Billow of dark grey smoke from cupola of Child of Krakatau radiates more the charm. If active, the sliding of red-hot rocks like reddish-black ember boosts up the exoticism.
Under normal circumstances, traveling from Anyer to the Child of Krakatau takes 2.5 hours but it will take about four hours if climate is bad and big sea wave. About 122 years ago, the mother if this Mountain terribly exploded causing tsunami along the south beach of Sumatra and west coast of West Java. More than 36.000 populations were found dead as the victims of the Krakatau Mountain explosion.
The explosion also ended the activity of the (mother) Krakatau. Currently, the mountain is only like a pile of earth fully with pine trees and edible ferns soaring up to the sky in the sea.
But in 1927, around the explosion location appeared a pile of earth like a volcano near Krakatau Mountain. The locals name it as a Child of Krakatau which is still active up to present moment.
The child of Krakatau Mountain is situated in the middle of Sertung Island, Rakata Island, and Rakata Besar Island. This Rakata Besar Island is now known as non-active Krakatau Mountain. After 78 years thereafter, now the Child of Krakatau grows to 315 meter high over the sea level. From far distance, the Child of Krakatau Mountain is seen black to grey for most of them comprise black pebbles and sands. There are only few pine trees growing around the foot of the Mountain which is located in the middle of Sunda Strait.
Getting ThereTo reach the beauty of natural panorama, visitors may rent motor boat from Anyer toward the Krakatau. Rental tariff of motor boat with 15-20 person capacities from Anyer beach to the Krakatau and vise versa is about Rp7 million. For small boat carrying 5 passengers is Rp2 million. Every one will spend Rp500,000 to take vise versa tourism trips to and from Anyer-Krakatau plus lunch and snack but insurance and entrance ticket.
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The reminiscence of explosion of Krakatau Mountain had indeed never been forgotten upon the pass of time. The event is recorded in the world history and up to present time all elementary school teachers will surely inform their student about the explosion of the Krakatau Mountain as the biggest calamity overwhelming Indonesia in the XIX century.
The dreadfulness of explosion of Krakatau re-haunted precisely when Department of Vulcanology specified the Child of Krakatau was in under Alert Vigilant status.
However, the dreadfulness could not hide the beauty and cuteness of the Child of Krakatau. The fine rug of black sands and the beauty of Mountainous slope scenery area are the attractive power for the people to visit the place.
In the coastal area of the Child of Krakatau Mountain, visitors can rest while enjoying the pounding of Sunda Strait blue wave, and even the greenish Krakatau Mountain (the mother) can be seen from the beach at the foot of the Child of Krakatau Mountain.
Since few tourists visiting the place and no cellular phone signal around the area turn out the beach of the Child of Krakaratau to be a comfortable and proper resort to relax.
Around the beach of the Child of Krakatau Mountain is also proper place for camping. However, drinking water should be taken personally as no water sources are found nearby.
The beauty of sceneries area will be more seen to enjoy when climbing the Child of Krakatau. After about 200 meter climbing, the sea below the foot of the mountain is seen like blue lake surrounded by group of islands. In the meantime, hills that are similar to the curvature of the earth below the top of the mountain is perceived closer with the grey sky on the top of the Mountain is seen appear partially among the sand hill surrounding it.
There's a Krakatau Festival held annually in Bandar Lampung, usually at the end of August. You might want to consider that aside from visiting the Krakatau itself. One of the main atractions of the Festival is the elephant shows. While in Bandar Lampung, you can also visit the Museum and the Monument of Krakatau Eruption.
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