TEA PLANTATIONS, HOT SPRINGS & SURREAL CRATER LAKE, Bandung, Java, Indonesia

ABOUT THE VIDEO: In this travel video we show you the destination of Bandung in Java Island, Indonesia and give you a tour of the stunning tea plantations, natural hot springs (heated by underground magma) and the totally surreal, turquoise blue crater lake of Kawah Putih. Bandung, Indonesia's 3rd largest city, also has a few points of interest within the city itself, including Bandung Zoo, Bandung Grand Mosque and a Jeans Street, but the real allure of Bandung is its surrounding countryside. You should not miss Tangkuban Perahu, a steaming stratovolcano located 30km north of Bandung. You can go to the top of the volcano and peer into the colossal crater where the powerful smell of sulphur hits you like a ton of bricks. You can check out the Taman Hutan Raya forest park, 9km outside Bandung where you can see the beautiful Dago Waterfall, Dutch cave (Goa Belanda) and bunkers. There are tea plantations in several locations around Bandung. There is one at the foot of Tangkuban Perahu. The best known is perhaps the Malabar Tea planation, located about 42km South of Bandung in Pengalengan. However, the most beautiful tea plantation we found was one right beside Kawah Putih, the surreal turquoise-blue crater lake that you simply must visit. Walking or running through this tea planation will make you feel so alive! The Sari Ater hot spring resort is located in Ciater, a little further North beyond Tangkuban Perahu. This is the perfect place to experience hot springs. They are very hot indeed with the water temperature hovering around 40ºC. People find them very therapeutic and great for improving blood circulation and you can even hire an Indonesian professional to give you a massage here also! Kawah Putih, the undoubtable highlight of Bandung, is an extraordinary place, straight out of a fairytale. It's located 50km to the south-west of Bandung, beyond Ciwidey. This turquoise-blue coloured lake is so acidic that it burns skin so don't try to swim here. It's a phenomenal place for photography though. The stench of sulphur here is slightly overpowering and many visitors opt to wear the provided breathing masks. About 24 west of Bandung, in Padalarang, you'll find the amazing stone garden, a hilltop covered in large limestone boulders, some of which contain embedded marine fossils, indicating that this valley once lay underneath a shallow ocean. This place is a landscape photographer's dream. Just a kilometre away, you can check out Gua Pawon, a cave where the fossilized remains prehistoric human beings were discovered.Inside Gua Pawon we also witnessed the most incredible display of bats we have ever seen; literally thousands of bats circling overhead. It was mind-blowing. Locations in the video from Bandung include: Bandung Zoo, Bandung Central Mosque, Taman Hutan Raya Forest park, Malabar Tea Estate, Sari Ater Hot Springs Resort, Kawah Putih Crater Lake, Stone Garden and Gua Pawon. If you liked the video please subscribe, give us a thumbs up or leave a comment below! SUBSCRIBE to our YOUTUBE channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGKPJkKXhYXR9Wbrlasvxjw?sub_confirmation=1 Watch more of our INDONESIA TRAVEL VIDEOS! - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPPWT4YnshPw-BaGoAi2y_fqWSeLPY3b7 Follow us on INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/twobirdsbreakingfree/ Follow us on FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/Twobirdsbreakingfree/