Recently Viewed
Volcano and Domas Crater of Hot Stony Bubble from Jakarta
5.0
23 Ratings
Lembang
Explore the active Domas Crater, hike volcanic landscapes, and savor local delicacies in Bandung. Discover legends, natural beauty, and unique experiences.
Explore the active Domas Crater, hike volcanic landscapes, and savor local delicacies in Bandung. Discover legends, natural beauty, and unique experiences.
Duration:
10 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Tangkuban Perahu - We leave Jakarta by car for a 3-hour drive and, upon arrival, spend an hour at the volcano, which stands at 1830 meters above sea level. Tangkuban Perahu, meaning “Overturned Boat,” offers breathtaking views and a cool, breezy atmosphere. The name is derived from a local legend about its formation, involving Dayang Sumbi and her…
- Tangkuban Perahu - We leave Jakarta by car for a 3-hour drive and, upon arrival, spend an hour at the volcano, which stands at 1830 meters above sea level. Tangkuban Perahu, meaning “Overturned Boat,” offers breathtaking views and a cool, breezy atmosphere. The name is derived from a local legend about its formation, involving Dayang Sumbi and her son, Sangkuriang. This stratovolcano is located 30 km north of Bandung, the capital of West Java. It has erupted multiple times, including in 1826, 1829, 1842, 1846, 1896, 1910, 1926, 1929, 1952, 1957, 1961, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1983, 2013, and 2019. It is a popular tourist destination where visitors can hike to the crater’s edge to see hot springs and boiling mud up close. The area features remnants of the ancient Sunda caldera, which collapsed after an eruption. Numerous shops sell souvenirs, and visitors can hike down and up for closer views of the smoky crater.
- Domas Crater - Located about 1 km downhill from Ratu Crater, Domas Crater is another attraction in the volcanic area. Here, you can dip your feet in hot springs or use sulfuric mud for a therapeutic foot massage. You can also boil and eat eggs in the hot springs. The bubbling hot springs provide a unique experience, and you can step on hot stones, though swimming is not allowed.
- Lembang - After the volcano tour, we stay in the city to explore other attractions. The streets are lined with pineapple shops and vendors selling various authentic fruits that you can try and buy.
- Lembang - Driving through Lembang, you’ll see numerous rice fields and tea plantations. We’ll stop for lunch and then continue with coffee or tea time.
- D’Castello - D’Castello is a relatively new tourist spot in the Ciater District, Subang Regency, but it has quickly become a favorite. This flora tourism destination features Instagram-worthy spots and is located at the foot of Mount Tangkuban Perahu.
This is an optional tour
What's Included
- Lunch
- Free Pick up and Drop off Jakarta Area
- Entrance ticket to 2 craters and D’castello
- English licensed Guide
- Bottled water
- Pick Up and Drop off service within Jakarta area
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Lunch
- Free Pick up and Drop off Jakarta Area
- Entrance ticket to 2 craters and D’castello
- English licensed Guide
- Bottled water
- Pick Up and Drop off service within Jakarta area
- In-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
- Tips for Guide and Driver
- Tips for Guide and Driver
Additional Information
Bandung is one of the biggest cities in Java after Jakarta. Bandung has many regions such as Lembang or the volcano area. The highlight: The volcano is one of the active craters and erupts many times. Also there a remains of larvae making the area very natural, the crater is absolutely amazing landscape with a nice scenery view. Beside the beautiful…
Bandung is one of the biggest cities in Java after Jakarta. Bandung has many regions such as Lembang or the volcano area. The highlight: The volcano is one of the active craters and erupts many times. Also there a remains of larvae making the area very natural, the crater is absolutely amazing landscape with a nice scenery view. Beside the beautiful panoramic it has a Legend called Sangkuriang. Step down as hiking 1 km away, then step on hot stone, mud, and sulfur. Some holes are the sound of bubbling, Bulb bulbs. You can try boiling the egg or therapy. You’ll going to have a chance to try local coffee, taste the Pineapple and local food, and Stop at rice field and tea plants. You can choose one spot photo area such D’castello to see the tea plants panoramic. At castello provides many rides, here for children must be recommendation or adult can be happy too. NOTES: The tour duration is defend on traffic Tour group section min. 2 person, ask before book for sudden booking
Location
Tangkuban Perahu
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
5.0
(23 Ratings)
5 stars
4 stars
3 stars
2 stars
1 star
Catherinemq5988ha
Sep 25, 2025
A lovely day - My tour ended up being just me, Irvan our guide and Elun our driver. All very relaxed as I knew Irvan already from a previous tour that I took with him in May. He was just as friendly and helpful as he was then. Elun is also a very safe driver. Irvan and Elun made it a really lovely day.
You should be prepared for your day to last 11 + hours, rather than the 9-10 as described. A long day, but very worthwhile and I wasn’t rushed at any point.
Once off the highway, the drive up to the crater is beautiful - panoramic views over tea plantations and quite peaceful.
All the reviews about this trip are accurate. A lot is packed into the day - but my highlights would be the walk through the forest to the Domas Crater, chilling there (soaking my legs in one of the thermal pools while waiting for our eggs to boil) and the hotsprings later.
It’s a good idea to have lots of cash available to tip the forest guide, for your eggs, a massage if you choose to have one at the Crater (about 100K rupiah for 30 minutes), to buy any souvenirs at the stalls on the walk, a coffee at Kopi Luwak and for massage at the hotsprings if you want one.
I was lucky as I took my tour on a Wednesday and it was very quiet. I wasn’t overly hastled by people trying to sell me things, but can imagine that at the weekends or on holidays it is a different story - especially at Tangkuban Perahu.
I personally didn’t rate the stop at Kopi Luwak Coffee as I found the tour very basic, but it was never going to be the main event for me and the coffee was very good.
I also didn’t go to D’Castello as I didn’t want to, but if you have children you may want to do this.
I enjoyed the hot springs very much. This is a separate complex - with man made pools and river.
You can rent towels and sarongs at the Crater if you want to relax in the pools there (30 or 40 C) if you want a more natural, but muddier experience. Water is clear and hot both at the river and in the “swimming pool” at the complex and you can choose from a range of options - just river, river and pool etc. I had a great leg, arm and neck massage in the river for 100k rupiah. You can have full body massages but these are done on yoga mats, laid out on platforms next to the river.
One thing to note is that I wore my most modest one-piece swimming costume and still felt quite exposed as most women went into the river fully clothed, minimum shorts and T shirts. Slightly different in the pool, where some women wore modest one piece swimming costumes but still some women in trousers and shirts. Maybe take a loose shirt or beach dress to wear either in the river or while moving around. I should stress that I wasn’t made to feel uncomfortable, but just felt different. I don’t think bikinis are allowed and I would suggest not wearing revealing swimming costumes.
It really was a lovely day - thank you Irvan and Elun.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Postpics
Aug 14, 2025
Bandung trip to the volcano crater - We a Family of 5 had great fun on this exciting trip to the Domas Crater.
It's was once in a lifetime experience for us.
We were picked up from the hotel in central Jakarta by our Guide Ivan and the driver to a trip to the mountains where the craters were.
It was a 4 hours drive up to the mountains with scenic views up the mountains in the clouds.
We walked down the mountains on a trail to the crater where we got ourselves massaged in the mud and dipped our legs in volcanic hot spring.
Boiled eggs in the boiling water of the crater. Massage and boiling egg were for an extra fee.
After the relaxing massage and dip we had lunch at a beautiful village. The food was really tasty. It's included in the package.
The kopi Luwak coffee trip was informative too for coffee lovers.
Saw tea plantation on the way back.
The guide Ivan was fun to be around, jovial taking care of our needs and
Very respectful.
In all we had an amazing day.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
860greggw
Jul 10, 2025
Exceptional Very Full Day - Borneo, our tour guide, was great. Driver Elun was a very good driver. Terima kasih.
Our day lasted 11 hours (not 9-10 as described). We did not go to D'castello and did not have lunch. These were our choices but the day was very full. Walking down (and up) through the forested paths was wonderful. Our eggs cooked for 12 minutes in the very hot water of the crater were the best tasting eggs we've had in years. Bring a bunch more cash for purchases, your guide through the forest and tips.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Nomad24913174953
May 11, 2025
Amazing experience - Amazing trip. Agung (guide) planned and organized it well. Over all great experience. Had a great time visiting volcano
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Nassim
Dec 18, 2024
The famous Volcano 🌋🌋🌋 - Great, expérience at the Volcano, this is a must see here in Jakarta, I had a massage with Sulphur and body, scrub. Bubble are every where 🫧 (not just in my head) I recommend 100%. Ask for Agung the guide. Really helpful, so gentle with my mom. God bless Indonesia and Indonesian.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Alicecj777vv
Dec 3, 2024
Amazing tour with fantastic tour guide and driver! - Super glad we did this tour. Worth it and would recommend! The volcano/crater was stunning to see, don't think I will get such an opportunity again. Also, fun stop at Kopi Luwak coffee shop which has the best tasting coffee, followed by a delicious lunch.
Our guide Ms. Ine and Mr. Riswan were amazing - I would recommend requesting them for any tours offered by the same company! They amplified the experience and turned it into a fun day. Punctual, great English, friendly, knowledgeable and accommodating. They went beyond. Very glad we had them as our tour guide and driver. Thank you!!!
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Alessandro
Nov 10, 2024
Vulcan experience - Very nice visit at the Vulcan site with a guide. Thanks a lot to Fitri which assisted us in all the phases of this fabulous trip. Really appreciated so I absolutely recommend this experience.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Dolfdenkens
Nov 10, 2024
Book them immediately if you want to visit Jakarta and environs - We just spend a very nice and interesting day visiting the volcano.
Pick up was punctual and the driver did a great job (it was a loooooong drive/day) in this crazy traffic. Very friendly people.
We received a lot of interesting and fun information about the places we visited and about Indonesia in general.
English was very good so we had no problem communicating at all.
I would book with them again if I wanted to go somewhere next time.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Markwa2684ug
Oct 21, 2024
Excellent day with superb service - This was a fantastic day trip made all the better by our Agung and driver Samsul. I was a bit concerned with the trip to start because my wife had developed a leg problem and was having some problem with too much walking, this presented no problem for Agung and the day was altered to accomadate this.
We had not seen a Volcano crater before and this was excellent Agung provided information about it and some traditional stories as to the formation of the Volcano.
The hot springs were crowed but we found our own little piece of solitude and enjoyed the afternoon. Lunch was a great meal sitting down with both Agung and Samsul.
The beauty of this trip was the flexibility offered by Agung very accomadating and nothing was a problem it is a reasonably drive but it is broken up and our guide was very mindful of this.
Again a great day and thanks so much.
When in Jakarta certainly give this a go.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Jm82012
Oct 5, 2024
Amazing tour with Agung! - Thank you to Agung for an amazing tour. Agung is a wonderful guide - knowledgeable, with very interesting insights and patient, making it a relaxing and enjoyable day trip. There is so much to do on this tour, the highlights being the craters, which were unique and impressive, and the excellent lunch! A great option for solo travellers as you can go at your own pace, with freedom to decide where you want to go and what you’d like to see, and while feeling confident that you are in safe hands the whole trip.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
