Outbound Training Plus Rafting Pekalen Probolinggo - East Java.
Visit the earth Probolinggo East Java province today is like traveling back along Hayam Wuruk more than 500 years ago. It seems, according to folklore, not long after mahapati Gadjah Mada from the Majapahit Empire managed to unite the archipelago in the year 1357 AD, King Hayam Wuruk was the first person to witness the beauty of the natural panorama of Probolinggo. Because amazed and awed by the beauty of the panorama there, Hayam Wuruk mingle could linger in that place. Hayam Wuruk places visited for it later referred to as prabu Linggih, which gradually changed the pronunciation to Probolinggo.
Pekalen River, located 25 km from the town of Probolinggo exactly three districts lying between a row of sub Tiris, Maron districts, and districts d'Ivoire. Which could be forded the river flood plain is 29 km, divided into three areas. And Songa dividing the package into three parts: Top Pekalen River is 12 km, River Middle Pekalen is 7 km, and the River Bottom Pekalen is 10 km.
Characteristics bertebing turn and river, beautiful scenery, numerous rapids (grade 2 to 3 +) is exotic and challenging, splendor waterfall, and comeliness bat caves, and still encounter some rare animals such as eagles, orioles bird , monkeys, monitor lizards, linsang, squirrels, etc. the main attraction that you can enjoy.
Towards Pekalen
The river is still the same Pekalen located in the village of Ranu Gedang, sub Tiris, Probolinggo district, East Java province. Gedang Ranu village called, because in this village there are many banana trees (in the Java language called Gedang banana). Top Pekalen have a higher level of difficulty for berarung riffles compared with Pekalen Down. Mountain spring water sourced from Argopuro and Mount Lamongan with an average river width and depth of 50-20 meters of water about 1-3 meters.
Distance from Start-Finish pengarungan approximately 12 kilometers to be taken for 3.5 hours. Number of rapids about 50 fruit, such as Welcome, Stone's beard, the Pandavas, Rajawali, Xtravaganza, KPLA, Tripple Ace, The Fly Matador, Shark, Cucak Rowo, Long Rapid, Good Bye. There are also venues Inul, so called because for the past rapids, each participant must be "rocked like Inul". Rafting difficulty level here is grade II to III +.
To find the location of the Songa or Noars basecamp is not very difficult because of the highway Probolinggo lived to see a large sign located on the roadside. From this highway to travel a distance of about 15 km to get to the basecamp. Unfortunately the condition of the road to get there not so good, so that inevitably forced the visitors must first visit the riffles berarung access roads with holes. The trip from the highway down to Basecamp takes approximately one hour.
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