Cikapundung Rafting -Bandung City Tour

Cikapundung River stretches along 28 Km has long been a hallmark of the city of Bandung. Tipped in North Bandung, this river can be seen from the waterfall Curug Dago, splitting Tamansari and Cihampelas, until reaching Alun-alun.

Cikapundung, splitting Cihampelas area to Alun-alun. Cikapundung offers several natural attractions. The most famous attraction is rafting or white water rafting. This water sport allows travelers to directly “taste” the swift flow of the river and the clash of natural stones, while enjoying a semi-urban scenery along the riverbanks. Rafting route that can be used only as long as 4,300 m. This route starts from Dago Bengkok and finished in Babakan Siliwangi. Visitors can climb the big rubber boat that can seat up to six passengers, or riverboat ridden individuals.

Water tour was organized by Cikapundung Rehabilitation Program (CRP). They are combined with the aim of preserving the volunteer community Cikapundung River. Interestingly, while the tourists play water, they also must required to take out the garbage that they encountered in the river.

In practice, while wading the river tourists given sacks used to pick up garbage that they all encountered along the route of rafting.

Another option, especially if the water is receding, we can play a ban-banan. It is not much different from the rafting, but only using large tires that can be boarded individuals. Ford a river with tires is a typical game kids Cikapundung banks. Enough to capitalize tires, visitors can feel the twists and turns of the river, go with the flow.

Curug Dago

Another Cikapundung tour can be seen is the waterfall Dago. 10 m high waterfall is impressed 'dormant', but its location is very close to the center of the tourist crowds in Jl. Juanda (Dago). Waterfall which is part of the park Ir. H. Juanda is near Terminal Dago and can be achieved by using a motorcycle or on foot, but the road to the waterfall is very steep, uneven and slippery when wet. Arriving at the top of the waterfall Dago, vehicles must be parked in the space provided and to see from the ground had to walk about 300m. This path is not less steep. The thunder of the water helped fill the atmosphere and sounds of insects on shade trees add to the natural atmosphere. Thundering waterfalls echoed on the walls of the cliff that embrace it.

Dago waterfall also save valuable history. There are two oriental buildings housing a two inscriptions. According to historians, this inscription is a relic of the King of Thailand, Rama 5 (Chulalongkorn) and Rama 7 (Pradjathipok Pharaminthara) in the 17th century.

This tourist place seemed deserted on weekdays, but when asked at a local shop sellers, visitors who come are usually only a schoolboy at the weekend. Seeing that there is no hint or advertisement on Dago waterfall on the way to here, no wonder why many do not know. In addition to the steep streets, such as boarding facilities were dirty with graffiti break irresponsible. The waterfall itself is filled with floating garbage, even the occasional unpleasant aroma wafted on the water.

One thing that is repeatedly emphasized me when is rubbish. He complained that current Cikapundung River basin that stretches a giant landfill in Bandung. Starting from plastic waste, food wrappers, food, livestock manure, and even human waste was directly discharged into the river. Garbage began gathering of downstream Cikapundung, and accumulate closer to the city.

Cikapundung flow passing Jl Asia-Africa, had become midden.

There have been many who do CRP extension to the community so as not to pollute the river, even a team of CRP is not uncommon drop langung to clean up the garbage that looks and plant trees around the river. Through this action is expected to have a public embarrassment for littering in the river.

CRP was not put this place to be a tourist place, so it does not herald the hype through a variety of media. Usually people know information about the activities of CRP from Facebook, banner, or just word of mouth. Factors to be considered include the condition of clean water and discharge water is not erratic. Thus, rafting can not be open at all times.

Cleaning still using simple tools, such as saws, plastic, or sack to take the trash. Bandung City Government is currently focusing Cikapundung River to be a superior natural attractions in the city of Bandung. This major project is run under the leadership of institutions Planning Agency. This discourse can only be done when the river is free of trash and safe to visit the community.