THIS IS THE BEST GOA GONG IN SOUTHEAST ASIA.
THE CAVE IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GOA ..
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Goa Gong is located in the village of Bomo, District Punung, Pacitan, about 30 kilometers from the town of Pacitan. If you want to save time, travel to the cave can be reached through the northern route, through the road-Pringkuku Pacitan.
However, if you want to linger a little while enjoying the beauty of the Indian Ocean off the top of the hill, the journey can be reached through a path that leads south towards the beach Teleng Ria. The trip can be taken for about 45 minutes through a winding road.
Thursday afternoon, hours of 11:30 o'clock and the weather at the mouth of the cave is quite hot. Once inside the cave, damp air was immediate and forced the visitors sweat. As Tri Utomo, tourists from Edinburgh, who immediately took off his jacket when entering the cave.
After entering the cave more deeply, then seen some large fan mounted in a corner of the cave. Still, the air inside the cave is still stuffy.
Goa Gong which has seven rooms and four spring it has been designed to be accessible to anyone. No need to worry if it does not carry any special equipment. By paying the entrance fee of Rp 4,000, guests can enjoy the beauty of the ornaments of the cave as he walked along the path along the iron fence approximately 300 meters. A cement road was made so that visitors can play to end his journey at the point of departure.
According Sumanan, a tour guide, certain ornaments in the cave can produce sounds that the cave was called Gong. Several curious visitors who were trying to knock-knock stalactite and stalagmite with fists. However, there is no sound came out.
Without a flashlight, the spaces in the cave is well lit. Light-colored floodlights placed at different points of light throughout the stalactite and stalagmite that became the main attraction of the cave. Cave ornaments are original ivory or yellowish brown color changed to red, blue, yellow, and green.
"Goa Gong is not natural anymore. In fact, it can be said to be damaged. It should not have to cave ornaments highlighted with lights like that," said Director of Tours and Travel Solo Mandira, Seno Hadi Prayitno. Radiate heat floodlight was able to reduce the flow of water that flowed through the stalactites. Natural moisture also decreases because of the fan.
Mouth of the cave is also plastered with ornaments made of rock rock being assessed further reduce the naturalness of Goa Gong. On the right side of the mouth of the cave - still above the artificial ornaments - attached inscription bearing the names of two people who discover Bomo Village Goa Gong in 1924 and eight other residents of the cave was opened to the public in 1995.
For residents of the village Bomo, the existence of Goa Gong to be a blessing because it provides additional income. Most of the residents in the village to open food stalls and drink around the cave. "I usually open a shop that weekend or the holiday season. If regular day, empty of visitors," said Suparni, one shop owner.
However, the kiosks are also interested in the visitors are stalls selling jewelery of ornamental stones such as agate, bracelet of alabaster and other ornamental stones. There are about 25 merchants, mostly from the village of Sukodono, District Donorojo, Pacitan. "The price varies from Rp 3,000 to Rp 300,000," said one seller of ornamental stones, Sam.
City of a thousand caves
Goa Gong is only one potential caving in Pacitan. There are still other caves are interesting and challenging to be traced, such as wasps Goa, Goa Putri, Kendil Goa, Goa clubs, and Goa Somopuro. There are about 11 caves are managed as a tourist attraction in Pacitan.
If Goa Gong and the wasp is suitable for family tourism, Goa Luweng Jaran and Luweng Ombo perfect for adventurers and hobbyists. The second cave has a deep vertical tunnel about 25 meters so as to enter it necessary to use special equipment and expertise. Although they had taken the trouble to enter the cave, visitors fatigue treated with views of unspoiled cave ornaments and charming.
There is also a cave that is closed to the public, namely Goa Song Continues, Gupuh Song, and Song Kebak. Several scientists from abroad are conducting research in the third cave. Sri Utami, the Wareng Village, District Punung, Pacitan, say, in Goa Song Continues in the territory commonly found fossils of early humans.
Goa Song Continues located near Goa wasp is sealed with an iron fence. One warning sign posted Tourism and Culture in East Java include a maximum penalty of 10 years imprisonment and a fine of Rp 100 million if convicted of destroying, altering, or pick up rocks in the cave.
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