Lanang Mountain

From Left : Gunung Jepen, Bathok, Lanang

Not only beaches, Pacitan also have many mountains. One of them is called “Gunung Lanang”. It is located in Punjung village, Kebonagung District. Pacitan. It is about 20 km from the center of Pacitan to the East.

This Mountain is also counted as the highest place in pacitan. That fact makes this mountain is easy to be found. From the town, you can see the peak of this mountain clearly, a series mountains with 5 peaks on it. Gunung Limo is at the South Side of Gunung Lanang.

The access to come here is rather easy. You can use car or motorcycle use the “Tulakan Road”. Motorcycle is preferable though. About 15 km from the Alon Alon Pacitan, you turn right into smaller asphalt road for about 3 km and finding a paving road for about 2 km until the mountain food. You can Park there, but in order to prevent the bad things, you better park your motor cycle in the local house, With their permission, absolutely. Then you can walk to its peak fro about 20  minutes. It is not too high, so don’t worry.

The peak is rather wide. You can see the beauty of pacitan from here, with the scene of its town, grindulu river, and its beaches. If you decided to camp there, you can see the night scene with the glittering stars up the sky, and lamps similar stars on the town. If you are lucky, you can also see the beautiful sunrise and sunset from that mountain.

This Mountain has 2 peaks, but only one peaks that can be use for camping, because the other peak is only a big rock that very hard to be climbed. There are only rock and grass there. Except, you bring your climbing tools. But some locals usually climb that another peak to get food for their sheep, without equipment but sickle.

This is a favorite place for high school students to enjoy their holiday. If you, somehow, want to camp here, make sure to have permission from the head village. Camping with a good intention, keep clean of Nature, bring your trash down. That is the attitude. Wish you Happy camping! Enjoy Yourself! 

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Sepang Mountain

Sepang from afar

Gunung sepang is located in Sepang village Rt.02 Rw.13 in district Tulakan, Pacitan. It is about 18km to the east, using Tulakan road. Many people like this place. This place is windy and very beautiful. You can see a whole pacitan from this peak, the sea, the village. This place has three wide place to camp.

The west place of Sepang's peak is my favorite camping ground, with two big rock that can be climbed to watch the stars. Here is the best place to watch the sunset. The middle of Sepang's Peak is rather shallow place. If you want to practice wall ckimbing, here is the right place. You can climb a special big rock here that similar to cliff without any equipment. If somehow, you accidentally slipped and fall here, you will land safely on bushes there. The East Peak, is the best place to wait and watch sunrise, with the enjoyable wind and the rocks that arranged naturally in order to make us sit easily.

You will not an expensive accommodation to get here, just use you motor cycle or use public transportation. With the notice, If you use your Motorcycle, you can parked it in the local house with the fee only Rp 3.000. If you use Public transportation, you will need to walk for about 2 km more from the Tulakan Road. Actually, about the fee, it is used to build the village. It is not used for the owner house themselves.

For some people, walking up this mountain will be tough. My tips is walk slowly, no need to haste. If you never been here before, start early. Climb with a good intention and keep the nature clean.

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Goa Kalak (Cave)

Goa Kalak

Goa kalak is located in Sendang Village, Donorojo district, Pacitan. This cave is about 5 Km from Goa Gong, in theborder edge of Kalak and Sendang Village. This Goa Kalak is famous from its mystic than beauty of the stalagmite and stalactite.

This cave is often visited by peoples with the special purpose, most of them is about mystic things. Many visitor had come here, they were not only from pacitan, but also from many different places. There were also some high level official people that visited this place in order to do some ritual here.

Based of the story from the locals, Goa Kalak is a Meditation place of Raden Brawijaya in Maja Pahit Kingdom's time. This Cave, which has been there for more than hundred years is also the oldest cave in Pacitan. Usually, there is a key holder in places with mystic aura. In Goa Kalak, the key holder's name is Mr. Manrejo (Mbah Tugiman) that take care of this cave since1965. He is the third successor from the First Key Holder.

There are one ceramic that laid in that cave that used for meditation that originally made by a visitor who meditated in Lawu Mountain and had his vision to look for Raden Brawijaya's Meditation Place. After finding this place, he then, build a rectangular ceramic for other people that wanted to meditate there.

If you have enough curiosity about this place, you can come here using special permission. The last news that i heard about this Cave, for some reason, this cave is closed for general people. At least, contact and ask the key holder to accompany you. That is for Goa Kalak. See you next time in my other post. Bye.

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Goa Putri (Cave)

Goa Putri

Goa Putri is one of many caves in Pacitan, East Java. This cave is located near Tabuhan Cave and Gong Cave. Its location is about 35km from alon-alon Pacitan To the west in Punung district Pacitan.  You can go there using motor cycle or Car. The road access is also good, with the wide and smooth asphalt.

There are ticket post in Goa Putri, you must park your motorcycle there and continue by walking a cement path. The green view of plants decorated the way along path. There are also a lot of writing sign that tell about loving, caring, and keep the nature clean.

Goa Putri has a small mouth cave. It is showing a nature creation of beauty stalactite and stalagmite which is made from years process. Stalactite and stalagmite was formed by a process from upper ground water which penetrate through very small crack in soil ground that bringing lime mineral with in. That process make the water rather sticky enough to stick on the roof cave and became stalactite. Its beauty is also strengthen by lamps. You will also find some bats that flying around that cave.

Goa Putri has a few visitor, there are also no seller. The facility there are only a narrow parking area, In spite of that, he country side view is also a good point from Goa Putri, about its rural sensation, with natural culture and harmony, intrigue your desire to stay here a little bit longer.

Goa Putri in English Means Princess Cave. The history of Goa Putri's name is because there is a stalagmite that has a form similar to Princess. There is also a lime rock that has form similar to resting place for a princess. The matter of princess lime rock and its resting place is still mysterious, even by locals.  There are even a legend about that Goa Putri that only known by the locals there.

Sometime, there are irresponsible people that left a drawing anywhere or damaging the infrastructure there. We need to be aware about those things, keep the area clean from rubbish, take nothing from there but picture in order to make that place be a comfortable place to enjoy the vacation with family.

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Goa Tabuhan (Cave)

This cave is located in Tabuhan, Wareg Village, Punung subdistrict. It is about 30 km from central of Pacitan city. This Tabuhan cave only have 2 big chamber and is located near Gong Cave. People begin to go to this cave at 1998. Originally, this place called "Tapan Cave" (Tapan means hermit) because peoples used this place for meditate. Present, this cave is known bt the name "Goa Tabuhan (Tabuhan Cave)" because people use this place to do some art  (in a traditional way). They tap and hit the stalagtit and stalagmite in order to make melodious sound like "gamelan" (traditional java music instrument)

This Cave originally is formed  from lime stone and make its stalagmite and stalagtite since hundred years ago, because of chemical reaction from rain and lime mineral. With the estimate  up to seven  meter length and one meter diameter, it make the awesome giant pillars.

Tabuhan Gong

People make sound by tapping the stalagtite

the sound is similar to this gamelan

 Make sure to come here, and watch the nature creation of Tabuhan Cave. Bye. See you again.

Kunir Beach

Kunir Beach

Kunir beach is one of the virgin beaches along Line South Way (JLS) Pacitan. It is located in Pager Kidul Village, District of Sudimoro, about 45 km form the Center of Pacitan . A few people know about this beach, the way here is not really good either.

If you are From pacitan, follow the JLS until finding Hadiwarno Trisection, then turn right into Lorok-Trenggalek way. After about 2-3 Km, you will find "Pantai Kunir" direction sign on the right side road. Follow that smaller road until you find another three section with a post on it, turn left. You will find very rough  macadam way. Following it for about 2 Km. There will be a scenery of wide rice field farm and coconut trees that really fit with the beach. From there, you will; soon find a field area that can be used for camping.

On the East side of the field, you will find a beautiful small lake full with mangrove trees. That lake have its water flowing to the Kunir beach. This Beach is very natural, with the decoration of coral lime. Hearing the Wave crush on it with playing water and sand will be better option to do. If you have much time there, waiting sunset to come is another good option.

Kunir beach is also in bounds with the locals coconuts garden. That mixing view from beach and Coconut tree make this place a good choice for refreshing. And some how, you will not feel disturbed by unnecessary noise from sellers.

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Taman Beach

View from the Top Post

Taman beach is located in Ngadirojo district, Pacitan. This beach is part of South shore of Java with the characteristic of its big wave and rather dangerous to swim. The access to Taman beach is very easy. It is like if you want to go to another beach like Padi Dangkal Beach, Pidakan Beach, Soge Beach, Sidomulyo Beach, you will use the same path, JLS (South Line Road). Its wide and smooth road that, in this case, connect Kebonagung to Ngadirojo District.

This beach have a good panorama along the JLS, with the long shore and its high cliff. Whenever you are in your trip and pass this beach, it is better to stop for a while to rid away your tired. Sitting down under the shade of coconut tree and feel the blowing wind, it will be something that you can enjoy, refresh yourself.

This beach also give you the adventure spot, but if you are brave enough to conquer your fear. That is Flying Fox. Its length is about 400m. It said that Taman beach's Flying Fox is the longest in Indonesia.With Rp 25.000 as the fee for flying Fox, It will be worth to pump your adrenalin, right?

There are two post in flying Fox. It is the Top post as the start place to start the descending (sliding down) and Bottom Post as the finish. The way to Top post is rather heavy. You have to do a little bit exercise by walking up along the small path to the top cliff. Climbing and climbing, Keep your spirit friend.

When you reach the Top Post, you can see the full landscape of Taman beach, very long. It is time, to prepare your flying fox safety equipment, and enjoy your sliding to the bottom Post.

There is also a conservation place for turtle in Taman Beach. This conservation is managed by the local. Before they had collaborated with the bureau conservation of UMM (University Muhammadiyah Malang). This conservation is very helpful in turtle proliferation and keeping down the turtle from its extinction. Before the conservation was managed, there are a lot of fisherman that used the turtle flesh that was said had a rather expensive price and have impact in leading the turtle to near its extinction. With this conservation, local begin to know which animal that is protected and have to be keep about its existence. This conservation area is also opened for public. If you want to become the member or the investor, they will surely welcome you.

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