Pindul Cave The Adventure Wading

An Underground River

Pindul are attractions such as caves located in the village Bejiharjo, District Karangmojo, Gunungkidul district. Pindul known for caving way done with the tire float up above the underground river in the cave, this activity known as cave tubing. The flow of the underground river starts from the mouth of the cave until the end of the cave, inside the cave there is a narrow passage that can be passed only one tire buoy, so that tourists will usually take turns one by one to skip this section. Length Pindul cave is 350 meters with a width of 5 meters and the distance the water surface with the roof of the cave 4 meters. Pindul cave search takes approximately one hour that ends at a dam. The flow of the river is located in the Pindul derived from gedong Seven springs. Pindul tourist attraction was inaugurated on October 10, 2010.

Bejiharjo village located in the hills so dominated by karst rock. Pindul cave can be reached from the city of Yogyakarta using private vehicles such as motorcycles or cars passing through Wonosari, located about 7 km to the north of the city Wonosari, after entering the village Bejiharjo, trips continued to follow the asphalt road. Pindul cave secretariat is located at the end of the path.

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 of the karst rock is still alive and dripping water. Pindul cave divided into three zones, namely zone bright, well-lit and dark. One part Pindul cave there is a place that is wide enough so it looks like a pool and there is a fairly wide gap where incoming sunlight. This vulnerability can also be passed as a pathway in a manner vertically into the cave. The tour around the cave there Pindul Wren (dry cave), General Sudirman heritage monuments, and archaeological sites Sokoliman

LEGEND

Legend naming Pindul believed and told for generations by local communities comes from the story that traces the journey Joko Singlulung dense forest, river, up to the cave to look for his father. We're down 7 caves that have streams below, Joko head hit a rock fault is in the cave. The cave is named after the place Joko hit Pindul derived from the Javanese word meaning 'Gebendul' / cheek hit