Thursday, October 29, 2009

Waduk Darma: A Lovely Place for Vacation in Kuningan


Waduk Darma is an artificial lake resides in Kuningan City. This tourism object is about 425 ha wide area, surrounded by the beautiful hills and dales scenery. As it resides at the valley of Ciremai Mountain, the atmosphere around the lake is cool. Waduk Darma is often visited by thousands visitors per year for its cool atmosphere, beautiful wide view, available tour facilities, and strategic location. As it is located at the roadside of Cirebon-Kuningan-Ciamis freeway, Waduk Darma is accessible by public transportations. It is ± 12 km distance from Kuningan City and ± 37 km from Cirebon City. Its exact location is at Jagara Village, Darma Subdistrict, Kuningan Regency, West Java Province, Indonesia.

Waduk Darma is a pleasing place to relax with family or friends. Its beautiful panorama and cool air are suitable for releasing the tiredness and for self-refreshing. From this place the visitors can enjoy the panoramic sight of Ciremai Mountain. They can also enjoy boating and feel the fresh mountain breeze. Sunset moment is a more captivating sight to enjoy at twilight in Waduk Darma.

With its maximum water puddle capacity ± 39.000.000 m3, Waduk Darma functions as the water accommodation for irrigation and fishery. Because of its large water volume, this lake is also used for recreation and sport facilities. Various tour facilities are provided, such as motor boat, children swimming pool, cottages, camping area, and recreation park which is provided with art performance stage. Small shelters and many food stalls are also provided in this area.

Waduk Darma Tourism Object is usually crowded during Idul Fitri and school holidays. This tourism area is one of several tourism object alternatives reside in Kuningan City. The other interesting tour locations are Cibulan, Telaga Remis, Linggarjati, Subang hot-water bathing place, etc.

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