Recreation Place

Jatijajar Cave

Jatijajar cave is located about 49 km west of Kebumen, or 20 km from Gombong. It is the most interesting cave in Central Java with its stalastite and stalagmite. Inside the cave, there is Kamandaka statue, wich has its own legend. The legend inside the cave describing about the legend of Raden Kamandaka or Lutung Kasarung legend, wich this story is represented by statue inside of cave. It is believe that water from water source inside cave can make someone well preserved. The length of this cave is about 250 meters. To reach the location there is available transportation such as angkot (a small bus), and also some representative hotels and restaurants. The name of Jatijajar is come when there were 2 of twin Jati trees growth in mouth of cave in the first time founded. The cave complex is equipped by Dinosaurs statue dischargers water from his mouth, where as water comes from sources inside cave every day. There are also another beauthifu cave in the area of Jatijajar cave, such as Intan Cave and Dempok cave completed by a pleasure park. Also there is park available, with name Taman Kera as many mongkey statues in there. Inside mouth of cave there are many stalatites and stalagmites, a natural process since thousands years ago.