Bantimurung Waterfalls

CLEAR water swiftly slides down the rocky stone, cool, and flow without stopping. Keep pure due to the diverse vegetations. Bantimurung beauty and coolness treat fatigue and make freshness.


Location of Object
Bantimurung Waterfall Tourism located in Bantimurung District, Maros Regency, Province of South Sulawesi. The object is on the plateau about 15 kilometers east of Maros regency capital, or about 45 km north of Makassar. This is an area of rocky mountainous area of Maros-Pangkep. 

Waterfall width is about 20 meters and height of water sliding around 15 meters. A bathing place naturally made in the flow of water down. White stones spread out such a result of minerals deposition. In addition to take a bath in cool water, tourists can also relax in the carpet stones. 

The depth of water in the bottom of the waterfall is between five to 75 centimeters. Approximately, range from leg up to waist. So not only adults can bathe in that place, the children also can swim. Joke, dabble, and sink the body feel it refrigerant. 

On the left side of waterfall there is a concrete stairs with about 10 meters high. Tourists climb the stairs to Gua Mimpi (Dream Cave) and Gua Batu (Stone Cave). Both caves are part of hundreds of prehistoric cave which is in range of Maros-Pangkep rocky mountain.

Facilities 
Bantimurung Waterfall Tourism Object provides bungalows and homestay if you want to enjoy the natural beauty longer. Rates are very affordable rent. There are also some shops that sell food and drink for tourists who do not had time to stock up in the city, and souvenir seller of preserved butterfly from the theme park. 

Access 
There are some ways to reach the tourism object. Travelers can use private cars or rent a car or through reservation in Sultan Hasanuddin Airport. There is also public transportation. Trip to this object takes about two hours. 

With private cars or rent car, from the center of the city through to Reformasi highway or Port highway, then follow the entrance to Sutami highway, next to Maros. From Maros take direction to Bantimurung. Also can through Perintis Kemerdekaan Road or without going through the highway. 

With public transport, tourists depart from Daya Regional Terminal, take transportation to Maros. Get off at the Maros terminal and connect to Bantimurung. 

Entrance Ticket 
Rates to come to tourism object are not expensive, only Rp 5,000 for adults and Rp 3,500 for children. If using a private car or rent a car subjected parking charge.

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