TAWANGMANGU

 Tawangmangu is a mountainous area tourist attractions in the city of Solo is located near the slopes of Mount Lawu. As tourist attractions in Yogyakarta Kaliurang, tawangmangu have cold air, located on high ground so it is often foggy, about 1 hour drive from Solo to Tawangmangu, or about 37 kilometers towards the east, the landscape will be stout found that the green rice fields stretching, too many are quite steep ravine where we had entered this Tawangmangu area. Characterized by the number of lodging a villa or guesthouse, there are also some of the leased personal property, as well as restaurants, restaurant, or traders who sate around a favorite food in this tawangmangu.


In Tawangmangu, there is Grojogan Sewu, a high waterfall about 81 meters, grojogan means waterfall and sewu means a thousand. We are required to pay a levy passes, but it is not comparable with the natural beauty it presents, there we must walk down a stone staircase with a small distance, around it there are various trees that might have been very old age, like a ringin trees, very shady teak trees, but be careful with the residents there, that hundreds of monkeys that sometimes bad enough to disturb the tourists with their luggage seized. Arriving at Grojogan Sewu, we can enjoy the natural scenery is very beautiful there, we can play as much water.

This waterfall that located in a protected forest area of 20 ha is also equipped with facilities flying fox, rafting small, ambassadors playground with fishing, and arena outbound traffic to the park and train a tree. Not only humans, thousands of monkeys are also welcome to linger here. They roam freely without fear in humans. Although seem tame, but we must remain vigilant because any time they can suddenly take a bag or other luggage.



Food and beverage merchants scattered around the waterfall, ready to be a place to relax unwind or enjoy the fresh air under the shady trees. The most famous food is rabbit satay. Rabbit meat is a little tough but has a soft meat fibers combined with peanut sauce, sliced peppers and onions, served with rice cake. According to experts, in addition to low-cholesterol rabbit meat also has many health benefits.

If we are towards the east about 45 minutes from Tawangmangu, we will find the lake Sarangan, the landscape is no less beautiful, we can buy food that is delicious grilled misbegotten there, as he boarded a boat to tour around the lake Sarangan.