After nearly missing my flight to Jakarta after our night out in Singapore, I finally reached the last country of the trip: Indonesia. After travelling about 10 hours we made it to Pangandaran on the West coast of Java. It is a small town that once thrived off of beach tourism but struggled since the tsunami of 2004. The town itself is sandwiched between two beaches: one on the west for sunset and one on the east for sunrise. Although it is cool to have beaches on both sides, they were a little disappointing as they were kind of dirty and many of the shops there are now closed. The people there were some of the friendliest yet and the laid-back beach town feel was very noticeable.
The highlight of Pangandaran is nature. A local guide named Aep took us out on a few treks where we saw some of the most exotic wildlife and locations I have ever seen. To start our tour Aep, made deer sounds and dozens of deer grazing in a local field came over and he gave them a kiss! Super strange but impressive. The guy is definitely an animal lover.
At one point we went into a cave that was pitchblack and Aep started making his animal calls again. When he told us to turn our lights on we were in the middle of a group of about 4 porcupines. Aside from that we encountered bats in a Japanese WWII bunker, macaque monkeys, monitor lizards up to about 6 feet, and even scorpions; one of which actually ended up in my mouth...live.
The other highlight was the Green Canyon tour. You get there by taking a boat up a river with emerald green water lined with lush tropical palms and plants. The banks of the river then rise up to about 100ft of sheer rock on each side. Natural spring water drips down from the tops of the walls down into the emerald water below. At the end is a waterfall that can only be accessed by swimming and climbing over rocks for about an hour. The canyon surrounding the river was one of the most beautiful places I have ever seen. A truly unique experience and a must do for anyone travelling in Indo.
 |
| Entrance to Canyon |
At one point we went into a cave that was pitchblack and Aep started making his animal calls again. When he told us to turn our lights on we were in the middle of a group of about 4 porcupines. Aside from that we encountered bats in a Japanese WWII bunker, macaque monkeys, monitor lizards up to about 6 feet, and even scorpions; one of which actually ended up in my mouth...live.
No comments:
Post a Comment