Curug Penganten: Waterfall in Bandung that You Can Enjoy by Yourselves

Today I will do a little advanture not far from Bandung. I have no idea about this place called Curug Panganten, it just abou 12 km from my place and there is a waterfall.  It's quite irony common that the place that were close with our home is tend to be missed. I've been exploring around the globe, but I haven't explore my home city yet. So when my friend was coming; Tutus, Pepenk and Temi we off to go in the morning.

 Curug Panganten

The way to this waterfall are on Cihanjuang Road, from Bandung take the road of Gegerkalong straight to Sariwangi and then Cihanjuang. Get to the north aroun 8 km and turn left to Katumiri Residence. Inside this residential area there is Katumiri Camp the place for doing outbound activity. That was closed because of Ramadhan month. We still can get in for free and then asking for direction to the waterfall.

Beware the road is unpaved, wild, and dangerous

There are no clear sign to the waterfall, based on the unscaled map in the middle of Katumiri. From small warung, we go on unpaved road. We have no idea on how the waterfall looks like, or the way will be. It turn out to be slippery and steep road. A little rain was coming, and it could be more difficullt to us to continue. Thankfully the rain was stop, and we went through in.

Beautiful valley just inch away from town

On the way, surprisingly with one stone away from the city there were wild life. We can listen to the sound of cricket, dragonfly were flying around, and squirrel on the cliff. Even from the far we could see the monkey hanging around. On the way we could see beautiful valley, it just amazing how nature lie in the valley. We were too excited and we found out the road was on the edge and there was no road left. We only saw the lush cliff with unseenable waterfall. We assumed it was there, we took a photo and then going back. It turned out not be what we expected to be.

Wrongly taken as the Curug Panganten

On my way back, I met a local people who collected wild grass for their livestock. It is small and already broken sign that we should take humble bamboo bridge across. And then we walk along with a little stream ahead. Then we found out a little hut with supposed to be an officer here. But there is noone and then we finally see the real waterfall. How wonderful the sound and it was around 50 metre high.  We went down, and feel refreshed by it.

The meaning is Bride Waterfall

Actually this waterfall hava tragic story. Once this placed named as curug sewu but not so long ago there were a newlywed couple went here. They were lost here and they chaged named with Curug Panganten which mean "Bride Waterfall."  It is said there were the sound of gamelan in this area, but the sourced of the sound can't be found. But we don't stick to the story, and had the waterfall only by ourself. The exploration completed!