How To View Beautiful Caldera Of Mount Tambora
by doddid on 29/01/11 at 1:04 pm
Mount Tambora is one of many volcanoes in Indonesia. This Mountain has a beauty of great natural charm, a unique ecosystem and an enchanting panorama of the crater. Not surprisingly if many tourists from Asia, Europe, America or Australia want to visit and climb this Volcano.
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Formerly, Mount Tambora which the highest mountain in Sumbawa island have altitude 4000 m. The big eruption Mount Tambora in April 1815 making the altitude condensed, become 9.000 feet (2.740 m). The world wide event called Year without a Summer. Another interesting story cause by Mount Tambora eruption was Napoleon’s armies fell to defeat at Waterloo, a clash that would change the course of world events.
Today, we have a beautiful caldera of Mount Tambora, but if you want to visit Mount Tambora you have to fly to Indonesia, there are three international airports nearby that you can go, Jakarta, Surabaya or Bali. From these three cities you can fly to Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara. Please follow these tips for finding cheap airline tickets here. Follow your Tambora’s tour to visit Komodo Island National Park to see more close Komodo Dragon, a giant lizard from prehistoric time.
From Mataram you can go to Dompu using bus. The air-conditioned bus depart from Terminal Mandalika, Cakranegara, Mataram at 15:30 and arrived at the terminal Ginte, Dompu, the next day at around 04.00 am. Ticket prices ranged from Rp150,000 -180,000 (USD 16 – 20). You should sleep well at night on the bus because your next route more difficult.
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The next route is depend on route which you choose. There are two route commonly used by mountain climbers. The first and most famous is through the Pancasila village, Calabai, Dompu. Another starting point which is relatively less traveled is through the village of Doropeti village, Pekat, Dompu. Usually, the climbers can go up and down through the same pathways and may be also try different route to bring a different atmosphere.
If you will climb Mount Tambora through Pancasila Village route then you have to go to Pancasila Village by bus for 6-7 hours with price around Rp. 35,000 – 40,000 (USD 4-5). This bus usually very crowded, so often the passenger who is sitting on the hood of the bus exceeds passengers in the bus. Similarly, bus from Dompu to Doropeti village also with the same density. Therefore, in order to get a seat on the bus, you should have entered into a bus since the bus first arrived around 7:30 am. Buses will depart at around 8:30 to 9:00 morning.
When you arrive at Pancasila or Doropeti Village, it means you’re already to climb mount Tambora. We recommend you to clilmb mount Tambora between July to September which is the beginning of the dry season. In the rainy season, the weather around the Tambora’s caldera is very difficult to predict and could harm the ascent. You can contact Mr. Adun (+62813-39502713) or Mr. Jon (+628175721443) in Dompu to guide you to climb and explore this beautiful volcano (DodDid).
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