The cave of Jomblang. Hearing the word Yogyakarta certainly many things we can do here. Jogja is a special tourist destination because Jogja has a complete tourist package. Many tourism places here, both the culture and stunning natural.

Many do not know, the district of Gunung Kidul save a lot of very beautiful cave tours. In the past, the caves that are here have not much use for tourism purposes, but today many local travel agencies began to promote tourism potential in the Gunung Kidul cave.

Jomblang cave is one of the hundreds of caves in the region Gunung Kidul. Jomblang cave is famous for its uniqueness and beauty. No wonder, this cave was used as a shooting event Amazing Race America in 2011 which makes it more popular.

Goa has located in a mountainous area karts in Gunung Kidul. This cave has a vertical mouth to the distance varied between the lips of the cave with essentially.

It takes the ability Single Rope Technique (SRT) to enter this cave. SRT is a standard technique used to down the vertical cave with a rope as a path that is used for up and down.

Jomblang cave is a cave-type vertical 'collapse doline'. The cave is formed by geological processes sinkhole land and existing vegetation on it to the bottom of the earth that happened thousands of years ago. This ruins formed a sinkhole or pitting, which in the Java language is known as 'luweng'. That's what makes it unique because there is a cave with an area of about 50 meters which is often referred to Luweng Jomblang.

Route to the cave

There are four paths that can be bypassed by nature explorers to enter the bottom of the cave. The first path is the easiest path is often called the VIP. At this point, 15 m first pass through steep trajectory and still could be passed by foot. Complete SRT equipment must be used to ensure the safety of explorers.

To enter the cave Jomblang with the height of 60 meters is required great courage. Anyone who wanted to come in Jomblang must use special equipment in accordance with safety standards and must be accompanied by searchers of the cave who are experienced.

For those who have never entered the cave, here there are operators Kalisuci cave that is ready to drop you into the cave. Preparation before down the cave had to wear boots, helmet, and headlamp.

In the cave of Jomblang outspread of forest green landscape very fertile. Various mosses, ferns, shrubs, large trees to grow with the meeting. Forest vegetation is much different from the above condition, is often known by the name of an ancient forest. Currently, Jomblang Cave is plant conservation, because the plants that are in the mouth of this cave have become endemic and there is not longer on the mainland.

Arriving at the mouth of the cave, the journey proceeds to Luweng Grubung with entering a cave that is very large. Jomblang & Grubug is connected by a tunnel 300 meters long. The farther running light fading, but we can see a variety of beautiful ornaments that adorn this hall with the help of a flashlight and lighting of the guide searchers cave. Hallway wall forms such as rock crystal caves, stalactites, and stalagmites. After a long to walk, audible the sound of thunder stream and bright beam of light in the darkness.

The sunlight that breaks through in from Luweng Grubug as high as 90 meters forms the pillar of light. Here, audible water flowing and turns at the bottom there is a flowing river. Water dripping from a height, beautify the scenery, not wrong if many people that come and in amazed when they saw painting known as the light of heaven. You can also take pictures in here, but we have to open the boots because it was feared stone that is thousands of years can be damaged trampled.

The story behind the cave Jomblang

Jomblang cave is proved to have a very dark history story. In the era of late 1970-1980, the cave was used for the location of the mass murder of PKI members. Hundreds of members of PKI die in this Jomblang cave.

According to the story, they lined up at the mouth of the cave with his hands tied with one another. When one of them be shot until it fell into the cave, the other members will also fall. According to another story, there the explorers lost in the cave. In the 1990's people around the cave held a joint prayer in the cave. Since then, there is no longer a story about of explorer who lost in Goa Jomblang Gunung Kidul.

Having reached the end of the hall which is the basis Grubug cave, explorers can see an extraordinary beauty. There are two stalagmites that big enough stand upright in the middle of the bottom of the cave Grubug. If the cave explorers can achieve the bottom Grubug promptly at 13:00 pm, will be able to see exotic sights of sunlight that breaks through the darkness to the bottom of the cave Grubug. Sun rays also touched a number of stalactites and stalagmites are formed from droplets of water over thousands of years.

There is a stream of the river that comes from Kalisuci, located on the northern flank of the huge stalagmites. Explorers can use a rubber boat during the dry season to explore the river paths. The flow of the river connecting the bottom of the cave Grubug with several other caves in the karst mountainous region. In the rainy season, the river flows fairly swift so it is advisable not to boating in the river because it is very dangerous.

Access

Jomblang cave located in Jetis Wetan, Semanu, Gunung Kidul, Yogyakarta Special Region, about 10 km from the city Wonosari.

To visit Goa Jomblang, tourists can use public transport. From the bus station, you take a bus Jogja-Wonosari, Wonosari - Simpang Lima - Semanu subdistrict.

Facilities

The village chief's house in Jetis Wetan has long been used as a haven whiles the explorers to leave luggage before entering the cave. The village chief and his wife will usually greet guests who came then provide water or hot tea to explorers.

In addition, the explorers are also welcome to use the bathroom to clean up sludge after a trip from the cave. Because goodness of the head of the village, usually explorers gave some money as remuneration.

So, I said, welcome to the real adventure in the bowels of the earth. Cave of Jomblang.

The stalactite and stalagmite cave Jatijajar. Apart from being beach tourism, nature tourism, culinary tourism, and water attractions, Kebumen is also famous as a tourist destination goa. In addition to cave Petruk, in Kebumen, that first known and used as a tourist destination is Goa Jatijajar.

Tourist attractions Jatijajar cave is a tourist place in the form of natural caves located in the village Jatijajar, subdistrict Ayah, Kebumen district.

Jatijajar cave is formed of limestone, which has a length of the entrance to the exit of about 250 meters, with a width of about 15 meters, 12 meters high, and the thickness of the ceiling of the 10 meters, while the height the cave Jatijajar is 50 meter from sea level.

History of cave Jatijajar

The legend says, Jatijajar cave was discovered by a farmer named Jayamenawi who owns the land above the cave. The story of the discovery of the cave Jatijajar, begins when Jayamenawi is taking the grass, and then he fell into a hole, after wake up, he looked around, then he look up, and it turns out on top there is a ventilation hole in the ceiling of the cave the.

This hole has a center line 4 meters and high from up to down about 24 meters. At first, the doors of the cave was covered by soil, then after soil covering disposed to look for the exit, until forming a cave entrance that is now used as the entrance to the cave Jatijajar. Because in front of the cave entrance there are two large teak trees and grow parallel, the cave was eventually named Jatijajar.

After Jatijajar cave is built, then the management of this tourist spot is held by the Government of Kebumen. Since built, the cave of Jatijajar already coupled with various installations, among others: the installation of electric lights as lighting, the ornament of a cave, concrete footing for the tourists who get into Jatijajar cave, and the installation of statues or diorama.

Myth cave Jatijajar

Inside the cave, there are 7 rivers or spring, but which can be reached easily only 4 rivers are river Puser Bumi, Jombor, Mawar, and Kantil. Myth Sendang Puser Bumi and Jombor, it is said to have properties that can be used as intermediates or luck for all sorts of purposes. While the myth of spring water Mawar, supposedly water if to bathe or wash your face, will giving efficacy ageless.

Myth Sendang Kanthil, if the water used to wash or bathe, the intentions and ideal will be easily achieved. At this, the moment, that has built is spring water Mawar and Kanthil, while Jombor and Puser Bumi unspoiled.

Inside the cave, there are many stalagmites and also the pillars of lime, which is a meeting between stalactites with stalagmites. Everything formed by sedimentary of raindrops that have reacted with limestone rocks.

According to research experts, the process of formation of stalactite it takes a very long time. Within one year of, the formation of stalactites only as thick as 1 cm only. Therefore, the cave Jatijajar including one of the oldest limestone caves in the world.

The rocks in cave Jatijajar very old, therefore, in front of the cave Jatijajar built a dinosaur statue as a symbol of the tourist attractions Jatijajar cave. From the mouth of the statue, out water from the spring Kanthil and Mawar, who throughout the years have not been ever dried? While the water that comes out of the dinosaur sculpture used by people around Jatijajar and surrounding villages for irrigation.

Location

Jatijajar cave is located in the village of Jatijajar, District Dad, Kebumen, Central Java, Indonesia. The cave is located 21 km southwest district of Gombong.

Access

To reach these attractions, visitors do not need to be confused. Therefore, this location can be easily achieved. Visitors can use private vehicles or public transportation. If you want to use public transport, visitors need to ride public buses majors Gombong-Jatijajar in Gombong bus station.

Accommodation and Other Facilities

In the area attractions Jatijajar cave there is numerous accommodation (budget hotels and homestays) and eating houses or restaurants at affordable prices. There were also a number of stalls selling souvenirs typical of Kebumen, especially Lanthing. In the complex of Jatijajar cave, there is a garden that can be used as a playground and family park. This park called Monkey Island as indeed there are many statues of monkeys in it.

Come on relaxing and enjoy the sights along the cave Jatijajar with beloved family.

Named Cave of Gong because in it there is a stone which if beaten would cause noise that sounded like Gong. The trip to the cave is relatively easy, with a footpath that has been repaired.

Toward cave of Gong, will pass through hilly areas with caves in it. Caves in Pacitan are generally formed from the type of rock Karst, a stone that looked black and very hard. Cave of Gong discovered by two local residents who accidentally being wants to find a source of water.

Do not imagine the dark and scary cave, because of the time of entry into the mouth of the cave that as far as 300 m, visitors will enjoy the cave Gong which cozy.

Not really bright, but the cave Gong in facilitation with dim lights along the entry road. This is what makes the other Gong cave of other caves in Pacitan.

Gong Cave is one of many tourist attractions cave which hidden in the belly of small mountains in Pacitan. This cave is located about 256 meters from the ground. In the cave, there are stalactites, limestone conical in the ceiling of the cave, and stalagmites, limestone that stands at the base of hundreds of years old. According to some researchers and tourists, this cave is a cave with stalactites and stalagmites of the most beautiful in Southeast Asia.

Gong Cave is found by not accidently. During the prolonged drought in Hamlet Pule, water is difficult to found. Let alone to grow crops, for drinking water and everyday purposes only, local people deficient of water. Mbah Noyo Semito and Mbah Joyo initiative to seek water in the cave. By using torches made of dried palm leaves tied together, they trace  cave passageways. After spending seven connective torches, they discovered several-spring of water and bathe in it. The discovery occurred around 1930.

Once the foot  first steps in the hall of the cave, you will be greeted by a row of ornaments that resemble straws are scrambling meet the cave ceiling. The more you step into, the more stalactites and stalagmites that welcome you. The cave full by the ornate from the stalactites decorated each side of the ladder. Ornaments it is estimated hundreds of years old. In some places, stalactites and stalagmites meet to form a pillar (column) that resembles pillars gothic buildings.

One very beautiful ornament is a set of giant curtains (drapery) filled with pearl spots like the glow thousands of fireflies. Dim cave atmosphere adds to the sparkling thousands of tiny dots that. The beauty of ornament Gong Cave is very intriguing immortalized by various names, such as Earth cengger Selo, Selo Gate Giri, General Cipto Citro Selo, Selo Pakuan Bomo, Citro lane Adi Selo, Selo Bantaran Angin, and Selo Susuh Angin.

Besides the beauty of stalactites and stalagmites, Goa Gong also has the five of spring water which contains elements of magical for those who believe it. Spring waters include Sendang Jampi Rogo, Sendang Panguripan, Sendang Relung Jiwo, Sendang Kamulyan, and Sendang Relung Nisto that are believed to have magical value to cure disease.

Cave of Gong also has several rooms. The first room is a space Sendang Bidadari contained a small spring with cold water and cleans in it. The next room is a room of Bidadari. According to the story, in this room, sometimes the there shadow of a beautiful woman who resembles an angel. The third and the fourth is a space of crystal and marble, which is storing crystal and marble with near-perfect quality. The fifth room is the most spacious room. In this place once held a concert of four countries (Indonesia, Switzerland, Britain, and France) in order to promote the presence of Gong cave to foreign countries. Sixth room is a space heritage, and the last room is a space Batu Gong. In this room, there are many rocks that if we percussion sounds like Gong.

Access to the Cave Gong

Distance from Pacitan to cave Gong about 30 kilometers. The highway is smooth with many clues road will allow you to that place. To reach the cave Gong, you can use two routes. The first path is Pracimantoro - Wonosari - Gunung Kidul. While the second track is Pacitan city. The easiest way is via Solo to reach Pacitan. From Solo, many buses toward Pacitan.  If you depart from Surabaya, you have to ride freight three times. From Surabaya to Madiun, then move buses to Ponorogo. From Ponorogo, ride the minibus majors Pacitan.

Cave Gong is located in the village of Bomo, sub-district Punung, Pacitan about 30 km from the town of Pacitan can be achieved with either two-wheel motor vehicles or four wheels. Winding streets and up and down making riders must be careful, not to mention some roads suffered minor damage.

Front gate of cave Gong

Arriving at the front gate, visitors must first walk about 100 meters. The hawker’s flashlight at the gate and the mouth of the cave will offer their flashlights in order to be rented. During the trip, you can enjoy the typical sights of the mountains or stop to shop at the stalls that lined all the way toward the cave.

The facilities available in the region Cave Gong, among others, souvenir shops, restaurants, parking lots, public toilets, and a small mosque. For tourists who want to know the ins and outs of Gua Gong in detail, they can hire a guide that exists in this region. For those of you who want to stay, you can rent a hotel or accommodation in Pacitan.

Welcome in cave Gong.