ism olog ists ▁and ▁vul can olog ists ▁who ▁monitor ▁the ▁mountain ' s ▁activity , ▁Mount ▁Tamb ora ▁is ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁interest ▁to ▁arch ae olog ists ▁and ▁bi olog ists . ▁The ▁mountain ▁also ▁attract s ▁tour ists ▁for ▁h ik ing ▁and ▁wild life ▁activities , ▁though ▁in ▁small ▁numbers . ▁The ▁two ▁nearest ▁cities ▁are ▁Dom pu ▁and ▁B ima . ▁There ▁are ▁three ▁concentr ations ▁of ▁villages ▁around ▁the ▁mountain ▁slope . ▁At ▁the ▁east ▁is ▁Sang gar ▁village , ▁to ▁the ▁north west ▁are ▁D oro ▁Pet i ▁and ▁P es ang gra han ▁villages , ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁is ▁Cal ab ai ▁village . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁two ▁routes ▁of ▁as cent ▁to ▁the ▁cal der a . ▁The ▁first ▁begins ▁at ▁D oro ▁M bo ha ▁village ▁on ▁the ▁sout heast ▁of ▁the ▁mountain ▁and ▁follows ▁a ▁p aved ▁road ▁through ▁a ▁cas hew ▁plant ation ▁to ▁an ▁elev ation ▁of ▁. ▁The ▁road ▁termin ates ▁at ▁the ▁southern ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁cal der a , ▁which ▁at ▁ ▁is ▁reach able ▁only ▁by ▁h ik ing . ▁This ▁location ▁is ▁only ▁one ▁hour ▁from ▁the ▁cal der a , ▁and ▁usually ▁serves ▁as ▁a ▁base ▁camp ▁from ▁which ▁vol can ic ▁activity ▁can ▁be ▁monitor ed . ▁The ▁second ▁route ▁starts ▁from ▁P anc as ila ▁village ▁at ▁the ▁north west ▁of ▁the ▁mountain ▁and ▁is ▁only ▁accessible ▁on ▁foot . ▁The ▁ ▁hi ke ▁from ▁P anc as ila ▁at ▁