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1. Mount Prau
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 75 reviews
Reviewed By Abby M - Jakarta, Indonesia
Yes, we've been waiting for a good moment to go to this mountain and do the photo shot for our wedding. And the best time is during July, not to cold and crowd.
The climbing path is good for beginner mount climber like us. But still you have to prepare everything from the entrance permission and registration to your gear set up.
We started to climb at 2 AM and got to the top of the mountain at 5 AM. The view was remarkable and we successfully did the photo shot in freezing.
2. Mount Sikunir
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4.5 based on 196 reviews
Reviewed By wiwiafrina - Jakarta, Indonesia
Mout Sikunir located in Wonosobo, Central Java. It's a perfect place to see beautiful sunrise for those who never climb the mountain. it's just take 15 minutes or maybe 30 minutes (for me) from parking lot to trekking to the top of Mount Sikunir. There's no entrance fee. Next to Mount Sikunir, You can see the Mount Prau.
3. Batu Ratapan Angin
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 91 reviews
Reviewed By oktascrib - Jakarta, Indonesia
The view was Excellent, just a little disturbance with lack of awareness from visitor. Garbage, vandalism, damage plants, etc. Please, keep clean, keep this tourist attraction admired not only for beautiful surroundings, but from the entire aspect. Thank you
4. Dieng Plateau
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4 based on 429 reviews
Reviewed By Niko P - Frankfurt
Based on other reviews and photos, I made it a priority to stop over in Dieng Plateau on my way from Jakarta to Yogyakarta. The title says it all: vastly overrated in my view. The temples are almost exactly the same as in Gedong Songo (which is much more worthwhile, see my other review) and surrounded by semi-built up area. The crater is not spectacular and the lake (I forget the name) is nothing out of the ordinary. Don't bother.
5. Telaga Warna
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4 based on 266 reviews
Reviewed By David H - Yogyakarta
Now that's a heavy title to live up to, especially in Dieng Plateau.
To be honest if you like nature then in general dieng is NOT a great place to visit, as it's rare to encounter a landscape that has been so manipulated and dominated by mankind outside a dense urban environment... Intense agriculture, densely crowded villages and a large geothermal powerplant dominate the landscape along with some fairly sad attempts at tourist infrastructure and a few temples.
Telaga Warna though is unique... A beautiful tranquil series of lakes that you can walk around. Well worth the ticket price and in fact actually they should charge more to keep out the cheap Lee uglier aspects of tourism and pay for a little more maintenance and upkeep of walking trails.
One of the most beautiful places I have been in Indonesia yet.
6. Arjuna Temple
Overall Ratings
4 based on 197 reviews
Reviewed By David H - Yogyakarta
Quite a pretty little series of temples that have unfortunately been swamped under the vast wave of bottom end national tourism. Be prepared to be overrun by people thinking your an alien, having to pay premium prices for access and an endless flood of crappy tourist trinkets.
Ignore all of the negatives and enjoy a moment if silence to contemplate the long lost communities and the gods they worshipped when they built these amazing structures in the middle of nowhere hundreds of years ago.
Oh Indonesia, love of my life, I can't wait for you to ring out how to do tourism less atrociously. So much beauty and windy presented so badly, such a shame. I hope more Indonesians get the opportunity to travel overseas and see how much better it can be done.
Mountains of tourist rubbish, hidden around every corner is not the answer we need
7. Sikidang Crater
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4 based on 227 reviews
Reviewed By 918teresah - Manchester, United Kingdom
Good to see the crater up close. easy to walk to see the volcanic vents of hot water. Take strong shoes . There were lots of vendors which spoilt the scenery a little. Sometimes the sulfur smell was strong so may be better to take mask
8. Dwarawati Temple
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3.5 based on 7 reviews
Reviewed By TAIN2013 - Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Candi Dwarawati is the most inaccessible of the Dieng Temples. You have to cross a village and while it is accessible by car, it would be a challenge given the narrow roads. So the best option is to walk. Once you reach the base of the temple on the other side of the village, there is a substantial flight of steps you have to climb to reach the temple. As only the main temple is left standing in the complex. The temple itself is rectangular with rabbeted edges and is fairly plain and simple.
What makes it all worthwhile are the amazing views from the temple. The temple is located on top of a hill and offers beautiful views over the beautiful Dieng countryside.
Definitely worth a visit if you are in the Dieng area or visiting the nearby attractions. Make sure you visit on a clear day to enjoy the amazing views.
9. Bima Candi
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4 based on 34 reviews
Reviewed By Raymond W - Chengdu, China
The Dieng Plateau is one of the most interesting parts of Java. Set more than 2000 metres above sea level, Dieng is the highest village on the island. This is one of those places where the whole area rather than any specific sight is the reason to come here. The highlight is the foggy, chilly environment as much as anything else. Having said that, there are some sights you should stop off at, and Candi Bima is one of them. There are about eight surviving temples at Dieng and this is as good as any of them. Dating back 13 or 14 centuries, it is a reminder of one of South East Asia's earliest religious centres. There were once 100 small shrines here and this little kingdom may even have sent an embassy to China. Sadly, this temple is quite isolated and has been subject to vandalism. If they can't guard it from people carving initials into it, perhaps it needs to be closed to the public.
10. Candi Setyaki
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4 based on 25 reviews
Reviewed By The_Pale_Ridah - Gladesville, Australia
Just off the side of the Arjuna Temple Complex in the middle of a plot of farmland where potatoes grow, this lonely Hindu temple stands tall once again after a thousand years as a pile of rubble. Crazily enough, it was built during a time when Hinduism & Indian culture flourished here in Java. In many ways it’s a surreal scene. A beautiful picturesque rural setting surrounded by the rim of an extinct volcano, with the modern world slowly choking out the past.
Candi Setyaki is a volcanic stone temple that features a carving of Hindu god, Shiva the Destroyer in a friendly standing pose. Most people won’t be too impressed with a partly restored temple but its overall story is far more interesting to consider. I figured these temples were dedicated to the lord of destruction to appease his anger & to calm the volcano from erupting & destroying their villages from earthquakes, volcanic eruption & toxic gas, all extremely terrifying ways to die. Interesting also are the animal motifs on most of the Arjuna temples, like old photographs, the faded images of monkeys & deer can be made out.
Much of Candi Setyaki’s original blocks are visibly missing, carted off over hundreds of years to build village walls & huts. They are replaced by blocks from other ruins forming the resurrected temple today. The entire roof is also missing, being the most intricate & decorative part of the building it gave the temple a distinct look, taking away much of its beauty & original symmetry. On the bright side, it’s a miracle that Candi Setyaki is even standing at all after 1,200 years which has seen 99% of the original complex of 400 buildings disappear or crumbled to dust.
Candi Setyaki now serves as a lonely remote tourist attraction, long gone are the Hindus & the offerings to Shiva, lord of Destruction, perhaps one day when his anger returns, the new watchers of the mountain, geologists, volcanologists & scientists will remember to leave an offering because nothing will stop a volcanic eruption besides maybe a miracle.
