Travelooking - Before discussing about "Puncak Becici", travelooking will discuss a bit about Obama's visiting to Yogyakarta. Obama travels to Yogyakarta on June 28 to June 30, 2017. During in Yogyakarta, Obama stayed at the Tentrem hotel. A recently hotel that has a unique architecture. Obama and his entourage arrived at Adisucipto Airport on Wednesday, June 28, 2017.
Obama and his entourage visited various objects such as
Prambanan Temple and
Borobudur Temple. Both temples are common to become destination for foreign tourists. And there is no special reason for it. In addition, Obama and his entourage also visited the "Puncak Becici". This is what makes "Puncak Becici" become worthy to be discussed.
"Puncak Becici" has become a famous object tourism by the people of Yogyakarta, but not for foreign tourists. Then, what exactly is the "Puncak Becici"? Why did Obama and his entourage visit this place?
Obama and his entourage visited the "Puncak Becici" on Thursday, June 29, 2017. It is located in Dlingo, Bantul, Yogyakarta (the southern part from Yogyakarta downtown). This place is near from
Kebun Buah Mangunan (orchard). There is no public transportation to go there. But if you really want to visit it, you can rent a car, and make it to take you there. Puncak is peak and Becici is a name of location. Initially, this place was a pine forest. It is located at an altitude of 380 meters above sea level while its total area reaches 4.4 hectares. This place presents a beautiful green landscape. The lush trees around this location make the air very cool. The green color from tree leaves which is seen by distance makes tourists want to stay for long time. As a support, the manager complements this place with several creative photo spots.
Before known as a tourist spot, "Puncak Becici" is a pine forest tapped to get sap. But, it has been managed for object tourism in 2015. Citizens who used to work tapping the sap become the administrator.
After enjoying the beauty of the panorama of "Puncak Becici", the 44th President of the United States, Barrack Obama, went to lunch for "mie lethek". The lucky restaurant which is visited by Obama and entourage is Bumi Langit Institute Restaurant. The location is not far from "Puncak Becici". Want to know what is the "mie lethek"? Wait for the
next article.
