Saturday, August 02, 2014

Suroloyo Peak - The Beauty of Buddha Sleep Hills


Suroloyo peak is the highest of peak in Menoreh hills. For local people, Menoreh hills stretching from central Java to Yogyakarta is often referred to as the Buddha sleep hills. The located of Suroloyo peak at Keceme village, Samigaluh, Kulon Progo regency, Yogyakarta. This peak has a height about 1.019 meters above sea level. To reach this peak, visitors have to pass through damaged and winding road, from the foot to the top  visitors have also pass to 286 steps.

When visitors have reached peak, tired during the trip will be lost. Welcome speech of butterflies, birds and dragonflies will welcome visitors got to the peak. The beauty of scenery outspread in front of the eyes. From a distance looked the top of Sumbing, Sindoro, Merapi and Merbabu mount. Suroloyo peak is meeting point between that mounts and purportedly, this place become a hermitage place of Sulta Agung. In between the trees, visitors can also looked Borobudur temple which looks very small. The cloud movement around peak and fresh air make visitors chuckle in awe.

Suroloyo peak has three pavilion. There are Suroloyo hermitage, Sariloyo hermitage and Kaendran hermitage. All the hermitage is located in an area adjacent. The visitors who visit to Suroloyo peak charge of entrance ticket about Rp 2.000. The best time to visit is before sunrise, so visitors can see the rise of sun behind the mountain.



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