Umbul Brintik is a water tourism attraction located not far from the center of Klaten City. There are around 10 springs that flow into a main pool and other pools. What sets it apart from other springs in Klaten is the health therapy offered at Umbul Brintik. However, there are also pools specifically for play, not therapy. Many tourists from around Klaten and beyond come here for sightseeing or for health therapy. If you're interested, check out the information about Umbul Brintik Klaten below. History of Umbul Brintik Klaten Like other springs in Klaten, Umbul Brintik is a natural bathing spot whose water comes from a mountain spring. It's said that the name comes from the bubbling at the base of the spring. The natural pool at Umbul Brintik is different from Umbul Manten or Umbul Ponggok. While both use sand and rocks as the base, Umbul Brintik uses a layer of black sand and small andesite stones. Now used as a therapy location, it turns out this isn't just a myth. Many...
Klaten Regency is renowned for its abundant water tourism, with dozens of springs scattered across several districts. Ponggok District, for example, is renowned for its stunning underwater scenery and boasts a riverside restaurant with views of thousands of tilapia called Rumah Makan Water Gong.
Not only will you be amazed by the ambiance, but the restaurant's opening is also very inspiring. Previously, the river, now part of this tourist attraction, was used as a garbage dump by local residents. This sad situation moved Bagong Margono, often called Mbah Bagong. He poured his own money into transforming the slum river into a trash-free area.
He also helped build several facilities and introduced tilapia fish along the river. To date, the fish population at Water Gong is estimated to have reached 2 tons. Mbah Bagong also helped boost the local economy by transforming the river into a tourist attraction and a riverside restaurant. Finally, Mbah Bagong empowered unemployed local residents to manage the Water Gong tourist attraction and restaurant.
This fish pond, which utilizes the river and its flow, provides a natural, beautiful, calm, and cool atmosphere. It's no wonder many tourists choose to spend their weekends here. If you visit, you can also experience feeding thousands of tilapia fish at Water Gong.
The menu at Water Gong Restaurant is also very comprehensive and varied. Catfish, chicken, gourami, and pomfret are prepared both fried and grilled. You can purchase these various fish dishes at prices ranging from IDR 17,000 per portion to IDR 25,000 per portion. Alternatively, you can enjoy these fish dishes by the kilo at prices ranging from IDR 35,000 to IDR 90,000 per kilogram.
For those of you who don't particularly enjoy fish, you can also order a variety of non-fish dishes, such as chicken soto, fried rice, pecel rice, and various vegetables like sayur asem (sour vegetable soup), sayur lodeh (lodeh vegetable soup), ca kangkung (water spinach salad), cap cay (spicy cap cay), and even stir-fried papaya leaves.
Water Gong Restaurant also offers a variety of snacks to accompany your snack, such as crispy mushrooms, otal-otak (fried fish cake), sausages, French fries, and fried foods, priced between IDR 10,000 and IDR 20,000.
Water Gong Restaurant is located in the Kebun Sawah area, Ponggok, Polanharjo District, Klaten Regency, Central Java, and is open daily from 9:00 AM to 8:00 PM. Water Gong Restaurant can also host various events, such as family gatherings, weddings, meetings, and social gatherings. So, what do you think? Can't wait to visit?
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