Pindul Cave Yogyakarta
An adventure of going along underground river that has many stories.
Address: Karangmojo, Gunung Kidul, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
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Pindul Cave Yogyakarta
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GPS Coordinate: S7°55'50.4" E110°38'58"
Feel the sensation of an
adventure in the river inside a cave using a lifebelt. While going through the
dark valley in the cave with stalactite and stalagmite, you will also have a
story about the journey of Joko Singlulung looking for his father.
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Wading across a river using b is
somethinoatg common, but if the river is located inside a cave, of course it
will be an enjoyable yet challenging experience. Pindul is a cave that becomes
part of the group of seven caves with underground river flowing inside. It is
located in a village named Bejiharjo, Karangmojo and it offers the real
sensation of adventure. For about 45 to 60 minutes, visitors will be invited to
go along the river in the darkness of the bowels of the earth with 300 meters
length using lifebelt. This is an activity combining body rafting and caving,
and later called cave tubing.
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No special preparation needed to
do cave tubing in Pindul cave. We only need lifebelt, life vest, and headlamp,
and those equipments have been provided by the organizer. The still water flow
makes it save for everyone, not only adults but also children. The best time to
do cave tubing is in the morning at about 9 or 10a.m since the water won’t be
too cold. Furthermore, if the weather is clear, at that time we may see the
light from heaven which is actually the sunlight from above that goes through
the big hole on the top of the cave.
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While enjoying the smooth wipes
on the cold water on our skin in the middle of the cave with less light, the
guide told a story of the name Pindul. Based on the legend believed by the
indigenous people and passed on orally from generation to the other, the name
of Pindul cave and the other caves in Bejiharjo could not be separated from the
story of Joko Singlulung’s journey to find his father. After exploring the
dense forests, mountains, and rivers, Joko Singlulung got into the caves in
Bejiharjo. When he got into one of the cave, he bent the rock, so that the
place was named Pindul as the short form of pipi gebendul in Javanese
language.
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Besides telling us about the
legend of the name of Pindul cave, the guide also told us about some pretty
ornament that we find in the activity, such as crystal, moonmilk, stalactites,
and stalagmites. A huge pillar formed from the join process between the
stalactite and stalagmite which were thousands years old will greet in front of
us. On some parts of the top of the cave, we could see natural picture as
formation of bats living there. Meanwhile, in the middle of the cave was a
place resembles wide pool where visitors usually take a rest, swim, and jump
from above. When YogYES was still enjoying the beautiful ornament while
listening to the sound of the baths and the water, it turned out that the cave
tubing was over since we had arrived at the end of the cave. We could also see
Banyumoto barrage, which was build in the Dutch colonization era, with karst as
the background.
Video jump into underground river
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