Bukit Jamur Gresik Becomes a Favorite Photo Spot

SURYA.co.id | GRESIK - A man stood up on a 5 meters “Jamur” (mushroom). He took some photos on it. He insisted to climb the Batu Jamur (mushroom stone) in spite of the prohibition mushroom climbing.

Climbing the mushroom is prohibited because it might ruin or destroy the mushroom hills.

Visitors might be slip while climbing the hill, but it does not seem to be an obstacle for them as long as they can take photos on it.

On another hill, there was a lover who asked their friend to take a photo of them.

There were also 2 foreign tourists who were posing on another Batu Jamur.

Other visitors were going back and forth to find a nice spot to save their moment in a photo under Batu Jamur.

Bukit Jamur is located in Desa Bungah, Kecamatan Bungah, Kabupaten Gresik, Jawa Timur. Many visitors come and go to that tourist attraction.

Visitors didn’t seem to care about the hot weather. Visitors could rent an umbrella if they don’t want to burn their skin. It only costs IDR 5.000 – 10.000, depends on the size.

Hendra (27), a man who rented umbrellas, said that he could earn IDR 100.000 – 200.000 per day.

Ex-mine
Bukit Jamur is located in ex-limestone mining, Kaliwot hill, Desa Bungah.

The owner of C mining (location of Bukit Jamur), Irsyad Raharja, revealed that this place started to be dig on 1992.

C mining was closed on 2008 and opened to the public in 2010. At first, people come to this place was just for photo hunting, especially for pre-wedding photos.

The hard stones were left behind because it could be taken, but another area was dug.

The stones were eroded into mushroom shape by the wind and rain.

There was like some mushrooms grow in the ex-mining. There are around 40 batu jamur in that 3-hectare land.

The height of the mushroom is various from 2 meters to 7 meters.

The unique shape of the stones makes this place interesting, especially to capture some photos.

“I was curious. I’ve seen this place on Instagram and YouTube. It seemed cool. It turns out that this place is awesome. Unfortunately, the weather is very hot in here,” said Deviani (20), a visitor from Surabaya.

Bukit Jamur becomes more popular after Vicky Notogoro along with My Trip My Adventure tv show visited this place.

Minister of Village, Development of Disadvantaged Regions, and Transmigration of 2015, Marwan Jafar visited on 21 March 2015.

The visitors have a high interest of this place, but it only opens on Sunday. The parking lot costs IDR 3.000 for motorbike and IDR 5.000 for the car.

Mashudi, a parking staff, said that there were 200 cars and 1.000 motorbikes every Sunday.

Tourism Village
The great numbers of visitors prove that Bukit Jamur is a fascinating phenomenon.

Bukit Jamur is a tourism icon in Gresik. There are souvenir vendors nearby which sell t-shirt with Bukit Jamur picture.

Village headman of Desa Bungah, M Nasihin, mentioned that there were around 5.000 visitors coming every Sunday from morning until nearly dawn.

Marwan Jafar thought that Bukit Jamur tourism should be developed by involving local people in it.

Village government could also organize this place into a potential tourism. Pondok Bungah Indah, a property company, plans to develop this place into a collaboration of real estate and natural tourism.

Marwan revealed that new potential tourism should base on nature so that nature would remain healthy.

Translated by Shena Fiosa Nofendralova