The Beautifull of White Crater (Kawah Putih)

Kawah putih or white crater is located in Ciwidey approximately between 1 ½ and 2 hour drive from Central Bandung if you're not getting stuck in the traffic. If you want to visit this unspoiled beauty try to leave as early as possible to avoid the busy traffic which can be feeling as eternity.

So wake up early please. When we’re planning to make a trip to this area of Bandung, we woke up very early also, about 3 o’clock in the morning. Our children (and the big ones too) have to woke up early too despite that they were complaining. But the little one were excited.


Kawah Putih is a striking crater lake and tourist spot in a volcanic crater about 50 km south of Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. Kawah Putih is one of the two craters which make up Mount Patuha, an andesitic stratovolcano. Mt Patuha is one of numerous volcanoes in Java. Kawah Putih crater lake itself represents a relatively stable volcanic system with no records of significant activity since around 1600.

The surrounding area is heavily forested. There is a pathway down to the lake which is surrounded by the high walls of the crater nestling into the side of Mt Patuha. The smell of sulfur is strong because there is a good deal of steam and sulfurous gas bubbling from the lake. There are tracks around the lake and through the nearby forest including to the peak of Mt Patuha. Visitors can walk around the crater area or sit in the various shelters. Local plants not widely found in lower altitudes in Java include javanese Edelweiss and Cantigy (Vaccinium varingifolium). Animals and birds which may be spotted include eagles, owls, monkeys, mouse deer, and forest pigs. Panthers, leopards and pythons have also sometimes been seen in the nearby forest.