Strange But Real, Ancient Forest in Jomblang Cave .........

Amazed! There is a forest that grows green in the base of Jomblang Cave in Gunungkidul. The incoming sun infiltrated among the thick trees more and more add to the uniqueness of this cave. This forest is very old.

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Gunungkidul Regency in Yogyakarta Province, has unique cave tour. The Jomblang cave is not only famous for its 'sky light' but also the ancient forest inside it.

Jomblang Cave is located in Jetis Village, Semanu District, Wonosari, Gunungkidul Regency. It takes about 1.5 hours to get to the cave by walking along Jalan Yogyakarta-Gunungkidul.

The journey to the bottom of the cave begins with down the cave lips with a path that has a variety of altitudes, ranging from 40 to 80 meters. The easy path is the VIP track, the short trajectory takes only 15 minutes by crawling on the cliff and then followed by a rope along the 20 meters.

To enter the Cave Jomblang required the ability of single rope technique (SRT) technique. Adventurers are also advised to bring equipment according to safety standards.

Arriving at the base of Jomblang Cave, the traveler will be amazed to see the beautiful phenomenon of God's creation. You can see the green of ancient forests that still thrives and awake its authenticity.

The forest is formed due to the geological process of land subsidence and its vegetation above it to the bottom of the earth. Until now, the vegetation in this forest continues to grow and grow that increasingly close the row of trees at the bottom of the cave.

Behind the uniqueness it turns out this cave also keeps the history and mystical nuance, allegedly Jomblang Cave ever used as a place to execute PKI victims as the location of mass murder. So no wonder if this cave is very famous haunted by the surrounding community.

After enjoying Jomblang Cave, from here we can also continue the adventure towards Grubug Cave which is connected by a hallway with a length of about 300 meters. This cave is 5 meters in diameter and 90 meters high. Set foot in this cave, you will be increasingly amazed to see the exotic sunlight entering between the gap trees are often called the light of heaven by the adventurers....