Natural Baths Umbul Kemanten Traditional Javanese Nuances

Indonesia has a diversity of natural beauty, even in each region has a characteristic beauty that is different from one region to another. One of the natural beauties in Indonesia is natural baths that come from direct springs. Polanharjo sub-district, located in Klaten district, Central Java, is famous for its water tourism because there are many large springs in that area, so clean and fresh water is abundant. Natural bathing tours that have different characteristics from other baths, namely Umbul Kemanten which is located between the Polanharjo sub-district and Tulung sub-district, the Umbul Kemanten entrance ticket costs Rp. 10,000 each person. The Kemanten Umbul has a traditional Javanese feel and still maintains its naturalness, making it a special attraction especially swimming directly from a spring. This natural bathing tour has facilities for food stalls and restaurants with a variety of processed menus typical of water tourism villages, namely processed fish. There are swimming pools for children and adults, but fish, places to eat, rent mats, prayer rooms, bathrooms and have very good photo spots. Its location which is far from the main road makes the air feel cool and comfortable, there is one thing that many people don't know about where there is a water celery vegetable located near the bathing location and tourists can see it directly. Indeed, water celery can only grow in clean, fresh and flowing water, so it's no wonder that many people don't know about it.

The natural baths of Umbul Kemanten also have folklore, namely the legend of the formation of the name Umbul Kemanten. It is said that there are two couples who will get married some time later, but Javanese custom has a rule that the bride and groom are not allowed to leave the house or meet before they are legally married. However, they were very impatient and violated the rules, then they met at Umbul Kemanten when the meeting of the groom and bride did not take place simultaneously. In the view of the prospective groom, he feels that the prospective bride is moving away from being seen and this also happens to the prospective bride, so now she is called Umbul Kemanten.

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This tourist location has the potential to be used by tourists as a fun and educative place to travel. Indeed, the Kemanten Umbul is still in the development stage, as far as can be seen the location to the rear of the Kemanten Umbul which is often directed by Google maps is not visible and the road that is traversed has damage and even large buses cannot enter. So the bus has to go through the front door where there is a car park and large vehicles. At tourist sites you can add educational tours such as learning fish farming, planting plants, the process of making pennant, introducing art in the area, and outbound with traditional games. Established a souvenir shop characterized by processed water tourism, clothes and accessories typical of Umbul Kemanten and an ornamental fish shop.

There are still many people who don't know about Umbul Kemanten and even what they don't know about, but now many tourists from various regions to outside the province have come to visit Umbul Kemanten and they really enjoy the beauty and facilities that are found at Umbul Kemanten.