TOURIST RESORTS IN GARUT REGENCY

TOURIST RESORTS IN GARUT REGENCY

LAKE CANGKUANG TORIST RESORT

Lake Cangkuang represents the most complete cultural pledge in Garut regency, located at Cangkuang village, leles, with distance of 16 km from Garut city, can be reached by all kinds of vehicles in 30 minutes, or 45 km from Bandung by the route of Bandung Leles Cangkuang. Its area is 25 hectares, consists of a lake area surrounding three isles. The beautiful natural panorama of the lake is adorned by lotus flowers which are fascinatingly blooming. In one isle there is a small temple as the inheritance of the eighth century history and the holy graveyard of ARIEF MUHAMMAD whose descendants and heirlooms still remains to exist who now inhabit Kampung Pulo. The number of its family members must not be more ore less of six persons. They live in traditional stilt houses with the height of more ore less 40 cm. Each stilt is based on “Tatapakan” stone. The number of six traditional houses mentioned is meant to commemorate the six women sisters who become their ancestors. The holy graveyard of Arief Muhammad is frequently visiting by pilgrims coming from various regions, especially in Maulud facilities available here are : lake, raft, fishing areas, a house on the water, traditional house, holy graveyard, temple and museum, parking are, and many else.

CIPANAS TOURIST RESORT

Cipanas represents one of primadona tourists resort in Garut regency, hot water deriving from mount Guntur and implying good quality of sulfur for health. Its air is cool with the beautiful mountain range natural panorama. Tourist resort lies at three rural district, territories, that is range Rancabango, Langensari rural district in Tarogong sub-district, and pananjung rural district in Banyuresmi sub-district. It is 6 kilometers, from Garut city can be reach by all kind of vehicles in ten minutes, the facilities available here are : Hotel/ restaurant, gallery of souvenirs, hot water swimming polls, parking area, sport centre, public transportation, etc.

CURUG CITIIS RESORT

This tourist resort leis at pananjung rural district, in the sub-district of Banyuresmi. The distance is 8 km. from Garut the facilities available here are waterfalls, camping area with beautiful natural panorama.

LAKE BAGENDIT TOURIST RESORT

Lake Bagendit lien at Banyuresmi sub district with the area of 124 hectares, consists of lake space and rice fields with beautiful natural panorama. The distance form Garut city is 13 kilometers, can be reached by all kinds of vehicles in 15 minutes. Its location is strategically on regencies line road and looks out upon sub district’s office. The facilities available here are: lake, motorboats, water bicycles, rafts, fishing areas, park, little mosque, public transportation for route of Garut Banyuresmi Lake Bagendit Leuwigoong.

Since long time ago Garut is rich of its beautiful natural potency of cool air begening from forests on the mountains, rivers, rice-fields, plantation of tea, hot spring, lakes which and on the coast, of southern Garut whose wave are very attractive.

One of the legendary lakes in Garut is Bagendit Lake, with the area of approximately 124 hectares. Its nature beautiful and cool, in there well known legend of “Nyi Endit.

NGAMPLANG TOURIST RESORT

This tourist resort is frequently visited by both domestic tourist and foreign ones. Its area is 26 hectares consists of a green golf course with the natural panorama of beautiful and cool hill range, located at Ngamplang rural district, Cilawu sub-district. The distance is 15 kilometers from Garut city, can be reached by all kinds of vehicles in 5 minutes. The facilities available here are : nine hole golf course, accommodation and meeting room, swimming poll, football, tennis and arrow shooting practice field, restaurant, observing tower, camping areas, Garut rams fight arena, and riding horse.

Its location is strategically on the cross of provincial road which connects Garut and Tasikmalaya regency.

TELAGA BODAS TOURIST RESORT

The uniqueness of this tourist resort is that the one has white crater and beautiful mountain range natural panorama. Lying” at Wanaraja sub district, 28 km from Garut city, can be reached by all kinds of vehicles in one hour. The facilities available here are: white crater, hot water with the high quality of sulfur which can be used to cure skin diseases, camping area, and guard houses.

DARAJAT CRATER TOURIST RESORT

Darajat crater represents scientific tourist resort because there is a geothermal power plant of earth heat which is called Amosis with the facilities of high technology having internal grade. Lying” at Pasarwangi rural district, semarang sub-district, the distance is 17 km from Garut city, can be reached by all kinds of vehicles in 45 minutes, or 80 km from Bandung with the route of: Bandung-Garut Semarang-Pasirwangi the crater. It has hot spring and several active craters, beautiful mountain range natural panorama.

PAPANDAYAN CRATER TOURIST PARK

Papandayan crater leis at Cisurupan sub-district, its area is approximately 225 hectare, the distance from Garut city is 27 km, can be reached by all kinds of vehicles in 90 minutes. It has several active craters sounding variously and is rich of scarce vegetations like Edelweiss Flower Park.

Its natural panorama is very beautiful with astonishing mountain steeps. The facilities available here are: three unit bungalows, six unit shelter, two unit palalangon, souvenirs kiosks, triumphal arch, etc.

CURUG OROK TOURIST RESORT

Curug orok lies at the valley of mount Papandayan, Samudra, Cikandang rural district. Is is 29 km from Garut City, can be attained by all kinds of vehicles in one hour. There are three water falls, the first water fall derives from the plantation that falls into the valley, the other two come from the wall of the steep. The facilities available here are : camping areas, shelter, and benches for taking a rest.

SAYANG HEULANG BEACH RESORT

Sayang Heulang is a coastal tourism with beautiful cultural panorama, lies at Mancagahar, Pamengpeuk sub-district, the distance from Garut regency city is 86 km, can be attained by all kinds of vehicles in three hours. The facilities available here are : accommodations, camping area, shelter, and kiosks/stall, fishing area, sea habitat, with the diversity of vegetations which is still existing.

SANTOLO BEACH TOURIST RESORT

Santolo beach has the area of approximately 5 hectares with length of its coast is two km. lies at Cikelet sub district. The distance from Garut city is 88 km, can be reached by all kinds of vehicles in three hours thirty minutes, its coast is white sandy with the spread out of wide corals and becomes the habitat of various ornamented fish and corals.

On this beach the tourist may enjoy its surrounding natural panorama which is very beautiful, riding boats to slide the river of “Cilaut Eureun” to words “Curug Eyang” in a small islandand fertile mini forest. In this area there are chinks where the sea water has estuary. The facilities available here are: boats, fishing areas, fish auction side, accommodation, Baywatch police as well as the station for launching rockets (Lapan).

SANCANG WILDLIFE CONSERVATION

The forests have the area of 2157 hectares, lying at Maroko, Cibalong sub district. The distance is 118 km from Garut city, can be attained by all kinds of vehicles in four hours. They consist of forests and wildlife conservation, the length is about 10 km and width is 4 km. They represent natural pledges which are the most beautiful in West Java.

There are some rear beasts here like: peacocks, monkeys, and bulls that live freely in the forest, Kaboa trees as woll as sea parks. Entering this tourism territory, the visitors must have permits from Forest Conservation office of Garut regency.

THE HISTOSRY OF GARUT REGENCY IN BRIEF

THE HISTOSRY OF GARUT REGENCY IN BRIEF

Once upon time in the year of 1883 Linbangan’s people were instructed to seek a site which would be appointed the capital City of Limbangan. They found a fertile region surrounded by mountains where there was a spring of a pond covered by brushwood. Many people were in plain while cutting open the brush, because of being scratched by Perdu plants. From that case the name of Garut was appeared since then it wan immortalized to become the name of capital city of Limbangan at Galuh Pakuan which is at present Pesir Huut. Gradually the name of regency also changed to become “Garut Regency” at the time of the transfer of the capital city from Galuh Pakuan to Garut, the first regent was R. A. A. ADIWIJAYA, the son of Adipati Kusumawijaya (Pangeran Kornel) who is recognized as Dalem Cipeunjeuh. The time oint of garut erection was march 17^th, 1883 in coincidence with the event of the transfer of governmental centre form Galuh Pakuan (the capital of Limbangan) to Garut. Garut regency has a symbol which depicts nature and soul of Garut, with the motto “Tats Tengtrem Kerta Raharja.” (Peaceful and prosperous)

The position and situation of the regions Garut is one of the regencies in the Southern West Java with the area of 306,519 hectares or 3,006.88 square kilometers. Geographically it lies between 657’34”-744’57” latitude and 10724’34-1087’34” longitude. The borders of the regions:

• Northern side : Sumedang regency

• Western side : Cianjur and Bandung regencies

• Eastern side : Tasikmalaya regency

• Southern side : Indonesian acean

Administratively, Garut regency consists of 9 districts, 31 sub districts, 8 kamantren, and 404 rural districts.

The Regency of Karangasem

The Regency of Karangasem

This regency is located in the eastern part of Bali, in a low, flat and stony hill. In the middle of the regency is the noble mountain in Bali. A great part of the population are farmers but much of the region is hilly and stony, so that to soil is not so fertile, especially since the eruption of Gunung Agung in the 1963 when a major part of the regency of Karangasem became dry and follow.

1. The City of Karang asem

The capital of the regency is Karang asem. This is the seat of the government, complete with schools and government offices. Besides that, there are also ancient buildings and temples and the big puri Karangasem. Some parts of Karangasem city are still coverd by lava from Gunung Agung. It is 80 km from Denpasar.

2. Taman Ujung

A beautiful blending of hils, mountains, and the sea with a pool and old Balinese style buildings; this park is 4 km from Karangasem.

3. Taman Tirta Gangga

This park with a building in the middle of clear water pool is located on the beach, 6 km from Karangasem.

4. The beach of Candi Dasa

A beautiful white sand beach, 9 km from KarangAsem. Pura Dasa is located along the road nearby.

4. The village of Bungaya

6 km from Karangasem. This is a village where almost every inhabitant is a sculptor with an ancient atmosphere.

4. The village of Tenganan

A village, located 12 km from Karangasem well known for its adat customs and village structure which are different from other villages in Bali. A famous handicraft is only found in said village, namely the so called kain gresing cloth which is colored with natural colors extracted from plants.

4. The Sanghyang Ambu hill

A beautiful palce with curving roads between the hills and terraced rice-fields, 19 km from Karangasem.

4. The village of iseh

From this fresh and cool place, 20 km from Karangasem the slpoe of the Gunung Agung with its lava trace is clearly visible.

4. Besakih

This Village is located on the slope of Gunung Agung 40 k from Karangasem. It is the site of the biggest temple in all over Bali, namely pura Besakih. The ceremony at said temple which is held once a year is called the ceremony “Betara Turun Kabeh”

4. The village of Abian Jero

Almost every on in this village is a painter or sculptor, 4 km from Karangasem.

4. Bukit Jambul

A beautiful hill region from where we can see the vast terraced rice-fields which extand to the south to the blue sea speckled with the white of the breakers, 7 km from Karangasem (in the boundary between Klungking-Karangasem.)

The Regency of Buleleng

The Regency of Buleleng

The regecy of Buleleng consists of a flat region exending from west to east with a mountainous area which begins at about 30 km into the hinterland to the south. Buleleng produces coffee, copra, cows, pigs, and fruits of which the so called jeruk Sumanga (oranges A) is very wellknown.

1. The city of Singaraja

The capital of the regency of Buleleng is Singaraja, 86 km from Denpasar; Singaraja is located on the sea and its port, Buleleng, is lively with merchant ships loading export product like cows, pigs, and cotton bolls. At various places in Singaraja, there are also art shops and the market are crowded, especially during the fruit season. Around the town there are also ancient temples and with very unusual Balinese carvings.

2. The beach of Ponjok Batu

25 km east of Singaraja, or 109 km from Denpasar, we find a beautiful coast line with steep slopes and winding roads. Here and there the shepherds play their captivating flutes besides the cowbells. All is peace and harmony.

3. Kebon Jeruk

Kebon Jeruk (Orange garden) near the coast of Ponjok Batu, has fruits in abudance during July/ august. A pura is located near the garden and if you relax there while enjoying the beautiful beach and gentle breezes, someone will pick some oranges and kindly offer them to you. Its 5 km from Singaraja.

4. The beautiful of Air Sanih

A beautiful beach with a big fresh water swimming pool 17 km from singaraja. On the slope of the beach there is a palce for dances that can be enjoyed against the backdrop of the surf and the sand.

5. Asah Gobleg

A village located in the hills between two lakes, namely danau Tamlingan and Danau Buyan. On the shore of the lake is a charming temple called Pura Ulun Danau. The slopes of the hills are covered with deep green coffe plants. For those whose hobby is fishing, the blue lakes are rich in fish.

6. Pura Pulaki

A big pura, located on a slope near the coast, 50 km from Singaraja. To enter the pura you have to climb many stairs accompanied by many tame monkeys. During ceremonies the Pura has a very cheerful atmosphere (piodalan ceremony is on Wednesday Kliwon, uku Pahang)

7. Pura Sangsit

Located at the village of Sangsit, 8 km from Singaraja. Pura Sangsit is a rather big temple and cheerful during the piodalan ceremony. A special ceremony which is only found here is the “Bukakak” which is large procession in which “Bukakak” (a roasted pig on a stretcher) is carried together to the shore via steep and dangerous roads, but nothing happens to the bearers of “Bukakak”, who are all in trance.

8. The village of Samsam and Munduk

Both villages are respectively 16 and 42 km from Singaraja. An entertainment of the people is called “Gerumbungan” which is performed on every celebration of galungan “Gerumbungan” is a contest of cows wearing “Okekan” (cowbells) on their necks and beautiful decorated. The beautiful and captivating sound made by the movements of the cows gives this event a festive mood.

9. Panji Village

Found only in this region, namely the “Gowak-gowakan” play which performed in this village during the Nyepi celebration (the Balinese lunar New Year). The play has been inherited from the ancient king Panji Sakti who ruled this region. It is performed on a long row, while a person acting as a gowak (a crow endowed with supernatural power) stands in front as leader of the line. The row shouts and sings, then dialogue develops between the row and the gowak, who makes its wishes known, which are then carried out, what ever they may be. During the reign of King Panji Sakti, the gowak who happened to be king himself, asked for the region of. Blambangan (East Java); there upon the people invaded East Java and succeeded in conquering Blambangan.