Dieng Plateau is a natural place 30 km from the town of Wonosobo, exactly on the border of the District Festival and Wonosobo. Dieng plateau has many small temples located in the beautiful highlands of ancient volcanic. Not only that there are also several caves in which there are no hot springs, but it also contained some Dieng lake is beautiful as the scenery.
In this place you can see the Hindu-style temple with a beautiful and unique architecture. In addition it also has a tourist area Dieng Plateau Theater that provides information on the surrounding natural keajadian Dieng. This movie theater holds 100 seats, has a beautiful garden and very comfortable to relax while you are pampered with a beautiful panorama of the surrounding mountain range.
The name ‘Dieng’ itself comes from Sanskrit is “Di” meaning high place and “Hyang,” which means place of the gods and goddesses. Interpreted later as the residence of the gods and goddesses. There is also the mean of the Java language that is “adi” means beautiful, combined with the word “Aeng” which means bizarre. Local residents sometimes interpret it as a beautiful place filled with spiritual atmosphere.
Dieng plateau above the land like a cloud. Lay at an altitude of 2,000 m above sea level makes the air cool and refreshing as well as a thick fog covered. Because of this stunning beauty is believed that the Dieng was chosen as a sacred place where bersemayamnya gods and goddesses.
You will see the bubbles of boiling mud, sulfur-colored lakes, and dense fog that blanketed the Dieng plateau. See, feel, and imagine this place will directly make you understand why the Java community as a place that considers Dieng has supernatural powers. When enchanted by the natural beauty of Dieng then you feel the vibration as well as mysterious in this place.
Dieng area has many small temples are named after the characters like the Milky epic Mahabharata, Billy Glass, Arjuna and Heroine. Believed that these temples was used as the residence of the priests who spread the teachings of Hinduism.
The beauty of natural scenery Dieng area has many fascinating tourist who came and gave a deep impression in person. Starting from the lakes of green and yellow, crystal clear water can be a mirror, the natural beauty of this area was incredible. This is a phenomenon of the lake mirrors the beauty of Dieng Plateau are truly magnificent.
If you climb to the top of the Dieng plateau seemed to be at the top of the world. You’ll gain incredible experience to see a lake view are colorful and thick fog all around.
Famous natural attractions in this place is Lake Warna and Lake Pengilon. Both lake located nearby. Named after the lake because the lake is reflected color of various colors. Sulfur content in it reflects a greenish color, whereas red algae that is grounded lake reflects light reddish and crystal clear blue lake water comes from the reflection of sun shades. Pengilon own name means lake lake mirror. The water in this lake is very clear and could reflect the image of objects in the vicinity.
In the area attractions Lake Colours and Lake Pengilon there are also several caves. One of them is the Cave Semar. Its length is about 4 m with a wall of stone, and is usually used to meditate. In addition to Semar Cave, there is another cave bebarapa ie, Cave and Wells Cave Jaran. Inside the cave there is a spring well, called “Tirta Prawitasari”.
In addition to the lake and the cave, in the Dieng Plateau there are also several craters. Craters are formed by the eruption of the mountains that surround this place. One of them is Crater Sikidang. The crater is belching hot mud and water and removing foul smell coming from the sulfur content in it (the content of sulfur in the crater is still being safe for visitors). Around this place there are many holes that emit sulfur mixed with hot water, so you should be careful when walking. In addition Sikidang crater, there is also a crater and crater Candradimuka Sileri, which is not far from the crater Sikidang.
If that is not enough and you want to experience a more spectacular then came to the Dieng plateau to see the sun at sunrise and sunset with golden and silver colors are amazing. This beautiful sunrise is a natural phenomenon that is unique and amazing especially when you see it from the temple.
When traveling to the mainland this Dieng you will pass through tobacco plantations and beautiful mountain scenery.
Investigating the phenomenon of child dreads or the locals call “Anak Gembel” who lived in Dieng Plateau is a unique experience. According to local belief, dreadlocks child is a gift from the gods that this phenomenon is to be grateful. Usually if a child’s hair cut dreadlocks enforced, then the child will tend to be sickly, and oddly enough dreads dreadlocks children do not naturally grow when they are born, but grew when they hit the age of 1-2 years.
