As a child, I grew up in a village located in Central Java, Indonesia. the name is Jatijajar village, which was linked after the name of a cave in the village.
to get into the cave and the village, people can go from Jogja by taking bus in the route to Purwokerto or Cilacap. Stop by in Gombong or Ijo, and just take the small bus to Jatijajar. the bus will take you to just in the front gate of the cave. in the neighborhood, you can also visit other beautiful places like Barat cave, which is just minutes from Jatijajar cave and Petruk cave, few kilometers from Jatijajar cave. Both caves are still undeveloped caves which means you have to hire local people with torchs, since there isn’t any lamps there, to walk with you there. Beautiful things about those two caves is they serve amazing river on the inside of the cave. Then, a little bit further, there are beach and fish market where you can buy fresh seafood.
Considering to stay more than one day, few cheap hotels are available. about half kilo from the cave, there is Puspita hotel which available with AC and non-AC rooms. you can easily transfer from the hotel to all places by bus or becak, an Indonesian transportation.
Any comments or questions are always welcomed.
Beste,
Nur Chasanah
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