Bali is the most famous place from indonesia. but, we not talk about bali. we talk about one of beautiful place at java island. a hidden place with awesom view. sri gethuk waterfall.
Roar into breaking the silence on earth the famous Gunungkidul dry. as areas that are often assumed to be dry and barren region, Gunungkidul also stores hidden beauty , the green of the river that divides the canyon with beautiful waterfalls that never stops flowing in every season . The waterfall known as the Niagara of Sri Gethuk .
Located between Oya River gorge surrounded by green rice paddy fields , Niagara Sri Gethuk always flows regardless of the season .
Gunung Kidul, formerly very famous and synonymous with drought, deforestation, soil barren and rocky. But this time the impression it should have been lost in the breeze and thick trees in the forest that covered a wide range of people who formerly vacant land and barren. Trees such as teak and mahogany are so dominating in addition to coconut, rambutan, sengon, and others.
In some districts, especially that have beaches are still feels aroma dry in the dry season. But make no mistake if we all visit a place in District Playen, Bleberan village. there is a very beautiful place, abundant water, which is very fertile rice fields and certainly on the rise and very popularis place called Waterfall Sri getuk. The water around the place is very abundant because some springs emerge from the soil and some flow in through a very high cliff into the river Oya, a river that never runs dry and flows throughout the season. The waterfall was terpcah into three sections that slide very deras..itulah beauty of Niagara Sri Gethuk in District Playen Gunung Kidul.
If we want to relax to Niagara Sri Gehtuk from Yogyakarta we will cover a distance of approximately 45 km.
After reaching the parking location, there are two ways to reach the location of the waterfall. The first to walk across an paddy field area approximately 1.5 km. or two down the stairs already quite cemented to the jetty on the River Oya for a boat ride called 'Gethek' that modified to be more modern. Drum drum of plastic so arranged and give clipboard for standing passengers and are given iron fence to safety. These boats fit about 7-8 passengers and runs driven by a small diesel engine to turn turbines. Passengers are charged Rp.15.000, - back and forth per person to ride this boat. and the boat walked slowly we can while photographing and looking for objects that match the exquisite 5-minute round trip.