PAPANDAYAN MOUNTAIN : MISTICT LANDSCAPE

#HISTORY

This mountain is quite unique because it has biodiversity, extraordinary charm, plus amazing scenery, feels like it is on the Moon/planet Mars, plus the cool air that seems to add to the beauty of this mountain

Papandayan volcano, Volcano that has an altitude of 2665 MDPL comes from Sundanese (local language of West Java) basic words "panday" which means blacksmith

The history of naming the volcano papandayan began when a group of people who heard strange sounds when crossing this mountain, the voice sounded like the sound of iron being hit, the same sound as the blacksmith made several tools by hand

before they thought that the sound was from a ghost, because in ancient times the people who lived here believed in supernatural things

but it turned out that the sound came from the papandayan crater which at all times roared with noise that sounded like a blacksmith working

.in the history of this mountain has erupted several times

August 12, 1772

March 11, 1923

August 15, 1942

11 November 2002

the biggest eruption occurred in 1772 which killed at least 3000 people from 40 villages that were destroyed

#LOCATION

Mount Papandayan is located in Sirnajaya Village, Cisurupan District, Garut Regency, west java

9 km from the center of Cisurupan

27 km from Garut City Station

70 km from Bandung city

to make it easier  for traveller who want to go here, if you start traveling from Jakarta or Bandung you just go to Garut bus station, and take a medium bus, we called ELF in the direction of Cikajang and get off at cisurupan

#THING TO DO

many things you can do here because papandayan has a charm that is not only one place but a few,

1. Sunrise Spot at sonny cliff,

2.golden crater, this is the most active crater here, the largest, the rest of the 1772 eruption that has killed many victims, historic, because from here it starts from the naming of papandayan, what distinguishes papandayan from other volcanoes is that you can stand very close to the active crater , the gas that sounds very strong, plus the smoke / steam that is in every corner, the smell of gas that feels like boiling eggs

the smell is strong but not deadly

3. dead Forest

this is the most sought after place by tourists because of the dry and dead fields of the "cantigi" (Vaccinium varingiaefolium), volcanic ash in the last eruption of 2002 which burned this cantilever field just behind the new crater

lucky for you if you go to the dead forest and the clouds come, it feels very mystical and artistic for you photography hunters

4.new Crater

This crater came from the 2002 eruption, different in characteristics from the first eruption, because lava released this year was cold lava while lava in the first eruption was hot lava

5.lake color

The color lake on Mount Papua is very unique because it always changes color depending on the weather, the intensity of the rain, the intensity of the sun's heat, the temperature of the new crater, the chemical content of sulfur substances, the level of water acidity

 because the color lake on this mountain is just below the new crater, directly affecting it

 Indonesia only has 2 season, dry and rain, which is why in the rainy season the dominant color of blue - green leaves - turquoise green

and in summer the dominant color of the lake is brown, yellow, red

before the 2002 eruption, the lake did not exist, meaning the beginning of the formation of this lake was an eruption originating from a new crater that destroyed the inactive bird crater (caldera), leaving space formed like a bowl then rainwater filled the caldera itself created a lake

# FOOD

For food travelers do not need to worry because there are quite a number of small restaurants along the road from Garut to Cisurupan

starting from Sundanese food

Padang food

Satay / Sate

and others

if there is a question ... is there food on Mount Papandayan? of course but not as good as usual

a lot of stalls that you can get here, with fairly cheap prices starting from IDR 10,000 such as noodle soup, fried rice and so on

drinks start at IDR 5,000

they open the shop from morning to evening 7am - 5pm

# ENTRANCE TICKET

maybe this is a bit surprising for some people who don't know that now Mount Papandayan has been taken over by a private company

since the last 2 years the management of Mount Papandayan has been released by the Garut Regency Government to a private company under the permission of the Indonesian President directly for the next 50 years

Information Entrance Fee Mount Papandayan for Foreign Tourists :

IDR 200.000

IDR 300.000 ( weekend/holiday )

like it or not, want it or not, the entrance ticket is drastically more expensive, whatever they think

This is a terrible business when you see a ticket that is more expensive than before

even though like that, the price now compatible with what you will get on this volcano, absolutely you will not dissapointed

#PLACE TO STAY

cisurupan is a small village under the foot of Mount Papandayan which is still beautiful, cool, and densely populated, different like big cities such as Bandung or Jakarta which are not comfortable to visit , too many people

it's a bit difficult to find a comfortable place here because hotel / homestay accommodation is not as much as in a big city, although here some accommodation 3-5 which is near from the volcano

but for now ADK papandayan homestay & tour is one of the accommodations that are ready to receive guests of foreign tourists who want to stay before going to Mount Papandayan  , start from IDR 150.000/room

staff and all crew can speak English and the owner speak german, and also this homestay is a recommendation from the German travel book "Stefan Loose"

 besides the ADK homestay it also has a restaurant cafe with a reasonably priced food and drinks around IDR 5,000 - 35,000

Even tour packages also they can help

like Papandayan Tour

Tour countryside

Tour village to Village

Tour Overland Garut-Tasik-Pangandaran-Jogjakarta depends on guest requests but at an affordable price

#  Camping on Pondok Salada

At "Camping" Pondok Salada you have the opportunity to set up your camp. Camping on Papandayan is not for everyone, since one likes to smell the smell of sulfur for a while.

# Javanese Edelweiss

The paths around the Papandayan volcano are full of Javanese Edelweiss. In Java, the flower is also known as "bunga abadi", which can be translated as "the eternal flower".

Due to the popularity of the plant, the flowers in some regions (such as around the Bromo) are virtually extinct. It is now protected in Gunung Gede Pangrango National Park. And around the Papandayan volcano there are fortunately many beautiful fields full of edelweiss.

Original article :  @rangga_nurfahmi

Edit & publish :  indojunkie ( Germany) 

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