HIGHLIGT:
Jomblang Cave is one of hundreds of cave complex in Gunungkidul (40 km from Yogyakarta city) that becomes well known because of its uniqueness. Jomblang Cave is a vertical cave with dense ancient forest below. The haracteristics which diametrically 50 m wide with vertical sides varies between 60-80 meters.
Jomblang Cave Adventure is an amazing tour caving activity into the vertical cave to see heavenly light coming in through the hole on the cave at 10.00 a.m - 12.30 p.m. The caving activity designed for amazing experience for first-timer caving journey. it is safe for the first-timer caver and you will be handled by professional local guide.
The crew will prepare you to lower you down into cave using rappelling equipment. They will help you into a harness into the sitting position and they slowly lower you down 60m off the cliff.
After reach the bottom of Jomblang then continue the journey by tracing the tunnel with its beautiful natural ornament to connecting the Jomblang cave with other vertical cave named Grubug Cave, a place where you can see light from heaven. A truly enlightening experience!
VERTICAL CAVE
You should try rappelling to the cave. This “crazy & dangerous” rappelling is very deep verticalcliff, about 30 meter to the bottom of the cave. Trying rappelling at Jomblangcave can lift up your adrenaline and be best experience in whole your life.
ANCIENT FOREST
You can see two different vegetation between the land above it and the bottom of the cave.
Very interesting, you feel like live in the jungle thousand years ago when you reach bottom of the cave. Can you imagine?
You can see the most beautiful light inside the cave, The Heaven Light.
The most wanted thing by people who visit this cave.
The best time to see Heaven Light at 11.30 am – 12.30 pm.
EXOTIC PLACE
You visiting exotic place with nice view. Quiet and peaceful.
You also can hear the sound of the flow water, birds and the sound of echo.
Not much water in the surface, but so many water inside the cave.
OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES
If you like outdoor exercise, you might love this place.
You need climb down the cave by rappelling, then doing caving.
You need a lot of energy, courage and concentration to climb down this cave.
THE LIGHT FROM HEAVEN:
I felt like I should be holding my breath. The view around me was amazing. The cave was huge. The roof of Goa Jomblang cave was 50 meters or more above our heads. Sunshine was flooding in through the hole in the roof of the cave. My friend posed on a rock, a dark silhouette against the light.
Goa Jomblang is one of the natural highlights of Yogyakarta. The caves are located in Semanu, GunungKidul Regency. It’s a 90-minute drive from the center of Yogyakarta and the perfect day trip from the city. Let me tell you a bit more about the cave and exactly what you can expect if you visit Goa Jomblang yourself. For more information about how to book a tour you can click the link below.
Goa Jomblang
Goa Jomblang isn’t really a cave, it’s part of a cave system that covers the whole of GunungKidul. The caves were formed over thousands were formed by rainwater and underground rivers that eroded the karst rock (a bit like the famous underground caves in the Yucatan, Mexico).
The actual cave (or the bit that the tourists see) is made up of three parts. The first is a large huge sinkhole that was formed by the roof of the cave collapsing. The second part of the cave is a long tunnel and the final part is Goa Grubog, the central cave.
Getting to Goa Jomblang
If you want to go to Goa Jomblang you need to set off early from Yogyakarta. The best way to get there is by renting a private car. You need to leave Yogyakarta at around 7:30 in the morning, because you need to be at Goa Jomblang by 10:00 (and it’s good to get there early because only 25 people a day are allowed to visit).
It’s super easy to get to Goa Jomblang. The roads all the way to Goa Jomblang are really good. Well, most of the way… The last part of the journey is a bit bumpy. The last 200 meters is literally dirt with rock and no tarmac. You wouldn’t believe that there would be something called “Jomblang Resort” at the end of the road. If you need them, here are the GPS coordinates for Goa Jomblang
It’s hard to put into words just how big the sinkhole is. The hole is easily 25 meters in diameter and drops 50 meters straight down. It must have been formed hundreds of years ago, because there’s a forest at the bottom of the sinkhole.
You need to be lowered on a rope to get to the bottom of the sinkhole. It’s perfectly safe. You have to get strapped up in all the proper safety equipment before they even let you near the edge of the sinkhole. Still, I have to say I felt nervous stepping off the edge into thin air 50 meters above the forest floor.
Once you have reached the forest at the bottom of the sinkhole you need to wait around for the rest of the group to join you (remember, there’s a maximum of 25 people per group and only one group per day). As soon as everybody is at the bottom you follow the trail to the tunnel.
The entrance to the main tunnel linking Goa Jomblang and Grubug cave is at least 7 meters wide and 4 meters high. The tunnel itself is 250 meters long. At the start you don’t need the torch, but in the middle it becomes pitch black. It’s also muddy and the rocks are slippery.
