Indonesia Nature Trip. Day 4: Lembang

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Tangkuban Perahu is one of those recommended trips, situated about 30 km from Bandung. We descended from the edge of the crater to the boiling mud on the hot surface of Tangkuban Perahu, a volcano that last erupted in 1983. Actually, there are not many tourists who go down, but we were brave enough to explore the crater. The experience—nothing surpasses the ambiance; in fact, we thoroughly enjoyed the 'Crater Spa' at Kawah Domas.


The view from the top
A handcraft seller on the way down
Let's play hide and seek!

Unfortunately, we didn't buy eggs to boil
Taking pictures with the ranger

After spending about 2 hours at the ranger's location, we proceeded to Cikole to taste the famous Kopi Luwak. Later, we stopped at one of the abundant stalls selling 'sate kelinchi' by the roadside.



The segregation process 
The drying process of the coffee bean


De' Ranch is a family attraction located by the roadside. highly recommended for children. Considering the admission ticket, we need to pay only IDR 10,000 per person. We found a lot of arcades that are popular with children, such as horseback riding, trampoline games, boat riding, and much more. However, all of these attractions have inexpensive tickets, and we still had an enjoyable family time here.

A cowboy-style theme park
The last horse ride I had, was in Cairo
A cowboy-style home
We were indulging the food a lot
A gold miner in action

Nu'man having fun with the trampoline


The sky darkened and started raining heavily that evening, so we got stuck in the park. We still had another tourist spot to be visited, which was Lembang Floating Market. I was on the verge of dismissing it, but TripAdvisor ranked it as the top shopping spot. The floating market offers a variety of local Sundanese food served in a small boat parked along a wooden deck.

Replica's of a small boat serving varieties of local food

Fish feeding time
Traditional handcraft of wooden puppets

Luckily the sky starts to clear, and it's time for fishing



We tested out Sunda's Takoyaki.
This was our dinner

Late in the evening, we went straight back to the hotel. We skipped the shopping time at night, as we were too exhausted.

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