10-Hour Mount Papandayan Volcano Trekking Tour

Catching The Sun

New Crator

Smoke rising from the volcano

Volcanic Ash

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Highlights

Hike up Mount Papandayan

Bandung, Mount Papandayan

trekking, Hot Springs, Volcano

Group Tour

10 Hours

Medium

English

Description

This trip gives you the chance to learn more about volcanoes and village life. Tourists can walk across the crater and view phenomena such as bubbling mud pools, steam vents, and sulfur deposits.

Itinerary

Explore the Mars-like landscape

Buddy up with your Bandung tour guide and proceed for your hike up Mount Papandayan and visit the following highlights:
- Sunrise Spot
- Golden Crater
- Dead Forest
- New Crater
- Lake Color

What's Included

Tour guide

Legal & Licenced)

Driver (Licenced)

Pick up Service

Breakfast

Lunch

Car (Standard 5 seat)

Parking fee

Ticket

What's Excluded

Dinner

Know Before You Go

Mount Papandayan is located in the west of the Indonesian island of Java near the city of Bandung.

The landscape around the active stratovolcano is somewhat reminiscent of another planet. The Papandayan volcano reaches a height of 2665 meters. Since the volcano is not too high, a tour is also suitable for inexperienced trekkers.

The volcano has erupted several times in the past:

August 12, 1772

March 11, 1923

August 15, 1942

November 11, 2002

The biggest outbreak occurred in 1772, at least 3,000 people were killed.

The Papandayan volcano is located in the village of Sirnajaya in the Garut province. Surrounding cities include Cisurupan (approx. 9 km away), Garut (approx. 27 km away) or Bandung (approx. 70 km away).

The best way to travel from Bandung to Garut Bus Station is by bus. From Garut you can take another bus called ELF Cikajang, where you can get off in Cisurupan.

The legend of Mount Papandayan

The name comes from Sundanese (local language of West Java). And 'Panday' means blacksmith in Sundanese.

The story of the Papandayan volcano's naming began with a group of people who heard strange noises as they crossed the volcano. It sounded like someone hitting iron far away. Yes, it almost sounded as if a blacksmith was living on the mountain doing his job.

However, since this was unlikely, the group firmly believed that it had to be a ghost. This is how the name Papandayan came about.

In the end, it was just the sounds of the Papandayan crater.