Sleman is one of the regencies in Yogyakarta which the natures and the villages are look like a heaven. The natural landscape in the slope of Merapi Mount makes this area having fresh air and certainly having a great potential in tourism industry. There are many ecotourism objects in Sleman that you should try to visit like tourism village. In the tourism village we will be offered by the beautiful views of the nature around the village. One of the tourism villages in Sleman is Nawung tourism village. Formerly this village was only a common village until the locals realized that their village actually kept natural potentials that could sustainably develop. Finally, the local people assisted by the Sleman government were working together to make Nawung Village becoming tourism village which is expected to be a new magnet for tourists to visit and to empower the local community.
Location and Easy Access
Nawung Tourism Village is on the east side of Yogyakarta, precisely in Nawung, Gayamharjo Village, Prambanan, Sleman, Yogyakarta. The location is not far from Prambanan Temple. Nawung Tourism Village route is easily accessible and there are many sign direction so you won’t get lost.
Various Interesting Activities
Here we can enjoy some kind of tourism activities which relies on experience directly related to nature retreats. The packages of the activity offered such as Kedung Nganten’s tracing river package, Outbound package, food and craft edutourism package, and traditional arts tourism package. In this tourism village we can explore Kedung Nganten river and have outbond on the rivers which the price cost Rp. 20,000 each person with a minimum member of a group of 10 persons. Food and craft education activities offered is such Biogas making process, traditional snacks cooking lesson like emping melinjo, and bamboo crafts making. All these activities have an affordable price. We just need to pay 50,000 for 10 persons. It is really unfortunate if you visit Nawung Tourism Village but you don’t enjoy the traditional art performance. The visitors can watch traditional art performance like Sholawat and jathilan by only paying Rp. 100,000 for one show. The price for a kind of extraordinary activity and priceless experience is really affordable.
Complete facility
Supporting facilities provided by the Nawung Tourism Village is quite complete. They are toilets, Mushola, and gazebos to rest, food court area, etc. This tourism village is daily open sat 8:00 to 14:00. But for you who want to stay in this village there is a homestay available in the local house. Not only staying overnight but you will get also unforgettable sensation of living peacefully in the village which means it’s far away from the hustle and bustle of the city. The visitors can stay overnight in local people homestays by paying only IDR 50,000 each night. Is it an affordable price, isn’t it?
