Indonesian Boat Stone Cave Tour

 

The Batu Kapal Caves are located in the Sangir Balai Janggo sub-district, about 35 km from the center of Padang Aro. Seen from the front, this cave looks like a whitish cliff that rises about 80 meters high. Youngsters who join Pokdarwis and become guides to explore the cave often climb to the top using only strands of tree roots. “The roots are strong, but we don't encourage tourists. If they insist, we ask them to sign a kind of declaration and agreement.

But once there was a 70-year-old woman who forced herself to climb up and she turned out to be more agile than us,” said Firdaus, often called Epi, a cave tour guide in Indonesia. get lost because of the many corridors. If you are short on time, the knowledge of the guide will come in handy. They will take you to beautiful places to satisfy your image. Epi did when he took Indonesian Destinations to explore the cave for two. hours. Not far from the eating and drinking warung there is a cave entrance which is much used. As soon as we approach the cave door, we immediately smell the distinctive smell of bat droppings. We are invited to walk through several dark paths before reappearing. between rocks, stalamites and stalamites. You also have to trace a shallow river path that is used several times to traverse it. Epi pointed out places of interest, especially when ma the sun was shining through the H. Unfortunately, in late November, the sun was not strong enough to penetrate the cave entrance. We couldn't get a good image of the sun's natural streaks. Nonetheless, the two hour adventure was truly unforgettable. After about two hours of searching, he finally turned up in a clearing of tall grass. Without hesitation,

Epi and Yuneldi crossed the grass, following an inconspicuous path marked only by fallen grass. After about 5 minutes of walking we reached the main road where we could admire the majestic boardwalk of the cave. According to Yuneldi, the cave was discovered around 1984 when an oil palm plantation was cleared. Since then it has become a recreation area for the local population. Now Batu Kapal caves have become a public tourist spot and are managed by Pokdarwis.