Sri Gethuk is a name for a small Waterfall located on the edge of the Oya River, or more precisely located in the Menggoran, Bleberan Village, District Playen, Gunung Kidul. Sri Gethuk waterfall is also known as Slempret Waterfall and some people also call it with Sompret waterfall.
Slempret name itself comes from the legend in the village Bleberan; as per legend, this waterfall is the center of spirits, and the leader is Jin Anggo Menduro. Stream of water flowing over the falls is radiated from the three springs “Kedung Poh”, “Ngandong” and springs “Ngumbul”, all the springs flowing into one and form granules water droplets falling from cliff rocks karst famous barren.
To reach this place you have to go up by vehicle, pass through eucalyptus forests Perhutani. The road to this place is highly variable, ranging from asphalt to dirt road usual good. Enters Menggoran, your eyes are now faced with dense teak fields and temperatures are cool.
After arriving in the area you will find the location of fishing which could also serve as parking space for tourists who visit the waterfalls. In this case, there will be two options to reach the waterfall, the first choice is down the path with views of green rice fields and swaying palm plant, or the second option is riding against the flow of Oya River with a small raft made up of empty drums and former board made by local residents. But if you want the trip enjoyable, we recommend to choose a running time down the path. Because with the walk, your eyes will be pampered as you pass through the rice fields and rows of palm trees that will be a feast for an eye. Since the cellular signal in this place is pretty good, it is advisable to click pictures and post it in your social media right here, as the signal might not be the same everywhere.
Meanwhile, if you do not want to get tired before reaching the Sri Gethuk waterfall, you can use the raft. Although there is a probably of a strangest raft and no second in the world, but trust us for a secured ride as the raft is safely designed with an artificial iron fence. Moreover, this raft captain is a native youth of Bleberan village that once “sing mbaurekso kali Oya” or in other words is the young man who ruled this Oya River. This sailor will run raft with ideal speed and stable, so it is very safe. If you bring a video recorder, no need to worry about the results, it will be rocking. If you want to ask all the ins and outs of Oya river or waterfall along the mystical history of this waterfall, the sailor is a source of information that is reliable and fully understands exceed Wikipedia or Google. So ! Enjoy a safe ride.