10/22/21

MENGERUDA HOT SPRING

VOXRATEWATI.Com. By Wara Cypriano

MENGERUDA HOT SPRING

Mengeruda hot spring is located in Mengeruda village of Soa sub-district. It is about 23.5 km from Bajawa as the capital city of Ngada Regency. To reach Mengeruda hot spring, the visitors can use any types of the vehicles from Bajawa. There are many small public buses called Bemo. The bemo are that running regular to Mengeruda village. The visitors can use other rent cars or motorcycles that occupied in Bajawa. On national holidays are the most crowded people who visit Mengeruda hot spring. The operating time is from 07.00 am until 07.00 pm. The entry fee of the visitors’ are divided into local and foreign tourists. The adult local tourist is Rp4000 and the child is Rp 3000, while the adult foreign tourist is Rp14000 and child is Rp7000. Mengeruda hot spring area has some facilities to support the visitors’ activities such as parking area, changing room and some bungalows. For the visitors who easily feel hungry, there are some local fruits and local foods are served by local people around the area. This hot spring is often visited by the domestic and also the foreign tourists in most of the holiday. This spot offers the highland of the warmest water. The natural hot spring that flows from a river under the shades of trees. The water temperature, it’s about 40 degrees and a little sulfur content in the water. The debit of water which is high enough with own characteristics which are not owned by natural hot spring in other places. The water spring has two main ponds are one open pond is an artificial pond and the other one is closed as the nature pond. Water spring originated from a pond and flows into the main river through the rocks do a bit high, so it looked like a waterfall.

The spring water is believed to have curative effect for those suffering from skin conditions. The indigenous people beliefs that Mengeruda hot spring is usually used for the traditional medication especially for the skin diseases. However, the experience of taking a warm, soothing bath in a beautiful of natural atmosphere is definitely a true delight for visitor. The visitors can be relaxed into a large artificial pool that offers for quite a lot of people. Beside the hot spring, the visitors also can enjoy the beautifulness on the natural scenery. The panorama is around the scenic view of the hot spring for walk where hot water originated. (Adapted from: www FloresExplore.Com


 


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