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West Java Province, especially Garut, is famous as a cool area with beautiful nature as well as several interesting tourism sites. One of the interesting tourism areas is Batu Tumpang. This is a large rock located on a cliff around Genteng Village, Tanjungjaya Village, Banjarwangi District, Garut Regency. Batu Tumpang is a giant rock that is synonymous with the history of the eruption of a volcano in this area. This assumption seems correct by looking at the surrounding hills. The large rock that is seen "riding" on the cliff has become an iconic stopover for drivers heading both to the city and to Pakidulan (South).

This area used to be a natural dense forest in the Garut area, while specifically the Batu Tumpang area was a type of reserve forest. This forest has deliberately not been planted with tea plantations since the Dutch era because it is an exceptional area for planting. However, due to the interests of developing community settlements, the land was opened for the purposes of planting vegetables and community plantations. So, when you stop at the Batu Tumpang location, you can enjoy the natural beauty and at the same time, see the agricultural activities of the surrounding community.

The Batu Tumpang location is on the main Cikajang route. More specifically on Jalan Cikajang, Garut. From Garut City, the distance is around 36 km and the travel time is 1.5 hours by motor vehicles. This tourism attraction is indeed suitable as a family tourism destination on  weekends. Moreover, there are many tourism attractions that you can enjoy. There are green expanses of tea plantations, vegetable gardens, blowing mist and cool air are a "magnet" not only for visiting drivers, but also for the local community, especially young people, to enjoy the view. Apart from Batu Tumpang, in Tanjungjaya Village, other interesting tourism attractions that can be visited include the DI/TII cave, Ebod cave, Curug Ngebul, rock climbing area, and camping ground.