Java Tengah INDONESIA

Privileged charm Lawa Cave

Generally cave in Indonesia are on the hillside or limestone so that by itself will form stalactites and stalagmites . However , the cave that is in the area of ​​Central Java is not like the cave in general , Lawa Cave has a distinctive feature . The specialty of this cave is formed of lava cooling process , with the process becoming the Lawa Cave rock hard and strong . The formation of this cave is because the flow of lava from Mount Slamet frozen .

Objects

Lawa Cave is a tourist attraction located in the village of Sirawak , District Karangreja , less is about 27 km from the city Purbalingga . Area attractions Lawa Cave has an area of ​​about 11 hectares . The air around these places is very cool and clean with very beautiful panorama because it is located on the east slope of Mount Slamet and also adjacent to the Thermal Baths attractions Jar . Because it has a height of approximately 900 m above sea level , the air is cool air .

To be able to see the beauty of the nearby Lawa Cave , visitors must land and drill a hole down the halls with a width of about one meter . When you are in the hall you can enjoy lembabnya in the cave and feel the cool spring water dripping from the cave walls . Because at the caves have high humidity there were a few holes that serve to fentilasi air . The holes within about 30 meters is not a deliberately created by human , but formed by natural processes . Initially the natural holes totaling 17 units , but 2 of them experienced a narrowing of the hole itself .

There are 14 caves with names taken from the legend of its own that you can encounter in tracking Lawa Cave . One of them Semar Batu Caves , these caves were given this name because in the cave there is a stone that looks similar to Semar ( Semar is a character in the puppet world ) . There is also a Dada Lawa Cave , this cave is very beautiful and in which there is a pool where the water is very clear . There is also a shower Slamet Cave , Cave Spring Slamet , and Cave Spring Drajat . These caves have shaped springs that never dry shower .

* Facilities and Accommodation

In the Lawa Cave complex is equipped with various facilities like playgrounds Lokarta , Boxwood garden , stage excited , places of worship , bathrooms , parking lots , and so forth .

* Location

Lawa Cave is a tourist attraction located in the village of Sirawak , District Karangreja , Purbalingga , Central Java .

* access

To achieve Lawa Cave tourism is not difficult . If you are from City Purbalingga , point your vehicle to the north as far as 27 km . After reaching Highway Purbalingga - Pemalang , or more precisely in the District Karangreja junction , there is a welcome board Objects Lawa Cave , follow the directions , approximately 3 miles with a little bit up the road you came in tourist locations Lawa Cave .