Indonesian Tourism Kastoba Lake Bawean Gresik

 

ZamrudKu-Bawean Island has various tourist attractions that will pamper you, although Bawean Island is a small island in the East Java Gresik area, but its natural scenery is no less beautiful than Bali Island which is already famous internationally.

Bawean Island also has the nickname Serambi Madinah, because the majority of the Bawean community is Muslim and has 99 mountains so it is called Serambi Madinah, Bawean Island is also known as the Bali of East Java, because its natural scenery is very beautiful and still natural, no less than Bali Island.

Among the famous tours on Bawean Island is Kastoba Lake Tour, Kastoba Lake Tour is a tour located in Paromaan Village, Tambak District, Gresik Regency, Kastoba Lake Tour is also a Nature Reserve located on Bawean Island since 1979 and has a lake area of ​​338,237 m2 or 33.82 h.

The location of Lake Kastoba is in the middle of Bawean Island and is on a fairly high mountain peak, so to reach the location of Lake Kastoba from Paromaan Village, you have to walk through a footpath for about 30 minutes, a journey that is quite tiring.

Lake Kastoba Tourism has green water and has various freshwater biota such as tilapia, shrimp and other fish.

At the Lake Kastoba Bawean Tourism site there are very rare insect species that we will not find throughout Indonesia.

A. Mystery of the Formation of Kastoba Lake

Behind the beauty of Kastoba Lake Bawean, there is a mystical event regarding the formation of Kastoba Lake. 

According to folklore that has developed in the Bawean community, Kastoba Lake was formed due to the anger of the King of Jin who guarded the area because of a crow who accidentally told a blind man that the sap from the Kastoba tree could cure blind people, because the blind man was right under the Kastoba tree, then the blind man plucked the leaves of the Kastoba tree and accidentally the sap from the Kastoba tree leaves hit the blind man's eyes, so that the blind man miraculously could see again.

The blind man then shouted and thanked the crow who had told him that the sap from the Kastoba tree leaves could cure his eyes, from that incident the King of Jin who guarded the Kastoba tree heard it, making the King of Jin angry and then uprooting the Kastoba tree and throwing it, then the crow was expelled from Bawean Island by the King of Jin, therefore crows are not found on Bawean Island.

From the remains of the tree, a very large spring emerged and then became a lake, which was then called Lake Kastoba by the local community.

B. Travel to Lake Kastoba Bawean Tourism

1. Using an Airplane

If you intend to visit Lake Kastoba Bawean Tourism, you can use an airplane with a 30-minute journey from Juanda Airport Surabaya to Harun Thohir Airport Bawean, which is then continued by motorbike from Harun Thohir Airport to Paromaan Village and then continued by walking for 30 minutes from Paromaan Village to the Kastoba Lake location.

2. Using a Ship

If you use a ship, it takes 4 hours to travel using a fast boat and 8 hours when using a cargo ship from Gresik Port to Sangkapura Bawean Port, which is then continued by using a motorbike from Sangkapura Bawean Port to Paromaan Village for 45 minutes, after that you have to walk from Paromaan Village to Kastoba Lake Tourism for 30 minutes by passing through a footpath.

B. Costs Needed to Go to Kastoba Lake Tourism

1. Fast Boat Ticket IDR 250,000

2. Cargo Ship Ticket IDR 80,000

3. Airplane Ticket IDR 380,000

4. Motorbike Rental 100,000/Per Day

C. Rules When Traveling to Lake Kastoba Bawean

1. Women who are menstruating are prohibited from visiting Lake Kastoba Bawean Tourism

2. You are not allowed to do indecent acts at Lake Kastoba Tourism

3. Wear modest clothing when visiting Lake Kastoba Tourism

4. You are not allowed to drink alcohol when visiting Lake Kastoba

5. You are not allowed to damage the surrounding environment when you visit Lake Kastoba

That's a little information from ZamrudKu, hopefully this information can provide benefits and a little reference for tourist attractions for your vacation.