Kudus Semarak Kota Kretek

Kudus District is one of the smallest districts in Central Java province. The Holy City is on the northern coastline of Central Java which is the main road between Jakarta and Surabaya. Holy City itself is better known to the people of Indonesia as a city kretek (Cigarettes) and also as a santri city. The city also became one of the central development of Islam in the Middle Ages in addition to Demak Bintoro. It can be seen from the graves of the guardian / sunan, namely Sunan Muria, Sunan Kudus, Sunan Kedu and other Wali in Kudus.

Besides all, it turns out Kudus save a lot of tourist objects, both natural and religious tourism that became the goal of the local tourists. Here we recommend 10 interesting sights in Kudus that you can visit.

1. The Holy Tower
The Holy Tower is the icon of the City of Kretek. This tower has an architecture similar to punden berapak majapahit period. The Holy Tower of ancient times used to call the call to prayer as a sign of prayer. If you visit the Holy Tower do not forget to make a pilgrimage to the Tomb of Sunan Kudus which is a complex with the Tomb.

2. Tomb of Sunan Kudus
The tomb of Sunan Kudus is located in the complex of the Holy Tower Mosque. Wake up from the mosque is the architectural Hindu which is a relic of Sunan Kudus. If you want to travel religious to the Tomb of Sunan Kudus, you can go to the direction of the square and headed towards the west from the Mosque of the Square.

3. The tomb of Sunan Muria
Religious tourism is then located in the Tomb of Sunan Muria, located in the Village of Colo Dawe District Kudus District. Sunan Muria tomb itself is located on the slopes of Mount Muria which requires the pilgrims to get there. If the first pilgrims still on foot, now enough to ride motorcycles from the bottom to the destination.

4. Monthel Waterfall
Monthel Falls is in the vicinity of the Tomb of Sunan Muria, which is under the Tomb. Monthel Waterfall itself has a height of 25 meters that form a large puddle below.

5. Water Three Flavors
Three Taste Water is near Monthel Waterfall and Sunan Muria Tomb. Air Tiga Rasa has its own appeal by the tourists, which is taste that has 3 variants.

6. The Kretek Kudus Museum
The Kretek Kudus Museum is a place of knowledge for the Holy community or hereditary heritage by them. Kretek Kudus Museum keeps the remains of various kinds of cigarettes and various kinds of National Cigarette Industry.

7. Chicken Starter Museum
Museum Pati Ayam is on the edge of Jalan Raya Kudus-Pati Terban Village Jekulo District Kudus District. Pati Chicken site as a storage of various kinds of fossils ever found citizens. This museum has a lot of fossils that are believed to be relics of ancient times, such as ancient elephant ivory fossils, sea shells, ancient human molars and so forth.

Rahtawu
Rahtawu is the name of the village on the slopes of Mount Muria to the west. Rahtawu itself is located at an altitude of 1.627 mdpl which allows you to see Kudus from the heights as well as other districts such as Grobogan, Pati and Jepara.
The natural mountains and rural atmosphere make the tourists amazed by the beauty of nature is still beautiful this. Usually, this place is also used as a place of imprisonment for the pilgrims after visiting the tomb of Sunan Muria.

9. Water boom Mulia Wisata
Water boom Mulia Wisata is the only rides game and pool in Kudus. Precisely in Lau Village Bae Sub-district of Kudus Regency which officially opened to public in 2011.
Wateroom Mulia Wisata provides a variety of game rides, such as swimming pools, flow pools and large buckets. In addition, you can also fish and eat the catch there.

10. Holy Culinary Tour
Besides famous for its cigarettes and jenangnya, Kudus also has famous specialties, such as soto sudus, buffalo satay, swike entog, garang asem and lenthog cape.