Pegunungan Dieng Travel Guide

  24-07-2010
by hdv63
 
  • 24-07-2010
      24-07-2010
    by hdv63
  • 24-07-2010
      24-07-2010
    by hdv63
  • i talked with her and her mom
      i talked with her and her mom
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  • Sikidang Crater
      Sikidang Crater
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  • me at Sikidang Crater
      me at Sikidang Crater
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Pro

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  Olde Chandis, Lovely Mountain Views, Bubbling Craters 


Con

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  Bad climate, poor accommodation 


In a nutshell

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  Central Java in miniature 

 

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Things to Do  

Sikidang 'Active' Crater

Sikidang 'Active' Crater, Pegunungan Dieng

 sarisavitri Says:  Dieng Plateau is where there lies some active craters. one of them is Sikidang Crater. only 10minutes reached by Motorcycle from Dieng Plateu center.there is a markert in Sikidang Crater area, where i met with the dread kids. 

Meet the Dreads

Meet the Dreads, Pegunungan Dieng

 sarisavitri Says:  4 times already visit this legendary Dieng Plateau, but the last one all i want to know more is about Dreads Children.Talk about this Dreads is about history and religious view. As you know there are some Hindust Temple in Dieng and some Hindu religious. Hindu is in Dieng is... 

Telaga Menjer (Menjer Lake)

Telaga Menjer (Menjer Lake), Pegunungan Dieng

 theo1006 Says:  Telaga Menjer lies on the outer slopes of the Dieng Plateau and is the largest lake of the region. People tend to pass it by, but it lies actually on an alternative route between Wonosobo and Dieng.The water of the lake is green of algae. On the steep slopes grow pine-trees... 

Need a warm bath?

Need a warm bath?, Pegunungan Dieng

 theo1006 Says:  There is no accommodation with running hot water in Dieng. Although, if you stay at bu Jono's, on your request they provide you with a bucket of hot water for your 'mandi'.But if you do not stay over in Dieng, if you have been caught by mist and rain, and you are chilled to... 

Dieng Plateau

Dieng Plateau, Pegunungan Dieng

 black_mimi99 Says:  Dieng is a caldera of a volcanic mountain. Such a big caldera that you don’t realize you’re inside it. Be careful when you walk around the craters, some parts of the soil are thin, so you can step into a crater, so make sure you find a guide. There are no fences cause the... 

Telaga Warna

Telaga Warna, Pegunungan Dieng

 black_mimi99 Says:  Telaga Warna or The Coloured Lake is the lake with the sulfur in the water, so thats make different colours to the Lake.If you have time to go up to the hill, then you can see the beauty of this lake. Such an amazing view: the coloured lake, the Pengilon lake, and mount... 

Jalatunda Well

Jalatunda Well, Pegunungan Dieng

 black_mimi99 Says:  Jalatunda well is from ancient crater and then fill with water then become well, so it looks like a giant well. This well has diameter for about 90 m dan hundred meter depth. There’s a local beliefs that if someone can throw a stone across the well, then all his/her wishes... 

Sileri Crater

Sileri Crater, Pegunungan Dieng

 black_mimi99 Says:  The widest crater on Dieng Plateau that still active with its lava continuously excrete white smoke. The colour of this crater black gray, with the natural environment and green hill scenery background. 

Sikidang Crater

Sikidang Crater, Pegunungan Dieng

 black_mimi99 Says:  This crater is a volcanic crater with the crater situated on the flatland so it can be seen directly from the tip of the crater. Until now Sikidang crater still actively excrete hot fumes caused of the lava boild and flare up. The hot fumes with the gray lava come and jump... 

Bima Temple

Bima Temple, Pegunungan Dieng

 black_mimi99 Says:  Bima temple / candi Bima is just one temple only, not like Arjuna complez with several temples. AThere is a fairy tale also about this temple, it says that if you around this temple according clock for 7 times, then your wish will come true.... So wanna try make a wish??? 

Restaurants  

Bu Djono Hotel & Restaurant: Good Meals and Information Service

Bu Djono Hotel & Restaurant: Good Meals and Information Service, Pegunungan Dieng

 sarisavitri Says:  when i sat on this Restaurant, i thought only me a local tourist who hang around and the others are foreign tourists, they come and go and make hospitable to restaurant staffs. i tried to get to know and i knew this restaurant not only as place where to eat but also an... 

Near the Entrance of the Arjuna Complex: The Food at Dieng

Near the Entrance of the Arjuna Complex: The Food at Dieng, Pegunungan Dieng

 bpacker Says:  Now, after exploring all the strange-coloured lakes and boiling mud holes in Dieng Plateau, the female hobbits were hungry. They went to the nearest Warung (coffee shop) just outside of the Arjuna Temple Complex and sat down for a meal of hot coffee, Nasi Goreng and Mee... 

Transportation  

The Wonosobo Dieng road

The Wonosobo Dieng road, Pegunungan Dieng

 theo1006 Says:  The rainy season is not the ideal time to visit Dieng. An recently landslides have made travelling to Dieng more difficult.On 27 February 2009 a 15 ton boulder fell 40 m onto the Wonosobo Dieng road. Subsequently the road collapsed and was totally blocked. The gap in the... 

Around Dieng

Around Dieng, Pegunungan Dieng

 black_mimi99 Says:  To Go Around Dieng plateau, to reach one place to another better take motorbike, and thats included as a guide. You can as a guide plus motorbike from the Bu Jono Hotel.Its also can rent a car but better motorbike, more easier to reach small road and easy to go... 

Bus From Wonosobo to Dieng

Bus From Wonosobo to Dieng, Pegunungan Dieng

 black_mimi99 Says:  So many buses from Wonosobo to Dieng.... and it just 1 hour or more to reach Dieng Plateau. The Short Journey but full of shaking and hairpin road, it will not disturbing you cos the view more gorgeous....price: 5000-8000 rupiahs (less than 1 dollar) 

Shopping  

all market: Dieng your Greengrocer

all market: Dieng your Greengrocer, Pegunungan Dieng

 sarisavitri Says:   Dieng Plateau is in the highland with almost part of the landscape used as Gardens and plantations.Here you can get fresh vegetables, fruits and flowers with good quality. Tea Plantations are lies in surrounding.Cold climate is the reason why all the plants grow well.What... 

Warnings Or Dangers  

Take note of Dieng's Volcanic Activity!

Take note of Dieng's Volcanic Activity!, Pegunungan Dieng

 bpacker Says:  If you're here in Dieng Plateau (Central Java) , take note that the volcanic craters are still active. If truth be told, Indonesia has the world's highest density of volcanoes with 500 of these pot boilers located in a region known as the "Belt of Fire" . Of these, 128... 

Beware of Death Valley!

Beware of Death Valley!, Pegunungan Dieng

 theo1006 Says:  They call it Goa Jimat, but the old Dutch name is more apt: Dodendal = Death Valley. It is an enclosed valley with volcanic vents at the bottom which release carbon dioxide. So it is hazardous to venture down in the valley, unless you have brought an oxigen mask. Several... 

Off The Beaten Path  

Beyond Sileri crater: waterfalls

Beyond Sileri crater: waterfalls, Pegunungan Dieng

 theo1006 Says:  It is on the map at Bu Jono's, so we thought to go there: a waterfall north of Sileri crater.The road is good up to Sileri crater (4,5 km from Dieng), and there is some parking space.Yet we tried to drive farther with our Isuzu Panther, but had to leave it halfway: too... 

Meet your own ghost at Sikidang crater

Meet your own ghost at Sikidang crater, Pegunungan Dieng

 theo1006 Says:  If you are at Sikidang crater early and you have the sun low behind you, you can see an interesting phenomenon. It seems like a ghost materializes from the vapours arising from the mud. When I showed the pictures to some Indonesian friends they were quite puzzled, the more... 

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 Walk straight on until you see rows of coffee shops and an entrance to a lane bordered with flowers. Walk along the flowery lane. We did just that and we saw... 

 

Questions and Answers

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Q:  Do anyone has contacts for Anggrunggondok village farm-stay or Losmen Bu Jonos'? How can the accomodation be arranged? 

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A: These accommodations are very basic, I doubt whether they even have telephone. Usually guests just walk in and hope there is place. When do you want to go? March/April... 

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 4 times already visit this legendary Dieng Plateau, but the last one all i want to know more is about Dreads Children. Talk about this Dreads is about history and religious view. As you know there are... 

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