Tambora For Adventurer

Tambora volcano on Indonesia or at sumbawa island was the site of the world's largest historical eruption in April 1815.

This image Landsat Mosaic shows the 6-km wide caldera truncating the volcano. pyroclastic flows during the 1815 eruption reached the sea on all sides of the 60-km wide volcanicpeninsula, and the ejection of large amounts tephra caused world-wide temperature declines in 1815 and 1816.

But beside the dark side that happened in 1815, the beauty of Tambora Volcano always intresting for tourist that come from a whole world.

There are two option of Tambora Volcano trekking, the first option is:

1. Start the trip using airplane from Mataram to Bima (about 35 minutes), continued from Bima by car to   Doropeti on south side of Tambora to the location of Volcano observation (5 hours).
2. From Mataram to kayangan Port and cross the sea to Alas with Ferry until Pototano Port, then continue to Doropeti (15 hours).

To Reach the lips of caldera, the climbing activities can be done from many side, such as:

• From west, Calabai village and Pancasila Village until west Caldera, this is the common way, it's only take 2-3 days.
• From North, Kawind Nae Village until north Caldera, it is the shorter and faster, but the track is harder.
• From North West, Doropeti Village to the east until west caldera and north west caldera. this route will bring you to the forest that have a dangerous plant, that called "Jelatang or ""Maladi", it will make your skin burn when you touch it.

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