Situ Patenggang, Wonderful Lake in Ciwidey Bandung

Situ Patenggang Ciwidey, also popular as Situ Patengan is a lake located in the tourist area of Ciwidey, Bandung. Is about 47 km from the city of Bandung, you can arrive in Situ Patenggang tourist area with travel time about 45 minutes to 1 hour. From a number of attractions in Bandung, natural charm Situ Patenggang is one of the popular destinations visited by tourists.

Situ Patenggang lies at the elevation reaches 1600 meters above sea level, offering You panoramic views of exotic nature. As far as the eye can see the horizon ahead, a green expanse of tea garden looks like a carpet of nature that unfolds beautifully. Breezy cool air along with the warmth of the Sun Mountain touches the skin also adds to its charm. At first, the Lake (there) is a nature reserve, but since 1981 the Lake covering an area of 45,000 acre this officially opened a children's nature tourism.

Derived from the Sundanese language, the word "there" means Lake and patengan means "looking at each other. Once upon a time, there were a pair of men who love each other, i.e. the goddess Ki Santang and Dewi Rengganis. However, the two were separated for a long time. Because a very deep sense of love, they were looking for each other and eventually a once-in-a-lifetime encounter at a place now known as the stone of love. The goddess then asked Dewi Rengganis created a lake and a boat so they can both sail together. This is met by her lover.

Stories of the local people call the boat currently is the island of romance or also known as the Sasaka heart-shaped Island. It is believed, a pair of lovers who visit the love stone and around the island of romance will get the true love and eternal as found on the goddess Ki Santang and Dewi Rengganis.

For admission to the tourist area of Situ Patenggang Ciwidey, you have to pay the entrance ticket to the Situ Patenggang Rp 15 thousand per person. This does not include the cost of parking the vehicle. If you take your motorcycle, the parking fee is Rp 3,500 and Rp 11 thousand for car vehicles to Rp 22 thousand for bus.

Conditions of tourism infrastructure is already ordered Situ Patenggang in such good, from a variety of public facilities to access roads and sufficient accommodation. You can find a spacious parking area, restaurant, gazebo, small mosque, lodging, rental boats, water bikes, souvenirs, fruit store, until a public toilet. For those of you who carry food or culinary, traditional armed himself when it comes to this place, you can rent a mat as a place to dine while enjoying the beautiful panorama in Situ Patenggang the Ciwidey village.

Interesting Side Situ Patenggang Ciwidey

There are many exciting activities you can do in Situ Patenggang. Starting from the cycling of water, surrounding the Lake with swans, fishing boat, visiting the Stone of love, Romance, walking around the island around the tea garden, or just have a picnic on the edge of the Lake. This is the reason why sights Ciwidey preferred this one as one of the family's favorite tourist destinations in Bandung.

One of the places for romance in Ciwidey, Bandung is also a holiday destination that interests you that is on its way with the beloved spouse. The most popular ways that lovers do is visit the love stone and surrounds the island of romance. Although only depart from a local myth, however this is an interesting activity to go through time with the couple in Situ Patengan.

To be able to surround the island of romance, you must rent a boat. The island is located in the central part of the Lake and lush look with overgrown lots of trees. In the meantime, the love stone is on the opposite side of the Lake that was believed to be the location of the meeting the goddess of Dewi Rengganis and Ki Santang.

There are many boats which are provided to visitors each day. Conditions the boat is quite well preserved and safely used as surrounds Situ Patenggang Ciwidey village. If you want other water facilities, there are also boat, rowboat, and water bikes. Each of these watercraft are offered with the rental rates which of course you can negotiate with the providers.

Many families or groups who spend leisure in Situ Patenggang this tourist area by way of a picnic on the shores of Lake. You can use the facilities of the gazebo or any number of seats available in the cement there. Rent the mat is also the most often performed of tourists to relax along with his associates. Rents mats can be redeemed at a cost of $ 10 thousand.

If you want a hot bath, you can go to the pool of the location is not far Ciwidey thence Patenggang this. One of the popular hot spring is Walini Ciwidey village.

Hotels in Situ Patenggang Ciwidey area

There are plenty of lodging in the tourist area of Ciwidey, ranging from hotels, resorts, and a variety of guest house and villa. Some lodging near There Patenggang and is quite popular among them are White Crater Resort, Patuha Sawung Gawir Restaurant and Bungalow Ciwidey, Villa Kampung Karuhun Sutan King, to Dream Hotel – d'Riam Riverside Resort Ciwidey village.

To get it, maybe you should do a booking in advance to get the empty rooms, especially in the holiday season. You can contact the Manager there or looking for a hotel in Situ Patenggang online. One of the online booking popular among connoisseurs travel is AGODA.

The route travels to the Situ Patenggang Ciwidey

Travel to Situ Patenggang, locations in Ciwidey, Bandung relatively easily. Condition of the streets so well with asphalt surface is flat. If you would like to go Situ Patenggang from Jakarta , you can drive my car through toll Kopo. Sekeluarnya toll from Kopo, you can follow the directions towards Soreang and Ciwidey, until arriving in Situ Patenggang.

For those of you who use public transportation to Situ Patenggang in Bandung, from you can take a minibus to Ciwidey village. Once in the terminal, take an angkot Ciwidey village will take you to Situ Patenggang.

One interesting thing, all the way to the tourist area of Situ Patenggang Ciwidey , you'll find a stretch of picturesque green tea gardens and forests. Strawberry plantations are visible, you can stop there because it is open to the public. You can even pick fruit strawberries straight from the tree that was planted in small plastic bags.