Pindul Cave Tourism Object Gunungkidul - Pindul Cave which is located in the hamlet of Titleran I, Bejiharjo Village, Karangmojo District, Gunung Kidul, about 7 km to the north of Wonosari City, is one of seven caves fed by an underground river in the Beriharjo area. The Pindul Cave Tourism Object has a water depth of about 5 meters, a length of about 300 meters, and a width of 5 meters, and the distance between the roof of the cave and the water surface is about 4 meters.
In one part of Pindul Cave, precisely in the middle of the cave, there is a rather large room with a hole on top, the people around the cave call it an inverted well, and the atmosphere is even more impressive with the beautiful natural panorama with sunlight entering this room. This hole is often used as a vertical entrance by members of the Sar Team or by visitors to Pindul Cave Tourism.
History of Pindul Cave
According to stories circulating in the surrounding community, it all started with a character named Kyai Jaluwesi who had a conflict with a giant named Bendhogrowong. The two of them were involved in fighting supernatural powers, with Kyai Jaluwesi excelling. The giant then issued his knowledge due to feeling pressured. Unfortunately, the knowledge went wrong about Widodo and Widadi's pet dog, Kyai Jaluwesi's twins. The dog, named Sona Langking, was seriously injured and ran wildly toward a water source that was behind the bushes. Kyai Jaluwesi, who followed Sona Langking's running direction, was shocked when he found that his dog had recovered from a serious injury caused by the giant's magic.
Seeing this, Kyai Jaluwesi then named the water source Mbelik Panguripan, because it was able to heal the severe injuries his dog had suffered. Sometime after that incident, a man and woman named Kyai and Nyai Sejati appeared who wanted to rule over the land around Mount Bang. They asked Kyai Jaluwesi to move from that place, and Kyai Jaluwesi agreed. Even so, Kyai Jaluwesi wanted a condition, that is, after his move, the people of Gunung Bang had to hold a clean lepen (river) event, ledhek (tayub) dancers, on Monday Most every year. Then Kyai Jaluwesi moved to the Pindul Cave area, until moksa, and is believed to be a caretaker at Pindul Cave and Mbelik Panguripan.
Of course, legends or stories circulating cannot be trusted one hundred percent, but a good reader should be able to understand what is behind each legend, not even consider it mystical or unreasonable. The Gunungkidul Pindul Cave Tourism Object, which is currently the prima donna of cave tubing tourism, is indeed very interesting and offers a different sensation from other tours that are common in Yogyakarta.
Cave Tubing Sensation
Cave tubing is almost the same as rafting (rafting). If rafting or white water rafting is an activity along a river using a boat, then cave tubing is an activity along a cave by riding on an inner tube. Because the flow of water in the Pindul Cave Nature Tourism Object is calm and the water discharge is relatively the same both in the rainy season and the dry season, cavetubing in Pindul Cave can also be done by beginners or small children.
When you go exploring in Pindul Cave, you will find a stalactite that has merged with a stalagmite so that it looks like a pillar with the width of five adult arms (Soko Guru). This stalactite is the largest in Pindul Cave and is ranked number 4 in the world.
Facilities at the Pindul Cave Tourism Object
Cave tubing tours in Pindul Cave provide guides who can guide us to cave tubing. The manager has provided cave tubing equipment such as tires and life vests, as well as headlamps. To rent these facilities, visitors will be charged a fee of around IDR.25,000 - IDR.30,000.
