Volcano and Domas Crater of Hot Stony-bubble from Jakarta Lunch

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Evi Y.

November 04, 2025

It's expensive (150.000 per person and still have to tip the guide) and there are people trying to asked for money and following me around (pretending to sell souvenir at ridiculous price. A guy offered me magnets for 300.000). It's very annoying and the guide know it and let them follow us. If you want to know how it feels like to get close to a crater, you can consider it. But it's not the place that I'll visit again or recommend to my friend

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Debby I.

September 17, 2025

Read the other reviews about kawah Domas. Mostly the same pattern. 1 star given still bit much. If you are entering Tangkuban Perahu at the enterance gate, they would tell you the ticket would be included entering kawah Domas. It wasn't. I had to paid extra another 400,000 IDR (1 foreigner plus 3 local) and the receipt was kept by the tour guide as he would handle it in for local report. It wasn't long path maybe only 2 km, not so sure why we couldn't walked by our own. Then the repeated story pattern as I mentioned above began. How (the tour guide) only had 1 time chance to guide in a week. Because they need to rolling with others and he had 'formal' job as driver to delivery the Vegatable to town. Funny how all of them had the same job and story among the tour guides. I had the second time came here. So, I knew what to expect. There was several pools with different temperatures where you can put your feet down and a bit relax after walking. There was also 'services' that the locals offered. Massages your feet or hands, arms, with these special sulfur mud volcanos which treated as a cure for any skin Problem. And they were not so persistent once you said NO and would leaves you alone. You also can boiled the eggs in one of the hottest pool that the tour guide would buy at local warung. The price was fixed on the display, around 5,000IDR/pcs. We were stayed for maybe 1 hour. Because of the strong smells from the sulfur would made you dizzy if you stay more than an hour. Not forget to gave tips for your tour guide before the journey ended. For me, it was totally ok if we were helping the local as they were also depending on the tourist. But, I did not supported these kind of scammed (2 times paid as it was mentioned all included in the beggining?) also selling the same saddness stories for gained sympathy? So, if you're curious and would like to have a bit adventures, maybe its for you. But also prepare more or less around 1 mio Rupiah if you come with family or grup. Ripped you off for sure!

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Mieke A.

August 10, 2025

Crater is great. Price is not normal for Indonesian standards though: I paid 430.000 IDR at entrance gate to both craters for ‘foreigner’ and ‘weekend’ fee with 1 car. Total: 820.000 IDR for 1 person to grab to the crater, have the cabbie wait 1:45 hrs and drive back. I didn’t want to walk down to Kawah Domas at all because guides were annoying and pushy and told me it costs another 300.000. White Crater is much more chill, you can also experience sulphur and hot springs there. Also, as I read in other reviews, the peddlers are quite persistent, more than in other attractions. Overall: total rip off but that’s not the crater’s fault.