Dieng Plateau

After Yogyakarta we went by bus to Dieng (via Wonosobo) where we stayed 2 days. The Plateau of Dieng (Abode of Gods) on 2100 meters (and above) is a volcanic landscape of swirling clouds, green hills and acient ruins. There we went trekking to lakes and craters and to a mountain for sunrise.

The view of the Dieng mountains from Wonosobo and the fields and terraces where they plant a lot of things.

On a trip we went to Telaga Warna, also called coloured lake, and from a viewpoint above we had a nice panorama. The colour of the lake is different from other one's, because it's inside an crater.

Afterwards we went to Kawah Sikidang, a volcanic crater with steaming vents and bubbling mud pools. The water inside has a temperature of 90 degrees, a famous place for suicide.

After the football match we started the trekking tour at 3.30 am and went up to a mountain for sunrise (at 5.30). There were some clouds, but it was the best sunrise we could enjoy in Indonesia. We had also a nice view towards the Gunung Sundoro, another volcano more than 3100 meters high.

Another day we went to another lake inside a crater, where we could see a lot of people who worked in the terraces.

On the way to the lake we passed a crater with a lot of bubbling hot water inside. In Dieng Plateau they use the geothermal energy and they have a lot of pipelines and factories.

Dieng Plateau not only has volcanos, but also Hindu temples. They are ghought to be the oldest in Java, dating back to AD 680. The temples are quite small and many of them destroyed, but with the surrounding landscape they look nice.