{"id":5264,"date":"2019-11-12T10:46:12","date_gmt":"2019-11-12T03:46:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/indonesia-tourism.com\/blog\/?p=5264"},"modified":"2019-11-12T10:46:14","modified_gmt":"2019-11-12T03:46:14","slug":"pindul-cave-in-gunung-kidul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indonesia-tourism.com\/blog\/pindul-cave-in-gunung-kidul\/","title":{"rendered":"Pindul Cave in Gunung Kidul"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Here is a nice tourist site that people\ncan visit in Gunung Kidul Regency. The name is Pindul Cave and it offers both\nan interesting history and astonishing beauty. The cave is located in Bejiharjo\nVillage and it belongs to Karangmojo Sub-District. Due to the popularity and\neasy accessibility, the cave is even well-known among outsiders and foreigners!\nThese people want to enjoy many things on the site, including learning history,\nsightseeing, relaxation, tubing, caving, and photography, after all. So, what\nmakes the cave different than others? Here is further discussion about it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The\nNuance<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unlike regular caves, Pindul features a\nriver on its entrance. The cave is also surrounded by rocky surfaces, which are\nknown for the myth. It is said those stones can help people to retain their\nyouth! As for the depth or length, it is around 350 meters. The entrance has a\nwidth of 4 meters and the height of 5 meters. As for the depth of the river, it\nvaries from 1 to 12 meters! Many bushes and small plants can also be seen near\nto the entrance of the cave. Also, the number of visitors is high and these people\nusually spend most of their time tubing on the river. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Exploring\nPindul Cave<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Caving becomes the most popular thing to\ndo in Pindul Cave indeed. However, everyone should wear the right equipment and\nrent the tube beforehand. Unlike regular caves, exploration in this cave won\u2019t\ninvolve walking! Instead, tourists can sit comfortably on the tube and explore\nthe site through the river. When caving, they may see stunning stalagmites and\nstalactites, too! The biggest stalactite is called Soko Guru. Due to the majestic\nsize, it often becomes a background for photography, too, in fact! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When reaching the endpoint, tourists\nwould see a stunning light coming down from a hole on the top of the cave. The\nlocals call it a hidden heaven\u2019 light, actually! In this spot, tourists often\nconduct photography and sightseeing before getting out the cave, as well. This\nexperience would definitely satisfy everyone, especially those who love\nadventure. Still, visitors must spend some money on renting and using the\nfacility. The management offers various tubing packages, so don\u2019t worry.\nTourists can choose one based on their budget, therefore. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What is more? Another allure is related\nto history. It is said the cave\u2019s river was once used to irrigate local farms.\nAlso, in the past, two royal butlers of Mataram Kingdom came to the site to\nbathe the royal baby. They ran to that place to avoid a gruesome task (killing\nthe baby), after all. Have no worries. For further information regarding the\nhistory, tourists can ask the locals later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Nearby\nAttractions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Tanding Cave<\/li><li>Kali Njebol<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How\nto Get There<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The best way to get to Yogyakarta City\nis indeed by airplane, especially for those who come from outside the region.\nThose who come from Jakarta City, in this case, they must take an airplane\nservice at Soekarno \u2013 Hatta International Airport and head to Adisucipto\nAirport right away. During good weather, this flight may take around 1 hour and\n10 minutes. From the airport, the next destination is Gunung Kidul Regency and\ntourists can take Nasional III Street to get there. The distance is 44.8 km, so\nthis trip would take about 1 hour and 9 minutes. Next, they must take\nKarangmojo \u2013 Wonosari Street and head to Pindul Cave immediately. The distance\nis 15.7 km, so the trip takes approximately 33 minutes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Where\nto Stay<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>The New Orlinds Guesthouse<\/li><li>Omah Kemala<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is a nice tourist site that people can visit in Gunung Kidul Regency. The name is Pindul Cave and it offers both an interesting history and astonishing beauty. The cave is located in Bejiharjo Village and it belongs to Karangmojo Sub-District. Due to the popularity and easy accessibility, the cave is even well-known among outsiders and foreigners! These people want to enjoy many things on the site, including learning history, sightseeing, relaxation, tubing, caving, and photography, after all. So, what makes the cave different than others? Here is further&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5265,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[143],"tags":[],"gutentor_comment":0,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.indonesia-tourism.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5264"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.indonesia-tourism.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.indonesia-tourism.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.indonesia-tourism.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.indonesia-tourism.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5264"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.indonesia-tourism.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5264\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5267,"href":"https:\/\/www.indonesia-tourism.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5264\/revisions\/5267"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.indonesia-tourism.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5265"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.indonesia-tourism.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5264"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.indonesia-tourism.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5264"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.indonesia-tourism.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5264"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}