Who says rice fields can't be an attractive tourist destination? Are you curious about the natural beauty in Indonesia? You can try visiting Sumber Gempong Rice Field Tour, Trawas, Mojokerto, East Java.
Based on information from Tribun News Wiki (Kompas.com). The visitors will be welcomed with a variety of interesting tourist attractions in Sawah Sumber Gempong. In addition, the tourist area offers a beautiful panorama of rice fields with a panoramic background of Mount Penanggungan.
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Located at the foot of Mount Penanggungan at an altitude of 700 to 1,200 meters above sea level, precisely in Sukorame Hamlet, Ketapanrame Village, Trawas District, Mojokerto Regency, making this tourist attraction has cool air typical of the highlands. Tourists can also find springs that are said to never dry in the dry season.
If you want to visit, tourists can travel about an hour or 37.7 kilometers (km) from the center of Mojokerto City.
Sawah Sumber Gempong ticket prices
The entrance ticket price for the Sawah Sumber Gempong area is very pocket-friendly, which is IDR 5,000 per person, based on information from the official Instagram account @sumbergempong.id.
With this rate, tourists can get access to explore rice fields, swim in clear spring pools, take unlimited pictures, and do fish therapy.
Also, read: Trawas, a Natural Tourism Destination in Mojokerto.
However, the entrance ticket does not include several paid rides in this natural attraction.
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The following is a list of ride rates in the Sumber Gempong Rice Field tour:
- Rice field train, ticket price IDR 10,000 per person
- Jantra, ticket price IDR 10,000 per person
- Kite bike, ticket price IDR 15,000 per person
- Flying pedicab, ticket price IDR 20,000 per person
- Water duck, ticket price IDR 20,000 per person
- ATV, ticket price IDR 25,000 per person
- Horse riding, ticket price IDR 30,000 per person
Sawah Sumber Gempong opening hours
Sumber Gempong Rice Field Tour is open every day. The opening hours of Sawah Sumber Gempong on weekdays are 08.00 WIB to 16.00 WIB.
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Meanwhile, the opening hours of Sawah Sumber Gempong tourism on holidays (weekends) are 07.00 WIB to 17.00 WIB
Things to do in Sawah Sumber Gempong
There are various tourist activities that visitors can do in Sawah Sumber Gempong, as follows:
1. Enjoy the natural panorama
When visiting Sawah Sumber Gempong, tourists will be spoiled with beautiful natural panoramas, in the form of green rice fields with the background of Mount Penanggungan.
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Interestingly, there is a pool that comes from a natural spring that adds to the beauty of the panorama. Don't forget to capture every corner at the Sawah Sumber Gempong tour.
2. Planting rice and plowing fields
The tourism manager of Sawah Sumber Gempong provides an opportunity for visitors who want to try the sensation of planting rice or plowing fields.
The eduwisata package is priced starting from IDR 150,000 per person. By following the eduwisata package, tourists can get closer to nature and understand the process of making rice from the beginning, since rice is planted.
3. Try out the rides
Sumber Gempong Rice Field Tour is equipped with a variety of interesting rides. Includes rice field trains, jantra, kite bikes, flying tricycles, water ducks, ATVs, and horse riding.
To ride the ride, tourists need to buy a separate ticket.
4. Swim at the springs
Don't forget to try the freshness of the spring pool that has natural sources. Uniquely, this spring source is never dry even during the dry season, as quoted from the Tourism Village Network website - Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy.
The location of the spring is close to the rice field area. So, tourists can soak or swim in the natural spring while enjoying the cool air and panorama of rice fields and Mount Penanggungan.
5. Camping
Tourists can also spend the night in the tourist area of Sawah Sumber Gempong. At night, tourists can enjoy a tanning and peaceful atmosphere, only the sound of frogs and rice field animals can be heard.
When you wake up in the morning, tourists will be greeted with a beautiful natural panorama. For tourists who want to stay at Sawah Sumber Gempong tour, camping and guesthouse options are available.
Here are the rates:
- Guesthouse, stay rate IDR 350,000 on weekdays and IDR 450,000 on weekends
- Camping ground, ticket price IDR 15,000 per person and tent rental IDR 60,000 to IDR 80,000 per unit.
6. Explore cultural attractions
In addition to Sawah Sumber Gempong tourism, Ketapanrame Village also has several cultural tourism. Includes, pencak silat and bantengan, gamelan, and Mayang Rontek Dance, based on information from the Tourism Village Network website - Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy.
Tourists can see all these traditional arts. The attraction of bull art is that one player is holding a bull's head and is in a trance during the performance.
Meanwhile, Mayang Rontek Dance is one of the traditional dances from Mojokerto. This dance is inspired by the tradition of Mojoputri brides in Mojokerto, which is a traditional wedding procession (manten) in the local community.
That's a little information about "Wisata Sawah Sumber Gempong, Trawas, Mojokerto, East Java". Hopefully, it can be a reference for those of you who want to come to Indonesia and enjoy the natural and cultural atmosphere typical of Mojokerto.
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