Tangkuban Perahu, is one of the volcanoes that are in the West, precisely in Lembang, about 30 km north of Bandung with a height of 2084 meter above sea level. To go there take approximately 30 minutes by motor vehicle. Boat Name Tangkuban very sticky with a legend of the Sunda land is very popular, namely Sangkuriang. Tangkuban Perahu mountain from a distance that looks like the boat upside down, perhaps caused by kesaktian Sangkuriang meyelesaikan failed in its duty to make the boat in time for the night to marry Dayang Sumbi not the other is the mother kandungnya own. Because so kesalnya can not finish making the boat, the boat finally Sangkuriang kick that is not so. Legend diataslah become a close relationship in the naming Tangkuban Perahu mountain.
Mountain, the last burst in the year 1910, has 9 crater that is still active until now. A large explosion which occurred in 1.5 centuries terakhirlah that cause many craters - craters on the mountain Tangkuban boat. Craters-craters are craters Queen, upas, Domas, New, Jurig, Badak, Jurian, invisible and Pangguyungan Badak. Between craters-craters, the crater is the Queen of the largest craters, craters with dikuti upas the crater is located adjacent to the Queen. Some of the craters remove sulfur smell smoke, there is even a crater to dituruni prohibited, because the smell smoke contains poisons.
Tangkuban Perahu mountain charm is so adorable, even when the weather's sunny, the land on the indentation crater walls can be seen clearly, not only that, the basic craters can we enjoy the beauty that is amazing. Natural beauty is what makes the Tangkuban boat into one of the natural attractions are West Java, especially Jakarta. Every weekend, the boat is always Tangkuban plateau by visitors who want to see the beautiful panoramic mountain Tangkuban boat. In fact, in the long holiday atmosphere, pangunjung came to the location of this tour to reach thousands each day.
