Banyunibo Waterfall - Beautiful Scenery in Tourist Area of GunungKidul
Gunungkidul is currently a local belle of the tourists during a visit to Yogyakarta. Wealth and natural beauty attract tourists to come to the district which is mostly covered in the form of limestone mountains. Not only natural attractions such as the beach, in Gunungkidul there is also contained a number of caves and waterfalls that should go into your visit list. Especially for waterfalls, one of which you can visit is Banyunibo Waterfall.
Being on Batur village, Desa Putat, District Patuk, Gunung Kidul district, the location of this waterfall can be reached in one hour drive from the city of Yogyakarta. The location is not too far from the attraction of Nglanggeran Ancient Volcano. From the city center, you just need to go at Jalan Wonosari and continue to follow the path to the post office Pathuk police. After that, you will find direction board that show towards Nglanggeran tourism, then follow that direction.
The location of this waterfall is approximately 2 kilometers after the Nglanggeran tourist attraction. Arriving at the location around the waterfall, visitors can find wide parking area. From these locations to witness the beauty Banyunibo, visitors have to walk approximately 400 meters. Access to up to the waterfall is good enough with a road that has been cast by the local community. After walking for a moment, visitors can see beautiful waterfalls as high as approximately 35 meters. During the rainy season, the waterfall has a fairly large water discharge.
Among the hills with a blend of green landscape of hills and green paddy fields will add to the scenic beauty around the waterfall. Waterfall Banyunibo currently managed by Travel Awareness Group (Pokdarwis) Banyunibo. Sumadi, Vice Chairman Pokdarwis Banyunibo, said the waterfall was opened to the public in 2014. "Once opened to the public, we equip it with various facilities, starting to provide a large parking area, several bathrooms, as well as hardened road to the waterfall," said Sumadi.
For this time to enjoy the beauty of the waterfall Banyunibo, visitors will not be charged admission. They only need to pay the cost of the vehicle parking. Being in Putat Villagr, travelers can not only enjoy the beauty of Banyunibo Waterfall. Travelers can only enjoy culinary of Ingkung Chicken that is found in Kampung Dusun Mas Plumbungan with various wooden crafts and masks in the hamlet Bobung, as well as snacks from bananas that are produced by residents coasters in Putat Village.
Article Source: travel.kompas.com
