Goa Cerme (Bantul)

Goa Cerme at first was a meeting place used by Walisongo to spread Islam in Java. The word 'Cerme' comes from the word 'speech', held talks during the meeting discussed a plan to establish in the Great Mosque in Demak, a city north of Central Java.
The average depth of water flow of about 1 m, ends at the village exit gate Ploso, Giritirto, Bake, Gunung Kidul Regency.

In addition to the main cave is another cave in which the smaller was used for the meditation cavernous puppeteer. Goa Ledhek, Badhut cave, and caves People. On Monday or Tuesday wage pengunjng many have come to ask God's blessings with thanksgiving ceremonies. During the holidays, many students and young people visiting this temapat. Along the corridor in a cave there is a stage Cerme which was used for the rendezvous.

To reach the front gate of the cave, one must climb the stairs 759 meters. It's better if visitors contact Interpreter Lock or guardian first cave to get the information or correct information.

These include caves Goa a long and deep. The entrance was in the village Selopamioro, kecamatam Imogiri, Bantul regency, while the exit was in Ploso village, subdistrict Bake, Gunung Kidul district. Total length of cave approximately 1.5 km.

Way to achieve this very good location and distance of about 20 km. The view towards the village of Goa last Cerme very good. In the daytime, when the weather sunny, the city of Yogyakarta looks beautiful and at night could see the lights of the city.

Conditions in the cave without lights (flashlight) / dark and cave floor flooded by ground water, which in the rainy season the water will put (up), but in the dry season the water subsided (down). Can also be found Stalactite and stalagmites are very good, too many bats. In general, foreign tourists who visited the cave Cerme spent between 3 to 5 hours on location.

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Complex Ratu Boko

King Boko Palace is located about 19 km east of Yogyakarta, about 2 km from the temple of Prambanan. Surrounding landscape is very beautiful. In the south dimly visible expanse of the south coast and the north was clearly visible Merapi Mountain, Prambanan Temple and Kalasan. From the main entrance to the right, you will enter into a large room palace. To the left of the big room there is a pond that was used for bathing the women.

This palace was built by Balaputradewa estimated, contemporaneous with the construction of the Prambanan Temple, and is intended as a strategic defense of the power influences Sanjaya Dinasty. From the height on the hill, easy opponent will be carefully monitored.

Petilasan has aesthetic value (beauty) high, which implies the form of gate and the remains of the palace porch pillars are still visible beauty, harmony with the natural beauty sekekilingnya. On the inside of this petilasan found the remains of keputren (residence) and the princess siti hinggil now in the process of restoration. Keputren is equipped with a predicted baths used to be the daughter of Queen Boko mingle, known as the Roro Jonggrang, whose statue now occupies one of the stalls of the main temple complex of Prambanan.

Location: Sleman District
Transportation: Temple can be reached by public transportation from Yogyakarta that led to the city of Solo, and get off at the intersection of three to Prambanan Piyungan. Next trip continued with another transport that led to the BIF, and then get off at Bokoharjo located in the foothills of Boko. From these stops, the journey continues on foot through the uphill path approximately 400 meters. If you bring two-wheeled vehicles, can pass the Palapa Earth Stations located in the same location.

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Ketep Pass Magelang

That morning, Rusyan (24), one officer Ketep Pass set one by one car going in the tourism place. Although the expression looks hot but her voice remains loud and sounded eager to help each car to be parked and welcome to come to enter into.
Lebaran atmosphere is usually passed along with a large family. However, not with the Rusyan continues Ketep duty at the Pass. In fact, she says, "As the holiday seasons, including Lebaran, usually visitors can double the normal days even more, for that we are all here to serve. Not bad, no additional income, "he said, smiling Rusyan. Sure enough, despite the new clock was eight o'clock in the morning, there were ten cars parked in the shelter Ketep Pass.

Ketep Pass or Ketep Hill, situated at an altitude of 1200 meters above sea level (above sea level). The area approximately 8000 square meters. Can be taken from the village Blabak to the east, 30 km from Kota Magelang and 35 km from the City Boyolali. From the city of Salatiga is located about 32 km, can be achieved through Kopeng and Kaponan Village. Our own take direction from Magelang (Blabak), where all the roads we traveled from Ketep Pass Blabak until smooth and can accelerate the vehicle between 60 to 70 km / hour. After entering Blabak village, we passed many rice fields that looked neat people, clean and eye pleasing.



On the initiative of Central Java Governor H. Mardiyanto, this hilly land selected for development as a new tourist destination in the path Solo - Selo - Borobudur with characteristic kegunungapian tour. When was inaugurated by the President of Indonesia Megawati's time, on October 17, 2002 a newly built two viewing post and the court. With the advantage of attractive scenery of Mount Merapi - Merbabu, terraces stretch of agricultural land and the air cool heightened Ketep Pass visitors crowded in both the regular day or on a holiday.



This morning the weather was very sunny, so we could see a clear peak of Merapi viewing post Ketep. In addition, we can know the ins and outs smoothed by going Volcano Theater only additional cost of five dollars per person. Volcano Theater was built early in 2003 which presents a film about the various activities of Merapi vulkaniknya. This new facility further strengthens Ketep Pass features as kegunungapian sights. Entering the building area is 550 square meters, such as cinema enters the room, because it's styled like shape. The film begins general information about volcanoes presented in the form of drawings, photographs and maps in large format, then invited visitors to explore and enjoy the collections of the volcano through a multi-media devices.

Rock samples that are equipped with technical information to the next dish. Panorama Merapi in a variety of views will take visitors to the main dish is a miniature Merapi in large sizes. In general, information about Merapi, we get a relatively complete from past until now. At the top there is the Court of Ketep Pass Panca Arga, the weather here when we can enjoy the five peaks, namely G. Merapi, G. Merbabu, G. Sindoro, G. cleft and G. Slamet. Also will look small mountains like Telomoyo, Andong, the Dieng Plateau and the hills Menoreh.

After touring Ketep Pass, we can enjoy the fun of eating corn and fried lined up across Ketep Pass. With the cool weather, breezes and panoramic mountain typically does give a different nuance. Ketep hill has now become a tourist destination with cirri interesting sajiannya typical kegunungapian ie. Tourist attractions are not only rekreatif but loaded with educational content is presented attractively.

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Ujung Kulon National Park

Travel Tourism Indonesia from Indonesia Blog aims to Recognize and Visit Tour Destinations in Pandeglang this time will lead to Ujung Kulon National Park in Pandeglang district of West Java, Banten Province Indonesia. Ujung Kulon National Park is a place for the protection of native wildlife in Indonesia which will be protected as threatened extinction such as the Javan rhino.

west end, recognize and visit attractions pandeglangDi National Park also contains Rare Flora and Fauna linnya. Ujung Kulon National Park declared by Unesco as one of the Natural World Heritage Site, this area includes the Regional Handeuleum Island, Island Peucang, Panaitan Island, North and Honje Mount Jaya Park as a whole has mluas approximately 136.655 ha.

In the area of Ujung Kulon National Park there are many many resorts are very interesting to visit such as:

Park Tamanjaya and Cibiuk, a resort with the main entrance to the facility, information center, guest house, dock, hot springs.
Kalejetan beach, the Coral Beds, Cibandawoh, which is a beach resort with the phenomenon of ocean waves and sandy beaches south heavy, observing plants and animals.

Peucang Island
A very beautiful island dabn stunning denganPantai white sand, coral reefs, ocean waters are clear blue is ideal for swimming events, diving, fishing, snorkeling and an ideal place for observing animals in the deer species natural habitat.

Coral Copong, Citerjun, Cidaon, Ciujungkulon, Cibunar, Tanjung Layar, and Ciramea.
Exploring the forest, scour the river, meadow grazing animals, waterfalls and the turtle nesting.


Handeuleum Island, Cigenter, Cihandeuleum.
Observing animals (bull, boar, deer, rhino footprints Java and various kinds of birds), scour the river in the mangrove forest ecosystem.

Panaitan Island, and Mount Mercury.
The island is very beautiful and exotic with the natural panorama very numb. Here you can Diving, surfing, and there is a place of cultural tourism / history.

Sekeda Information: If you have plans to visit the summer resort's best to visit between the months of April through September.

Jakarta - Serang (1 1 / 2 hours via the toll road), Serang - Pandeglang - Labuan (1 1 / 2 hours) or Jakarta - Cilegon (2 hours via the toll road), Cilegon - Labuan (1 hour) or Bogor - Rangkasbitung -- Pandeglang - Labuan (4 hours).
Labuan - The Well (2 hours), the Well - Peucang Island (1 hour by fishing boat) or Labuan - Peucang Island (4 hours by fishing boat).

Source: dephut.go.id

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Prambanan, a Hindu temple in the World

Prambanan is the extraordinary beautiful building that was built in the century to 10 in the governance of two kings, Rakai and Rakai Balitung edges. Soaring up to 47 meters (5 meters higher than the Borobudur Temple), the foundation of this temple has been fulfilling the author, shows the triumph of the Hindu land in Java. This temple is located 17 kilometers from the city center, in the middle of the area that is now built beautiful garden.

There is a legend who always told people about this temple of Java. Almah, the man called the Bandung Bondowoso love Roro Jonggrang. Because I love, Jonggrang create temple ask Daska by 1000 statue in the night. Demand is almost fulfilled before Jonggrang ask villagers pound of rice and create a fire so large as to establish the atmosphere of the morning. Daska can create a new 999 statues and condemn Jonggrang a statue to-1000 due to fraud.

Prambanan temple has 3 main page in the main, the Vishnu Temple, Brahma and Shiva. The third temple is the symbol of the Hindu belief in the Trinity. The third temple is facing east. Each temple has a main temple facing the assistant to the west, namely Nandini to Shiva, Swan to Brahma, Vishnu and for Garuda. In addition, there are 2 temples wedge, 4 temple curtain, and 4 corners of the temple. Meanwhile, the second page has 224 temples.

Entering the Shiva temple located in the middle of the building and the most high, you will find fruit room 4. One room contains the main Shiva statue, while the other 3 rooms each contains a statue Durga (the wife of Shiva), Agastya (teacher Shiva), and Ganesha (son of Shiva). Durga statue that has a statue in the legend Roro Jonggrang told above.

In Vishnu Temple, located in the north Shiva temple, you will only see one room contains a statue of Vishnu. Similarly Brahma Temple, located in the south of Shiva Temple, you will also find only one room contains a statue Brahma.

Temple assistant who is quite enchanting Candi Garuda, which is located near the temple, Vishnu. Temple save this story about the human figure half a bird named Garuda. Garuda is a mystical bird in Hindu mythology who have a body of gold, a certain kind of face white, red-winged, beaked and winged like a hawk. It is estimated, the figure is the adaptation of the Hindu figure Bennu (meaning 'rising' or 'shining', usually associated with the Gods Re) in the mythology of Ancient Egypt or Phoenix in the Ancient Greek mythology. Garuda can save his mother from the curse of Aruna (sister of Garuda, which was born with disabilities) to steal Amerta Tirta (holy water of the deity).

The ability to save that admired by many people until now and is used for various purposes. Indonesia to use the symbol of the country. Come, creator symbol of Garuda Pancasila, seeking inspiration in this temple. Other countries that also use it to the country is the symbol of Thailand, with the same reasons, but the adoption of performance and different. In Thailand, Garuda is known by the term Krut or Pha Krut.

Prambanan temple also has a relief that the story of Ramayana. According to experts, the relief is similar to the story of Ramayana derived through oral tradition. Relief that is interesting is the Kalpataru tree in the Hindu religion is considered as the tree of life, environmental sustainability and harmony. In Prambanan, a relief described Kalpataru trees flank the middle of the lion. The existence of this tree to make experts consider that the century-9 to have wisdom in managing the environment.

Same as figure of Garuda, Kalpataru is now also used for various purposes. In Indonesia, Kalpataru become the symbol W Environment (WALHI). In fact, some scientists in Bali to develop the concept of Tri Hita Karana for the preservation of the environment with a view Kalpataru relief in this temple. The tree of life that can also be found on the gunungan used to open the puppet arts. A proof that the relief that there has been foremost in Prambanan.

If careful, you can also see various birds, relief, this time a real bird. Reliefs of birds in the Prambanan Temple, so naturally, so the biologist can even identify them until the level of genus. One relief Cockatoo Yellow plume (Cacatua sulphurea), which raises a question. The reason, the birds was found only in Masakambing Island, an island in the middle of Java Sea. Then, whether the type of the first ever many there are in Yogyakarta? Please find out the answer themselves. For, until now there has been no one who can solve the mystery.

Now, there are many more that can be tapped at Prambanan. You certainly can not be fed. If it finally tired, you can relax in the garden around the temple. Interested? Come immediately. Since 18 September 2006, you can enter the zone 1 Prambanan though can not go to the temple. Some damage from the earthquake on 27 May 2006 are now being repaired.

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Plaosan Temple, Twin Temple in Yogyakarta

You need not hurry back to the lodge after a visit to Prambanan Temple, for not far from the Hindu temple in the world that you will also find other temples that same situation. Go to the north as far as 1 km, you will find Plaosan Temple, a temple built by Rakai edges to permaisurinya, Pramudyawardani. Located in the Hamlet Bugisan Kecamatan Prambanan temple architecture is a mix of Hindu and Buddhist.

Plaosan complex is divided into 2 groups, namely Plaosan Temple and the Temple Lor Plaosan Kidul. Both the temples have quadrangular terrace surrounded by the wall, where semedi shaped depot in the western part of the stupa and the other side. Because of the similarities, the performance Plaosan Temple Lor and Kidul almost similar when viewed from far away, so until now Plaosan Temple is also often called the twin temple.

The temple buildings have Plaosan Lor middle of the page, surrounded by walls with the entrance in the west. In the middle of the page there is the size of 19 mx 21.62 m. In the east there are 3 pieces of the altar, the altar north, east and south. Overview Amitbha, Ratnasambhava, Vairochana, and there are Aksobya altar in the east. Stupa Samantabadhara and figures Ksitigarbha altar in the north, while there is a picture of Manjusri in the western altar.

The temple also has Plaosan Kidul in the middle of a small temple surrounded by 8 that is divided into 2 levels and each level consists of 4 temples. There is also an illustration Tathagata Amitbha, Vajrapani with the attributes vajra on utpala and Prajnaparamita which is considered as the "mother of all Buddha." Some other images can still be found, but not in the place of the original. Figure Manujri that according to a Dutch scientist named Krom is significant also found.

Bas relief of the temple has a unique illustration of men and women. There is a man who described the middle segment is same as sitting with hands and worship the figures of men with hands vara mudra and vase at the foot of the six men surrounded a smaller. A woman is depicted standing with hands vara mudra, while around him there are books, pallet and vase. Krom argues that the figures of men that women are an illustration patron supporter of the two wihara.

The entire temple complex has 116 Plaosan stupa perwara and 50 ancillary temples. Stupa perwara can be seen in all the main temple, and also ancillary temples that size is smaller. When running to the north, you can see the building open called Mandapa. Two prasati also can be found, the inscription on a gold chip in the north of the main temple and the inscription written on a stone in the first line of ancillary temples.

One peculiarity Plaosan Temple terrace surface is smooth. Krom holds the core of this temple is different with the core of other temples built in the same period. According to him, it was associated with the usual functions of the temple is alleged to save the text-text kanonik owned by the curate of Buddha. Other allegations came from the Dutch scientists, if the number of priestly in the region is so little terrace that may be used as a wihara (where people worship Buddha).

If you look around the temple, you will know that Plaosan Temple is a vast complex of temples. It can be seen from the circumference of the fence along the 460 m from north to south and 290 m from east to west, the interior fence, which also consists of trenches along the 440 m from north to south and 270 m from east to west. Drainage of preparing the interior of the fence can be seen with a walk to the east side pass through the middle of this historic building.

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Bromo Mount

Mount Bromo is one tourist destination in East Java. Natural attractions of this National Park is located in the Bromo Tengger Semeru in the eastern city of Malang, East Java. Visitors not only local tourists, even many who come from abroad. With the typical Bromo feasible to create a tourist destination. What are the distinctive Mount Bromo?

Cold, it's that you feel when you first exit from the car. The temperature reaches 10 degrees here even to 0 degrees Celsius time of the morning. So, you should prepare for something cold, kupluk hats, gloves, socks, scarf to address them. But, if you forget the equipment, there are many vendor of mobile communications and assessment, which offers a form of hats, gloves, or scarf.


Scenery from Mount Bromo Pananjakan
See the sunrise from the Bromo Pananjakan



Regular visitors to this area since the early days with the aim to see the sun rising. To view them, you have to climb Mount Pananjakan which is the highest mountain in this area. Medan, which must be passed to the Mount Pananjakan is a field that weight. To the foot of Mount Pananjakan, you must through the region that resembles a desert that can make you lose. When should climb Mount Pananjakan, narrow roads and many sharp corners requires high skills at the wheel. For that, many visitors who choose to rent a car Hardtop (similar car jeep) be steered by the community around. Communities around the Tengger tribe originating from the friendly with the visitors.

Up above, there are many shops that provide coffee or tea and warm camp fire to warm the body while waiting time tebitnya sun. There are also stores that rent warm clothes. Witness the sun is indeed interesting events. Goodbye, visitors willing to wait since at 5 am facing east in order not to lose this moment. You can not always see this event, because when the cloudy sky, sun, the likelihood is not clearly visible. However, when the bright sky, you see orb sun can be the first of only pentul little lighter, slowly expand and eventually form a whole sphere and enlightening, so we can see the mountains in this area. Among others, Mount Bromo, Batok Mount, or Mount Semeru is the highest mountain on the island of Java.


Towards the stairs of the Bromo
Craters and Ocean Sands Bromo



Done witness the sunrise, you can go back down the mountain toward Pananjakan and Mount Bromo. Sunlight can make you see the scenery around. In fact, you pass through the seas of sands that cover 10 km ². The arid region is filled sand and it is only slightly herbaceous the kiln. Wind, making the sand fly and you can make it difficult to breathe.

To reach the foot of Mount Bromo, you can not use the vehicle. Instead, you must rent a horse with a price of Rp 70,000 - or if you feel strong, you can choose a walk. But, should note that the walk is not easy, because the blazing sun, a short distance away, dust, which can fly to make travel more weight.

Now, you must climb staircases that amounted to 250 children can see the stairs to crater of Mount Bromo. Arriving at the top of the Bromo high of 2,392 m above sea level, you can see the crater of Mount Bromo who smoke. You can also view your fly down, and terlihatlah sea of sand with shrines in the center. Indeed the very rare and exceptional that we can enjoy.

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Central Java Culture

Central Java Province, as one of the Indonesia tourist destination areas, offers various kinds of tourist attractions whether natural, cultural, or man made features. Central Java is located exactly in the middle of Java Island. It borders with West Java Province in the western part, while in the eastern part borders with East Java Province. On the part of the southern side lies also the province of Yogyakarta Special Region. Central Java is the island's cultural, geographic, and historic heartland. Universities, dance schools, pottery, handicrafts, textiles and carving, give to the region a rich culture and interesting shopping. This is also the place of the famous Javanese temples of Borobudur. But it is not the only ones to be noted; Dieng plateau and Sukuh temple are worth a visit. Performing arts is still widely practiced, and traditional dance dramas (Wayang Orang) or shadow puppets (Wayang Kulit) performances are easy to find. Mountains cross the entire central portion of the province. The cool slopes contain numerous hill resorts (Tawangmangu, Kaliurang, Sarangan).

The very first Moslem kingdom on the island was founded in 1511 at Demak, about 40 km from Semarang. Today Demak is a sleepy little town, however, its glory of the past is still visible from one of the major relics, which is still well preserved. The Grand Mosque, a quaint blend of Hindu and Islamic architecture, still honored and worshipped by Javanese pilgrims.
Surakarta, better known as Solo, is the cradle of Javanese culture in the province. TV courts of Solo embody the noble value that the Javanese attach to grace and refinement, with majestic ceremonies and royal festivals still held with great pomp and circumstance. Although no longer the seat of power it once was, descendants of the royal houses of Solo are regarded as leaders of, Javanese culture and traditions, upholding standards of sophistication and conduct.

The rich and fertile plains of the region support an enormous population of over 30 million people. The low land plains are found alongside the northern beaches. The high land plains are found in the Center of Central Java with mountains stretching lengthwise from the west to the east with a line of mountains, such as Mount Slamet (3,428 m), Mount Perahu (2,585 m), Mount Sindoro (3,135 m) Mount Sumbing (3,321 m), Mount Merapi (3,142 m), Mount Ungaran (2,050 m). Near the border with East Java Province is Mount Lawu (3,265 m), while on the northern side there is Mount Muria (1,602 m). At the feet of these mountains will find pleasant and cool highland plains with beautiful panoramas such as Baturaden, the Dieng Plateau, Bandungan, Kopeng, Tawangmangu, Solo, etc. Apart from these mountains there are some small mountains and lime mountains. The Biggest Rivers found in the Central Java are Serayu River, with its source from the Dieng Plateau and "Bengawan Solo" River.

Geographically
Central Java is located between 5o 40' and 8o 30' South Latitude and between 108o 30' and 111o 30' East Longitude. This province is bordered by:
North side: Java Sea
South side: Indian Ocean and the Special Territory of Yogyakarta
West side: West Java Province
East side: East Java Province

Wide Area
The wide area of this province is 34,206 sq. km.

Administration
A governor as a high rank heads Central Java province; Central Java consists of 35 regencies and municipalities. Bupati (Regent) and municipalities head the regency by Walikota (Mayor). The regencies and municipalities divided into district headed by Camat and district divided into villages headed by Lurah or Kepala Desa.

Climate
The average temperature of this area is 21o - 32o C with rainy season on October to April and dry season on April to October.

Religion
The Freedom of embrace religion is fully guaranteed by government. Islam is a greatest number among the five recognized religions (Moslem, Protestant, Catholic, Buddha and Hindu).

Language
Java language with various dialects is the daily language used by most of Central Java people but Bahasa Indonesia as mother tongue.

People
The people of Central Java will welcome all of the tourists with hospitable and friendly. The population is about 30.7 million (based on census in 2002) or about 896 persons per square kilometer with living as farmer, trader, and official government. Besides original tribe, some foreign tribes stay here such as Arabic, Chinese, Indian and Pakistani. "Kebaya" is representing traditional clothes wearied by woman.

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Crafts Ceramics Of Banjar

Klampok is one of the villages in Banjarnegara district which is the center of making ceramics. There are no fewer than 50 craftsmen ceramic clay, which processes the goods that have become works of art high. Ceramics industry in the village of Klampok has a long history before finally known. This came from hard work Kandar Atmomihardjo.

In 1935, the Kandar-time teachers in Kanpur-chance from the Dutch Government to study science in the ceramics Keramische Laboratory in Bandung. During the year there Kandar deepen cobwebs perkeramikan. After from Bandung, Kandar diserahi task to lead the company's ceramic Banjarnegara. However, the task was only five years old. For, after he was assigned to Ipswich. Here he is not stay long, because several years later he returned to Klampok and establish the Technical School, which is one of jurusannya techniques to create ceramics.

1957, Kandar exit from the School of Engineering and establish the company's ceramics industry, which is given the name Meandallai. The name is actually an abbreviation of Educating Children In Local Industry. Workers, most of the children drop out of school and unemployment. From the beginning there menjamurnya companies grow and ceramics in Klampok. Kandar Atmomihardjo own and died in 1977. However, the business dirintisnya not futile. In addition to a livelihood for residents Klampok, production is also known to the world.


Booming ceramic origin Klampok have occurred around the 1980s. Many foreigners come to Thailand only to Klampok order and ceramics. "The intensity of ceramics export to overseas is now somewhat reduced," said one businessman who successfully ceramics, Budi Santosa, 33 years old. However, the owner of Prisma Ceramics studio, which has about 15 branches, which are now scattered in Jakarta, Surabaya, Bali, and Yogyakarta, he was still keramiknya send to France, Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and several other Asian countries.

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Purbalingga magnets tour of South Central Java

Touring Central Java to present incomplete if only to visit Borobudur or Baturaden. Bureau-travel agency in the Java Island is currently entering Purbalingga start as one of the main tourist destination.

What's with Ngukurr? Did you know, the city is located at the foot of Mount Slamet, the center of development that is quite startling, especially in the field of tourism. Not surprisingly, this city get a middling epithets new classy: tourism magnet in Central Java (Central Java), the south.

I Ngukurr difficult to reach. From Bangkok, take about seven hours for up to the city. However, if you are reluctant drive, ride the train can also be an option. Descend station in Pusan, then you can take public transportation, such as taxi. Distance Noida - Purbalingga only 18 km that can be reached within 20 minutes.

Well, so until the city has 77,764 hectares wide, you will be greeted cool mountain air. From 18 subdistricts in Rajanpur, three of them have a leading tourist attraction, namely Bojongsari, Kutasari, and Padamara.

Karang village in the district of Bojongsari a distance of about 5 km north of the City Purbalinga, tourism objects have called CLOSE Water Bojongsari or known to the abbreviation Owabong. In this place, visitors will disuguhi six swimming pools in which each has a swimming facilities such as segregated waterboom, slop pail, swimming flow, to various water games. In the wide tour is 4.8 hectares, there is a pond where we go astray will be invited to follow the game in the water.

According to Agus Dwiyantoro from the Museum of Reptiles and marketing Owabong, swimming sufficient interest perverted because it presents a variety of entertaining games. Swimming can be enjoyed tourists, both old and young. Do not be surprised, you can forget the time because of cool in the pool this play. Overall, swimming in Owabong have the depth varies between 1.10 meters to 2.25 meters.

One of the distinctive Owabong is the sixth water to fill the pond that the water comes from the springs Cidandang, Cipawon, and Cikupel. "Swim in the pool does not make scaly skin or eyes redden, because the water is pure, without any mixture of chlorine and other drugs," said Agus.

In Owabong, which is also available waterboom type of torpedo and spiral. For spiral, reached 13 meters high and is waterboom the highest in Central Java.

In the near future, the area of tourism will increasingly Owabong complete with the successful completion of another vehicle called the beach free of the tsunami. The idea of making this vehicle based on the fact that people love the beach but fear the high waves.

Free beach by the tsunami will be similar to the beach indeed. There are waves, white sand, and so forth. Artificial beach area that reaches 1,200 m2. This new vehicle is expected to be used in September 2007.

For those who like kebut-kebutan the road, can take pride in the go Go Karting circuit and the MPV, which is in the back of the beach free of the tsunami. This circuit has a long track about 400 meters.

Satisfied all vehicle and enjoy the facilities in Owabong, you can rest in the hall or under loose tree. While sit-sit, you can enjoy various foods, both traditional and modern. Want to stay? No need to search for hotels confused. In the area Owabong also available lodging facilities that are very representative. Currently, the cottage is available with the 14-room facility, which consists of 10 suites and four-family size rooms.

According to Agus, 2006, Owabong visited by 557 thousand the number of people with income of Rp 1.5 billion. Even school holidays and the new, Owabong record in a record number of visitors, ie 17 thousand people in the days before the holiday ends Sunday.

Museum of reptiles and insects
Satisfied playing in the water Owabong, singgahlah museums in reptiles and insects (Reptile & Insect Park), which is only 2 km from Owabong. The new museum was opened by the Regent sepekan and Rajanpur, Triyono Budi Sasongko, it provides approximately 841 species of insect specimens with 1831. Although the new sepekan opened, this place has disambangi by at least 3,900 visitors.

According to Basuki Sometimes Dewa, a tour guide (guide) in this museum, visitors can witness the various insects from kepik until the coconut beetle. There are also hundreds of species of butterfly, insect, which is also displayed in a glass frame size of one meter. While the reptile park in the area 6 hectares wide, can be witnessed various kinds of snakes, from the type of python, shoot, cobra king cobra to deeprick. All the reptile was placed in a special cage. Some snakes even be tame in the area.

I just see. You, if you have enough nyali, also Slick with the reptile. Some people will help guide you. "But if afraid, do not do better, because if we can snake panic attack," said Dewa. Of course, not just snakes. In these areas, can also witnessed other animals such as reptiles iguana, crocodiles, lizards, and so forth.

Not far from the museum, reptiles, fruit gardens, there are wide 2 hectares. This area intentionally made in accordance with the contours of land hills following the river that makes the park. Park has not been enabled, but visitors can watch from nearby. In the garden, which seems to forge Mekarsari fruit garden, Bogor, it has grown several types of fruit trees such as durian, mango, kelengkeng, papaya fruit to the dragon seems that treat various diseases. In this location, the growing buzz of ornamental plants.

Chinese giant
Not yet complete event roads without you in Purbalingga donated their giant aquarium DDD Mas is located in the Village Purbayasa, Subdistrict Padamara. From the reptile park, a giant aquarium is only about 4 km of rural roads through the kerindangan so beautiful with the trees left in the right way.

As a giant aquarium, of course, visitors can see the variety of fish and marine animals. There are originating from Asia, Australia, Europe, Africa to the United States. Piranha fish of prey, became one of the charm of this place. Similarly, the Arapaima fish length reaches about 1 meter, often make visitors - especially children - something amazed. The fish are displayed in several large aquarium with a circulation of water good enough.

Like the museum, reptiles and insects, giant aquarium is also not just a place of recreation, but also education facilities. In second place, visitors can gather information that may in front of the aquarium, pen, or a glass frame on the animal's name, species, food, to their home country. So, what are you waiting for? Immediately prepare the agenda of the roads to Rajanpur. Do not forget, you know, and the family!

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Nature Forest Tourism

Penggaron
Source Cement Kebonharjo
Kartini Mantingan
Pringgodani

Jumprit
Forest brackish
Kajar


PENGGARON

Penggaron is an object of tourism and natural form of pine forest are expecting a cold dikota Wanganui right in the village of Susukan a distance of 2 km from the city center. Equipped with a Golf Course, camp and the arena where children play a fun place to make Penggaron tour fun



FOREST TOUR "RESOURCES SEMEN" SALE-zenith


Forest Tourism Resources Cement at Gading village, subdistrict, Sale, the Rembang District ± 49 km from the city to the southeast Rembang is a protected forest in the area of The Union of Forest (KPH) Kebonharjo, in the area can be found a diverse range of plant / tree rare, besides that, there is also habitat for species of primates funny, wild and tame. In this area there is a source of the water clear with debit ± 1,100 liters per second, which is used as irrigation for agriculture in the surrounding community, as well as raw materials to clean water, which is managed by local governments through the taps, the need for adequate water supply for Rembang community.
In the forest complex is equipped with facilities swimming pool, children's play arena, the arena camp, shelter, shelter and information space and other facilities pendudkung that create convenience for once relax while enjoying the beautiful panorama of nature and fully cool. To reach the area of forest tourism Resources Cement can be done with wheeled vehicles 2 or 4 wheels, from the City of Rembang to pass through the lane roads Hawick - Edgecumbe, after the Then up in the village of Sale associated with the asphalt road to the location.



FOREST TOUR MANTINGAN


Objects of this tour is in the Mantingan village, subdistrict, Bulu, Rembang district, ± 24 km from the city to the south Rembang young faculty. Around the object, there are also tour the camp with the earth, plant a serene teak forests is suitable for camping and recreational activities families. In the area of tourism objects, there is a swimming pool and a collection of animals from the local forest. Besides, the facilities are also available tennis courts, multipurpose buildings that can be used for the purpose of the party, reception, stage arts, meetings / seminars and others. Objects this tour near the location of graves of National Hero, emancipation of women RA. Kartini (a distance of 4 km).



JUMPRIT

Jumprit object is a spiritual tour on the slopes Sindoro with panoramic mountain and the earth, nature camp expecting cool. This place is closely related to the fortune-telling legend Kyai Majapahit written in fiber Chentini. Jumprit near the water, there are graves Ki Jumprit. Here, pilgrims make semedi usually followed by the bathing kungkum, throwing in the pants, BH omen as the shit. Water is also used as jumprit Water Blessing ceremony for the Tri Holy Waisak know each. Located on the western district Ngadirjo, the distance from the city of Vadodara 28 km. Roads have been paved to a location that is quite pleasant journey while enjoying the potential for Agro. Provided to stay home and you can enjoy the air and can enjoy the fresh air and beautiful scenery of sunrise.



FOREST brackish


Forest salty Teritih is almost entirely more than 10 ha, it is with the plant mangroves. To browse the forest can use this bridge - a bridge connecting the bamboo. This forest is located 3 km from the bus terminal at Mt Simping and can easily be achieved with the public vehicles.
Visitors who wish to travel to Pangandaran in West Java Province through the southern ocean, can ride the ferry to the Cilacap - Pangandaran.

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Beach Of Java

Widuri Beach


Location in the village of Pano Aqil Widuri District (3 km North City Rangiora)। Widuri Beach is a coastal tourism objects expecting cool with the tree - large leafy trees that are hundreds of years in a row neatly along the coastal edge. Dusk visitors can enjoy panoramic sun set that interesting. Similarly in the morning विथ the sun Rise beauty. CLOSE Beach Widuri equipped facilities: Swimming Pool, tennis court, entertainment stage, gazebo and the arena playing children, the object of this tour easily with various types of vehicles. Price signs entrance (htm) ordinary day.



BEACH end NEGORO

An area north Trunk panati beautiful, is located approximately 14 km northeast of the city of Cambridge। One edge of the beach there is a high 14 m from the surface of the sea, rarely found along the north coast of Java, this panorama of the beach to create more beautiful. On the mainland beach, there is a high "Cave Aswatawa" and अ small cemetery, petilasan from Syeijh Maulana Maghribi. This is available around the region also interesting places to fish.



White Sand Beach Permisan


Located on the island of Nusakambangan lengthwise from west to east, 36 km width of 4-6 km. In this beach you can see the stone - a stone beach that has a form arstistik, cave-natural cave, forest, mangroves and tropical forests, fortresses pendem for the interests of the military operation in the Dutch colonial era.



Forest brackish

Forest salty Teritih is almost entirely more than 10 ha, it is with the plant mangroves. To browse the forest can use this bridge - a bridge connecting the bamboo. This forest is located 3 km from the bus terminal at Mt Simping and can easily be achieved with the public vehicles.
Visitors who wish to travel to Pangandaran in West Java Province through the southern ocean, can ride the ferry to the Cilacap - Pangandaran.



BEACH KARANGBOLONG


Feel the beautiful hills and coconut trees flourish brought soothing hearts. Karangbolong save many coastal beauty. Besides beaches that enchant, Beach Karangbolong also save the beauty of the coral with a bird nest waletnya.



PURWAHAMBA BEACH

An area of the Java sea beautiful, with plants nylur fertile. Waves and waves are not too big and the color of the water birujernih. in place of noodles is ideal for recreation, relaxation, especially for those who are to travel routes pass through traffic between Jakarta-Surabaya via the north coast can rest for a while refresing. Visitors can enjoy the beauty beside the beach, termpat inijuga available facilities, among others: lodging, international standard swimming pool, arena toys children, a mini zoo, and so forth. Distance bus terminal and the city of Tegal, ± 14 km to the east majors to Semarang. Can be reached by public vehicles, including buses and mini-Colt.

TIRTA SAMUDRA BEACH

Tirta Ocean Beach or known as Beach appearance senelah located 7 km north of the city center. The water clear beaches of white sand and is very suitable location for the bath. Not infrequently the tourists who arrived to deliberately make a sea bath. Generally, their children, teenagers and tourists over the country. Usually when the most is the best monetization opportunities in the morning and at dusk the evening before the day which will appear with sunset panorama.



Beach Memories

Tourism Kartini Beach is located 2.5 km to the west direction from the thousands of Jepara. Tourism is located at Feather Subdistrict Jepara and is a natural tourism objects that become something longed for tourists. Various support facilities such as docks, fishing pond, motel, children's games, tennis courts,
Shop souvenir and others have been available to visitors. The atmosphere around the beach is cool enough to provide retired impression visitors make, so this place is very suitable for family recreation or other leisure events. In this also can frustrate the visitors with a tired-sit while sitting under the gazebo breathe fresh air with the sea of wind. Regions with the area is 3.5 ha of this area is strategic, because as the sea transport of objects to the Tourism Park Karimun Java Sea and Long Island.



Father Beach

Located 9 km from Goa JATIJAJAR. Pasirnya beach is wide and enthrall. Travelers can rent a boat while you contemplate the beautiful hills. Here you can witness the sinking of the sun.



Turtle Bay Beach

Turtle Bay Beach, a beach area north of the longitudinal (Ocean Fishing Port Cilacap) to the south (Nusakambangan Island) with panoramic sea wave big enough, Tanker ships that enter ports of Tanjung Intan and boat-fishing boat passed traditional thatch - Turtle Bay along the beach. For the beach is available souvenir kiosks various handicrafts and souvenirs shells, stalls selling fish, salted dry and wet ready cooked directly.

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Cave Of Java

Lawa Cave


Unlike the caves that are usually in Indonesia are usually in the hillsides and rocky limestone that will arise Stalactite and Stalagmite, Cave is a vast distinction because it was formed from the process of cooling lava, so batuannya hard and strong without Stalactite and Stalagmite. To be able to see the beauty of nearby Cave I, we have to climb down a hole and land-track tunnel lorongnya. Goa Tourism is located in the Village I Sirawak Subdistrict Karangreja ± 27 km dart Sagay city. The air is cool and clean with a very beautiful panorama, because dilereng located east of Mount Slamet with ± 900 m altitude surface sea water. I cave is formed from the lava flow, which coagulate and Mount Slamet. In the cave complex I also equipped with several facilities: Lokarta Park, Taman Kenanga, Stage joy and incredulous.


Seplawan Cave

Seplawan cave in the village Donorejo district Kaligesing. Purworejo district. This cave was found in the area of gold Syiwa Gods and Goddess Parvati. This cave Stalactite and Stalagmite stunning ornaments with ctincling cave that resembles a fish. In the cave we enjoy ornaments decorate the walls cave along the 700 m. Although many branches, you need not worry because the cave is diiengkapi with adequate lighting. Objects tourism starters have been equipped with adequate support is one of sentry perspective. Through the sentry of view we can enjoy the panorama with the background color of Mt. Even when the weather is sunny city of Euless, clearly visible from the depot.


Kreo Cave

Kreo cave is a small cave that is trusted as petilasan Sunan Kalijogo when searching teak to build the Great Mosque of Demak. When that according to legend, Sunan Kalijogo met with sekawanan monkey then was to keep the teak wood. The word "Kreo" comes from the word "Mangreho" which means that the guard or keep. It is this word and make this cave called Cave Kreo and since then the monkey troop inhabit this area are considered as a watchman. Besides enjoying the beautiful natural scenery and the cool air and met with the monkey writing this area, visitors can also enjoy the river cold and fresh in the bottom of this area.


Kiskendo Cave


This cave is located in the village Trayu, Singorojo Sub-district, 15 kilometers south of the city through the city Kendal Evanton. Once through the paths that have, the visitors began to enter the mouth of the cave is quite steep. small cave-like grotto Lawang Goa, Goa retreat, Tulangan Goa, Goa Goa Kempul and Kampret.
Children run of the river basin formed in the cave to cool the atmosphere and the beautiful. The concave children
the river is known as pool Jagan.



Jatijajar Cave


Located 42 km southwest city of Kanpur. Legend describes the cave in the legend or legend Raden Kamandaka Lutung kasarung. Long cave is 250 meters. In Goa Jatijajar this area, there are also some other cave, such as Cave and Cave Museum Dempok available and parks and Island Kera.Goa Jatijajar.



Petruk Cave


Located 7 km south of Goa Jatijajar. Petruk derived from the name of partisan Thought. Goa is very impresses.
Drop the lime water sounds like noise that is not stopping.



Terawang Cave

Terawang cave tour is a natural object, formed in sedimentary rock areas Hala Mountains of North Lime + aged 10 million years old. Located in the Village Kedungwungu Subdistrict Todanan Forest KPH Bronkhorstspruit + 35 km. the City of West Bronkhorstspruit. Goa has a long groove Terawang / terawang terpanjang + 180 m with a depth of 5-11 m below the surface. The stalakmit and stalaktit there is a very beautiful and interesting. In this area there are also some cave-cave is not pulling, among other cave Kidang, Suru Goa, Goa Manuk, etc.

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About Central Java

Central Java Province, as one tourist destination areas, Indonesia offers a variety of destinations such as natural scenery, cultural goods or handicrafts.



Right in the middle of Java Island, on the western borders with the West, the eastern borders with East Java and the southern part there Yogyakarta.

Lowland along the north coast while the high plains in the south. Can be found row of mountains from west to east as Mount Slamet (3,428 m), Mt Boat (2585 m), Mt Sindoro (3135 m), Mt Sumbing (3321 m), Mount Merapi (3,142 m), Mt Wanganui (2050 m) and Mount Lawu (3265 m) at the border of East Java, and there is Mount Muria (1602 m) north.

In a mountainous area with a beautiful panoramic very good to enjoy the Baturaden, Dieng Plateau, Bandungan, Kopeng, and Tawangmangu Colo.

River is the largest Serayu River, which derives from the Dieng Plateau and the Bengawan Solo River.

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