Sep 1, 2007

Green Canyon, West Java



Read carefully, this place is not ‘Grand Canyon’ but it’s ‘Green Canyon’. Green Canyon is the name of one tourism destination in Cijulang Village, West Java. Green Canyon is located near Pangandaran Beach, so don’t forget to visit this one when you go to Pangandaran. Green Canyon refers to cukang taneuh, means Bridge from Soil.
This place located in the head of Cijulang River has a nature’s view such as: water fall, reef wall and cave with stalagmit and stalagtit. It takes one day to explore Green Canyon beauty.
You will enjoy Green Canyon ‘s nature by boat. You will passl the tropical forest and very tall soil wall beside to travel to the head of the river. The Green Canyon is like a giant cave with 50 meters cliff aside. This cliff sourounding by tree’s root and natural giant dome with completed stalagmit and stalagtit.
If you are looking for more beautiful view, you can go to the water fall. Unfortunately, you cant go there by boat so you must swim against raft along 200 meters. For tips: If you are not a good swimmer, please don’t try to this. The risk is to much bigger, many of visitor accident because they are tired when swimming along 200 meters.

How to Get There
It takes eight hours journey to go to Green Canyon from Jakarta by bus from Kampung Rambutan Terminal. Take a bus with Pagandaran destination, after you arrive in Pangandaran, take the urban vehicle to get to Cijulang, it will takes 45 minutes.

Cost
Totally, you will only need Rp.180.000,-/person to visit Green Canyon include:
Transportation : Rp.50.000,-
Entrance Fee (included boat, retribution and insurance): Rp.51.000,-
Meal and Shopping : Rp.50.000,-
Unexpected : Rp.29.000,-

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