The incredible Telaga Biru Cawene

 

Telaga Biru Cawene Bogor is located in Lokapurna, Jl. Raya Mt. Salak Endah, Pamijahan District, Bogor Regency, West Java, Indonesia. The location is about 2 hours from downtown Bogor.

The Cawene Bogor Blue Lake will pamper visitors with the enchanting blue lake. The color of the water is really blue and gives freshness to the body when you touch it. Visitors can play in the water, soak and swim to feel the natural sensation.

This lake is shaped like a river, with a depth in the main pool of around 5 to 6 meters. There is another pool above it with depths ranging from 1 to 4 meters. Beside the lake, you can see rocky cliffs that seem to flank the flow of water below. The portrait looks exotic and the large rocks often become a spot for tourists to jump freely into the lake.

Apart from being able to hear the soothing sound of the water, visitors can also enjoy the peaceful nature around them. Towering green trees and vines fill the left and right sides of the lake.

Telaga Biru Cawene Bogor provides several facilities that can support tourist activities while on holiday. These include a parking area, toilets, huts for relaxing and eating together, camping ground, and buoy rental. Tent and camping equipment rental facilities are also available. Lighting around the lake and swings as photo spots are also available. However, there are no food stalls available in this tourist area as a way for tourism to minimize waste.

The entrance ticket is IDR 15,000 per person. There is an additional parking fee of IDR 5,000 for motorbikes, while cars are IDR 10,000. For those who want to camp, there is an additional land rental fee of IDR 30,000.

To make searching easier, the Cawene blue lake has been marked on Google Maps.

Klayar Beach, a Beach that soothes the eyes of Visitors

 

Klayar Beach is in Sendang Village, Donorojo District, Pacitan Regency, East Java Province, Indonesia, about 40 km west of Pacitan City.

Klayar Beach holds a lot of unique beauty and also holds mystery. The beauties include white sand, giant coral similar to the Sphinx in Egypt, sea flutes, natural fountains, waterfalls and beautiful coral rocks.

The view of the blue sea and white sand will welcome tourists who come. Apart from that, the sand of Klayar Beach is also white, so it looks very harmonious with the blue sea water. To the west of Klayar Beach, there is land that extends towards the sea called Tanjung Klayar. Before entering Tanjung Klayar, there is a camping area that visitors can use for camping.

As a popular tourist destination, Klayar Beach has quite complete facilities. There is a fairly large parking area and toilets and bathrooms are available there. For culinary delights, there are many stalls selling various kinds of food menus around Klayar Beach. Other facilities at this tourist spot include a prayer room, gazebo and accommodation if you want to stay overnight. For camping lovers, a camping site is provided.

If you want to visit Klayar Beach, currently the entrance ticket price is IDR 10,000 for children and IDR 15,000 for adults. These ticket prices have started to change since February 15 2021 based on Pacitan Regency Regional Regulation Number 3 of 2020 concerning Levy for Recreation and Sports Places. Ticket prices are also determined based on the Decree of the Regent of Pacitan Number: 188.45/151/KPTS/408.12/2021 concerning the Revocation of Reductions in Several Levy for Recreation and Sports Places in Pacitan Regency.

There are 2 alternative routes that you can take to get to the Klayar Beach tourist attraction, namely from Pacitan City, East Java and from Yogyakarta – Wonosari-Wonogiri. This second route only takes 3-4 hours. To facilitate. This location has been marked on Google Maps.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kamojang Crater, beautiful views of the geothermal power plant

Kamojang Crater is located right on the border of Garut Regency-Ibun District, Bandung Regency, West Java Province, Indonesia, and is in the geothermal area of the geothermal power plant, Kamojang. The total number of craters in this area is 23 craters and is located on the back of Mount Guntur.

Komajang Crater itself is on Mount Kamojang which is managed by PLTP Kamojang, Indonesia Power and also Pertamina because it is used as an Earth Power Power Plant. And Kamojang Crater is the first crater whose energy can be harnessed. This PLTP was built during the Dutch colonial period in 1926.

The Kamojang crater is in the form of a cave-like channel where geothermal steam comes out through the cave passage. If you look from above you might think that someone is burning something in the cave, but actually it is geothermal steam, and this is what makes the Kamojang crater special.

Having a land area of around 10 ha means you can freely do many things. Although only around 8 ha can be explored, because the rest is currently undergoing renovation. In this crater there are 23 craters, 2 of which are shaped like lakes that have steam. This crater has a passageway containing steam channels which, when viewed from above, look like underground train steam.

This area is also a Nature Reserve and Tourist Friendship which has been designated through a Ministerial Decree. So you can get natural views that are guaranteed to be maintained. The cool air will also make you feel at home spending time in this place. The flora and fauna are also a plus of the 23 existing craters, each crater is given a name. The names given have their own meaning, such as the Manuk crater because some of the holes produce sounds that resemble the sound of a manuk bird or the train crater because it sounds like a train (more like the sound of a jet plane). The train crater is the crater that attracts the most attention because the gas vapor that comes out has very extraordinary pressure (2.5 bar).

The facilities at the location are quite complete. Maybe because it is in the Pertamina management area, it gets a lot of help. The atmosphere is also neat and clean. The existing facilities in the form of stalls are several and quite complete. spacious parking area. toilets in the parking lot and near the rain crater, quite a lot of rubbish bins, lots of gazebos and places to sit and rooms for hot showers, cheap, only Rp. 4.000 as much as you like.

 Because Kamojang Crater is located in the Kamojang PLTU geothermal area, which borders Bandung Regency and Garut Regency, to get to Kamijang Crater there are two routes that visitors can take. The first route is the Bandung Majalaya Ibun Kamojang route. Now there is an alternative route available via the Kamojang Hill Bridge. Meanwhile, other routes can be via Garut, Samarang, Kamojang. This location has been marked on Google Maps

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mursala Waterfall, where the film Kingkong was filmed

Mursala Waterfall is on Mursala Island which is administratively included in Tapian Nauli I Village, Tapian Nauli District, Central Tapanuli Regency, North Sumatra Province, Indonesia.

Mursala waterfall is located on a steep cliff that is in direct contact with the Indian Ocean. So the water spills from a height of around 35 meters and immediately merges with the ocean below. Mursala Island is well known internationally because it was once used as a shooting location for the famous Hollywood film, namely the film Kingkong.

Mursala Island, where the Mursala waterfall is located, is an island with an area of approximately 8,000 hectares surrounded by a stretch of white sand beach that looks beautiful. Even though it is quite large, this island is only inhabited by around 60 families.

Mursala Island is famous for its beautiful beaches and sea views. This island is also surrounded by reddish brown granite cliffs and green forests which add to the beautiful view of Mursala Island.

There is no trekking activity to get to the main location of Mursala Waterfall. And to get to the location of Mursala Waterfall, tourists must use a speed boat or ship rental service.

The trip can start from Sibolga Harbor, but make sure you travel to Mursala Island when the weather is clear. And it's a good idea to come to this location with a group, to reduce the cost of renting a boat or speed boat. The distance from Sibolga to Mursala Island is around 22.5 km.

The naming of Mursala Waterfall is related to the history of the VII century, at which time there was often a flow of trade carried out by Arabs to Barus Beach. Before entering Barus, the Arabs always prayed on the large island at the tip of what is now called Mursala Island. The word Mur is another name for Arabs, and the word Sala means prayer. This history became the forerunner to the island being called Mursala Island.

To get an idea of the position of Mursala Waterfall, you can see it on Google Maps

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tamalulua Waterfall (Bassolo Waterfall), Beauty in the Middle of Arid Nature

 

Tama'lulua Waterfall (Bossolo Waterfall) is in Ramba Village, Rumbia District, Jeneponto Regency, South Sulawesi Province, Indonesia.

Tama'lulua Waterfall is also known as Bossolo Waterfall because it is located not far from Bossolo Hill. It can be said that tourist attractions are not very well known compared to other destinations and the managers still only come from the surrounding community.

Tama'lulua waterfall has a height of around 85 meters. You need to spend extra energy to get to Tama'lulua because you have to climb a rocky road. But all your tiredness will pay off when you see the beautiful view of the waterfall accompanied by the green leaves of the trees. Arriving at the waterfall, visitors are faced with two choices, namely seeing it from the top of the hill next to it called Bassolo Hill, or going down to enjoy the freshness. If you choose to enjoy it from the top of Bassolo Hill, you can also enjoy the sunset. Or after descending from the hill to the waterfall if your energy is still strong.

Because this tourist attraction is still very simple and was even developed by local residents themselves, the entrance ticket price is very cheap, namely only Rp. 2,000-Rp. 3,000 per person. Meanwhile, those who bring vehicles will be charged separate parking rates.

Talking about facilities, Tama'Lulua is quite complete. Because there is a gazebo, toilet and resting place. Please note that all facilities and cleanliness at this waterfall are still managed by the local community.

For those departing from Makassar, just move straight towards the city of Jeneponto. The journey will take approximately three hours. Arriving in the city of Jeneponto, the journey still has to continue to Rumbia Village until finally reaching the parking area. From here, you have to start preparing physically and energetically. It took about an hour to walk before we could actually reach the waterfall location.