Natural Beauty of Curug Sewu Water Fall

Curug Sewu Water Fall located in area Sala Endah, Jawa Barat. . This waterfall not only offers natural beauty but also challenge for can come near it. Every one likes this place because have a natural beauty and trek field offering separate challenge.

Curug Sewu has separate fascination. Some part of journeys of towards the location is has challenged, in the form of as of steep tread and smooth. The main fascination of Curug Seribu Water Fall is the height of those waterfalls reach 100 meters with big water effusing.

Curug Sewu is residing in height of 200 meters above this sea level located in Town West Bogor. This Curug frequently visited by the nature lovers and tourist especially local. Even some foreign tourist also has ever visited it.

To reach location Curug Seribu, needs extra energy, because visitor must walk as far as one Km. Visitor also must beware of because passing steep footpath and smooth.

In this tourism object there are some facilities, which can be, enjoyed visitor for example MCK, mushola, camping ground, shelter, and booth eats.

It is not difficult to reaches Curug Seribu. If you came from outside Java from Bandara Soekarno Hatta went up bus Damri towards Terminal Baranang Sianq Bogor. Then went up city transport towards terminal Bubulak and continued by city transport rising towards Cobatok. Out of three Cibatok rising Angkot towards village Pasir Reungit or rising ojek, sepeda motor. From Pasir Reugit Village trekking towards spandrel Curug Seribu then buy admission ticket, has just then treads as of tread downwards rising until to Curug Seribu.

Madakaripura Waterfall

Near the village of Sapeh, district of Lumbang, about 33 km to the north east of Probolinggo, there is a spectacular waterfall known as Madakaripura. It is hidden in the dense forest of the mountain range of Tengger. It is very inspiring and adds the excitement of your visit to Mt. Bromo.

This waterfall is believed to be the sacred waterfall since it was right here that the Great Prime Minister of Majapahit, Gajah Mada, spent the rest of his life and practiced asceticism by meditating under this waterfall. Paying a visit to this object and enjoying the lush mountain greenery would be an unforgettable experience. Words cannot describe the magnificent Madakaripura adequately.

This object, with a height of 620 m above the sea level, is on a gentle slope with a friendly atmosphere. You can feel the roar as the water falls from a height of 200 m creating an awe-inspiring waterfall. It is more likely a happening of something that takes place in a fairy land.

The best time to see the falls is between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. when the sun is high enough to light up the valley's bottom. One may bathe in the falls' pure natural water, which, it is said, cures rheumatism and all kinds of disorders besides preserving youth and vigor.

During the rainy season, visitors will have to be careful as overflowing may occur occasionally. Attention should be paid to notes of warning. This waterfall, which is quite easy to be visited, is just 6 km from Sukapura, the gateway of Mt. Bromo (www. petra.ac.id)

A Note If You Want to Visit Ijen

The journey to Ijen as far as three kilometers can be achieved by all people, adults and childrens with healthy bodies. The journey starts at a small path of Pal Tud­ing where many cottages managed by the Ministry of Forestry are available. The journey usually takes 1.5 to 2 hours walk to Ijen Crater.

Watching directly the mining activities are not al­lowed for public, especially those with physical problems and vertigo. The rule especially apply to those who would feel sick and dizzy easily if they inhale the sulphuric smoke.

The journey to the crater must apply extreme cau­tion. On your way up, never talk to the miners carrying baskets if you don't have to. They would later stop and talk with you which would slow their rhytms and forcing them to use extra energy located at the bottom of the mountain at Pal Tuding. What an extraordinary scene, yet gloomy for us.

About ten minutes later, the path ended at an open space with the sight of a beautiful valley on our right. Up here, we could see Rante and Raung Mountains in the distance. It was less than twenty minutes for us to reach the Ijen Crater from here as we could already smell sulphur indistinct. Although, the mountain was still active, still the picture of enjoying the Breathtaking crater that only few could enjoy -ad diminished their worries.

Ijen Crater was the final destination for the visitors, but actually it was a start for the miners. Yes, down below in the deep crater the mining was located.

The journey to the mining place was rocky and very steep. To reach it, we had to take a small path along the rocky wall on our right and 200-meter slope on our left. The path itself was very sloppy. What a startling outlook to see the miners had to carry up to hundreds kilo­grams of sulphur on their shoulders along the hard path. Yet, the picture was not complete unless we could see directly the mining activities on ground zero located on the side of a la ke.
(Appetite Journey, February 2007, Pg. 26)