t forget to bring umbrella too if possible, because no place to take shelter from the rain if you are already at the bottom( crater location)
For disabilities, you can Visit the Ciwidey White Crater tourist area as well, because there is a specialrouteforthedisabledand the old people (elderly people) so they can also enjoy the beauty of Ciwidey’s white crater from the top of the hill near the crater.
Wheelechair accsess, photo taken by LG Anik
Activity :
For those who want to experience riding a horse, there are also horses that can be rented here to climb. Like other tourist attractions, here too there are many photographers who offer their services to take pictures of visitors, and the price is Rp. 5000/photo.
Horses are tied if no one is riding, photo taken by LG Anik
View
After climbing and descending the stairs, we arrive at the white crater.Kawah Putih Ciwidey (white Crater) is a lake of sulfur water formed from the eruption of Mount Patuha.
Located at an altitude of more than 2,400 above sea level. Given the name Kawah Putih Ciwidey (white crater) because the color of the sand around it is white and has a greenish-white water color that can change according to the levels of sulfur contained in the cage, the smell of sulfur can still be smelled when strong winds blow.
Kawah Putih Ciwidey has a slightly mystical history before being exposed by a botanical expert,who came from Germany, namely Dr. Franz Wilhelm, conducted research in the area of the former eruption of Mount Patuha.
At the beginning of the research period, the botanist received stories from the local people about the awesomeness of the crater, that is, every bird that flies past must die and it is believed by the surrounding people as something mystical.
Kawah Putih Ciwidey view,photo taken by LG Anik
So that none of the surrounding residents dared to approach let alone visit the crater. The botanist was increasingly curious and finally arrived in the crater area and obtained a very beautiful view, namely the crater with its greenish-white water and the smell of sulfur in the crater area.
The Kawah Putih began to be developed into a tourist destination since 1987 by the local government and became one of West Java’s mainstay tourist destinations in Bandung.
Kawah Putih Ciwidey view, photo taken by LG Anik
Someone on the bamboo bridge on Kawah Putih Ciwidey, photo taken by LG Anik
Another activity :
Kawah Putih apart from being a tourist destination, this area is also often used for pre-wedding photo shoot locations or film shooting or activities in the area. this besides photos with a background view of the crater, riding a raft around the lake, there is also a complete horse rental with a guide, archery activities are also here.
Visitor activities in the Kawah Putih Ciwidey area, photo taken by LG Anik
Parking area :
- There are two parking areas here, namely the upper parking which is in the white crater area and it’s free because parking fees are included in the ticket 4-wheeled vehicles.
- The second parking area is near the entrance to the ticket booth for visitors who use ontang anting, parking here is paid.
Parking area, photo taken by LG Anik
Facility:
- For Muslim worship, a prayer room is also provided.
- Toilets and information services are available in the upper parking area.
- For visitors who feel hungry , near the ticket window, there are many food vendors lined up neatly.
- Bandung souvenir sellers are also here, so don’t worry about food.
Keep safety and please adhering guidelines that are posted on the warning boards by the manager for mutual safety. Don’t hesitate to ask other visitors for help if you experience an emergency during activities in the crater area.
Thanks everyone who eas read my article.This is part of my commitment to explore Indonesia on Maps,for better tourism in Indonesia.
Warm regrads
Anik Setyawati
Grazie per tutte le informazioni, se dovessi programmare un viaggio in Indonesia non potrei mai rinunciare a visitare questo posto! Sei un’ottima guida locale 
