About Situ Cileunca
Situ Cileunca is an artificial lake in Pangalengan, Bandung Regency, West Java, created by damming the Cileunca River. Built between 1919 and 1923 during the Dutch colonial period to supply the Plengan hydroelectric power plant, it covers about 140 hectares at around 1,100 meters elevation. Surrounded by pine forests and tea plantations, it is now a popular highland tourism destination for boating, rafting and camping.
Visitors guide
Visitors can expect a large highland reservoir surrounded by pine forest and tea plantations with cool mountain air. The lake offers calm water for sightseeing and photography, boat rides on traditional perahu, and access to the Palayangan River for rafting downstream. Lakeside areas include camping grounds, gazebos, food stalls and viewpoints. The setting is natural and open, with misty mornings and forested shorelines to explore on foot.
Key highlights
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140-hectare artificial lake at 1,100 meters elevation surrounded by pine forest
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Boating on the lake with traditional wooden boats
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Rafting on the Palayangan River outflow from the lake
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Lakeside camping and sunrise views over the water
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Cool highland scenery with nearby tea plantations
History of Situ Cileunca
Constructed between 1919 and 1923 by the Dutch colonial government by damming the Cileunca River to create a reservoir for the Plengan hydroelectric power plant (PLTA Plengan), which still supplies electricity to the Bandung area. The lake was later developed as a highland tourism destination.
Culture & Context
A well-known highland recreation area for the Sundanese community of Pangalengan and Bandung Regency, associated with local agrarian landscape of tea plantations and pine forests and used for community-based tourism, camping and water recreation.
Route
| By air | Via Husein Sastranegara International Airport (BDO) in Bandung, then continue by road to Pangalengan |
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