Discover Dau: nature conservation, oranges and pine forest

The wider Dau area offers a range of nature and experience highlights: informal nature conservation education, a trail past orange groves with a mountain backdrop, and activities centred on orange picking and camping. A trail to Coban Parang Tejo passes the plantations of local residents, with Gunung Panderman and hills in the background. In Selorejo, experiences include both orange picking and a camping area set among pine forest. When choosing a holiday rental for your trip, you can first consider which of these highlights you want to shape your stay.

A distinctive approach to nature conservation education

In the Dau administrative area, ProFauna Indonesia founded the Petungsewu Wildlife Education Center (P-WEC) in late 2003 as an informal centre for nature conservation education. Games, adventures and leisure activities are used to convey its message. This informal approach connects nature conservation with playful and leisure-based activities, making it distinct from a landscape experience or a camping stay. For travellers interested in nature conservation, it offers a distinct focus among the different nature-related themes in Dau.

Orange groves and mountain scenery along the trail

In the wider Kecamatan Dau area, the trail to Coban Parang Tejo passes the orange groves of local residents. Gunung Panderman and hills lie in the background. Along the trail, the groves meet mountain and hill scenery. If you see the trail itself as part of the experience, this offers a specific combination of landscapes: orange groves along the trail and higher ground in the background. Here, the oranges are part of the trail scenery, unlike the picking experience in Selorejo.

Orange picking and pine forest in Selorejo

In Selorejo, an agritourism activity described as a highlight is offered near the village entrance: picking oranges. Here, the picking itself is the focus of the experience, whereas the groves along the trail to Coban Parang Tejo shape the landscape. The term agritourism combines an agricultural connection with a tourist activity—in this case, orange picking.

In western Selorejo, near the border with Petungsewu, there is a camping area set among pine forest. It is suitable for camping, outdoor activities and enjoying nature. While the orange-picking activity is near the village entrance, the camping area is in the western part of the village, near Petungsewu. This distinguishes two different highlights in Selorejo: an activity centred on oranges and a nature experience involving camping and outdoor activities.

Choose the focus of your trip

When choosing a holiday rental in Dau, it is worth starting with the kind of trip you want: would you like to focus on nature conservation education, are you more interested in the scenery along the trail, or in an activity in the village or camping in the pine forest?

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