Review Gereja Ayam - Chicken Church


Chicken Church
By: Irliany

            Who doesn’t know a picturesque sunrise spot at Ada Apa dengan Cinta (AADC) 2 movie? This overrated movie which gained over 1 million audiences for five days only, has commercialized chicken church as the popular tourist attraction since 2016. The scene where Cinta (Dian Sastro) and Rangga (Nicholas Saputra) are releasing a hearty longing takes place at the top of this church that resembles a chicken. To have a perfect view, you need to do a little bit effort by climbing stairs or rent a jeep and pay for the ticket that costs IDR 15,000, free-snack included, which is fried cassava. The photo spot upstairs will provide you magnificent scenery of Merbabu Mountain and Borobudur Temple.
            The natural beauty of this chicken church becomes well-known destination for tourists that usually visit after they went to the Borobudur Temple. This renowned building is located at Bukit Rhema and took 10-15 minutes, if you off from Borobudur Temple which less than one kilometer to the west of the temple. Inside of this church, all visitors will be devoted by the ground floor that full with prayer rooms of different sizes and more like an exhibition about the history of the church. The building is cool enough without aircon. The second and the third floor has got a small eatery where you can have your snack while enjoying the lush green vegetation with a view of mountain. The chicken's comb is the highest point of the building. In here, you can have a stunning 360 degree view of the surroundings. However, this part is so cramped that only about 5 - 7 people can be here at one time.
            The challenge to reach this place is to hike up, because it is not accessible by cars. First, you have to hike up the hills. For you who weak on walking, there is a jeep shuttle service that available to take you right on the place with IDR 7,000 per person only. Still and all, you can choose just walk through the steep hills which certainly good for your health and enjoy the greenly view around the track. Second, hike up the church structure up to its roof to meet the bird view of the surrounding forest and the afar Borobudur. The ladder leading to this section is extremely small, so it only can be climbed for one person only and need an extra caution.
Trekking to the church is a good challenge to be tried out. Do not forget preparing all troupes with enough water, especially during hot weather season or summer. Get to the roof and luxuriate the surrounding view that surely amazing to paid off your effort toward the exhausted hiking. The cafe on the second level also created an unforgettable experience for you by their traditional or even modern food to be tested. Overall, this unique place offers an alternative for both good scenery and picture-taking activities if you have extra time to spend. Interested enough?

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