Mangunan Orchard, Agrotourism in The Clouds

Refreshing to eliminate fatigue by plucking fruit and see indentations the Oya river from above the clouds.

Mangunan Orchard is located Mangunan village, Dlingo, Bantul regency, Yogyakarta. Access to this place is quite good. On the way, visitors will pass through the hills, valleys and forest. The distance between Mangunan Orchard with Yogyakarta city is about 35 kilometers or 1 hours drive.

Mangunan Orchard has many types of fruit such as durian, guava, orange, mango and others. Even this place also breeding cow. If lucky, visitors can pluck the fruits for a gift or just eaten there. Continue the journey to the top of the hills, visitors will found a tower. The function of tower is as a place for visitors see the beautiful scenery in the form of indentations the Oya river, drawbridge and blue expanse of the southern sea. The position of tower on the hill, visitors are made as above the clouds.

Not only the exotic landscapes are given, this orchard has educational concept for training horticulture cultivation, organic fertilizer production, transplant, how to grow crops and research. Even a very complete facilities owned such as auditorium, pavilion, mosque, campground, outbond area, fishing ponds and others. For visitors who like adrenaline sports, visitors can distribute the hobby on the track that has been prepared by Mangunan Orchard. There are two tracks such as 2300-meters long track for downhill class and 3.800-meters long track for cross country class.

Visitors who visit to Mangunan Orchard must pay entrance tickets about Rp 5.000 and for those who want to hire the service of a guide, Mangunan Orchard provide some guide. Course at an additional cost. 

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Jeruk Bali a Healthy Fruit

Jeruk Bali or Pomelo (Citrus Maxima) is a type or grapefruit that has a large size and has a different form from usual grapefruits or oranges. Jeruk Bali usually has pale green to yellow colored skin and sweet white, pink or red flesh. It has a unique taste and has a really thick skin that makes it hard to be peeled, several techniques are needed to peel this thick Jeruk Bali skin. The size of a Jeruk Bali varies from 15 to 25 centimeters in diameter and usually weighs about 1 to 2 kilograms. The price of a Jeruk Bali is about Rp 15.000 to Rp 35.000 depends on the size and the weight. The unique taste and appearance makes tourists interested to this fruits. Jeruk Bali is sold almost in every supermarkets and traditional markets, it is not hard to find this fruit in Bali.  

Besides the unique taste and size, Jeruk Bali also has a good property for our body. When we consume this fruit, we can avoid various types of diseases. Jeruk Bali contains Vitamin C, Lycopene that can act as antioxidants, Pectin that can lower cholesterol levels and lowers a heart disease risk and Potassium that include anticancer as well as healthy prostate. Jeruk Bali is also good for our skin and beauty, it can prevent us from skin cancer, skin allergy, acne and flecks.

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Salak Bali a Unique Taste of Snake Fruit

Salak or Snake fruit is an Indonesian original fruit. It is called Snake fruit because this fruit is covered by scales that looks like a snake. Salak Bali or Salak Gula Pasir (white sugar salak) is a type of Salak that is planted in the eastern part of Bali, Karangasem regency. Salak Bali grows well in Karangasem because it is located 800 - 1.000 meters above sea level and the fertile soil after Mount Agung's eruption in 1963. The harvesting time of the fruit is 6 months, farmers harvest their fruit during the rainy seasons from December to April. The price of Salak Bali varies from Rp 15.000 to Rp 30.000 per kilogram depending on the time of the year, easily found in super markets, traditional markets and in some tourist attractions.

Salak Bali is different from other types of Salak because of its sweetness. It has a pointed top which makes it easy to be peeled by hand. After peeling the skin, there will be a thin layer of silky membrane on the fruit. This membrane should be removed before eating the fruit. Salak Bali usually contain 3 lobes with sweet and slightly starchy taste.

Sibetan village, Karangasem regency, produces wine from Salak. Many tourists come to see the process of making Salak wine. Peeled slices of Salak is placed into a barrel with a mixture of yeast, sugar and water, the barrel will be left for 6 months. The wine has a content of 13% alcohol, it is sold Rp 100.000 per bottle. Besides Salak wine, some people also produce Salak chips , Salak jams and salak sweets.

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