GOA LO CAVING

Caving on South Suburb area of Malang City

     Malang City has many tourism subjects such as beaches, mountains, historical places. But only few people ever heard or know if there are many adventurous caves wait to be explored. Yess!!! We probably visited wonderful beaches, or hiked to extraordinary mountains, but… only few people had sneaked in between solid rock formations, climbing, crawling, and pitching into small holes. Thus only some of us ever seen one of those magnificent caves,this is it...

    Yup…. Those attractive spots are hidden under the ground surfaces. We need to climb down inside and let our eyes capture them. Some people said there are three bacis rules of caving (and other nature spots as well) ; Take nothing but picture, Leave nothing but footprints, and Kill nothing but time.

    So… when people ask you, "What did you find down there?”,  we might said that we  found only mud, streams , waterponds, large empty spaces and tight crawls, ordinary cave animals, and few kinds of waterfalls :D, then the paradise you've visited may stay more safe as less people going there by themselves ; and ...

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SEMERU SUMMIT TRAIL

Semeru summit, the highest Mountain at Java

     Hiking to the highest mountain and standing on the top –next to the crater- at one of the most active volcano on Java Island, would be an extraordinary experience. Thus, Semeru Mountain is a stratovolcano, with the summit elevation 3676 meter. 

    Semeru has become one of favotrite mountain hike destination; the adventures, the gorgeous landscapes and the story lies behind has become the main attractions. It takes 3 days to reach the top of Semeru. At first, we walk about 6 hours from the start point (Ranu Pane Village) to Ranu Kumbolo –a lake. Then continue hiking over Tanjakan Cinta hill to reach a wide savana called oro-oro ombo. And next, we pass some forests with varies vegetations such as : pine trees, edelweiss, and also algaed branches. Usually people will stop at Kalimati, then start again to reach the top of semeru in early morning the next day. 

    
   Semeru Mountain highly related with Hindu and Buddhist cosmology, the name of Semeru originally came from Meru or Sumeru which means the abode of the God. With that old legend’s history about how this mountain exists in Java Island, Semeru Mountain becomes the most sacred mountain in Java-Bali. Every places in Semeru Mountain is a worship places for Hindu religion. Such as Ranu Kumbolo, this lake located on the 2.400 meter high and 14 hectare wide has mystical legend, this lake was created by Hindus God to complete his asceticism. 

     The beauty sceneries, mystical folklores, the adventures, plus standing on the top and having experience when the volcano blow out some huge hot steam and smoke ; and sometimes accompanied with ashes as well ; all of these experiences would be the most unforgettable experience on Java. 

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BALURAN NATIONAL PARK

Wild Life at Baluran

    Watching wild peacocks running freely, and do some eye-spy over junglefowl behind those bushes , and even staring an Eagle fling high above the sky. Those are few activities among many other that we can do at Baluran National Park.

     Baluran National Park located in north-east part of Java Island, nearby Banyuwangi city. This park cover about 25.000 hectares, consists of mountains area, monsoon forests area, African savana's looks and also coastlines.

      At the mountains area there is Mount Baluran with the top around 1.247 meter as the background view behind the wide savannah. The monsoon forests area are home for monkeys, some birds species, and become shelter for deers, and buffaloes (any hunting activities is being restrictied here) during night. 

    The main spectacular view at Baluran National Park is the African savanna's looks at Bengkol, yess…! There you'll spot a wide range of bright yellow grass covering huge space of land, and completed by some indigeneous animals which living at savana such as : Banteng (Bos javanicus), buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) and also Rusa (Deer Cervus timorensis). Those animals being set free at the park, just like any animal daily life on an extra ordinary typical land which looks like African's savana.

   Before we're getting completely satisfied by the magnificent of mountain savana's sceneries and animals, we need to look further to the other side of the national park. There some white sandy beaches are waiting for you with its wide view started from Bama beach. We can do some canoeing by using very simple boat and certainly we have to experience the underwater view by snorkeling and explore more under the sea along those coral reefs.

By : Fiki

      With the large area and so much activities we can do, it won’t be enough to visit this park only for one day. Why don't we stay some couple days over there and explore the real safari like style without waiting too far to experience them on Africa? It's already Africa van Java tho..

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