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Gelatik Cave

Gelatik Cave is a natural cave, it lies in Karangmojo, Bejiharjo, Gunungkidul, Yogyakarta. The presence of the natural Gelatik cave became one of the destinations that support the existence of tourists in Bejiharjo village. Gelatik cave was previously imprisoned as a place for people, who want something to manifest their desires. But since it opened as a tourist spot it no longer used to be imprisoned.

To enter Gelatik cave, visitors will be accompanied by adventure guides provided fixtures in the form of a helmet to keep heads from impact and shoes to cave walls during the journey in the cave is a bit slippery. It will keep you not to slipping into an oxygen tank just in case it will run out of oxygen in the cave because the cave is airtight, and another equipment flashlight. Rather narrow cave doors make a more complete cave adventure cruising to enter the cave and crawl for 15 meters. Gelatik Cave is a dry cave, unlike Pindul Cave which is the flow of river water. The cave is still somewhat muddy due to dripping water from the stalactites. Dark, moist, and airtight, it makes it challenging for those who have the gut into Gelatik cave.

The Gelatik cave offers stunning scenery with stalactite, and stalagmite that is still in production, so do not ever hold stones that still drain the water, meaning stalactite or stalagmite is still alive. The instructor will remind them before entering the cave. It is expected that the presence of stalactites and stalagmites, which always evolving. Those who want to feel the water flowing through the stalactite and stalagmite reportedly can be young and beautiful if rubbed into the face of having to wait until the dripping from the tip of stalactite and stalagmite. Also, the dead stalactite and stalagmite are equally interesting, to decorate on all wall caves, and they will be shinier when exposed to light. It is a stunning beauty in a dark time.