Mount Tambora
Indonesia · Sumbawa · 2722 m
Description
Mount Tambora (Gunung Tambora) is a volcano on the northern coast of Sumbawa whose 1815 eruption remains the most powerful ever recorded. It killed tens of thousands of people and cooled the planet enough to cause the following year's global Year Without a Summer. What is left is an enormous caldera six kilometres across, its crater walls dropping more than a kilometre to a floor of steam vents, a small crater lake and open savanna where wild horses and deer roam. Multi-day treks climb through dense forest and grassland to camp on the rim, rewarded with views into the crater and across the Flores Sea to neighbouring islands. Trails start from either Doro Ncanga in the south or Pancasila in the north.
Length of stay
Recommended length of stay: 2 to 4 days (optimal 3 days)
Travel season
Best time to visit: July – August
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Highlights
- Tambora caldera rim trek
- Caldera crater lake and steam vents
- Savanna wildlife, wild horses and deer
- Doro Ncanga southern trail
- Pancasila northern trail
- Sunrise over the crater rim
- Camping on the caldera rim
- Satonda Island crater lake(Day trip)
- Oi Marai Waterfall(Day trip)