Just got from Bandung, Did not do anything except shop!
Weather is great, cool and comfortable. Almost like an air con room.
Rained lightly but quick durations.
Most shops sell fakes but you do get really really nice stuff in between. I do believe they're genuine. So ie.. Search and you'll fnd discounted original clothes.
Rumah mode and riau and one at merdeka were good. Some malls have good sales too.

Food is cheap comparatively..

Getting around is easy on an angkut, only 2000rp. Sometimes they ask for 3000rp. Just ask them before getting in to confirm your destination. Can get in and out at ANY place, so that's convenient.

Taxi is expensive because they have a minimum fee of 25000rp.

Airport is really small so best to "rush" to immigration once you arrive. Only 3 counters available!

Another nice thing is there's basically no language barrier.

Just came back from Bandung and took Angga's tour as advised... Love Bandung and yes thank you for your advice on Angga... Tip top tour guide.. Felt safe and always a man of his word

Planning a trip to Bandung this year ><

will need to read through everything here then!

hi guys, wanna ask if you can recommend transporation for a group of 20 pax for industrial visit at bandung to universitas padjadjaran, institut teknologi bandung and telekom assessment centre staying at ebo hotel

you need a small bus (around 27 passenger) for transport.

anyone heard of Dago Pakar or Juanda Forest Park? Whether it's one way with Tangkuban Perahu or Kawah Putih?

dago pakar and juanda forrest is different from the kawah putih of Tangkuban perahu. he's just a big forest in the city of Bandung (dago area) and in it you can find the goa belanda and japan, waterfalls Maribaya if you like hiking

dago pakar is a forest. located in north dago. to go there, you can walk from maribaya area (on the way return from tangkuban perahu). inside you can see holland / japan cave from world war ii era.

Dago pakar & tangkuban perahu r on the north of the city while kawah putih is far way south of the city.. those are opposite direction
also please note that dago pakar has different route with mt tangkuban perahu

if i go to tangkuban perahu, floating market and dago pakar in one day, is it possible?

is Airasia the only airline that flies to Bandung from KL? Any other airlines?

Garuda Indonesia, Citi link, Batavia Air, Lion Air, Sriwijaya Air, Wings Air, Air Asia, Tiger Airways, Pacific Royale, and Silk Air.

possible.

tangkuban perahu then floating market. if you want to walk to dago pakar, can drop at maribaya. if not, go down to daga pakar by car.

direct flight ? i think only airasia.

The best way you first go to dago pakar, after that you go to the floating market for lunch via second road (punclut) Your driver should know, and then you go to Tangkuban perahu

This post has been edited by gins1983: May 2 2014, 02:36 PM

Just came back from from a 6D5N Jakarta/bandung trip.

We flew in to Jakarta via KLM 16:20pm flight. It's a 2-hour flight so it's already dark when we arrived in Jakarta.

The next day we took Argo Parahyangan train to Bandung from Gambir station. You can buy the tickets via tiket.com as the official kereta-api.co.id does not accept non-Indonesian credit cards.

The journey took around ~3 hours & there will be cabin crew selling you food & drinks on board. Once arrived at the Bandung station, you'll be approached by some taxi guys, somewhat similar to Langkawi or Pangkor . Bluebird taxis are quite limited here unlike Jakarta.

Among the place visited:

- Tangkuban Perahu, an obligatory for the first-time visitor to Bandung. On the way down, visited Floating Market in Lembang where you can try Bandung's unique cuisine.

- Kawah Putih. A 2-hour journey from Bandung city. Along the road you can see strawberry orchards & small paddy fields. Compared to Tangkuban Perahu, there's no touts selling you overpriced souvenirs here. On the way back, we had lunch at a nice restaurant called Saung Gawir.

- Factory outlets. I think you need more than one day to cover all of them.

Thanks to @gins1983 for being such a nice host! I'd join fellow forumers here to recommend him.

hi,

Toko tiga is a good place tu buy jeans?esp levi's?

I am thinking to get a leather jacket..any good place?

Toko tiga store three good places to buy levis. to buy a leather jacket you can go a way Leuwipanjang near Cibaduyut area

2 pax return flight to bandung RM210 cheap?

yes, considered cheap.