Dieng Plateau

Dieng name comes from the Sanskrit "di" which means "high place" or "mountain" and "Hyang" Khayangan of the words that mean the gods goddess. But Dieng means the mountains where the gods and goddesses reside.

However, according to other sources, Dieng name comes from the words in the Java language "superior" which means beautiful and "aeng" which means strange. Dieng means a place so beautiful and full of curiosity.

At the top of the mountain, this temple complex there. Dieng is a village in the district and is bordered by Kejajar Banjarnegara district. This area is located approximately 26 km in the northern city of Wonosobo. Squiggly road and uphill.

On the left and right side of the road looks stunning scenery. However, please be careful because there are many cliff and sharp curve. With conditions like this, make sure your vehicle in good condition. It is recommended you do not use vehicles that are too large, simply micro bus or a smaller one. If you come with a big bus, you can park your bus in the city of Wonosobo seputaran field and then rent a micro bus route Wonosobo Dieng. At the corner of a field south of the city there is the information center for tourists where you can request more information.

While approaching Dieng, the lower the temperature, make sure you are not left behind a jacket. Once dinginnya so that can sometimes reach 15 degrees Celsius in the daytime and 10 degrees at night. Sometimes, a fresh aroma will vaguely colored sulfur odor, especially around the crater.

In the area that it is true there are many active crater. From a distance, the area looks like Dieng of the mountain so that the broken plane leaving with many craters. That is called the Dieng Plateau, which means mountain plateau above.

Dieng plateau region is one of the areas of tourism are Wonosobo regency. In this place, there are many tourism objects such as natural attractions and cultural heritage as the past form of temple-temple and archaeological objects other.

Dieng plateau is managed by two districts, namely Wonosobo and Banjarnegara district. Boundary between the two districts split right Dieng Plateu. So that the objects that there is also divided, have entered the region have Wonosobo and Banjarnegara the entrance area. However, because such geographical conditions, the Dieng Plateau more accessible from Wonosobo. Moreover, the likely direction of more tourists from the east, such as Semarang, Magelang and Yogyakarta. Therefore, tourists only go to the north to the Dieng, the distance is approximately only 26 km.