Mount Kunyit - 4 Things to Know Before Visiting

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About Mount Kunyit

Mount Kunyit is a fumarolic stratovolcano on Sumatra, Indonesia. The summit contains two craters; the uppermost is a crater lake. It is now one of the trekking and tourist destination in Indonesia.

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Tes Lake

Tes Lake

106.59km from Mount Kunyit

Tes Lake is a natural tourism attraction in Lebong Regency. It is one of the largest lakes in Indonesia. Lake Tes is the main Hydroelectricity supplier for almost whole of Bengkulu Province. The area of the lake is about 750 Ha. Located at Kutai Donok Village, it is approximately an hours travel from Muara Aman, and can be reached by most public transportation. The Central Hydroelectricity, which is only about 2 km from the lake can be visited.

Mount Kerinci

Mount Kerinci

107.54km from Mount Kunyit

Kerinci is an active volcano, with nearly annual phreatic eruptions. Kerinci can be climbed from the village of Kersik Tuo, 6 or 7 hours away from Padang by car or bus. The climb and descent normally takes 2 days and 1 night, when choosing to go all the way to the summit.

Benteng Marlborough

Benteng Marlborough

149.77km from Mount Kunyit

Fort Marlborough is an English fort located in Bengkulu City, Sumatra. It was built between 1713-1719 by the East India Company under the leadership of Governor Joseph Collett as a defensive fort for the British East India Company's Residency there. It was one of the strongest British forts in the eastern region, second only to Fort St. George in Madras, India. it is now one of the famous tourist attractions in Bengkulu.

Thomas Parr Monument

Thomas Parr Monument

149.85km from Mount Kunyit

The Thomas Parr Monument is a monument located in Bengkulu, Bengkulu, Indonesia and dedicated to Thomas Parr, the British Resident of Bengkulu who was killed in 1807. Constructed the year after his death, it is considered a cultural property of Indonesia. Though the monument was built as a memorial to Parr and his death, the people of Bengkulu have reinterpreted it as a testament to their refusal to accept colonialism and their defense of their land and rights. The monument is a cultural propert

Mount Kaba

Mount Kaba

150.51km from Mount Kunyit

Kaba, a twin volcano with Mount Hitam in Bengkulu Province of Indonesia, has an elongated summit crater complex dominated by three large historically active craters trending ENE from the summit to the upper NE flank. The SW-most crater of Gunung Kaba, Kawah Lama, is the largest. Most historical eruptions have affected only the summit region of the volcano. It is now one of the beautiful trekking destinations in Bengkulu.

At-Taqwa Grand Mosque

At-Taqwa Grand Mosque

151.4km from Mount Kunyit

Akbar At-Taqwa Grand Mosque is a mosque located in Bengkulu City, Bengkulu Province, Indonesia, and it serves as the main mosque of the city. The groundbreaking of the mosque begun in 1988 and the construction finished in 1989. The mosque resembles the colonial-era palace building as seen from the park, and is spacious with the arrangement of a garden in the courtyard and a small square in the palace yard.

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Bengkulu

Bengkulu

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One of the provinces of Indonesia, Bengkulu is located on the southwest coast of Sumatra. The western part of Bengkulu province, bordering the Indian Ocean coast, is about 576 km long, and the eastern part of the condition is hilly with a plateau.

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