DIENG PLATEU, Wonosobo and Banjarnegara Tourism


Dieng Plateau is Dieng Plateau located in two districts of Wonosobo and Banjarnegara. Dieng Plateau or Dieng Plateau is a popular tourist area that has many attractions for tourists who are on their way to Central Java. Dieng has a wealth of diverse nature and abundant agricultural wealth.
Variety of attractions Dieng tourists can find at every step. The cool air, the vast farms, the beautiful mountains, the natural lakes, the gorgeous sunrise to the culture and the culinary that attracted the attractions of millions of tourists to Dieng Plateau.
Since the first Dieng Plateau or Dieng Plateau has become the main destination of travel for the pilgrims because Dieng is a vast and challenging land for researchers, much of the history that is still buried in this Dieng Land. Dieng has its own meaning that is from the word diyang or dihyang which has the meaning of place reside the Gods.


Dieng is a plateau formed by the eruption of volcanoes around Dieng and even Mount Dieng itself.Geographically Dieng Plateau is located in Central Java Province which is entered into two domains of Regency that is Wonosobo Regency and wonosobo Regency with bounded times written between Dieng Kulon Village and Dieng Wetan. Dieng Plateau is located at an altitude of 2093 meters above sea level so that the air in Dieng feels cool. If the daytime air ranges from 12-17 degrees Celsius, it can even reach minus temperatures that occur in the dry season and this is where Dieng snows.
Currently Dieng Plateau used as the main destination of mountain tourism because of so many tourism potentials presented from Dieng Plateau.
Dieng is a former eruption of the old volcano, so now emerging some mountains or hills that spread wide in Dieng Plateau. The mountains in Dieng is a leading tourist attraction and all save the uniqueness and beauty of its own. From the mountains in Dieng almost all the main point to watch the sunrise or landscape of the charming mountains of Dieng. Sikunir Hill and Mount Prau is one of the most beautiful places to watch the beautiful sunrise with golden light and is often called Golden Sunrise. This second decade the mountain became a favorite place for travelers. There are several other mountains in Dieng such as Mount Pangonan or sumurup valley , Seroja mountain or seroja valley, Mount Nagasari, Pakuwojo Mountain, Mungkur Mountain, Petarangan Mountain, Mount Pangamun-amun, Mount Sipandu, Mount Sawangan, Seroja Mountain, Gunung Bisma etc.



Dieng Temples

Dieng a plateau that has a history is still buried.There is a great civilization in power in Dieng. The temples in Dieng Plateau are the historical evidence of ancient civilizations. Dieng temples are estimated to be built at the beginning of the seventh century. This is evident from all the architects attached to each of Dieng temples that look very simple, no reliefs or carvings. The temples are located in Dieng Plateau is a Hindu temple Shiwa even became the oldest Hindu temple on the island of Java. all the temple temples in the Dieng Plateau have a small size ranging from 4 × 4 meters only and the existence of Dieng temples are not in one location but separated and even built in the hills. Some of the attractions of Dieng in the form of temple temple which has been dug and still stands firmly in the complex of Arjuna Temple ( Arjuna Temple, Semar Temple, Srikandi Temple, Puntadewa Temple, Sembadra Temple) Setiaki Temple , Dwarawati Temple, Gatotkaca Temple , Bima Temple, Wisanggeni Temple.

Lakes at Dieng Plateu

Maybe one can not imagine in a mountain there is a lake / lake. Dieng Plateau has a nature that is so fascinating and rich in various natural attractions that are formed from eruptions and volcanic fissures. all the beautiful lake in Dieng Plateau formed by the eruptions of the Dieng mountains and the result of the warm water in the bowels of the earth that came out and finally formed a lake Lake Dieng is very fascinating.
The lake in Dieng has its own uniqueness. Telaga Warna is one of the attractions in Dieng Plateau which has become a trending topic for tourists because this lake always emits different colors from the surface such as green, blue, silver, yellow, brown and other color combinations. The colors are derived from the water content of sulfur in the lake water is emitted by the sun, so Lake Color as a tourist attraction Dieng almost never deserted by tourists because of its uniqueness.
Not only Lake Color which became the object of pride of the people of Dieng tourism and become the target of the tourists who come from within and abroad. There are several lake Dieng also as an adventure land that is Cebong Lake , Swiwi Lake, Merdada Lake , Dringo Lake , Pengilon Lake, Balekambang Lake and Menjer Lake . Actually there are many more lake-lake in Dieng Plateau but has been much of it receded and used to be a potato farm by the local population.

 Dieng Crater

Dieng is basically a mountainous area or highlands that are still active volcanologynya. There are many craters that launch in various areas of Dieng.Crater in Dieng Plateau has different content that is the content of sulfur / sulfur and carbon dioxide content. There are some dangerous crater spots and contain carbon dioxide or toxic gas that is in the crater area Sinila and Kawah Timbang. So for both craters are not made in Dieng attractions and has become a danger zone Dieng. Crater Weigh and Sinila several times have issued a very high intensity of carbon dioxide and eruption, that's when many victims are falling in the region. Location Crater Weigh and Sinila Crater spelled far from the tourism area of ​​Dieng is about 18 km so that no influence in the area attractions Dieng Plateau.
Dieng tourist attraction in the form of a crater is always busy visited by tourists is a tourist attraction Sikidang Crater . Sidang crater has sulfur content so it is safe to visit only it does smell a bit stinging. The other craters in Dieng include Candradimuka Crater which is identical with the story of Mahabharata and Sileri Craterwhich has the color of the crater water like rice lice / laundry.

Dieng Museum and Theater 

Dieng not only presenting stunning natural scenery but there are attractions such as theater and museum as a means of exploring historical knowledge about Dieng. A 23-minute documentary about Dieng that can be witnessed by visitingDieng Plateau Theater located in Dieng Wetan Wonosobo regency. Various statues, examples of stones that are used to make Dieng temples and replicas and equipped with a visual audio about the temple that lasted 10 minutes can tourists see this one attraction Dieng attractions at the Museum Kaliasa .

Dieng Art and Culture

Dieng is one of the mountainous areas that have a diversity of culture and art, even still awake in modern times as it is today. Regional art such as lengger dance, mask dance, dance rampak yakso still preserved by local residents. Many rituals and traditional ceremonies are still held in Dieng, including ritual cutting hair dreadlocks. Gimbal hairdressing ritual or often called the rimbatan hair dreadlocks is now an annual agenda of national events that have stolen the attention of all people of Indonesia and abroad to witness directly the ceremony of Ruwatan Rambut Gimbal or in the mention of Dieng Culture Festival.

Agriculture in Dieng

Dieng as the paradise of the farmers because of the fertile land. Almost all Dieng residents are farmers.They cultivate vegetable crops such as cabbage / cabbage potatoes, carrots, dieng / pig nuts, eggplant eggplant, purwaceng , carica and many more plants grown in Dieng.
Almost all of the land in Dieng is on the slopes of the mountains made terraces for potato farming.Dieng is famous for its potato, so Dieng is the biggest and biggest potato supplier in Indonesia. Not only is the famous Dieng potato there is a unique fruit grown in Dieng the carica. Who does not know carica, surely almost everyone knows this one fruit. Carica is a fruit python Dieng dwarf. The carica tree almost has a resemblance to papaya trees. The similarity is seen in the leaves but the fruits that grow are very different.Carica fruit has a small size like starfruit and has a sour taste so this fruit has been made in the typical processed Dieng candied carica. There is another plant ginseng cultivated in Dieng and many are looking for this distinctive plant Dieng purwaceng plant. Purwaceng is a ginseng country planted on the Dieng Plateau.
Source : http://www.obyekwisatadieng.com

Location: Bakal, Batur, Banjarnegara, Central Java, Indonesia

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