BATURRADEN

Baturraden located in the northern town of Purwokerto right on the slopes south of Mount Slamet. Baturraden because it lies on the slopes of the mountains make this area has the cool weather and tends to be very cold especially at night. Baturraden also a tourist area visited by many local and foreign tourists, especially on Sundays and national holidays. These conditions led to many hotels and villas founded here.
Baturraden can be reached by private car or public transportation. The distance from Purwokerto town about 15 km and can be reached in about 20 minutes with traffic that is not too dense. If you want to use public transport, public tourist transport can ride from the terminal and get off at the terminal Baturraden tour place. If you want more practical travelers can use a taxi. If you decide to use personal vehicles, should be careful because the road is uphill with a slope of about 30 degrees.

Seven Shower
Baturraden is a beauty that radiates from the slopes of Mount Slamet. Tourist sites that is only about 15 km from the town of Purwokerto, Central Java, not only save the elegant natural scenery, but also the folklore about Raden Kamandaka, or Lutung Kasarung quite familiar in Indonesian society.
In addition to easy access, tourist area also provides a variety of hotels and inns are adequate. In addition, for lovers of outdoor camping ground provided a comfortable and safe. And no need to worry about difficulties in obtaining food, since in this area quite a lot of traders who peddle rabbit satay.
Mount Slamet with a sloping slopes, offers beautiful natural scenery and fresh air. Visitors can enjoy the beauty of natural scenery and the cool mountain air with a temperature between 18 ° C-25 ° C. In good weather conditions and sunny, the view Purwokerto, Nusakambangan, and Cilacap coast can be seen clearly from the top Baturraden.

Gua Sarabadak
Baturraden name itself comes from two words (Javanese), namely Batur (hill, land, friends, servants) and Raden (nobility). When combined, the word "Baturraden" can mean: flat land or the land is beautiful. There are two versions of the history of Batu Raden, namely Sheikh Maulana Maghribi version and the version of the Duchy Kutaliman. According to the first version, Sheikh Maulana Maghribi, Count Rum originating from Turkey and the Islamic religion, never felt curious about the mysterious light that towered into the sky and shining in the east. The Prince then look for the origin of light. Long story short, after making the climb to the top of a mountain, the prince saw an ascetic Buddhist who rely on a guava tree that emits rays of light upward. This location is then known as Baturraden.
Meanwhile, according to the second version, the story related Baturraden romance between the Duke's daughter Kutaliman with aides who keep horses.
Baturraden specialty lies in the variety of types of attractions on offer. In addition to the main tourist Baturraden, in this area there are many other tourist sites are also interesting to visit, among which are:
1. Taman Botani. This park provides a variety of ornamental plants, plants bongsai, and rare plants, such as Havana Plants, Leaves god, Brimulia, rodent tuber, Antarium Lipstick, Palm Paris, Tongue Elephant, and Widoro Sea. Price of these crops is quite cheap and can be reached by visitors who want to make it as a souvenir.
2. Curug Gede. Sightseeing Tours is located in the Village Ketenger, the distance is about 3 km from Baturraden. There are a beautiful waterfall.
3. Pancuran Pitu, a distance of 2.5 km from Baturraden. This shower is located 2.5 km from Baturraden. This shower is a source of geothermal water with temperature 60 ° -70 ° C, which directly flows from the foot of Mount Slamet through seven showers.
4. Pancuran Telu. Shower was inaugurated on January 18, 1987. This shower drain hot water with a temperature of 40'C sulfur which is said to cure skin diseases and bone.
5. Wana Wisata. Sightseeing is located 2 km from Baturraden. Wana Wisata presents a view of green forests and beautiful. This place is perfect for camping activities and jungle tracking.
6. Telaga Sunyi. This lake is located on the east, a distance of about 3.5 km from Baturraden. Is somewhat beautiful lake, the water was clear and cold.
7. Taman Kaloka Widya Mandala, which is a zoo tour as well as education. In this park there are a number of animals brought in, both from domestic and abroad, such as leg three goat, elephant, monkey, cow foot five, python, monkey, porcupine, crocodile Irian, orangutans, and deer. In this tourist complex also contained Endangered Wildlife Museum which contains animals such as sun bears, Sumatran tigers, and clouded leopard.
Source: http://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baturaden, http://masandry.com