Go Indonesia :: See The Beauty Of Gong Cave
For those of you who want to visit a beautiful cave in Pacitan,
Gong Cave might be the best choice for you. Pacitan is
one of the cities that are located in East Java. There are several
tourist attractions that you could find in Pacitan. One of them is Gong
Cave. This cave is a horizontal cave with 256 meter long. Inside this
cave, you could find so many stalactites. Stalactites are limestone that
shape like cone on the ceiling of the cave. Besides stalactite, you also
could find stalagmite as well inside this cave. Stalagmite is basically
similar to stalactite but it’s located on the floor of the cave
instead of on the ceiling.
The name of this cave came from the sound that is produced by the
stones that are located inside the cave. The sound that is produced by
the stones in Gong Cave is similar to the sound
which is produced by gong. This cave is discovered in 1930. Gong Cave is
located in Bomo Village, Punung Sub-district, Pacitan. The distance to
this cave from Pacitan City is about 30 km. To reach this cave, you could
use two lanes. First, you could reach this cave through Pracimantoro,
Wonosari. Other way to reach this cave is from Pacitan City.goindonet, go indonesia, complete indonesia tourism info
Come to Pacitan and ready fascinated to Gong Cave
If you came from Surabaya and you want to visit Gong Cave, you might need
to change public transportation for three times.
First you need to ride a bus from Surabaya to Madiun. Next you need to
take another bus from Madiun to Ponorogo. From Ponorogo, you could take
small bus to Pacitan. However, these days you also could find direct bus
lane from Surabaya to Pacitan.
Once you’ve arrived at the agate, you need to take a walk for
about 100 meter to reach the cave. You could find people who sell
flashlight at the gate. Along the way to Gong Cave, you
could find several food stalls. Other facilities that you could find are
including souvenir stores, restaurants, parking spot, toilets, and small
sized mosque. You also could hire tour guide if you want to know the
details about this cave along your journey.
Inside the cave, you might find many stalactite and stalagmite. Some
of them are very unique and have their own name such as Selo Pakuan Bomo,
Selo Citro Cipto Agung,Selo Giri, Selo Susuh Angin, and Selo Bantaran
Angin. You also could find five main ponds inside the cave. The ponds
that you could find in Gong Cave are JampiRogo,
Panguripan, RelungJiwo, Kamulyan, and RelungNisto. goindonesia gong
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