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Umbul Cokro, a Recommended Nature Tour in Klaten

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Umbul Cokro or Cokro Spring Object (OMAC) is one of the most widely known tourist attractions in Klaten. OMAC is located on Jalan Cokro-Tulung, Cokro Village, Tulung District, Klaten Regency, Central Java. Before being used as a tourist attraction, Umbul Cokro was utilized by local residents for various things. Umbul Cokro is a river that has a high water discharge. The water in Umbul Cokro is abundant and clear. Reporting from a thesis entitled Dynamics of Utilization of Umbul Ingas Cokro Springs by the Community in 1974-1999 by Putri Novitasari in 2019, said that around 1950 local residents could still bathe free of charge. Apart from bathing, Umbul Cokro is used for washing and irrigation. The river or Umbul Ingas was then renovated by the village government (pemdes) into a building. Since then, the Ingas River has changed its name to Umbul Ingas spring. The spring was developed into a tourist attraction called OMAC. After the renovation, the spring attracted tourists. Umbul Cokro s...
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Feel the Water as Clear as Glass? Umbul Manten, the Legend Behind the Natural Beauty!

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The spring or Umbul Manten in Sidowayah Village, Polanharjo District, Klaten has been a hot tourist destination. Behind its fame as a tourist attraction, the water from the umbul also supports neighboring villages.

Umbul Manten

Finding Umbul Manten or often also called Umbul Kemanten is not difficult. The spring is located on the edge of the Janti water tourism route, Polanharjo Subdistrict.

It is located on the north side of the Tegalgondo-Janti road or just east of Umbul Pelem, which is in Wunut Village, Tulung Subdistrict. To get to Umbul Manten, you can take the Jogja-Solo road.

Arriving at the Tegalgondo tri-junction, Wonosari District, take the Tegalgondo-Janti road for 5 kilometers. The Umbul is north of the highway but covered by residential areas.
Despite being covered by houses and shops, Umbul Manten signboards are on the right and left of the parking lot road. If it is full on the south side, tourists can pass through the north entrance with a slight detour into the rice fields.


In the main area of the umbul, which is about 300 meters wide, the trunks of old banyan, sepreh and gayam trees still stand tall. There are five ponds in the south side of the umbul complex and one children's pond in the north that contains andesite rocks.
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