Those who says that Indonesia only has Bali as one of the beautiful places in the world, is totally wrong!
I just got back from Sarangan (located in Center Java Island) a few days ago.
Guess what? I feel amazed with their tourist area. It’s really lovely and breath-taking.
I went there with Martografi (a photography club based on Petra Christian University, Surabaya) for about 6 days.
We went to Sarangan by bus from Surabaya, which took about 6 hours to get there! (it’s really tiring and I can’t feel my butt anymore… hahaha. But it’s worth it though!)
There are many hotels in Sarangan, as well as Indonesia’s traditional food.
On weekends, there are also market around the lake, where you can buy souvenirs or some snacks.
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| A souvenir shop near the lake |
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| Can you guess what is this ? |
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| Fresh and beautiful flower |
Anyway, if you are a fruit die hard fans, then you must buy Sarangan’s fruit.
It’s really fresh and yummy !
It is famous for the banana, avocado, orange, and strawberry.
My favourite? Of course, Banana !
MUST try food :
- Nasi Pecel (I think there’s no English for this food)
- Bakso (meatballs) buy the P. RAJI one, the colour of the stall is red and it's the most delicious among all, hahaha.
- Sate ( satay ), they have chicken and rabbit. I prefer the rabbit one.
- Tombo Luwe : this food stall is open around 8 at night, and they sell fried rice, noodle, ginger water, hot milk, so on. It’s delicious and a nice place to chit chat! Hahaha.
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| Girls taking picutre in front of Tombo Luwe (1) |
Unlike most places in Indonesia, Sarangan has a cool temperature around 15 - 25 degree celcius, and there are lots of fog.
You might need to bring a jacket, because on the morning, the weather is freezing cold!
Let me share you about the tourist spots in Sarangan :
My recommendation for Sarangan Tour : 4D3N
- Sarangan lake
Located at the centre of Sarangan, this lake is very easy to find. You just need a little walk from your hotel to reach this area.
You can ride a horse or hire a boat here !
If you want to do some exercises, you can walk around the lake while enjoying the fresh air :)
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| The view from Sarangan lake |
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| You could ride a boat here! |
- Pundak Kiwo Waterfall
Let’s get some hiking!!
To get here:
a. Simplywalk to the Sarangan lake
b. Then turn left, cross over Kintamani Hotel, and walk straight.
c. Once you find a big airplane statue, you will find the entrance of Pundak Kiwo waterfall on your left side.
d. Walk along the village (approx. 25mins.) until you find a rest area that sell Satay, and the entrance of the waterfall is located between the two houses.
**Ask the locals if you lost in the way.
There are 5 main waterfall in Pundak Kiwo.
If the weather is good, you can reach until the very top waterfall, which is waterfall 5.
Make sure you wear a sun block, trainer, t-shirt, and sport shoes. Make yourself comfortable!
**Note : If you’re not sure, you can ask the local citizens (most of them CAN’T speak english) so you might want to brought a paper that say “Air Terjun Pundak Kiwo” so that they can understand you.
Other option is to hire a colt (a mini bus) near Sarangan area to go here.
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Feels like I'm on the movie "Twilight" !!
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| Waterfall 2 |
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| Waterfall 3 |
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| Waterfall 4 and 5 |
- Cemara Sewu
To get here : Hire a colt from Sarangan
Here, you can enjoy the breath-taking view of the agriculture.
If you’re lucky enough, you can spot some local people doing their work as a farmer.
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The view around
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| A farmer is working on his land |
- Tawangmangu Waterfall
To get here : Hire a colt from Sarangan
Entrance fee : IDR 30,000 (Foreign)
Unlike the Pundak Kiwo Waterfall, the road in Tawangmangu waterfall has been polished so it’s easier to reach the waterfall. You just need to take the stairs to go down to the waterfall area, and take the stairs back up to the exit.
It only has one big waterfall here, and there are lots of rest area around.
Watch out : there are naughty monkeys around! They can steal your glasses. Don’t bring a plastic bag or anything related to sweet (drinks, food, etc) because they’ll steal it right away.
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| River flow |
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| Taking pictures in the middle of the way to the waterfall ;) |
- Hunting Sunrise
Wake up at 4 a.m, search for a place with a wide view (or you can go to the top of your hotel) and just wait for the sunrise!
Many people says that sunrise in Sarangan is so beautiful.
Unfortunately, I don’t get any sunrise when I visit Sarangan, because the weather is not really friendly :(
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| Freezing and we don't get the sunrise! *mad mad* |
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| Sarangan YOU ROCK!! |
Interested to go?
Pack your bags now!!
**BornToBite visit Sarangan on January 2014
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