Yogyakarta : The Beauty of Goa Pindul "Pindul Cave"

I'm going to make this post into 2 languages : Indonesia and English.

Gw akan membuat post ini dalam 2 bahasa, yaitu Indonesia dan Bahasa Inggris.

Yes! It's all about Indonesia again! Love Indonesia XOXO

Now, I'm going to travel to Center Java, more precisely, Yogyakarta! Who's with me? *Hands up*

Betul! Post ini akan membahas tentang Indonesia! Gw cinta Indonesia XOXO

Yuk jalan-jalan ke Jawa Tengah, lebih tepatnya sih kota Yogyakarta. Siapa ikut? *Angkat ketiak tangan*

In the middle of nowhere, outside Yogyakarta city, there's a very beautiful place to see, which is Goa Pindul (Pindul Cave, in English). A lot of Indonesian people doesn't know this place exist - believe me. As people start to visit this place, I believe it's getting more popular these days, especially when there are holidays. Because I love nature, and so does my family, we decided to visit this place :)

Diluar sibuknya (bener ga sih?) kota Yogyakarta, ada tempat yang bagus banget dan masih jarang diketahui orang Indonesia, yaitu Goa Pindul. 

Karena semakin banyak nih orang yang mengunjungi tempat ini, gw yakin tempat ini bakalan nge-hits soon enough, apalagi pas liburan. Gw ama kluarga emang suka dengan alam dan sejenisnya, so kita pergi deh ke tempat ini. 

Goa Pindul is divided into 3 different developer / owner. I think it's just the same, but anyway, I choose the "Wirawisata" one. The entrance fee to Goa Pindul is vary. There are some packages, because the attraction in not only seeing the Goa Pindul itself, but there are also others, such as rafting. I choose "Goa Pindul Cave + Rafting" plus we hire 1 photographer to take our whole journey along the way. If you don't want to miss this moment, I recommend you to hire 1 too, since the price is affordable and worth it. 

Goa Pindul ini dibagi 3 kubu, karena beda-beda yang punya. Tapi menurut gw sama aja sih, gw ambil yang namanya "Wirawisata". Harga masuk di Goa Pindul ini ada berbagai jenis, tergantung kebutuhan aja. Ada atraksi'' lain, jadi gak cm lihat goa doang. Gw ngambil paket Goa + Arung jeram. Gak itu aja, gw juga sewa 1 fotografer buat mengabadikan momen gw sepanjang jalan *cieh*. Kalau lu narsis, atau apapun itu sebutannya, gw saranin untuk sewa 1 fotografer, harganya masih terjangkau dan gw jamin sepadan banget deh. 

Okay let's just get into the interesting part, photos and the journey! I'll explain along the way what you'll experience during the journey *Blink*

Ok langsung aja masuk ke bagian yang menariknya, foto dan perjalanan gw! Gw bakal jelasin tentang seluruh perjalanan gw disini.

To get into the place, first you need to carry our own tire float on our own, and then walk through some trail.

Untuk sampai ke tempat wisata, pertama kita perlu bawa ban pelampung, lalu kita jalan di jalanan yang sudah diatur sama pihak Wirawisata.

After you walk for a while, and then you will arrive at this place (shown below) it's where you'll board your tire float, and then get into the cave. The adventure starts here!! See my caption for more information, okay? ;) see you outside the cave!!

Setelah jalan beberapa saat, lu bakalan sampai di tempat ini (lihat gambar bawah). Nah ditempat inilah lu bakalan naik ke ban pelampung, dan darisinilah petualangan kita dimulai! Lihat aja caption gambar gw dibawah yaa setelah ini. See you outside! 

Taking a picture before entering the cave

Near the entrance of Goa Pindul

Inside the cave. Oh my, why are you so serious? Hahahaha

There are a lot of bats who live inside the cave. You can see it inside, just look up!

Yes this place is truly amazing!

There's this super big stalactite!

This is what famous in Goa Pindul. The "Sunshine from Heaven"

How adorable! Right?

Yes we're having fun and we already out from the cave! Hello there again! :D

From Goa Pindul, we will need to carry our tire float again, and we'll also ride a truck to go to the rafting area. Let's goo!!

Dari goa pindul, kita bakalan bawa ban pelampung kita lagi, trus kita juga naik truk untuk ke lokasi arung jeram. Iya, kita naik truk kayak sapi-sapi gitu ... hahaha! Tapi beneran fun!

Hello from the truck!

Truknya

What a beautiful view around us!

Rafting started! Ew I don't want to get stuck! Hahaha

Beautiful rock! God is so artistic!

After you enjoy the view, the guide will ask you to stop and then offer you whether you want to jump or not. There are two kind of jumps, first is only the short jump (3-4meter), and the second one is the high jump (i don't know, maybe it's about 8-10 meter high?). Of course, my brother, sister, and I try both! It's scary though, but it's worth the experience! Dare enough? ;)

Setelah kita menikmati pemandangan disekitar, nanti guide lu bakalan nanyain "mau lompat nggak" eits yang bener aja mas, gw blm mau bunuh diri kale! Hahahaha, maafkan kejayusan gw yes. Jelas nggak dong. Nanti ada dua jenis loncatan, yang pertama loncat pendek aja, dan kedua loncatan tinggi (8-10meter). Tentu saja gw dan sodara'' gw semua mencoba loncatan itu. Gw akuin, serem bo! Terutama yang loncatan tinggi itu tuh. Tapi sekali seumur idup ini! Berani coba? ;)

The short jump

The high jump

The High jump

Finally the water!!

After the jump. It's lovely, right?

Yes you can also experience this!

We're already near the exit

One last pic! Tired but super fun!

Unfortunately, our journey ends here :( 

Goa Pindul, you give us unforgettable experience!

Is this enough to add Indonesia, Yogyakarta to your travel list? Definitely, right? hahaha

See you in another trip!

Sayangnya, perjalanan kita sudah selesai sampai disini. 

Bener-bener pengalaman yang nggak bisa gw lupakan!

Post ini cukup untuk menambah list travelling lu kan? Hahaha 

See you !

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Indonesia Golden Heritage

For those of you who never travel to Indonesia, well, this post might changed your mind and you should list Indonesia as the top 3 must visit country before you die, hahaha !

Recently, I got invited into Petra Christian University special event, which is called 

“Bulan Seni Budaya”

Or in english, it’s called Art and Culture Months. 

Indonesia has a very diverse culture, because Indonesia is consists of lots of ethnics. 

In Java island, Indonesia has Javanese, Madurese, Sundanese, Bantenese, Cirebonese

In Sumatra Island, Indonesia has Medanese, Bataknese, Minangkabau

In Papua island, Indonesia has Dani, Bauzi, Asmat

In West Nusa Tenggara island, Indonesia has Sasak

In Kalimantan island, Indonesia has Banjarese, Dayak

In Sulawesi island, Indonesia has Makassarese, Minahasan

In Bali island, Indonesia has Balinese

…and others. (Even I can’t remember my own country ethnics because there’s too much of it!)

FYI, Bali is part of Indonesia, and there are so many tourists that didn’t know about this fact. Yes people! Bali is Indonesia, and we can call it the Island of Goddess. Bali is so beautiful and so does the other part of Indonesia. Yes guys, you need to explore Indonesia more and get to know to its beauty. Trust me, you’ll fell in love at the first sight ! ;)

You’ll be amazed with our culture, fell in love with the kindness of the people inside our country, enjoy the atmosphere in our city, feel the adventure while exploring throughout the country. Indonesia is a very unique country that you can’t find it anywhere in this world, except Indonesia itself !

Don’t hesitate to ask me if you have any question about Indonesia ;) 

Well then, 

Let’s see the little part of Indonesia which will be represented through its traditional dance and traditional music, which is “Gamelan”, through “Bulan Seni Budaya” !

Next travel list, Indonesia? ;)

Playing the traditional "Gamelan"

Marching Band!

This is called "Nyinden", so you talk with melody like you're singing

Traditional clothes

Traditional Clothes 

Traditional Clothes

Traditional Clothes

Closing song!

Japan - Day 10 : Shibuya (Hachiko Statue), Doraemon Museum, Cirque Du Soleil - See you Japan!!

Today is our last trip in Japan, and tomorrow we’ll fly back to Indonesia :(

After we pack our bags, we check out from the hotel, but we still put our luggage in the storage room. We’ll pick up our luggage later on.

The first thing that we’ll visit is Shibuya!

To Shibuya : JR Yamanote Line ( Green Line ) to Shibuya Station

Visiting Japan isn’t complete without a picture with Hachiko, the very famous dog statue that is located in Shibuya. 

Hachiko is a very loyal dog, there’re some film about Hachiko, and I always cry when I watch Hachiko movie. It’s very sad, really. 

So yeah, I finally can meet Hachiko statue in person! 

With Hachiko

Shibuya is also famous for its what so called “Shibuya Crossing”. 

It’s located beside the Hachiko Statue.

Shibuya Crossing has five main intersections, and there’s time when the traffic lights will turn all green, and bunch of people will cross around the road. 

There are lots of photographers waiting for the traffic light turns green and take pictures from the top of the building next to Shibuya Crossing. 

Unfortunately, because I go here around 10 a.m in the morning, the crowd is not that crowded. 

Shibuya crossing view

At Shibuya Crossing

Catch a cute Domo Bus!

After eating our last lunch in Japan, which is a Hamburger Steak, we go to Doraemon Museum. 

Our last lunch in Japan :(

To buy Doraemon Museum Ticket : A lot of people said that you need to book the ticket 30 days before your visit (maybe this happens if there’s a special event / occasion), but in usual days, actually you only need to go to Lawson 2 Days before your visit to the museum. Else, you can bought the ticket through the internet. Admission Fee : 1,000 Yen