GONG GOA

THIS IS THE BEST GOA GONG IN SOUTHEAST ASIA.
THE CAVE IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GOA ..

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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PETRUK GOA

enjoy the beauty of the cave Petruk

This is a waterfall in the cave Petruk

Petruk Goa is a tourist attraction in Kebumen, Central Java. Tourism is close to the beach Logending, where the location is in the hamlet of Mandayana Village District Candirenggo father, Kebumen, or about 4.5 km from Jatijajar heading south.

Petruk heard the name, people will certainly remember the name of the child Ponokawan Ki Semar tall, but very sharp nose. That said, the puppet story, Petruk is the son of lelembut Banaspati child who was later taken by Ki Semar and Petruk is known to have a lot of sense.

Unfortunately many people have heard of Goa Petruk, but still reluctant to visit the obwis. Perhaps well-founded, is due to Petruk cave in. This is necessary preparation. After all, it's useless when it comes to Goa Petruk is just a peek of Petruk cave mouth gaping wide enough.

Please note, that in Goa that may seem quite daunting, because there are no sparks or naked lights like in Goa Jatijajar, or any other cave in Indonesia. However, according to records Petruk cave Doctor Koo, an expert from abroad say Goa, Goa Petruk that this is a beautiful cave in across the nation.

Therefore, experts are asking the government Goa Kebumen, that Goa is still maintained kealamiannnya. In fact, for illuminated by electricity, are also not allowed. But visitors do not worry, here are Guide or the guide who is always ready to take along with proper lighting equipment.

Three Goa

Petruk cave is actually divided into three parts. The first part or on the floor I just found a bat flying around and smell less pleasant. The second was to Goa in Goa named location Semar.

In this cave we will be treated with views of the rocks are quite beautiful and fascinating. Some even say, Petruk cave entrance look like natural stone because there are not unheard of stalactites and stalagmites of dazzling and resemble various forms.

Was the last cave, called cave Petruk, because in fact there is a stone cave tersebutlah having such intentions Petruk nose. Unfortunately, the Netherlands caused by the time it did mine phosfat, Petruk nose which is the logo of Goa is broken and it is now no longer visible.

But that's not actually offered by the cave, where the beauty of the cave is not only of a very sharp nose Petruk, but a view that is quite beautiful. For that there is no harm even if the traveler takes many hours are in Goa this Petruk.

Breast stone

Once inside the mouth of the cave, and we entered the cave known Semar is a lot of smiles, this cave is our promise to be amazed and admire the cave. No one, that gave him the name of Goa Diparta Kebumen Semar. Because, in the cave people will smile amazed to see stalactite and stalagmite weird.

Most tip of the rock here is the stone which gave the name Stone Breast, or people call it a stone dairy. Of course this is not just looking for the name of its popularity, namely taking a little porno name. The reality of this rock is shaped like a stalactite-pistil pistil of a mother who is breastfeeding.

Stalactite is not a two, but the number of tens, so people end up in Goa Semar (second cave) in Goa Petruk was reminded of childhood, where we've all feeding at the mother and the milk is what makes us grow into adolescence and so on.

Stone Ties

If you've read any tie farmer, or fisherman there are thugs tie and tie, in fact most major Petruk Goa has the term, because, in the cave there are rocks that look a lot like a tie, do not call it weird when a tie stone.

In addition to tie-shaped, seemed like a stroke of a painter painting a pretty famous course. In fact, there are similar color here and there that make the beauty of this tie stone stalagmites, a painting that seems pretty weighty, like traces of a brushstroke that is so neat.

So is the elephant in Lampung that quite troublesome, as they often destroy crops. To that end, the local government to spend money that does little to establish a School of Elephants. But in Goa Petruk, there Stalagmites which resembles the shape of elephants.

Of course, the wild elephants here do not seem in Lampung, long before the animal was sent to school trunked. Elephants appear here even looks beautiful and fascinating. Apparently, we are entering a special zoo elephants only for animals.

Never mind, if we can not see anymore in Obwis Petruk the nose. Therefore, we can still see the rocks that resemble stalagmites Lurah Ki Semar in puppet story. Semar is actually a manifestation of the god who mengejo Wantah looks so charming.

Spring and Waterfall

The more we get into this Petruk cave, we are increasingly curious about the rock is so beautiful. Because, here there is also a similar rock beds, or altar of a new bride. There is another stone that resembles a rice barn, so that the rock was named the stone barn.

Do not be afraid, that in this Petruk cave we saw a rock that look a lot like a corpse was lying. Not only the shape, but the color of the stones do look white, like a cloth wrapped around a corpse ready for burial. But the rock is so beautiful.

Not Goa Petruk, if not save a number of diverse forms of the rocks are so charming, beautiful and make people who see him chuckling admiration. In fact, making people reluctant to come out of the cave. Not without reason, kaerna in this cave can also be seen that a number of spring and waterfalls that even the water is like a soap bubble.

While enjoying a lot of rocks and a variety of forms, our ears will listen to the tick ... tick. .. tiiiikkkk, of the water that falls from the sky cave, or of beautiful rocks, so that adds to our comfort to watch the wonders of God the Creator of the Universe.

To visit this cave Petruk, should we have prepared the equipment in the form of plastic shoes or curry, so it can not penetrate water. But, do not use high-heeled shoes that will be quite a hassle.

Other equipment that need to be prepared is a pretty bright flashlight and a hat to avoid the collision. If necessary, we bring a camera with good flash. Thus we can see the beauty of Stalagmites and Stalactites Cave Petruk once immortalized. When I got home, Kalai necessary, photo-photo Petruk cave can be displayed on the wall are quite beautiful.

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JATIJAJAR GUA

Homeland Indonesia will invite you to visit the cave located in the district jatijajar father, also Kebumen counties kebumen.dan in my homeland.
if you are in Central Java will be less complete if it has not been to Kebumen. Because the district known as the producer of swallow nest that holds many attractions that are very interesting to visit you all. Jatijajar cave is located 21 kilometers south of Gombong, or 42 kilometers west of Kebumen.

Jatijajar cave at the foot of limestone mountains. This attraction is very interesting indeed. Limestone mountains which stretches from the north and south bay to the sea in the form of a cape, in the cave is very beautiful ..
managed by the government as well.

To get to the cave Jatijajar Park, not too difficult. If you take public transportation, majored Gombong-Jatijajar. If you want to live, there are some locations jasmine and homestay hotel with affordable rates. As a complement to your visit, you can also taste local specialties Kebumen, namely Lanthing, which are sold there.

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