Bandung is famous as a city of tourism that attracts many tourists both from a local and foreign country. Generally, some tourists sucked to Bandung for enjoying Bandung's shopping and culinary which is famous for its excellence. But besides that, Bandung also has many beautiful natural attractions that are required for your visit. For you, the nature lovers, here are some recommendations about natural tourism spot in Bandung.

• Mount Tangkuban Perahu

Seen from the city of Bandung, this beautiful mountain shaped like an upturned boat, and, therefore, called Tangkuban Perahu. This mountain is one of the natural attractions mainstay Bandung. Its location is quite easy to reach, as well as access roads and facilities are pretty good, makes Tangkuban Perahu as a favorite destination of many tourists who come to Bandung.

• Mount Patuha White Crater, Ciwidey (Kawah Putih)

Later, a white crater that located in Ciwidey has become one of the favorite destinations of tourists, especially those who love photography. The beauty of the natural scenery in this place very photogenic, making this place visited by tourists who love natural beauty. In fact, this place is not infrequently used as a shooting location for pre-wedding.

• Situ Patenggang

In addition to the white crater, Ciwidey area has other beautiful natural attractions, there is Situ Patenggang. This beautiful lake is located in the Rancabali tea plantations, approximately 47 miles from downtown Bandung. Thence Patenggang interesting is the presence of a small heart-shaped island in the middle, who named the romance island.

• The Natural Maribaya

Maribaya natural attractions located east of Lembang, by being in an altitude of 1000 meters above sea level. Maribaya famous with a wonderful waterfalls, as well as hot springs. For those of you who want to enjoy the beauty of the waterfall and enjoy the hot springs, Maribaya very suitable for your visit with friends or family.

• Dago Pakar or Juanda Forest Park

Forest Park Ir. H. Juanda or better known as Dago Pakar is a forest area located in Cicadas and Lembang. In this park, there are several beautiful waterfalls, caves, and historic relics from the occupation of Japan and the Netherlands. This region is dominated by pine forests, bamboo, kaliandra, and a variety of other plant species. For those of you who want to enjoy the fresh air from the forest park, the access is quite easy to reach, with a distance of about 7 km from the center of Bandung City.

Bromo-known as one of the mountain with the most beautiful natural scenery in Indonesia, and even in the world. Bromo's beautiful landscape makes this place as the most photogenic places in the world. The uniqueness of the territory that is included to the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park is a desert with sea sand at an altitude of 2,392 meters above sea level. The most hunted moment by tourists is a view of the sunrise that's like no other on earth. Towards morning, tourists flocked thronged the best spot to enjoy the sunrise of Mount Bromo.

Temperatures in the area of Mount Bromo range between 3-20 degrees Celsius, but sometimes also achieve very low temperatures below zero degrees, therefore, be prepared with a super thick coat to protect your body from the super cold air stings. For traveled roads, can be done on foot or hire a horse. To see the crater, the mount has provided a convenient ladder to climb.

To get to Bromo, you can fly by plane from Juanda International Airport, Surabaya, or Sriwijaya Air which fly 2 times a day from Jakarta to Malang. After that, the trip can proceed to book a travel agent, or by driving a car trough route Surabaya-Pasuruan-Wonokitri-Mount Bromo. The trip takes about 2-3 hours.

And lastly, do not forget to bring a camera with excellent battery backup, because it will be a lot of wonderful things that you can capture in this pretty mountain.

Komodo Island is located at East Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia. This island is one of the most special island in Indonesia, because it is the home / habitat of endemic Indonesian animal which is one of the most famous animal in the world, komodo dragon, the world's largest lizard. In addition, this region is also famous as a tourist destination for diving, because the beauty of the underwater scenery that is rich in biodiversity. The island area is about 390 square kilometers, with the majority of the landscape in the form of savanna. The island is inhabited by approximately 2,000 natives. Komodo Island is included in Komodo National Park.

Komodo island's natural beauty, as well as the existence of the largest lizard in the world makes this island a popular tourism destination for local and international tourists. In fact, some time ago, this island was to be nominated as one of the 7 wonders of the world. Besides komodo, the island is also home to a variety of wild animals such as buffalo, deer, parrots, ferrets, and monkeys. Very suitable for hiking activities carried out in this beautiful island, but must be accompanied by a professional guide to avoid things that are dangerous when dealing directly with the komodo dragon. Komodo Island has also been included into the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

There are many ways to be able to go to the island of Komodo. The easiest way is to buy tour packages with various options provided by many travel agencies. Transport access to the island can be passed through the land, sea, and air. Overland provide buses from Bali to Labuan Bajo, for the sea, there are many ships sailing from Tanjung Benoa Bali towards Labuan Bajo but with a relatively long time the need to 1 day sea journey. For air line, you can use the plane from Denpasar towards Labuan Bajo. From Labuan Bajo itself need to use a ferry boat for cross to the island of Komodo.

Gunung Parang stone mountain is located in the village of Cihuni Tegalwaru, Purwakarta, Indonesia. A towering majestically peak among the rural area of Sunda, this mountain is famous for its stone cliff height that inviting local and foreign rock climbers to try the challenge of this extrem rock climbing wall. Gunung Parang are a number second highest natural cliff in Asia. It took guts to try out rock andesite with a slope of 90 degrees. This natural cliff is a paradise for a rock climbing lovers .

In addition to the magnificent extreme cliffs, rural area around the mountain, presents a beautiful natural scenery. Ricefield terraces, green plantations, as well as a beautiful sundanese village became an attraction for nature lovers of the countryside.

For a lot of peoples, hiking is one of the most favorite activities. For the lovers, the desire for adventure in the wild is always passionate for every time. Sometimes the desire for this adventure was blocked because of natural factors that can't be avoided, one of the reason is bad weather. But a true adventurer would certainly not be daunted by the challenge of hiking trip when the weather is not good. To anticipate and adapt the adverse weather conditions such as rain which often encountered when hiking, this time I'm going to share several tips for hiking during the rainy season.

Yes, the rainy season will always be present in some country every year, so to make it doesn't prevent us from doing a hiking trip, you can try to apply this few tips to hiking during the rainy season.

• Choose your destination wisely, do not induce choose a destination that has a dangerous path to go through the rain (eg, the area that is prone to landslides and floods).
• Check your equipment properly, especially the tent you carry. Make sure there are no leaks in the protective of the tent.
• Always check the latest weather forecast detail, if the conditions of rain are very bad (storm), do not be afraid or hesitant to cancel your trip, better to get a little disappointed than feel regret later cause you get an accident.
• If you still want to go to a place you dream of hiking, learn all information about existing hiking trails, avoid trail with great potential danger, looking for a safer alternative pathway.
• Use an anti-slip shoes or sandals. The rain will make the hiking trail became very slippery, with good shoes and sandals, you will not easily slip when passed the slippery trail.
• Use the waterproof equipment. Choose a good  and thoroughly tested waterproof raincoat or jacket. Keeping the body remains in dry conditions is one of the most important things when hiking during the rainy season. And use  coverbag to protect your backpack.
• If you do not have a waterproof equipment, try to enjoy the rain. Hiking while wet in the rain can be fun if you try to enjoy it. But note also the condition of your body, if your body isn't strong enough to withstand the cold of the rain, do not push to play in the rain.
• Bring a rope and a good survival kit. Ropes will be very useful when facing a very hard trail, a survival kit that also contains the first-aid kit will help you when facing an accident that sometimes can happen to you.

Those are some tips for hiking during the rainy season, may be useful for you, guys. Let's get Hike!