Wednesday, March 9, 2016

[Indonesia] Top 5 Must Do in Kuningan, Jawa Barat

Kuningan is the closest place to visit from Cirebon. There are also many places to visit. Every time I went to Cirebon, I always go to Kuningan too! These are some places I recommend to you:

Where is Kuningan?

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1. Cibulan
This is the oldest tourist attraction in Kuningan. There are so many fish, an unique fish. According to the story among the village community, the fishes are fish god. They are former soldiers who disobey or unfaithful during the reign of King Siliwangi, and later condemned by the King become fish. There are some belief about these fish:
  • Only special person can catch this fish
  • The number of these fishes are not reduced nor increased
  • If the pond is drained, the fish will be lost somewhere , but when the pond is filled with water, they will come back again to its original amount
  • If the fish die, you must make some ritual same as person die
  • Regardless of whether or not the legend that until now no one dares to take this fish because there is a belief that anyone who dared to disturb the fish will get misfortune
You can swim in here with fish. But if you do not want to swim with fish, there is a clear pool:

If you curious about the fish, this is how the fish look like:

Location:
Wisata Pemandian Cibulan Kuningan Jabar. Wisata Pemandian Cibulan. 
Jl. Raya manis kidul Desa manis Kidul Kecamatan : Jalaksana

2. Tujuh Sumur Keramat (7 Sacred Well)
This is the famous one from Cibulan, you can go inside, and wash your face with the water coming from 7 different well. The belief is, your wish will happens faster.

Location:
Inside Cibulan

3. Goa Maria Fatimah Sawer Rahmat

This is the cave, with holy mother inside.
If you are religious enough, you can visit this place. It is beautiful.

The location is inside the village, so you must take a walk for a while before you can arrived in that cave. You can pray, worship, do stations of the cross, buy candle and put it in every cave. There also some food store.
Be careful, the road is inclined sharply.

Location:
Cisantana, Cigugur, Kec. Kuningan, Jawa Barat (You should better looking into google maps)

4. RM Makan Alinda
It is really famous with grilled fish green chili (Ikan Bakar Cobek Sambal Hijau). The restaurant is really comfy and relaxing!

Location:
138, Cigandamekar, Kuningan, Jawa Barat;
Phone: 0232-613028 (You should better call them first to faster the grill process)

5. Grage Sangkanurip Resort & Spa, Kuningan
Sangkanurip is really famous with natural hot spring (indoor or outdoor). This is one of the good quality hotspring in that place.
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Location:
Jl. Sangkan Hurip No. 1, Kec. Kuningan, Jawa Barat

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