Kamojang Crater

Kamojang Crater (Kawah Kamojang) is a geothermal field located in Laksana Village, Ibun District, Bandung Regency, West Java, on the border with Garut Regency. It is notable as the site of Indonesia's first geothermal power plant and features active fumaroles, steaming vents, and hot springs set in a forested highland landscape. The area combines natural volcanic phenomena with educational geothermal installations and is managed as a nature tourism site.

Visitors can expect a forested highland geothermal field with steaming craters, fumaroles, bubbling mud pools and geothermal wells connected by paved and gravel walkways. The landscape is marked by sulfur deposits, steam vents and pine forest surroundings. Visitors can walk along designated paths to view active craters, observe geothermal power infrastructure, take photographs, and learn about geothermal energy at information points. The air has a strong sulfur smell and the ground is warm in places.

Kamojang was explored by Dutch geologists in the 1910s-1920s for geothermal potential, with the first geothermal well drilled in 1926. Indonesia's first geothermal power plant, PLTP Kamojang Unit 1 with 30 MW capacity, was commissioned in 1983, marking the beginning of commercial geothermal energy development in Indonesia. The field remains a key site for geothermal energy history and development.