Coban Rondo waterfall

Like Cangar, this waterfall is also located in the middle of the forest in a mountain and it takes about 20 minutes driving from Batu. The road to get there is not wide and has many curves. The first time I went there, I needed to ask people on the way because it was difficult to turn back if I had passed the turn. Luckily we were on the good track.

Finally we saw the cow statue on the left side. Here I had to turn to the left. Leaving the main street we entered a smaller road with less curves. First we drove along the houses on both sides of the road, then we just saw trees and the road has curves again and suddenly we reached an open area which is a parking area. From there you need to walk for about 400 meters to get to a small forest. You can see the monkeys there, if you’re lucky. When I was there one weekend, there were lots of visitors but no monkey came out at all. Then from a distance, you would hear the sound of waterfall. The farther you walk in, the clearer it will be. Within minutes, you would see the waterfall which height is about 80 m.

I have seen lots of waterfalls on television, magazines, and photos. But once you stand in front of the real one, especially when there were not lots of visitors, you would keep looking at it, feel the splash, hear the sound and adore the beauty of it. You get hypnotized. You get the feeling to become one with the nature.

No matter how important and famous you are, how much money you earn and how much power you have, you would realize how small you are in compare to such a big nature. This is a good place to think about what you would do to your problems, your dreams and for sure to the contents of your blog(s).

Too bad that I don’t have a laptop yet. But paper and pen are much easier. You just put them in your pocket and they don’t contribute to global warming. As well, way so much less than a laptop.

You can go to the pool under the water fall and swim there. The water is refreshing. It is not cold but with the breeze, it will be. Go sit on one of the big rocks there, close your eyes and listen to the voice of nature. You would be calm and get more energy (to face your next problems).

The best time to go there is on the weekdays and better in the morning, so you would have more time to enjoy it. On the weekend it would be very crowded. In the parking area you’ll find lots of vendors of (Indonesian) food and souvenirs. The grilled corn is pretty good. There are also bathrooms and change rooms. Don’t forget your swimsuit and change clothes if you want to swim but more importantly, don’t forget your camera.