BATUJAJAR CAVE, Kebumen's Tourism (Central Java-Indonesia)

Jatijajar cave is a natural cave originally formed from limestone. This cave was first discovered by a farmer named Jayamenawi in 1802. The story, while taking a grass in the field, he plunged into a hole. A number of residents tried to help Jayamenawi by clearing the soil cover hole. They found that the hole led into the cave. It is estimated that the hole is a cave vent.

The overall length of Jatijajar Cave from the entrance to the exit reaches 250 meters.While the height of the cave reaches 12 meters, width 15 meters, and the thickness of the ceiling 10 meters. When measured from the surface of the sea, Jatijajar Cave height can reach 50 meters.

In front of the Jatijajar Cave, there is a dinosaur statue as an important symbol of this cave. Visitors who enter the cave will automatically pass through the mouth of this dinosaur statue. This statue looks out of the water, as the mouth of the spring that is in the cave, which is from Sendang (River) Canton and Sendang Mawar. This water is believed will not run out, even in dry weather conditions though. This water is used by residents around Jatijajar Cave as the irrigation of their fields.

Locations


Jatijajar Cave is located in Jatijajar Village, Kecamatan Ayah, Kebumen District, Central Java Province, Indonesia. This cave is located 21 km southwest of District Gombong.

Access


To get to these attractions, visitors need not be confused. Therefore, the location can be easily achieved. Visitors can use private vehicles or public transportation. If you want to use public transport, visitors need to take public buses Gombong-Jatijajar majors in Terminal Gombong.

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Location: Jl. Jatijajar, Jatijajar, Ayah, Kabupaten Kebumen, Jawa Tengah 54473, Indonesia

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