Pindul

The view from the Pindul
Place Village Bejiharjo, Karangmojo, Gunungkidul, Indonesia
Length of 350 m (1,100 ft)
Cave opening October 10, 2010
Pindul are attractions such as caves located in the village Bejiharjo, District Karangmojo, Gunungkidul. Pindul known because of the way down the cave that is done by climbing on top of the tube underground river inside the cave, this activity known as cave tubing. Underground river starts from the mouth of the cave until the end of the cave, inside the cave there is only a narrow part of the tube can be passed, so that travelers usually will alternate one by one to skip this section. Pindul long cave is 350 meters with a width of 5 meters and the distance the water level with the roof of the cave 4 meters. Pindul caving takes approximately one hour that ends at a dam. River flow inside Pindul comes from springs gedong Seven. Pindul tourist attraction was inaugurated on October 10, 2010.

Holidays. 

Travelers who will do the cave tubing equipped with safety equipment and tires to float down the cave.
Bejiharjo village located in the karst hills so dominated by rocks. Pindul can be reached from the city of Yogyakarta using private vehicles such as motorcycles or cars passing through Wonosari, located approximately 7 km to the north of the city Wonosari, after entering the village Bejiharjo, proceed to follow the asphalt road. Location Pindul secretariat located at the end of the road. Search inside the cave there will be rock formations of stalactites, which is a type of secondary minerals that hang on the ceiling of limestone caves. In fact, there are stalactites that have grown up under and be like pillars. Some karst rock is still alive and dripping water. Pindul divided into three zones, namely zone of bright, well-lit and dark. One part Pindul there is a wide enough so it looks like a pool and there is a gap wide enough incoming sunlight. This vulnerability can also be passed as a pathway by means of entering the cave vertically. Tourist attractions around there Pindul Wren Cave (dry cave), General Sudirman heritage monuments, and archaeological sites Sokoliman.

Legend. 

Legend naming Pindul believed and told from generation to generation by the surrounding community comes from the story that traces the journey Joko Singlulung dense forests, rivers, up to the cave to look for his father. While we were down 7 caves that have streams below, Joko head hit a rock fault is in the cave. The cave is named after a hit Joko Pindul derived from the Javanese word meaning gebendul cheek cheek bump.

Yogyakarta has many interesting sights to visit the cave. Location tourist caves or cave tubing in Yogyakarta can be easily reached by car is no exception with the bike. One of the examples of cave tour in Jogja interesting is Pindul in Gunungkidul Yogyakarta. Glance Pindul area located in Gunung Kidul, Yogyakarta, precisely in the area Event Hamlet I, Bejiharjo, Karangmojo, Gunung Kidul, Yogyakarta. Besides Pindul in Gunung Kidul also has other tourist caves like Seropan Cave, and cave Kalisuci. Pindul have a history or a story of its own.

Pindul name comes from a story in which a young man named Ricardo Singlulung search for missing father, along with many forests and caves, all of a sudden he stumbles his head on one of the rocks in this cave, the cave where he was eventually named this stumble Pindul .

Pindul have such unique beauty stalagmites and stalagmites sparkle white crystals at various angles in the cave. Amid the cave, there is a rather large room, with a hole on top, the sun coming through this hole to make the atmosphere more beautiful. Admission ticket Rp. 50.000, - to guide facilities, village-style snacks, meals and equipment. If you already bring their own equipment, such as life jackets, rubber tires and so forth, can be directly entered for free on this site, but if you do not bring the preparation of home, then you just pay the rent.
If you happened to be visiting Central Java, please visit the cave Pindul, you definitely want to go back again.  Thank you for reading this article.
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