Monday 16 may 2022One of the favorite destinations for mountain climbers is visiting Mount Merbabu National Park. With its beautiful and enchanting landscapes and natural landscapes, it makes many tourists interested in exploring the beauty of Mount Merbabu National Park.
Not only offering beautiful landscapes and natural landscapes, like Laskana a one stop destination, here also presents the natural beauty and uniqueness of the flora and fauna. In addition, this national park area also has a long civilization of human life culture that is still maintained in harmony, blending with nature since hundreds of years ago.
So that this conservation has grown and developed in the social, economic, artistic and cultural aspects of the surrounding community.
This nature conservation area has an area of approximately 5,725 hectares with the highest peak located at Merbabu Peak which has an altitude of 3,145 meters above sea level. Trekking to Mount Merbabu is one of the most sought after mountaineering by nature lovers.
The natural flow is so unique and immersive. Its charm that never gets tired of being enjoyed, makes nature lovers addicted to come and come again. The expanse of the savanna at some of its peaks looks exotic, especially in some parts where edelweiss grows, very beautiful to look at. Enjoying the view when the sun rises and sets on Mount Merbabu, becomes a sensation in itself that is hard to forget.
This activity is also the main goal in mountain climbing. Anyone who is in this area will be hypnotized by the charm of this beautiful natural landscape of Merbabu, very romantic.
Several mountains that can be enjoyed are also located around Mount Merbabu such as Mount Merapi, Mount Telomoyo, Mount Anding, Mount Gajah Mungkur, Mount Ungaran and others. This is one of the sights that makes mountain climbers not bored to take the trekking route of Mount Marbabu, because during the ascent to the top of Mount Merbabu, views of this majestic mountain range accompany the journey.
Mount Merbabu National Park in Central Java is administratively located in three regencies, namely Magelang Regency, Boyolali Regency and also Boyolali Regency. Often a favorite destination for climbers. One of the factors that become the target of mountain climbers is the many mountain entrances and also has a choice of three peaks to conquer. The most popular peak is Kenteng Songo Peak which is at an altitude of 3,142 masl, followed by Syarif Peak with an altitude of 3,119 masl and finally Trianggulasi Peak which also has an altitude of 3,142 masl.
Mount Merbabu is a volcano that presents an exotic panorama. There are several craters located between several peaks such as the Condrodimuko crater, the Kendang crater, the Sambernyowo crater, the Kombang crater, and the Rebab crater. Some have formed a caldera. This is the geological process that has occurred on Mount Merbabu for hundreds of years.
As a nature conservation area, Mount Merbabu Park has a variety of fauna and flora. For the type of fauna, so many animals make this place the headquarters of their habitat, both wild and rare animals. Among them are black langurs (Tracypithecus auratus), gray langurs (Presbytis fredericae), deer (Muntiacus muntjak), leopards and Panthera pardus. Likewise, the variety of birds that are protected and preserved in this area such as the Eagle, Takur Bututut (Megalaima corvina), Javanese Cuckoo (Halcyon cyannoventris), Red Tail Fan (Rhipidura phoenicura), and Java Water Ciung (Macronous flavicollis). Not inferior to the fauna, the types of flora are also very attractive such as Pinus Merkusii, bintuni (Cupressus sp), mountain pine (Casuarina montana), puspa (Schima wallichi), and Edelweiss Java.
The main attraction of Mount Merbabu National Park is indeed Mount Merbabu with its very attractive beauty, but this national park also has several other interesting tourist destinations that must be explored for its beauty. Travelers can visit the Kopeng tourist attraction, which is located in the Getasan sub-district, Semarang district. Located at an altitude of 1,300 meters above sea level, Kopeng is a tourist spot located in the forest adjacent to a water source. Access to Kopeng is quite convenient because the roads are paved.
Mount Merbabu National Park also has a waterfall tour, the name is Kedung Kayang which is located at an altitude of 1,100 meters above sea level. Kedung Kayang Waterfall has a height of about 12 meters. The existence of this waterfall is an additional excitement to enjoy the Mount Merbabu National Park. Travelers are also ready to be fascinated by the natural attractions of the Kalipairs pine forest which often presents cool air on the slopes of Mount Merbabu.
There is also a Ketep Pass tourist attraction located in Magelang Regency. From this place, Travelers can enjoy the natural scenery from a height. Travelers can enjoy views of Mount Merapi and Mount Merbabu which offer unparalleled beauty. Even from the viewing post of this tourist spot, Travelers can also see the peaks of 4 mountains, namely Mount Merapi, Mount Merbabu, Mount Sindoro and Mount Sumbing.
Thus is the beauty of Merbabu National Park which is very famous for its beauty.
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Besides Bromo National Park. Merbabu National Park is a place that is no less beautiful than Bromo National Park