Garuda Indonesia Colours Magazine May 2019 | Page 100

Travel / Tasikmalaya
/ ON THE MAP
Tasikmalaya is the 7 th largest city
in West Java, about 120km
southeast of Bandung.
On February 27, Indonesian
President Joko Widodo opened
the new terminal at Wiriadinata
Airport in Tasikmalaya,
ushering in a new era of
passenger travel for a pocket
of the country well off the
typical tourism trail.
E/ Tasikmalaya is the name of the city and the
district in this eastern part of West Java. The
volcanic soil makes this area perfect for agriculture;
it is also green and beautiful. Most of the region is
hilly, especially to the west where Mount
Galunggung (2,167m) rises majestically. It’s a
place where nature enthusiasts are spoiled for
choice when deciding what to do and where to go
next.
I start my adventure in the cold dawn;
my feet tread up the 620 steps to climb Mount
Galunggung. Its crater is still covered in thick fog,
like a giant bowl filled with cotton candy, the lights
from Tasikmalaya City flickering across the
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 I start my adventure in the cold dawn;
my feet tread up the 620 steps to climb
Mount Galunggung. Its crater is still
covered in thick fog, like a giant bowl
filled with cotton candy.