Pilgrimage Tour

Bathoro Katong Grave

Bathoro Katong grave is located in Sentono village, Jenangan district, about 2 km to the east from the centre of the city. Bathoro Katong was the founder and the first Regent of Ponorogo and also the leading figure of the disseminator of Islam religion in Ponorogo.
He was the descendants of Brawijaya King from Majapahit and Raden Patah Brother from Demak kingdom that was the first Islam kingdom in Java. In this funeral complex was also buried the other leading figure of Ponorogo, that is Patih Seliaji and Kyai (the religious teacher) Ageng Mirah.
In certain time especially in Suro month and Ruwah (the Javanese calendar), in Bathoro Katong funeral complex is often visited by many pilgrims who want to pray for the soul who was buried.
This funeral complex is also believed by many people as the effective place to pray, because of that, this place was always busy by the visitors who have pilgrim.

Astana Srindil Grave

The location is in the foot of hill in Badengan district about 15 km to the west from the centre of the city. That was buried the Regent Sumoroto and his descendants. It is often visited by the pilgrim on Tuesday Kliwon.




The Grave of Raden Jayengrono Pulung

Jayengrono grave was the son from Haryo Mataundari Kasunanan Surakarta.
Whereas his mother was the descendants from Bathoro Katong. Narrated when he opened the forest, he found 'pesing' (smelly that spread) flavoured citrus fruit, so as the area named the Jeruksing. Further he moving to the east that now named Pulung. This area became the perdikan village. The grave of Merto Hadinegoro Tajung was located in the Tajug village. Here in buried R. Adipati Mertohatinegoro. The first Ponorogo regent in the Middle city, he is Jayengrono and Bathoro Katong descendants.

The Tegal Sari Mosque
was the old mosque the legacy of Kyai (the religious teacher) Muhammad Besari that it seems was the descendants from the Prophet Muhammad SAW. In the mosque had studied a person named Mas Burhan that in the future was known as Raden Ronggo Warsito, of a big poet from the Surokarto kingdom. This mosque was located in the Jetis district.

The Gontor Modern Islamic Boarding School

was located in the Mlarak district, was the first modern hut and the biggest in Indonesia.
Known nationally in fact to be international.
His student came from various neighbouring countries

Culture Attraction

REOG
Reog is a traditional dance that become the main identity for Ponorogo regency.
Because of this, Ponorogo is also known as Reog city.
This theatre has been known wide in Indonesian even foreign tourists.
Reog National Festival is held every years along the anniversary of Ponorogo regency and Grebeg Suro celebration.
Reog dance is also staged full moon nightly in paseban, Ponorogo Town Square.
Reog told about the struggle for a prince who will propose to a lovely pretty princess .
This dance is staged about 25 - 40 dancers and the musician.
The interesting of Reog is his main leading figure named Singo Barong.
The dancer of Singo Barong bear the mask about 30 - 40 kg weight and supported by the strength of their teeth.
The other leading figure in Reog include Kelono Sewandono, Bujang Anom, Jatil and Warok.
The visitors can enjoy this traditional dance only in Ponorogo, East Java - Indonesia. The only area that has REOG dance is Ponorogo, not in other country.

GREBEG SURO

Is the biggest culture event in Ponorogo regency that held on a certain occasion of welcomed Islam New Year or Saka New Year that often known as one suro date (one of Javanese month). This agenda entered East Java tourism calendar (Calendar of event). Grebeg Suro is the ritual culture incident and became the party site of Ponorogo people. Usually it begun a week before 1 Suro.
It is the series of Grebeg Suro agenda is Reog National festival, various good activity sorts the race and the exhibition and ended with Larungan agenda in Ngebel lake. The parade of the elephant statue that consist of the musical procession and the elephant statues. Those statues have received by human kind and climbed onto by two children. This art is has influenced by Islam culture.

Odrot
Musical Art that influenced by Islam performance art, usually staged at the wedding reception or circumcision.

Kongkil
Art that combined the element of the dance and traditional music.
This art is usually staged by less than 10 people of gamelan beater and the dancer, the interesting one from this art is its musical instrument that formed blown big bamboo.