Galunggung Mountaint, Tasikmalaya

Galunggung mountain a volcano with an altitude of 2167 meters above sea level, located about 17 miles from downtown Tasikmalaya. There are several tourist attractions on offer include a tourist attraction and appeal wanawisata with an area of ​​approximately 120 hectares under management Perhutanioffice. Another object of approximately 3 hectares in the form of hot water bath (Cipanas) complete with swimming pool, bathroom and hot tub water.

Galunggung is one of the volcano was active there in the plains of Sunda. The last eruption occurred in 1994, while the last catastrophic eruption occurred in 1982 with a sound boom, flame of fire, and flashes of lightning. Activities of the eruption lasted for nine months and ended on January 8, 1983. The terrible volcanic eruption to cause a spectacular lightning displays documented by the united states department of geology.

As a tourist attraction, many visitors Galunggung is local tourists, while tourists from foreign countries are still below a count of 100 people on average per year. On average, domestic and foreign tourists who visit the Mount Galunggung amounted to 213,382 persons per year.

Seeing the potential appeal that may be explored, as well as a strategic geographical position, and has the particularity of the landscape of Mount Galunggung tourism potential enough to be sold to foreign tourists. But tourism is not packaged in a professional package tours.

 Galunggung mountaint as a tourist attraction

Most visitors are tourists attractions Galunggung locally, while tourists from foreign countries are still below a count of 100 people on average per year. On average, domestic and foreign tourists who visit the Mount Galunggung amounted to 213,382 persons per year.

Seeing the potential appeal that may be explored, as well as a strategic geographical position, and has the particularity of the landscape of Mount Galunggung tourism potential enough to be sold to foreign tourists. But tourism is not packaged in a professional package tours.

For those of you who are interested to make the climb to the peak / crater of Mount Galunggung, you can start from the village Singaparna (located approximately 6 km from the town of Tasikmalaya, 60 km from the town of Garut). From Singaparna Talagabodas you're heading, you can start the climb from here after registering to the post ascent.

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