Potential Areas
Ecotourism is a daily tour that has natural landscapes like forests and volcanic craters. Daily tours that can be done is the cross-country and climbing. Plants found on ecotourism is: alang - alang, saliara, kingkilaban, kirinyuh, flower, eucalyptus, pine and Rasamala. Animals contained in this ecotourism is: sanca, owls, Javan, tigers, wolves.
Tourism Potential
Mount Patuha by society Ciwidey regarded as the oldest mountains. But supposedly comes from the city Patuha Old Man (elders), so that local people often call you by Mount Sepuh. Lebioh than a century ago, the summit of Mount Patuha considered to anchor the local community so no one dared to step on it. Therefore, the existence and beauty at that time did not get to know people. On the basis of some description, Mount Patuha had erupted in the X century, causing the crater (Crater), which drain the western side of the peak. Then in the XII century erupted crater on the left too, which then formed a beautiful lake.
Year 1837, a German named Dr. Holland Peranakan. Junghuhn Franz Wilhelm (1809-1864) made a trip to South Bandung area. When we reached the area, Junghuhn feel the atmosphere that is very quiet and deserted, not a beast that crosses the area. He then asked this matter to the local community, and by the public; Patuha Mountain region is haunted because it is a place bersemayamnya spirits of the ancestors and is a center of the kingdom of the jinn. Therefore if there is presumptuous daring bird flying over the area, will fall and die. Nevertheless, the Dutch are not so sure this one will be greeting the public. He then continued his journey through the jungle on the mountain to prove the occurrence of what actually happened in the area. But before I reached the top of the mountain, Junghuhn stunned to see such a beautiful natural charm in front of him, where lay a large enough lake with greenish white water. From the lake of lava burst out and the smell of sulfur that pierced nose. And terjawablah was why the birds would not fly across the area.
From this beginning the establishment of the White crater with sulfur factory in the Dutch title: Zwavel Ontgining White Crater. In the Japanese era, continued with the business of this factory uses the title The White Crater kenzanka Ciwidey Yokoya, and directly under military supervision.
The story and the mystery of the White crater continues to grow from one generation to the community the next generation of society. Until now they still believe that the crater of White is a gathering place of the ancestral spirits. Even according to the present kuncen Abah Karna ± 105 years old and resides in Kampung Pasir Hoe, Village Sugih Mukti; in white crater there are the graves of the ancestors, among them: Keep Satru Grandpa, Grandpa Rangsa Sadana, Grandpa Camat, Ngabai Grandpa, Grandpa Barabak, Grandpa and Grandpa Djambrong basin. One of the top of Mount Patuha, Peak Kapok, believed to be the meeting place of the ancestors, led by the Old Man Guard Satru. In this place people occasionally see (magically) a set of white sheep (sheep lukutan) are believed to be incarnations of the ancestors.
Natural scenery around the White Crater quite beautiful; with greenish white water, contrasted with the white limestone which surrounds the lake. In the north of the lake stood upright gray limestone cliff is overgrown with moss and other plants. Franz Wilhelm Junghuhn now long gone, but the inventor known as White Crater is still stunning to this gracefully. Perum Perhutani develop White crater since 1991.
Facilities
The facility located at White Crater including mosque, public toilets, building an information center, a mini zoo area, children's playground, kiosk trade.
Accessibility
The situation is generally good roads and paved so that it can be achieved with two or four wheeled vehicles. Bandung mileage of 47 km.
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