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Lejja hot spring water bathing sensation in Soppeng

Welcome travelers. You are confused about interesting tour on Sulawesi Island, Indonesia? This time, explorecelebes.ga will inform you about the natural tourist destination in Sulawesi, Indonesia, precisely in Soppeng Regency, South Sulawesi Province, namely Lejja Hot Water Bathing.

Have you heard of this place? For those of you who have never heard or visited this hot spring bath and will plan a vacation to Lejja hot spring in Soppeng Regency, this article can you make as your guide to this tours location.


Lejja Hot Water Charm

Soppeng is a district located in the north of Makassar City, located approximately 179 kilometers from the capital of South Sulawesi Province. Soppeng has many beautiful and exotic natural tourism. Visiting the city is not complete it feels if you do not feel the relaxation in the hot water bathing place, a very popular tourist spot in Soppeng regency, the hot water bath Lejja.

Lejja hot spring bathing is a favorite tourist spot of Soppeng District visited by tourists, both domestic and foreign tourists. Set within protected forest with beautiful and cool natural scenery.

The condition of the road to hot water bath is quite good. From the road center Soppeng city we can go to the location using a motorcycle or car vehicle. The road is quite winding and up and down and lots of trees along the way. The village atmosphere, rice fields, and fresh air will accompany you along the way.

One of the privileges of this place is the temperature of hot water that reaches 60 degrees Celsius and contains sulfur content according to the research around 1.5 percent. It can treat various types of skin diseases and bone diseases such as rheumatism, acne and itching of the skin. No wonder the surrounding community and tourists from outside the Soppeng Regency make this hot water bath as a place of therapy to treat rheumatism and various other skin diseases.

The source hot spring of Lejja flows naturally from within the roots of tree trunks that grow on the hill. There is a walkway beside a swimming pool to the hill. There was a small river with hot water and rocks that flowed with hot water and emit the smoke. Until at the end of the road, there is a tree under its root with a hole of diameter of about 25 cm where the source of hot water is go out. Between springs and hot water pools are only less than 50 meters away.

More unique not far from the water spring, there is a well, named Sumur Jodoh. If you want to go to Sumur Jodoh we must pass 1000 stairs to get to the Sumur Jodoh. Some Soppeng people who still believe in myths, often visit to Lejja just to make the trees and wells around the baths as a place to perform intentions, such as asking for a mate. So, many young couples who visit to this Sumur Jodoh.

They hang a plastic or tin can in the trees to be a symbol of hope for their intentions to come true and approach the well and if their intentions come true, then they will return to remove the plastic or cans and return to the Sumur Jodoh. So, do not be surprised if you visit this tourist spot and look to the tree near the hot spring water, many tins and bottles are tied.

Location and Transportation to Lejja Hot Spring

Lejja hot spring location is located in the village of BuluE, Marioriawa sub-district, Soppeng Regency, South Sulawesi Province. It is about 14 km from the capital of Marioriawa sub-district, about 44 kilometers north of Watansoppeng, the capital of Soppeng Regency and 179 kilometers from the city of Makassar, capital of South Sulawesi province.

To get to Lejja baths, you can use vehicles, both cars and motorcycles. Passing the winding and steep streets, the exhausting journey will be paid off while plunging into the pool of this Lejja hot spring.

After passing a narrow winding streets, you will arrive at the location of Lejja hot springs. To be able to enter to this attraction, you are required to pay admission. From the gate, you can continue the journey by foot down the stairs to reach the location of the hot spring pool. Do not worry about the heat of the sun when to walk down the stairs, because there are big trees for shelter.



Entrance Ticket to hot water bath

Entrance to Lejja hot spring area will be charged differently, if you visit this hot spring when the holiday, then the ticket price of IDR 12,500 for adults, while on a typical day for adults will only be charged IDR 10,000/person. For children it will usually cost IDR 3,000/person.

For visitors who bring a car or motorcycle vehicle, in the location there is a parking lot with parking for car IDR 10,000 and for motorcycles IDR 5,000.

Visitor Facility

The facilities at Lejja hot spring water are quite complete, ranging from public baths and private pools, clean toilets, rinse rooms, changing places, cottages, tennis courts and Baruga Wisata, like a hall as a meeting place that can accommodate 300 people.

For private bath pools have a width of 3 meters pool and equipped with a small stage house. As for the pool of public baths, there are 5 pools with different functions for each swimming bath.

The first pool contains very hot water and the temperature can reach 60 degrees Celsius. This pool is not a destination pool for bathing places. So you have to be more careful, because the eggs if put into the first pool this will become mature.

While the second pool of water a little warm with a shallow pond. Usually widely used by visitors who come with family, because children and adults can swim and soak in this second pool.

For the third pool is a deeper pool of warm water bath when compared with the second pool. Its depth reaches the neck of an adult. For the fourth pool is a special for adult with a normal water temperature. For those of you who like the challenge, then can choose the fifth pool. Located at the eastern end and available a board for jumping, with the board you can do a free jump into the bath pool.

At a tourist site, you do not have to worry about hunger or thirst, because at the tourist sites of many traders and restaurants that sell a wide range of foods that can eliminate hunger and thirst. Lejja specialist clothes traders also sell here just offer souvenirs for our friends and family. The price is cheap and negotiable.

For visitors who want to rest and stay, in this tourism place also available some villas for rest and stay. Each villa has 2 beds, 1 bathroom, kitchen, cutlery, electricity, television and clean water. Villa price IDR 250,000/day for 5 to 10 people.

Travel tips to Lejja hot spring

Trips to Lejja hot spring bath is very interesting, but if you have never visited this place, you definitely do not know tips for your tour to this place and can be enjoying it well, following explorecelebes.ga will share travel tips to this place.

  1. If you want to visit this tourist attraction you should use a motorcycle with brakes are still good. Although the road to this tourist attraction has been smooth but must remain cautious considering the conditions during the trip to hot water bathing Lejja is a climb, derivative, and also meandering;
  2. Before bathing in a pond, remember that the first pool is not used for swimming or bathing. So be careful, the water is very hot;
  3. Do not forget to prepare dry clothes to wear after bathing, because the hot water bath of Lejja will tempt every visitor to swim in this warm water pool;
  4. If you love crowds, visit this tourism place on weekends and other holidays. However, if you want quality time either alone or with your family, can choose the day usually;
  5. You must participate in preserving the environment by not littering in any place and also not damage the existing facilities;
  6. If visiting Lejja hot water baths and bringing all the families, including children, should be supervised continue activities of children, in order to avoid things that are not desirable.

Hopefully reviews of hot water bathing Lejja is useful for those of you who plan to visit Soppeng District. Happy vacation to Lejja hot spring bathing, Soppeng Regency, South Sulawesi Province, Indonesia.

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