Yogyakarta retains various charms of tourism village which has different specialty and attraction. If you are interested in nature conservation, then you should add Pancoh Tourism Village to your travel bucket list to Yogyakarta. This village is famous as an environmentally conscious village. The village community is very concerned with environmental sustainability, especially water quality. Poncoh Village is one of the water supply buffer areas in Merapi Mount slopes landscape. It is not surprising that the people are very concerned about water conditions. The strong enthusiasm of the villagers gave them an extraordinary outcome. In 2012 Poncoh Village officially assumed ecotourism village. This village has even won Sleman Tourism Village Festival twice in 2016 and in 2017.
This village is situated on the slopes of Merapi Mount, precisely in the Pancoh village, Girikerto, Turi, Sleman, Yogyakarta. It is located approximately 15 km from the center of Yogyakarta. This village location’s route is easily accessible. It is daily opened at 08.00 to 20.00 WIB. Various tourism activities are offered in Pancoh Tourism Village.
Extraordinary Live In Pancoh Tourism Village
Not only traveling in Poncoh tourism village, but we can also take part in environmental preservation. Live in activity is an overnight staying activity where we have to join in all activities offered by the facilitator. The visitors who stay overnight have to pay an environmental conservation’s fee of IDR 15,000 per night. The money will be used to fund the nature conservation like planting of tree seedlings. There are more than 60 houses ready to become the visitor’s homestays. We get the real experience of living as villager on the slopes of Merapi Mount.
Nature and Culture Education Tours
Here there are many interesting activities visitors could do. The visitors can try activities that are not only exciting but also really educating. There are agricultural tour packages where visitors can learn traditional farming. The visitors are invited to go down to the fields learn how to work on the fields, how to plant rice, and how to catch the fish. There is a cow barn where we can learn about biogas making process. Not only preserving the environment, Pancoh Tourism Village also preserves the culture. Here, we will be invited have cultural tour by playing the traditional music instrument and also by making crafts. This activity becomes the student’s favorite activity when they come here.
Outdoor activities
One of the activities which becomes the visitor’s favorite activity in tPancoh Tourism Village is river tracing. This is for all ages. The tracing route is quite far, but if you are not strong enough to do it, you shouldn’t be worried because the guide will lead you to cut the road shorter. Another activity that is also exciting is camping. There is spacious camping ground and also outbound area. The manager of this tourism village provides many outbound games which are absolutely accompanied by a guide. This Pancoh tourism village could become a good place for holding group outing activities.
Unique Traditional Culinary
Other than having nature tourism and educational activities, Poncoh Tourism Village also has a unique culinary. It various kind of drink such dawet, lemongrass ginger drink, and wine made from salak fermentation. There are also various kind of traditional foods served like jenang sumsum, wajik salak, bakwan salak, and jenang grandul that could please your tongue.
The facilities provided in the Pancoh Tourism Village are very complete. There are toilete, mushola, large parking areas, food court area, and homestays. When you visit this tourism village, you are suggested to come in group because it will be more exciting.
