Dieng Mountain

One of thousand beautiful scenery in Indonesia

Dieng Plateau, is a marshy plateau that forms the floor of a caldera complex on the Dieng active volcano complex, and is located near Wonosobo, Central Java, Indonesia.

It is the site for eight small Hindu temples which is Arjuna Temple, Srikandi Temple, Puntadewa Temple, Sembrada Temple, Gatot Kaca Temple, Bima Temple, Dwarawati / Parikesit Temple from the 7th and 8th centuries, the oldest Hindu temples in Central Java, and the first known standing stone structures in Java. They are originally thought to have numbered 400 but only 8 remain. These temple are place for local people to pray to God Syiwa
The Dieng structures were small and relatively plain, but stone architecture developed substantially in only a matter of decades resulting in masterpieces such as the Prambanan complex and Borobudur. The name "Dieng" comes from Di Hyang which means "The Gods Abode".
Its misty location almost 2000 m above sea level, and its mists, poisonous effusions and sulphur-coloured lakes make it a particularly auspicious place for religious tribute. The temples are small shrines built as monuments to the god-ancestors, rather than as a convenience to man.

Part of General Sudirman's guerilla campaign during Indonesian War of Independence took place in the area.

Besides the temple in Dieng Plateau there many other sightseeing. There are craters, cave and lake.
The picture above is one of the Lake in Dieng. It's called Merdada Lake. Besides Merdada Lake there is one Lake that very wellknown. It's Warna Lake. Warna Lake have legend that it is the place that Goddess take a bath. That's why the color of the water always changed.

For some information, in Dieng there are some hotel and guest house for those who want to stay. The room rate is quite cheap. In high season the room rate is between 50-150 thousand Rupiahs.
Here are some hotel and guest house : Bu Djono Motel, Dieng Plateau Homestay, Asri Hotel, Gunung Mas Hotel.