Thursday, January 17, 2008

Dieng Plateau Enchantment Tour

Early morning travel to Dieng Plateau (visit Dieng Plateau) via Wonosobo passing through the beautiful countryside and vegetable plantation.









Arrive in Dieng Plateau (2090 m) enjoying the oldest Hindu temple complex in Java in elevation 6,000 feet and Si Kidang crater.









In the fourth day, we go to the highland of Dieng in Wonosobo. It's about an hour driving car.









Unfortunately we couldn't make some pictures in our journey to Candi Dieng, Telaga Warna (colorful lake), Kawah Dieng, and Lake Menjer









Dieng is a small tourist village with many guesthouses and small restaurants and shops. The Dieng Plateau was a marsh land but it has been partly drained.












Some small temple ruins can be visited and there is also a small museum showing statues, pottery etc. that have been found in this area. But most interesting is a walk through the outskirts. At the Dieng Plateau there are still many active volcanos and the vulcanism can be felt everywhere! In the south of the Bima temple you can see cooking brooks, boiling pools of mud, hot springs


Thursday, December 27, 2007

Tangkuban Perahu Mountain

On the way back to Jakarta, a scenic drive through Lembang resort brings you to the crater of Tangkuban Perahu









which is 1800 meter above the sea level









After enjoying the breathtaking view of Tangkuban Perahu mountain and its surrounding









take soft tracking to Ciomas crater with its boiling water










Proceed to visit Ciater Hot Spring where has mineral rich of water