Smoky River At Sari Ater Hot Spring

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Sari Ater Hot Spring is a nice park with small natural pools in which we can sit or swim, located around 35 km nothern Bandung city in West Java. The streams and pools are fed by warm mineral springs which are produced by the heat from nearby volcanoes of Tangkuban Parahu Mountain. There is one water fall in Sari Ater Hot Spring where you can hit it up your whole body for hours. It is pretty little place in the middle of huge tea estate. Its main attraction is the Sari Ater Hot Spring Resort; the pools are probably the best of all the hot springs around Bandung, West Java.

We can enjoy swimming in warm sulfurous water pools that can heal rheumatism and skin problems. The water contains iodium and sulfur, well for curing skin ailments and rheumatism. It has temperatur of 450 C cools down to 400 C - 420 C, after is allowed to flow through the pipes of the bathrooms in the hotels.
The water shich flows through the river of 2.000 meters long becomes cold and is used by the people in the community to irrigated their rice fields. It is said that this water helps to improve the quality of harvest.






Sariater is another area with tea plantations and hot springs, eight km northeast of Tangkuban Parahu. The place also has a tea factory. Ciater is a good starting point for hiking, and has some accommodation. Equipped with tennis courts, restaurants, and camping area, Sariater is a good way to retreat from every day's life.

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