Madakaripura Waterfall, East Java Island Indonesia

Madakaripura Waterfall East Java Island of Indonesia

Madakaripura Waterfall, East Java Indonesia is the most popular waterfall in Java Island. It is located at Sapih village, lumbang district of Probolinggo City. The trip to Madakaripura waterfall is easy reached from Mount Bromo Tengger National Park only need 30 minutes by car or motorbike, and about 3 hours driving from the capital of East Java, Surabaya.

The Madakaripura Waterfall, East Java Island possible reached from Malang city, Surabaya and Banyuwangi, If you are interesting to do the trekking to Madakaripura Waterfall, you can take the public transportation from Surabaya Airport with duration for 3 hours driving to location, or you can use Our travel service with the tour package option.

The Beauty of Madakaripura Waterfall East Java Island

“Madakaripura waterfall” lies hiddenly at the end of a deep valley in the foothills of the Tengger mountain range. The tourist must trek about 20 minutes crossing rivers and a rocky path that surrounded by steep slope and beautiful sceneries along the way.

Before You reach Madakaripura Waterfall tourism, there is a statue of Majapahit‘s great Commander, Gajah Mada in seat position of deep meditation. the statue greets visitors before they continue further on foot after reaching the entrance. The Mada falls East Java Tourism is a sacred visiting area comprising lines of waterfalls wherein its center reaches a height of 200 meters from the bottom.

The atmosphere on the Waterfall naturally radiates around the centre view and rumble sounds of water spreads louder after approaching the waterfall centre. it is not only please the eyes but also freshen body and soul because of fresh and cool temperature come covering the visitors.

Behind of this falls decorated with a cave on the wall which was believed to be the exact location where Commander in Chief Gajah Mada performed his last meditation and even dubbed as the tallest waterfall in Java Island until tobe the second tallest falls in Indonesia after Sigura-gura falls near Lake Toba, North Sumatra.

Madakaripura Waterfall, East Java Isand Indonesia has related historic with a great Prime Ministry namely Gajah Mada, who strongly struggled to unify the whole territory of the nation under span of Majapahit supervision and said as “the last residence for Gajah Believed to be the final meditation place of military Commander Gajah Mada Chiefment,the great Javanese kingdom of Majapahit in East Java, the towering the waterfall is fondly dubbed as eternal falls, since its waters never cease to pour down endlessly rain of blessings on those fortunate enough to walk underneath it.

According to ancient Javanese legend that 14th century epic poem, Negarakretagama, Air Terjun Mada was a piece of land given to Commander Gajah Mada by the Majapahit King Hayam Wuruk. Gajah Mada himself is the most celebrated military commander in the history of the great Javanese Majapahit Kingdom that thrived between 1293 to 1500 AD. Its commander is recognized as the main figure who succeeded in unifying the entire Indonesian Archipelago then under the huge Majapahit empire (that at the time was said to stretch until Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, Southern Thailand , the Philippines and East Timor) under his famous oath the “Sumpah Palapa”. It is said that the source of his overwhelming power and abilities lies within the cave of the Mada Waterfall, where Gajah Mada frequently came to meditate.

The great commander eventually chose the place as his last place for mediation at Madakaripura before he was believed to have been –what ancient Javanese believed “Muksha” or vanished spiritually and physically from the face of the earth, rather than just dying physically. To honor this legacy, many people still visit the Madakaripura Falls to meditate or perform rituals, especially on the eve of 1 Suro, the Javanese New Year. The Native peoples here immortalized waterfall as a historically significant place, culturally sacred and naturally spellbinding.

East Java Island Tour Package from Surabaya, Malang, Banyuwangi, Yogyakarta, Bali Island :

• Mount Bromo, Tumpak Sewu Waterfall Tour 3 Days
• Ijen Crater, Mount Bromo, Madakaripura Waterfall tour 3 days
• Mount Bromo Madakaripura Waterfall Tour Package 2 Days

Madakaripura Waterfall in East Java Island Indonesia

Madakaripura Waterfall, East Java Indonesia located near from Mount Bromo. Most tourist enjoy the Madakaripura Waterfall tour after finish Mount Bromo tour package when the flight departure from Surabaya at night. If you are interested to known about our tour package price and tour package facility of Mt Bromo and Madakaripura Waterfall, Java Island. You can visit Our contact.