Saturday, November 13, 2010

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

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