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| Purwokerto | ||
| province | Jawa Tengah | |
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| Residents | 217.222 () | |
| height | 84 m | |
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Purwokerto is a city in the west of the province Jawa Tengah (Central Java).
background
The city is located at the southern foot of the 3432 m high Gunung Slamet volcano, which is the second highest mountain on Java.
getting there
By plane
The nearest airports are Banding, Cirebon and Yogyakarta.
By train
The city has a train station in the west of the city where trains run on the route Jakarta − Yogyakarta hold.
By bus
There is a large bus station in the south of the city (7 ° 26 ′ 37 ″ S109 ° 15 '24 "E). Many bemos (minibuses) and angkots also drive here to nearby destinations.
In the street
The city is on national roads 8 and 9.
By boat
mobility
Tourist Attractions
The city itself does not have many sights to offer, but is suitable as a base for excursions in the area due to its very good public transport connections.
activities
shop
kitchen
Cheap
medium
Upscale
nightlife
accommodation
Cheap
- Hotel Erlangga 2. Inexpensive and, above all, easily accessible, right at the exit of the bus station.
security
health
Practical advice
trips
Baturades is a resort on the southern slope of Gunung Slamet, about 15 km north of Purwokerto. Angkots go directly here from Purwokerto bus station. The sights of the area are integrated in an amusement park or accessible via this:
- There is a waterfall made of hexagonal Basalt columns.
- There is a path to hot springs that requires another small entrance fee. The spring is beautifully located and contained under a rock overhang.
- From the source you can continue uphill for almost 2 km Pancuran pitu7 ° 18 ′ 35 ″ S109 ° 13 '5 "E hike. Here very calcareous hot springs come to light, which deposit calcareous sinter rock. These deposits have formed a tall waterfall of stalactite-like deposits. It looks similar to a stalactite cave, but for days. There is an entrance fee to be paid. There are small warungs (food stalls) in the area of the ticket sales counter.
70 km southeast of Purwokerto northeast of the small coastal town Ayah lies a very charming Karst landscape with many small, often very steep hills. You can take a bus on the Purtwokerto - Kebumen route to the village of Ijo and take a minibus south at the junction there. On the western edge of these hills you can visit 2 cave systems:
- Gua Jatijajar is associated with a popular legend, therefore a very popular excursion destination and integrated into a kind of fairground. The cave itself has to be brightly lit as a backdrop for numerous plaster figures. It is advisable to visit this cave relatively early in the day, as it is still empty here at this time.
- Gua Petruk is the absolute opposite of the aforementioned cave. Ticket sales are a few 100 meters from the road from Gua Jatijajar to the coastal village of Ayah. There you go uphill for a few minutes with guides until you stand in front of the huge cave mouth. The guides bring kerosene lamps with them, as the natural cave is not illuminated. A river flows through the cave. You have to climb a little every now and then and you have to go through the water more often. Trekking sandals with a profile that dry easily are therefore the best choice of shoes.
- On the route from Ayah to Karangbolong very rarely lead angkots and often not the entire route. You have to rely on your own means of transport, although Ojeks on the further path, which goes up and down the many hills in a varied way, may not be able to make one or two inclines and consequently you have to walk short stretches. Close to Karangbolang you can see the hidden Gua Suropan (cave), which can only be found with local help. But it is undeveloped and there are no tours. In Karangbolong there is a small swallow's nest cave on the beach, in which models are used to document the harvest of swallow nests that used to be common here, which play an important role in Chinese cuisine. This cave is not in the karst rock and has no stalactites.
literature
Web links
- http://www.sukabumikota.go.id - Purwokerto official website
