A crater lake in the highlands south of Bandung in West Java, whose water changes colour from pale turquoise to white, surrounded by white sand and dead trees, often in mist. The area also has tea plantations and hot springs.
It's cool at 2,400 m. Bandung is 3 hours from Jakarta by train or high-speed rail to Padalarang.
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