Saturday, July 26, 2008

TOURIST RESORTS IN GARUT REGENCY



TOURIST RESORTS IN GARUT REGENCY
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 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.


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 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.


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.



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 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 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 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).


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.

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