Dieng Plateau: Sikunir Sunrise Full-Day Tour with visits to Ancient Temples
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6 Ratings
Dieng
Experience the breathtaking beauty of Dieng Plateau on a full-day tour. Watch the golden sunrise from Sikunir, explore ancient temples, and learn about the cultural significance of this natural wonder.
Duration:
13 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Sikunir Mountain - Pick-up from your hotel in Yogyakarta at midnight, the journey to Dieng Plateau will take about 3 hours by car. The hike to the Dieng Plateau sunrise viewpoint at the top of Sikunir Hill takes 20-30 minutes from the foot of the path that leads you to the top. On a clear day, you can see up to 8 volcanoes from the top of this hill and sunrise go outside from behind 8 volcano, beautiful moment in that time.
Note: Total Travel time is approximately 6 hours, this is the estimated time for transport to all locations to/from.
- Batu Ratapan Angin - From the top of Sikunir Hill, you will head to Telaga Warna Lake via Batu Pandang Hill after the Dieng Plateau sunrise. Telaga Warna Lake, or ‘Colourful Lake’, contains water that can change in fluctuating colors. At times, it can be green, purple, yellow or even taking the colors of the rainbow! This phenomenon occurs when the sun hits the water due to its high sulfur content.
- Sikidang Crater - Visit Sikidang Crater, which is an open sulfur crater with angry bubbling mud and bellowing steam. It’s set among a bumpy and dusty landscape that will make you feel like you arrived on the moon. You will witness a local person boil eggs in the crater and take sulfure.
- Arjuna Temple - Arjuna Temple Complex, which houses ten small Hindu temples that date back to the seventh century.
What's Included
- Tourism Driver/Guide fluent in English
- Entrance fees included for all program tours
- Comfortable in-vehicle air conditioning
- All applicable fees and taxes covered
- Complimentary parking
What's Not Included
- Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Additional Information
Our journey will commence from Yogyakarta, taking us to the Dieng Plateau where we will be greeted by the spectacular golden sunrise atop Sikunir. The enchanting fog, the volcanic springs, timeless temples, and the spectrum of lakes contribute to its allure as both a natural and cultural marvel.
During our visit, we will explore the Arjuna temple complex, a collection of petite Hindu shrines that were built in the seventh century. Currently, there are 10 of these temples in existence, a stark contrast to the 400 once mentioned in the ‘History of Java’ authored by Raffles in 1817.
There’s a traditional temple-building skill known as Sipi local crafters possess. The custom dictates that before constructing a communal temple, a craftsman known as a ‘Sip’ must first erect a miniature version and present it to the Sipi leader for approval. This requirement explains the historical abundance of temples in the region.
Location
Sikunir Mountain
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Márta
Mar 28, 2024
Perfect day with Atok - We had a perfect excursion to Dieng Plateau, which was ca.3 hours drive from our hotel. The sunrise was beautiful, but dress properly, it is quite chilli up there. We had an excellent guide, Atok, who gave answer to all of our questions, and told many interesting things about the country, the sights, about traditions etc. It was really interesting. He not only drove us to the originally planned places, but he bought local fruit, snake fruit for us, and we also visited a Kopi Luwak coffee shop. It was a great experience with him, he did everything, that we enjoy our journey. Thank you!
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Layhoont866
Mar 17, 2024
A Great Experience at Dieng Plateau - My family had a lovely experience at the Dieng Plateau day tour. The view was magnificent & cool air was refreshing. In addition, we had a very knowledgeable tour guide, Dani who knows his way around & even brought us to places to satisfy our food cravings & shopping needs. Thank you Dani :)
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Sunshine63057259119
Jan 1, 2024
Christmas in Dieng wih small - Very nice view
You can use a motorbike taxi for 15k to the upper middle school, just walk 200m
The ride is quite stiff
Upper junior high school was really satisfied seeing the cool view 10000x
Very busy
You have to come early in the morning to see the sunrise
Lots of snacks
Lots of cheap food
You can buy hats, scarves, etc. cheaply
Cheap souvenirs, especially potatoes 5k/kg
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Pei_q
Nov 9, 2023
Great, highly recommended - Sigit was great, he was very friendly and patient in guiding us to the different places on the itinerary. The sunrise experience was beautiful but there was a short (but intense) climb to get to the viewpoint and he was very encouraging in getting us to the top.
He also helped us take photos throughout the trip and sent them over at night. They were great! We had a lot of fun and enjoyed the day.
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731kajas
Oct 17, 2023
Amazing! - Sigit, the driver, was the best! He picked me up in front of my hotel exactly on agreed hour, and drove me to the every location of the itinerary safely and punctually. Not only he is a great driver, he is also very funny and easy to talk to! Could not recommend him enough!
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446clairep
Jul 16, 2023
Beautiful sunrise !! Maybe a bit too many people for me - Great organisation. Sigit, driver-guide, was fantastic, on time, well organised. We had good fun as well!
I put a 4 on 5, because I was looking for something more in the nature based on the pictures, but there was a lot of people !! Quite touristic tour. So if you don’t mind to be in touristic place ! Do it !!! If you look for something more in the nature I recommand to do the Selogriyo temple, rice terraces and hidden waterfall.
Another advice for this tour: take warm clothes. It can be quite cold at 5am on top of mountains waiting for sun rise.
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