MADAKARIPURA WATERFALL TRIP
Madakaripura Waterfall is one of the waterfalls in the area of Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park. It’s the biggest waterfall in East Java. The water has cascades from the dense forest above. You need to go 20 minutes and climb the cliffs before you can see the main waterfall. But the stunning glory of rumbling water going down from the cliff is worth the effort for sure!. Madakaripura Trip is a set of seven waterfalls, the biggest cascade of which falls from a height of 200 m. The bottom part of waterfall is no longer flowing streams of water; it turns into a mist of cold prickly rapid splashes.
Madakaripura Waterfall is not typical for Southeast Asia. Usually they are small and are not impressive; mostly they look like natural SPA than miracles of nature. But Madakaripura Waterfall is really majestic and ruthless. The gorge around highlights the power of falling water. The place looks mysterious and dangerous, and it is so.
Waterfall Legends
Madakaripura Waterfall is not only a beautiful place, but also a historical one. A legend of this falls is connected with the name of Gadjah Mada, who was a prime minister of the largest Javanese empire Majapahit. In 1355 Vuruk Khayyam an emperor of Majapahit gave lands in the area to the prime minister. Gadjah Mada refused revenues from these lands until he unite all Indonesia lands under Majapahit flag. Madakaripura Waterfall is also called as “the last residence of Gadjah Mada“. According to a legend, the 60-year-old prime minister dissolved in the air near a waterfall. He has not been found by the emperor or by anyone else. It’s believed that swimming in the Madakaripura Waterfall give health, strength and youth.
Best Time to Visit
It’s better to visit Madakaripura Waterfalls in the morning, because in the afternoon rains passed in the mountains can turn the small mountain river into a roaring stream, and trees can fall down from the 200-meters height to the pool of the main waterfall. You can see stumps of fallen trees all around.
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