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Brilio.net/en - If you happen to be a nature lover, rivers can be a delightful alternative when you dont exactly feel like mountaineering. You can try some exhilarating activities such as white water rafting, swimming or if possible having an adventurous canyoning sessions.
If you happen to be in Indonesia and planning to have a short trip down the river, youre sort of lucky because the country is known for some seriously beautiful rivers and theyre available for thrilling river safari.
To help make your mind up, here're 10 of the most wonderful rivers in Indonesia that ought to belong on your bucket list:
1. Maron River in Pacitan, East Java
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Dubbed The Amazon of Indonesia, the 45 kilometers long river offers crystal-clear water and exotic tropical nature. The best way to explore this river is cruising it on the boat, which can be rented from the locals. You can enjoy lush greeneries along its side while watching red snappers swarming below its fresh water.
2. Elo River in Magelang, Central Java
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Known as one of the rivers with the best cascades in Indonesia, you can spend your day on a raft in a hilarious whitewater rafting session here. While enjoying the rapids, your eyes will be spoiled by surrounding paddy fields and beautiful greeneries. Dont worry, rafting operators in Elo Rivers will provide international-safety-standard gear and equipment, as well as experienced river guides to escort your trip.
3. Kalisuci River in Gunungkidul, Yogyakarta
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There are only several spots around the globe you could enjoy cave tubing: in Mexico, New Zealand, and Indonesia, precisely in Gunungkidul. This adventurous activity combines caving and body rafting, as you float along the river through a cave in the bowels of the earth. Some spots consist of rocks and extreme rapids while some others yet are rather slow and sleepy.
As you enter the darkness of the cave, with the illuminating light from the flashlight as your only source of light, you can see water dripping from the stalactites and hear fishes swimming beneath your feet. At some point, you can go off your tube to swim the rivers clearwater.
4. Kampar River in Pelalawan, Riau
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While surfing in the sea is rather ordinary, how about riding the waves in a river? Yeah, we absolutely can do it! As weird as it may sound, people actually surf the Kampar River in Pelalawan. This river is particularly known for its bono wave (dubbed the Seven Ghosts of Kampar), the one which can reach 4-6 meters high in the full moon.
5. Ayung River in Bali
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Known as one of the most beautiful rivers in Bali, Ayung River is the ultimate adrenaline booster with its famed whitewater rafting activity. Streaming through Ubuds verdant landscape, this river offers captivating sceneries of paddy terraces and greeneries along its way.
BEAUTIFUL, AREN'T THEY? CLICK NEXT FOR OTHER AMAZING RIVERS YOU CAN FIND IN INDONESIA.
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