Minggu, 25 Desember 2011

Traveling to Ujung Genteng Sukabumi

In 2011, I and my classmate traveled to the Ujung Genteng, a south coastal region of Sukabumi, with various tourist spots scattered in the area. We departed from Jakarta in the evening. Ujung genteng is located approximately 200 kilometers from Jakarta, takes about seven hours of travel to reach Ujung Genteng. According the plan we will be there for 2 days, 1 night.

As an amateur budget, we headed Ujung Genteng with a budget of about IDR 220k per person as well as some print-outs on the internet and expertise of Google result. Before leaving for Ujung Genteng we search information about the exact location of Ujung Genteng to determine the mode and route of transportation.
The first day, Wetnesday at 08.30 pm. Our meeting point was at the Indonesian State College of Accountancy (STAN), Bintaro. From there we started the trip by bus with the route from Jakarta to Bogor and finally to Sukabumi. We arrived Sukabumi at 01.00 am with the weather conditions was so cold, then continue our journey from Sukabumi to Ujung Genteng.

Thursday morning, at 04.00 am we arrived in Ujung Genteng. Our first impression was that although the coast, the wind was so cool, we didn’t know why. Some inns are on average has a name with a prefix of the word “pondok” (cottage) we could go to compare prices. Finally we got a lodging at a price of IDR 400k in “Pondok Adi”. We also visited another bungalow named ”Pondok Ujang”. This mini bungalow has facilities 2 bedrooms include the air-conditioning, 1 bathroom, small kitchen, and living room plus patio. We suggested to stay at “Pondok Adi”, although there was no air-conditioning, but it is clean and comfortable condition with new bathroom and amazing view.

Ujung Genteng Beach
Thursday morning, we had some breakfast before going to play in the beach. After that, we went to the beach together. We walked through the very wide white sands, looked for the most attractive spot. Ujung Genteng is very beautiful beach I had ever seen before. The water was so pure and clean. There was so many corals and sea animals. We began to take a photoshot one by one with many various poses. Absolutely, we are very “narsis”, but we like to do this. Because of the small wave, we decided to swim in the beach. We took abuot one hour for swimming. The sun was rising high and high. The weather was so hot. Finally we come back to the cottage for taking a rest and having a lunch.

Turtles Conservation in Pangumbahan beach
From “Pondok Adi” we headed to Pangumbahan beach by bus through a small streets. Because of the small street, the bus can’t entered the location. So we must go to the Pangumbahan beach on foot. About 50 minutes later we arrived at the place of turtles breeding. We saw and touch some young turtles which will be released to the sea. It was my first experience to release young turtles with other tourists. After that, we waited for sunset time in Pangumbahan beach because the official guide of the conservation said that there was so beautiful sunset at the Pangumbahan beach.
The officials there also had told me that to see the mother turtles laying eggs takes patience because of the schedule turtle laying eggs, usually at 20.00 pm until 04.00 am. What a pity, we must came back to the cottage before the mother turtles move to the beach for laying. Next, We returned to the cottage, cleaned up, and then took a rest to see the sunrise the next morning.
On Friday morning at 05.00 am, after prayer, and without a shower we went straight away to find the sunrise. Because we did not know where to go, we became the way to the sun without knowing the purpose. After playing in the beach, we returned to the cottage and prepared for leaving Ujung genteng. We put the goods, change casual clothes and then immediately left for Cikaso waterfall.

Cikaso Waterfall
The hidden waterfalls in the area that must pass through the river valley is located 16 km from Ujung Genteng. Once in the Post Tour Cikaso waterfall, we rented a boat at a price of IDR 80,000. This boat with a capacity of 10 people, so it was very cheap when divided by 10 people. From the end of the river down to the Cikaso waterfall only took about 5 minutes.
During the journey, our eyes are pampered by a breathtaking natural scenery. Especially after seeing the Cikaso waterfall . The water is very clean and we can play water here. If you want to pass the river stones, you must be careful because of slippery.
About 30 minutes of play there, we immediately went to go home. From Cikaso, we drove towards the Bogor. We decided to take a rest a while in the certain rest area. After having some 'ISHOMA', we immediately prepared to continue our road from Bogor to Bintaro. At 01.00 am, we finally arrived in Bintaro. Although we were very tired, but we really happy because it was an amazing holiday.

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