Dieng Plateau Tour (Dieng Plateu)
Dieng plateau is in fact a giant caldera of the volcano is still active, so it is not strange if in Dieng plateau there are many craters that are still meneymburkan sulfur. The average altitude of the region is more than 2000 meters above sea level, the temperature is very cold, even in the dry season around July and August temperatures can reach 0 degrees Celsius causing the ice stuck in the crop fields of population, the local people menebutnya as "bun upas" or dew poison, because usually the plants become damaged due to freezing.
Located in Wonosobo and Banjarnegara, about 180 Km from the city of Yogyakarta, the Dieng is arguably far enough to be able to reach easily by tourists, but its natural beauty as well as a tourist attraction there seems to not make a barrier for local and international tourists to visit the region. Most tourists came from Yogyakarta city, perhaps because the city of Yogyakarta is the nearest city which can be reached through both domestic and international flights, although the tourists still have to traverse a distance of more than 150 Km via road trip. How to Dieng from Yogyakarta can be read on the following article.
Journey to give its own tours adventure Dieng, if you do not hurry possible beforehand can visit Borobudur Temple en route to Wonosobo in the town of Magelang, just before entering the town of Wonosobo you will be in the middle between two big enough volcano, Gunung Sindoro and Sumbing, precisely in the area of Kledung. Kledung is the highest point between Sindoro and Sumbing, here there are many restaurants you can enjoy the natural splendor of frequent with his giant mountains. Kledung is also the starting point for the ascent of Mount Sindoro and Sumbing.
If you use public transport and will continue the journey from Wonosobo to Dieng, ask for lowered in Kauman, a place not far from the square of Wonosobo, in this place you can intercept a mini bus to Visit without having to wait for hours to depart as if you menaikinya in the Terminal (called also as the station by local people). The journey from Wonosobo to Dieng is approximately 1 hour, with a very uphill streets could even say extreme sediki, ask for lowered at the t-junction Dieng knot which is the point of tourism around the Dieng plateau in General.
There are several attractions that you can visit during the tour to the Dieng plateau, among them was some crater, Lake telaga warna and several relics of the past. I will not tell the details one by one because you should feel the beauty of its own. For those of you who are willing little struggled with wake up very early and climb Mount Sikunir approx 45 minutes, as long as you can see the Sunrise that is amazing from the top of the mountain Sikunir, on the way back you will see a view of the Lake and in the village of Sembungan, the highest village on the island of Java.
The Summit of Mount Sikunir has an elevation of 2,263 meters above sea
level, do not forget to prepare a thick jacket because the temperature
at the top is pretty cool.
For those of you who go on an adventure, perhaps hobbies can try mountain climbing in the area still Sailing Dieng. This mountain is one of the peaks of the Dieng plateau at a height of 2,565 m above sea level. It takes about 2 hours to reach the peak, the pay is a beautiful view of the Meadow nan widely backed by towering mountain peaks in Central Java. It is also often referred to as the bukit-bukitnya form of karna teletubbies Hill is very similar to that in the movie.
In fact, the area of the Dieng plateau is an area that is quite extensive, in addition to some tourist sites frequented by tourists, still plenty of other attractions as well is a paradise that is hidden, but to see the hidden paradise takes a bit longer than just one day tours, tinggalah in the Dieng plateau of 1 or 2 nights, then use the services of a tour guide or taxi tours in the area of Dieng , then you will feel the beauty of Dieng plateau more than ordinary tourists can enjoy kebanyakawan. Some of the attractions which are already General as Telaga Warna is within walking distance of the guesthouse where you stay, but most of the other vehicles such as motor needs help to be able to reach more effectively.
In addition to natural beauty, you can also try to enjoy typical regional food, noodle, Ongklok. Ongklok noodle is boiled noodles that sliced the cabbage, broth is a little bit thick. Ongklok Noodle is usually served along with beef sate. For souvenirs, tourists bringing home a candied fruit Carica.
Carica is itself often referred to as the fruit of the papaya mountain,
which is a kind of papaya that just grow at an altitude between
1,500-3,000 meters above sea level.
Source : indotravelers