SELOK MAOUNTAIN (Cilacap) Group 6

Yuda, Merfita, Nayla, Arum, Nailatul and now its their turn to share with you about the information in this touris object :D

• Description

Travel can be to destinations that are domestic or international. Domestic tourism involves residents travelling only within their country. Inbound and Outbound tourism both describe types of international tourism. Inbound tourism involves non-residents travelling within a country. Outbound tourism, involves residents travelling within another country. There are also many other types of tourism that fall under a “niche” or specialty travel category. This category of travel has evolved in recent years, and describes the various reasons why people travel for recreation, business or leisure.

   As we know that our domestic tourism are very diverse. This is a great opportunity for our country to introduce the beauty of the tourist attractions that we have to all of people around the world. We have a wide variety of tourist attractions such as nature tourism, educational tourism, religion tourism, historical tourism, safari tourism and etc.

   One of the beautiful natural tourist attractions is Mount Srandil tourist attraction area. Mount Selok in Karangbenda village, Adipala district, Cilacap regency, Central Java, comprises more then 126 hectares of land and rises 150 meters above sea level. In this place there are so many tourist objects. First, mount Selok, in mount Selok we can find many cave like Rahayu Cave, Ratu Cave, Paku Naga Cave and etc. Second, Sodong Beach, this place not quiet far from Mount Selok, it is around 3 minutes to go there.

• Location

Mount selok and sodong beach is on the Mount Srandil tourism area. It located in Karangbenda village, Adipala district, Cilacap regency, Central Java, This location is on 108’ BT 11’LS and comprises more then 126 hectares of land and rises 150 meters above sea level.

Located along Cilacap's coastal area, the mountain is a perfect lookout spot to view the waves of the South Sea breaking on the foothills below.

About one kilometer to the east of Mount Selok, stands Mount Srandil. Although the two mountains are relatively of equal height, Mount Srandil comprises less than half the land area that Mount Selok does.

From Purwokerto, it took one hour to get there. Starting from Purwokerto we can passed Patikraja village. There, we can find the intersection and just go forward to passed Kebasen village. Then, we will touch Sampang district and there is T-junction, and then we turn right until Maos district. We go south until Adipala district. After that we will find intersection again and we turn left until Karangbenda Village. 

• Destination When we are there

1. Sodong Beach

Sodong beach is located in Karangbenda village, Adipala Cilacap, especially around Srandil tourist object. There we can see beautiful scenery of Sodong Beach, and there are a lot of pine trees at side of the beach. The thing that make beach beautiful is clean, we rarely see the rubbish around beach. There we also see a lot of chairs and wings that can be used to take a rest for the visitors. In side of the beach there is park area. The visitors can pay two thousand rupiahs for parking the motorcycle, and four rupiahs for parking a car. In Sodong beach you don’t worry if you feel hungry because there are a lot of food stall and food seller there, such as rames, cilok, etc. In Sodong beach not only we can see beautiful scenery, but also in that place we can use for educational activities.

2. Selok Mountain

In the east of Sodong beach we can find mountain side, the name is Selok Mountain. Selok Mountain is kind of forest that is managed by forest official Banyumas. The high of this mountain is around 0-105 meters above sea surface. This mountain is unique because it is called mountain but actually it is rock cliff. There are 2 ways to get there, by boat if the water of swam rise, you can pay Rp. 10.000 to rent the boat, but if the water of swam is subside you can go there on foot. When we arrive Selok Mountain, the first thing that we can see is information board for th evisitors about the information of the location and rules that should be known.

In Selok Mountain there are caves, the first cave is Rahayu Cave. If you want to enter the cave you have to pay Rp. 5.000. The gatekiper name Sitoliah informed that in Rahayu Cave there is a place for take a bath and meditation. It is believed can mak eus beautiful, handsome, lucky, rich, and meet our soulmate soon. The second cave is Pakunaga Cave. Pakunaga Cave is kinds of opened cave, everyone can enter the cave, unfortunately, we can not take pictures there. The last cave is Ratu Cave. Ratu Cave is the biggest cave. It is also the main cave there. It was legalized on 7 May 1973, adn it was repaired on 4 January 1985. Those three caves will be crowded on certain days, like Kliwon Tuesday and Friday, and also Sura month. The people who visit that caves on Kliwon Friday, Tuesday, or Sura month is to get guidance or wangsit from the God, said Ibu Sitoliah as gatekiper.

• Conslution

Selok  Mountain is one of tourism objects in Adipala, Cilacap. Selok Mountain is located Karang Benda Village, Adipala district, Cilacap. Selok Mountain gives beautiful view for the visitors. This tourism object also provides beautiful places such as Sodong Beach, Rahayu Cave, Pagunaga Cave and Ratu Cave. Those give unique scenery because they are located in Selok Mountain that is actually rock cliff. Whereas in the Selok Mountain, there are three caves, those three caves save mystical story. Those three cave, there are places for meditation and take a bath. If the people do meditation and take a bath there, it is believed be able to give guidance for them based on their wishes.