One of Indonesia’s attractive tourism destinations is the exotic
craters. Formed by volcano eruption, the craters offer particular charm
and beauty after a while. Travelounge September edition summarizes several unique craters in Indonesia worth visiting.
The Noisy Crater
Manojang Crater in Garut, West Java, has several
spots that are named after unique sounds heard from the craters. You can
hear sounds like bird voice comes out of the Kawah Manuk (Bird Crater) when you near this crater. There is also Kawah Kereta Api (Train Crater) that creates sound like train noise.
Sakaray Crater generates spine-chilling sound of dying person. In Kawah Hujan (rain crater), the atmosphere is always seems like raining with mists that wet out clothes.
The Dangerous Yet Charming Crater
Ijen Crater is the world’s largest crater lake.
Around 36 million meters cubic sulfur can be produced by the
5,466-hectare crater. Although it is dangerous, the crater offer
astonishing view. Ijen crater lake has 200-meter depth and zero acidity
that can dissolve fabrics and even human finger.
In the crater area, travelers would encounters sulfur miners busy
carrying piles of sulfur on their backs. Besides, the steep route full
of toxic gases become challenge that travelers have to tackle.
The Crater Lake
Kawah Putih (White Crater) is a crater lake
located in Mt. Patuha, in the south of Bandung, West Java. In 1987, the
White Crater was officially opened for tourism. The characteristic of
this crater is that the colors of water on the lake is always changes
from apple green, blue and milk brown. However, the water is mostly seen
as white with thick mists shrouding over the water surface.
Source : Tempo
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