Showing posts with label Geo Park. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Geo Park. Show all posts

Thursday, December 9, 2010

Amazing Mystery Lowo Cave (BATS CAVE)

LOWO CAVE (BATS CAVE) In Indonesia Gua Lowo

The cave is located in the Village Watuagung Lowo Watulimo Trenggalek District about 30 KM. of the City of Trenggalek also 30 km from City Tulungagung or approximately 180 km from the city of Surabaya and the south coast, exactly in the direction Watulimo Prigi Beach District. Strategic place and easily accessible, and one lane with Prigi Beach attractions that makes it easier for visitors because they can be in the form of a package tour.

Once in Lowo Cave visitors will be greeted by the cool mountain air atmosphere with a distinctive aroma of teak forests, because Lowo Cave location surrounded by lush teak forest. From the parking lot toward the mouth of the cave, the road that has been split between the net dipaving teduhnya this teak trees.
Once past the mouth of the cave, we are immediately greeted the first cave space like a vast hall. Sky - sky-high cave approximately 20-50 meters, the width of the cave about 50 m. Start the cave wall is filled with panoramic views and a wide variety of forms.

The beauty of the hanging wall of the cave with stalactite and stalagmite sticking out here and there, the more artistic look with good light in such a way to add color more interesting. Based on the survey cave expert. Mr. Manthovani and Dr Gilbert. Robert K Kho year 1984 stated that Guo Lowo largest natural cave in Southeast Asia and even in Asia with a length of 800 meters with caves - average wide space there are 9 (nine) main room and several small rooms.

STORY OF DISCOVERY LOWO CAVE

A named Lomedjo into the woods looking for a place to perform meditation. And found a small cave that is considered suitable to be imprisoned that a cave near the pool of bluish. Which in turn is called Kedung Blue cave. Location Kedung approximately 600 meters northeast of this Petilasan Lowo Guo was until recently still used by people - people to be imprisoned. This saw the former - the former equipment left behind in the cave Kedung Blue.


 The effort of fasting, meditation and supplication to God Almighty is, finally getting results. Lomedjo Mbah a dream about a place that he be imprisoned there was a large cave hiding te animal - an animal hunted safely.
One time, found a large cave mouth, a dark bat filled with the smell of menyengak nose. Without realizing they are always referred to the cave; Guo Lowo (Java Language Bats are Lowo). Until now the cave named Guo Lowo, Kedung hermitage is located east of Cave Lowo 600M

Jatijajar Cave In Purwokerto Central Java

Jatijajar Cave In Indonesia Gua Jatijajar

Jatijajar Cave is one of the prime object in Kebumen. This cave extends along the + / - 250 meters with an average width of 25 meters by 15 meters, making it easier for visitors to enter. Inside the cave there are still bottom of the river are still active and there are also fruit spring emapt namely: kantil, roses, Jombor and navel of the earth. Spring kantil and Rose believed to make the youth to anyone who would wash his face with water that is on the second spring.

In this cave has installed a variety of colored lights that will add a distinct impression while enjoying it. Not only the installation of lighting, inside this cave has also been filled with a variety of life-size statues that tell the story of Raden Kamandaka or better known as the monkey story Kasarung. The sculptures are colored white and placed in groups at different points of the cave represents a fragment of the story. Unfortunately no complete brochure on this object lead to visitors who do not know the story Kasarung monkey, less able to enjoy or understand about the fragments of what is being told by the statues. There is a good time enjoying the content of this cave, visitors are accompanied by a tour guide so they can know and enjoy more fully the contents of the cave.

Inside the cave also has been created for lane road made of cement. On the way down or climbing stairs also has been created complete with a handle made of iron. Left and right hand road at a certain distance has also been installed penenrangan lights, all of which certainly will be increasingly easier for visitors to explore the entire contents of the cave. This cave also has many holes out on top, the sun broke through into the cave to give the impression of its own wonderful when enjoyed.


Stalactite and stalagmite rocks that exist in this cave is quite interesting, including even still active to continue to grow. It is characterized by the persistence of water flowing and dripping at the edges. But personally I feel the presence of the statues that exist in this cave, a little or not turning visitors to enjoy a pattern or ornament of existing rocks. Games light of the existing lighting should be arranged in such a way that can add a beautiful impression that there would be stone ornaments

Sunday, November 14, 2010

Adventure At Cave Ningrong Yogyakarta

Cave Ningrong in Indonesia Gua Ningrong

Besides having many beautiful beaches tour, turned out to Gunung Kidul area has many caves, more or less 10 caves over one of them Ningrong. This cave is also still in the area of Gunung Kidul regency, Yogyakarta.

 Cave which has a diameter of 10 meters, height of this cave ceiling to 40 feet with a width of approximately 20 meter. Ningrong Cave is located in a large valley on the edge of the highway is known as a cave with a varied terrain and stunning scenery, because not only the horizontal and vertical streets. Here too there is a vast lake, not half-hearted 3 pieces lake in it. Area of lake is approximately 10 x 20 meters.

To enter this cave we also have to have the equipment required to complete such as the Cave Jati I've ever written before. The cave is located in a large valley on the edge of the highway is known as a cave with a varied terrain and stunning scenery, because not only the horizontal and vertical streets. Here too there is a vast lake, not half-hearted 3 pieces lake in it.



Equipment that must be prepared

Wearing overalls, headlamp and carbide bomb as a means of illumination, SRT equipment, and additional buoys.

Saturday, November 13, 2010

Tabuhan Cave Trip East Java

Tabuhan Cave In Indonesia Gua Tabuhan

The Tabuhan cave is located in the village wasp Warreng Donorojo district is named as stalactites and stalagmites wasp when beaten off, and when beaten in rhythmic accompaniment will be a beautiful music or musical instrument Java. This makes the main attraction of the artists, so they sometimes hold an arts degree. In addition, many historic and prehistoric relics found here.








Luweng Jaran Cave East Java The Worlds Longest

Luweng Jaran Cave Or In Indonesia Gua Luweng Jaran

 For those of you who have an adventurous spirit, sights on this one suits you went to, the cave Luweng Jaran. Luweng Jaran is the longest cave in Indonesia. In 2002 Luweng Jaran Cave registered in the list of longest caves in the world with a total length reaches 24 km.

Jaran Luweng Jlubang located in the village, Kec. Punung, Pacitan, East Java. Was first discovered by local residents, then in the first exploration by the Joint Expedition team Anglo - Australian, who was accompanied by a crawler Caves of Indonesia in 1984.

Navigate the necessary equipment is a vertical cave, first pitting dg 12 meters depth, to the first terrace with a distance of about 25 meters before reaching the second wells with a depth of 25 meters after pitting the two, there is a very large hall, began here can be done without equipment field vertically. Advised to bring a map of the cave or leave the marker so as not to get lost in search activity in this cave.

 In addition, this cave is very dangerous in the rainy season, because it is a place Swallow Hole or disappearance of the river surface into the cave. Not a few who get caught flooding cave crawler in this cave.
For the sake of safety and security, tourists must obtain prior consent from the local Office of Culture and Tourism.

Gong Cave Trip To Eastern Java in Pacitan

Gong Cave Shines Like Gold In Indonesia Gua Gong

Gong Cave is situated in the village district Bomo Punung. This cave is one of mainstay attractions Pacitan city. Extensive cave is nearly 500 m square. Access to the cave Gong quite easy, because it can be taken by all types of transportation. Gong cave was first discovered in 1924 by mbah Joyo and Noyo Sumito. At that time, he was looking for water in the dry season.

According Sarwanto, guard  Gong Cave The Gong Cave that named because it was taken from the name of Gong Mountain where the cave is located. It is said that the story before it opened to the public, a voice sounds like a Javanese gamelan Kliwon every Friday night. Either the sound was coming from the water droplets from the stalactite and stalagnite or even come from being fine. In addition, the stalactite and stalagmite in the cave Gong if can hit sounds like the sound of a gong or Javanese Music traditional.

 
Besides having a stalagmite and stalactite are quite beautiful, Gua Gong also has four standing water (people call it by spring.) Sarwanto adding that it is said every Spring it has efficacy and usefulness of its own. Fourth Spring is Spring jampi Rogo (the water is believed efficacious for health and medicine), Spring Kamulyan (efficacious to add kemulyaan), In java Philosophi Spring Jiwo Panguripan and spring recesses. Based on trust, making the water is usually done on Friday night and most major Kliwon Shura month or Java Calendar and Islamic Calendar.


In a day visitor Gong cave about 300 people, when vacations can reach 1000 visitors. Even when the day of Eid could reach 5,000 visitors. Visitors enough to pay USD 4200 for adults, and young children Rp 2700. There is a discount of 20% for groups outside of Pacitan.

Gong Cave