Enjoy an exciting day on the rapids of Serayu River where located in Banjarnegara, Central Java, Indonesia. The river route is passing some villages along of the district, start from Tunggoro to Singomerto with flowing 30 kilometers long rivers.

The rafting arena is categorized as a quite tough river. Many athletes come to this place since in 1979; this location held National Rafting Championship. When other rivers have minimum water level or even zero during the dry season, Serayu keeps on alive and flows to bring strong stream, rapids, holes, and fun. The water itself is on class II-IV but in wet season, when rain falls all day, the river has class V at the whole of its section. At the first part, the lower section is a popular commercial rafting track (class II-III rapids) with starting from Boja to Siongomerto village dam. The other part is the upper section with more challenging waves.

There is a favorite spot for professional rafting, three meters wide of path that from class IV drop and it becomes harder during the flood. People named it as Gate. The visitors who come to this real river adventure are commonly local tourists. The challenges will burn up every explorer on most danger stream in Central Java

Saturday and Sunday are mostly full with groups to join there. The cost is affordable enough. The range price starts from 165.000 rupiah for domestic visitor and 350.000 rupiah for International visitor. Those prices included complete package; such as boat, guide, meals, certificate and life-vest.   

How to get there

To get location for Serayu Rafting where located in Singomerto village, Kec. Sigaluh Kab. Banjarnegara – Central of Java, as following details:

1.     From Purwokerto via Wonosobo (175 km – 4 hours), and stop by at Singomerto village (Rafting Base Camp), 5 Km before reach Banjarnegara.

- By land: BUS – Economy class: 24 hours ticket price at Rp 25.000), BUS – Patas, twice a day (Ticket price at Rp 50.000).

- By travel (minibus transportation) with departure schedules in the morning at 08.00am afternoon at 03.00pm. (Ticket price at Rp. 65.000)

2.     From Yogyakarta (140 km) to Purwokerto via Magelang – Wonosobo (140 km–3.5 hours)

- By land: bus – Economy class, the last departure at 05.00pm with ticket price at Rp.25.000.

- By travel (minibus transportation) with departure schedules from tugu joga, in the morning at 09.00 am & afternoon at 03.00 pm. Ticket price at Rp. 45.000,

- By Train, Jakarta to Yogyakarta ended at Purwokerto Train Station. From Purwokerto take a bus to Banjarnegara, priced at Rp.10.000 (economy class)

More information about Serayu Rafting site please click here and for flight schedule please click here .

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