THE LEGEND OF SRI GETHUK WATERFALL

 THE LEGEND OF SRI GETHUK

 WATERFALL

DISUSUN OLEH :

KELOMPOK 7

1.  Bimantara Putra Wartana                                        (09)

2.  Galuh Sandra Gunawan                                          (13)

3.  Naufal Hanif As’ad                                                  (20)

4.  Sinta Dewi Candra Puspita Aryansa                       (29)

ORIGINAL OF SRI GETHUK WATERFALL

     Located in a village called Bleberan, this water fall becomes a very worth visit spot. To get to this place, you need to ride your vehicle along the woods owned by the government. You have to be careful since the road condition is not always good in some parts. Entering Menggoran village, we will see different vegetation of wood, and it's a quite dense woods. After getting to a fishing area which is also functioned as a parking lot, there will be two choices to reach the falls. The first track is going to a path with green rice fields and coconut trees as the view, and the second one is crossing the stream of Oya river using a very simple raft made of drum and wooden board. Certainly, at that time we chose the second choice.

    The trip to Sri Gethuk water fall began before noon when Oya river looked still and green and it looked so harmony with the karst valley on both sides of the river. The sound of our raft bending the stream broke the silence of the morning time. While riding the raft, a guide told a story about the history of the falls. Based on the legend, the falls was used to keep kethuk (one of music instrument of gamelan, a Javanese music instrument) belonged to Anggo Meduro, who was a kind of genie. Sometimes, the people living near the falls still could hear the sound of the instrument and that was why it was later called Sri Gethuk.

    After riding the raft for some times, we could hear the thundering sound of the falls. Sri Gethuk water fall was in front of us and we could see beautiful stones below the falls forming terrace at the edge of a luxurious pool that invited everyone to swim. We got off from the raft and passed the stones to get to the falls. It felt like in an unknown world where water was everywhere. One of us suddenly shouted "Look! There's rainbow" and when we saw it, an awesome colorful curve was above us and at that time it made us felt like being fairies.

MAGNIFICENT SRI GETHUK WATERFALL

   There is a unique thing that you may find in GunungKidul one of them is Sri getuk waterfall. one of five regencies of Yogyakarta. GunungKidul has lots of limestone hills. This regency is known as barren and infertile area of Yogyakarta. However, it has plenty of tourist destinations. This area has beautiful a long row of awesome beaches with white sands.

    Some areas are actually fertile enough where local trees such as pines, hardwood and fruit trees live. Even, there are also some farming areas especially surrounding the water springs.

    

    Some other interesting things to see are the green hills, rivers, caves and waterfalls. Even there are some world class places that you should visit. A river with water flowing through a cave is another amazing panorama to see.

MYTH AND HISTORY SRI GETHUK WATERFALL

     Sri Getuk Waterfall is also known as Slempret Waterfall. The names are derived from the fact that sometimes the sound of Gamelan Ketuk, traditional musical instruments, is heard by the local people. This waterfall is also located in Slempret area so that it is also called Slempret.

    However, some other may also say that this waterfall is known as Slompret. The name Slompret is derived from the sound of Slompret (a traditional trumpet) that is sometimes supernaturally heard. Based on the local story, the waterfall area is where Ketuk, a part of Gamelan, is kept. This Ketuk belongs to Anggo Meduro, a mystical soul living there. In some occasions, supernatural sound similar to Gamelan is heard.

ADVENTURE SRI GETHUK WATERFALL

     Rappelling or as locals like to say Repling is to climb down a steep cliff or slope when it is too steep to descend without protection. In Indonesia, one famous spot to do this is at Sri Gethuk waterfall. Located in the area of Kidul Mountain, Yogyakarta, this area is famous among local tourist. Upon arriving at Lempuyang train station, we start our journey to Sri Gethuk waterfall by car. There are not public transportation heading to the area, hence it’s recommended to use your private transportation. The journey itself would take approximately 1.5 hours by private car or motorcycle.

    Upon arriving we were greeted by Garuda Moksa team. They’re the ones handling the repling activities. We need to make a reservation 1 week in advance because not many people willing to do this activity. Also, they only offer activity package with one price only. The price for one group consists of 10 people is Rp 1,000,000. The Garuda Moksa team is a group of people who’ve become friends through their shared interest on extreme adventure activities. Seeing the potential of the area, they decided to promote the area through extreme sport activities.

    In 2008, they established Garuda Moksa. Since then, Garuda Moksa has been the solo facilitator for tourist interested in extreme activities.The waterfall heights are 30 meters. On a rainy day repling activity is cancel due to the dangerous of heavy current. When seeing the spot, not everybody want’s to do. Climbing down a waterfall can be scary. This is not an activity for the faint hearted and pregnant women. However, if you’re the adventure type this activity is very fun.

    

    To start repling we have to put on safety equipment. Do not worry, as the Garuda Moksa team will arrange everything and help you put it on all equipment. Climbing ropes, climbing harness, descender devices, boots or comfortable shoes, gloves, and helmet, are the equipment you will use. It’s recommended to wear waterproof outfit, as you will get wet from the waterfall current while descending.

    After you’re ready, the team would give short instruction on how to climb down safely. When descended you must keep both your legs straight. Because if not, you will lose your balance and start moving to other direction rather than go straight down. Maintain your focus and gradually climbing down. The instructor will always shout from above to guide you. They would give instructions on how you move and which position your feet should be. Their instruction is purely to make sure you land in the middle of the lake. A second instructor located on the bottom of the waterfall will help pulling you to the side.

    

     For the one who doesn’t interested in this activity, you can rent a boat to enjoy the view of Sri Gethuk Lake. Many local tourists come to this area to spend the day by boating, swimming, or just enjoying the view. The facility provides life vest for rent to be use for swimming. Tourists must wear life vest to prevent getting pulled by the lake current. On a rainy day, the lake’s current would increase and combining with several huge rock formations, the lake could be dangerous. Therefore you need to be careful at all times.

    To complete the day, the area has proper bathrooms, changing rooms, small shops, and even a small hut for praying. Hence, you can enjoy your day in the area without any preparation.

VERB SRI GETHUK WATERFALL

waterfall = air terjun

worth = bernilai

spot = titik

government = pemerintah

vegetation = tumbuh-tumbuhan

dense = padat

functioned = difungsikan

parking = area parkir

stream = aliran

raft = rakit

certainly = pasti

hut = pondok

noon = tengah hari

valley = lembah

genie = jin

near = dekat

thundering = gemuruh

terrace = teras

edge = tepi

luxurious = mewah

curve = melengkung

vest = rompi

limestone = batu gamping

barren = tandus

infertile = infertil

hardwood = kayu keras

surrounding = sekeliling

flowing = mengalir

also known = juga dikenal

derived = berasal

occasions = acara

descend = turun

hence = karenanya

greted = disambung

decided = memutuskan

current = arus

faint = lemah

harness = memanfaatkan

gardually = bertahap

purely = semata-mata