5 Tourist Attractions in Wonosobo Dieng Mandatory Visited

Dieng plateau is one that has interesting places in Central Java . Located in the district of Banjarnegara and Wonosobo district, approximately 30 km from the town of Wonosobo. Dieng plateau is located in the west of the complex Sindoro and Sumbing.

Historically, Dieng plateau known as the place where the gods live. Dieng name itself is taken from the Kawi language: "in" which means a place or mountain and "Hyang" which means god. So Dieng means a mountainous area where deities reside.

While other history there that says if the name is derived from the Sundanese language Dieng "in hyang", as estimated in the 7th century AD this area was the political realm Galuh kingdom.
Besides the beauty of the resort, Dieng is also famous as a condensed spiritual because here there is the ancient temples of Hindu patterned with a unique architecture.

Located at an altitude of 2093 meters above sea level, the plateau Dieng Wonosobo have cool air complete with fog as the sun does not appear in the sky. With a temperature range of 15 to 20 degrees Celsius, Wonosobo Dieng has several tourist attractions that you must not miss .

1. Telaga Warna

Telaga color is one of the landmarks of Dieng Wonosobo. Name Telaga Warna taken because this lake has a different color. Telaga Warna has its own legend.

According to legend of local people, the colors that appear on the surface of the lake since ancient times there was a ring manor that fell into the lake. Scientifically, the different colors of the lake because of the refraction of light in sulfur deposits in the bottom of the lake.

The dominant color of this lake is green, navy blue and yellowish white. If you want to see the beauty of the color of the lake, you can climb to the top of the hills that surround the lake. In the area of ​​the edges of the lake, there is a balcony that can be used to sit back and relax to enjoy the beauty of this lake.

2. Mount Sikunir

Bukit Sikunir

Want to see the sunrise? You can come to Mount Sikunir. This hill is the famous hill among tourists as a place to hunt sunrise . Sikunir hill located in the village Sembungan which is the highest village in Central Java.

Sikunir hill at an altitude of 2,200 meters above sea level. Named Sikunir hill because the hill is a lot to make tourists hooked hunting sunrise. Sunlight yellow color like turmeric make local people named it Sikunir. Turmeric is the language of Java from turmeric.

3. Well Jalatunda

wells Jalatunda

Jalatunda wells located in the village Pekasiran, District Bantur, Banjarnegara district, approximately 12 km west of the prime locations Dieng.