Jomblang Cave Adventure

There is a lot of beauty under the ground of Pegunungan kidul Yogjakarta, here, one of the most important karst ecosystems in indonesia gunung kidul karst save the backup of water, the source of people’s lives on it and for several years. cave explore activities become something useful for local wisdom. some caves have functioned as the special interest tourism, adventure touris. jomblang cave and grubug cave in wonosari gunung kidul become one of them. the most sought after in this place is the fall of thousands light into the underground river at a depth of 100 meters grubug hole. we called it ray of light.to reach the underground  river. we must go down and up with the help of ropes. for beginner, easy techniques is necessary.

Itenarary :
08:00 : we will you pick up at jogjakarta and then drive to jomblang cave gunung kidul southeast of Yogjakarta.
10:00 : we have arrived at jomblang cave karst area and prepare to descend the hole, installing an equipment to your body our cave instructor will help you.
11:00 : Descend the jomblang hole with human belay system, an easy system for beginner (training is not necessary) cave instructor will dropping you dow slowly to the base of the hole, 40 meters vertically with a rope attached to your body.

11.30 : Dry trekking into the other hole, Grubug cave. light is necessary here. nearly to grubug hole, you will hear the rustling of undrground river.eventually the light was beginning to look and finally the ray of light is coming down from the hole above us.we have arrived at grubug hole 80 meters above us, 20 meters below us is the underground river. the first sight is a thousand light falling on the flowstone (cave ornament) the ray of light. nice moment for photograph, but remember don’t stand on this rock, thousand of years to create  this stone from water naturally. grubug hole has a diameter of 15 meters and a depth of 100 meters some expert caver prefer to decending here, more adrenaline they said.many ornaments below us on the underground river, so we will go down on the river must be carefully here. slippery because every time is wet. back to the base of jomblang hole,prepare to ascending up the hole.
12:30 : Lunch in gate of the cave.
13.30 : you will ascend the hole with hauling system (an easy system for beginner) instructor will hauling you toward to the top with a rope attached on your body.
15.00 : take a rest and take a bath
17.00 : drive back to Yogjakarta

 


FACILITIES
Guide and cave instructor
Lunch
Food and water
Cave equipment
Boat shoes and helmet
Licensing
Transportation, Jogja-Jomblang cave-Jogja
Medicine
Insurance
YOU SHOULD BRING
Headlamp or torch
Gloves and socks
Sport shoes or sandal
Clothes and substitutes (not jeans)
Private medicine
Bath equipment
Camera

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