Siung Beach


Siung Beach is located in the village district Purwodadi, Tepus. A remote area in Gunung Kidul Regency, distance is around 70 km from the Yogyakarta city center, or about two hours drive. Reach this beach by motorbike or car to the choice of many people, because it's hard to find public transportation.
 
 
Other facilities also support the activities of rock climbing is a camping ground on the east coast. At the camping ground, the tents can be erected and the fire can be set to spend the night. Terms of use only one, does not damage the environment and disturbing the turtle habitat as the sign board warning contained in the camping ground can also be used for that just want to spend the night.


Not far from the camping ground, a wooden house on stilts that can be used as a base camp as another choice than erecting the tent. Size large enough base camp, enough for 10-15 people. The stage-house to create an eye keeksotikan more freely enjoy the beach. Simply by talking to local residents, perhaps with some amount of money is the base camp can now be used for overnight.

Samas Beach


Samas Beach is known for its big waves and there are river deltas and freshwater lakes which form the lake. Lake was used for the development of fisheries, sea turtles, and prawns and various fishing locations.
Samas Beach is located approximately 27 Kilometres to the southwest of Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Curug Sirawe


Curug Sirawe or Sirawe waterfalls located on the Dieng Plateau and has a height of approximately 80 m. Curug Sirawe located in a mountainous area in the territory of the Dieng plateau with panoramic agrotourism green and very beautiful.
 
 
Crater Candradimuka


This crater is actually not a crater of a volcano, but an appearance of fractures Solfatara ground. There are two holes that are still active fracture Solfatara issue. In this crater there is a reliable source of water has the power of magic, so many tourists who use it.
 
 
 
 
 
Crater Sileri


Sileri crater is the largest craters in Dieng Plateau which are still active. White-gray crater water and boil just like the former laundry or leri rice, so-called KawahSileri. Not far from here, we also can enjoy Hot Water Bitingan and Curug Si Rawe
 
 
Wells Jalatunda


Wells Jalatunda an erupting volcano crater and into the well with a distance of ground surface water with more than 100 Meters. With such depth, when someone threw rocks at the surface of the water wells, then the sound of falling rocks and ripples on the water is very difficult to hear and see. According to the legend that developed around Jalatunda wells, said wells is one door to the supernatural ruler of the southern ocean. There are good public trust who can throw a stone up through the well so his goal would be achieved.
 


Merdada lake is the largest lake in the Dieng plateau with a background of green hills is an incredible sight. Here visitors can fishing and boating around the lake.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Telaga Balekambang


This lake located not far from Arjuna Temple Complex, here there are many freshwater fish. And by the tourists and the community serve as the location of fishing grounds.

Not far from this location there Bimo Lukar, a place of springs Serayu River from Mount Perahu water deemed holy for the Hindus. Calm atmosphere will be felt there because of full trees. Towards the entrance gates, some monkeys often appear benign.
 
In Dieng, we can also make a tour of agro, see potato plantations, the spread of tobacco, and Tambi tea plantation located on the slopes and Cleft Sindoro Mountains at an altitude of 800 to 2000 masl. This tea plantations flourished since 1865. The fog that often go down there, actually add value to the charm.










 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
At night we can enjoy a variety of menus with a degree of cultural, traditional dance and Mask Dance Dance Lengger tetabuhan accompanied by gamelan music and unique performances porcelain dinner ceremony closed with a souvenir gift.

Dieng Plateu, recorded at an altitude ranging from 1200 s / d in 2550 masl. Located 26 kilometers north of Wonosobo, between Wonosobo and Banjarnegara district and has an area of 619.846 hectares, including the District of Batur and Kejajar.


Travel can be reached by private car or public transportation from Wonosobo city. This region the average temperature 18 degrees Celsius in the daytime, and 12 s / d of 16 degrees Celsius at night or early morning. Even according to the indigenous narrative Wonosobo regency, on the morning in summer the temperature can reach minus 2 degrees Celsius. So there was no harm if we bring a jacket or thick sweater.
Dieng Plateau, an area surrounded Sindoro Mountain, Mount Boat, Mountain and Mount Bismo Rogojebangan in Central Java.

Dieng derived from the word meaning mountain and Dhi hyang meaning god-goddess. So in other words Dhi Hyang is a place of residence of the gods and goddesses with an altitude of 2050M above sea level.




Dieng has a land area Km2 14:00 which is a former volcanic crater, and then on the plains of the temple complex was built a very exotic, namely Candi Dieng.



In addition there Gatotkaca and Candi Bima Temple which is located a few kilometers apart from the group of temple Arjuna. Everything is in the area of cultural heritage is well maintained and attractive because it is surrounded by mountains Pangonan. Not far from the area of Candi Arjuna, there is color and Crater Lake Sikidang. Read more we can see the location map with details on the web Banjarnegara Office of Tourism and culture
Sikidang Crater is a favorite place for tourists, because it is a volcanic crater with a lava pit that can be witnessed from the lip of the crater. Steam and water is always boiling lava gray appears to move and even jump like a deer. So that is known by the name Sikidang Crater (deer crater ).

There are interesting legends that appear around the crater. Other locations frequented by visitors in Dieng was always steaming water that has low sulfur content. According to legend, inside the crater there was a castle owned by a beautiful queen named Shinta Dewi. One time he had spoken directly by a prince who was said to handsome and rich. But apparently this prince named Kidang Garungan bodied man and the head of deer. Shinta Dewi disappointed.

To complicate the process of her application, Shinta Dewi maneuvering by asking for a condition for the well made a very big and deep. When the well is almost complete, Shinta Dewi and his guards to close the well. Garungan roe was also buried in it. Roe exert all its miracle to come out until the cistern exploded. Surface heating and vibrating. But every time you want to get out, covering, this well kept. Finally Kidang Garungan wrath and curse all the offspring will haired beggar Shinta Dewi kids.


After enjoying the beauty of Crater Sikidang continuing smoldering brimstone, visitors can visit a variety of souvenirs at stores open near the entrance to the parking area and tourism area Sikidang Crater. There are various shapes and creations of silver handicrafts, fruits and Carica Dieng packaged candy, chili Dieng, mushroom chips, until the herbs purwaceng. According to research, it turns out these plants called purwaceng including ginseng plants that grow well in Korea and China.

Bosscha, observatory, located in Lembang, West Java stand on the height of 1310 meters above sea level (asl).
Bosscha has a five star binoculars are Zeiss telescope, Schimdt Bimasakti Telescope, Mamberg Telescope, Cassegrain Telescope GOTO, and Unitron Telescope.



Zeiss telescope is the first and largest telescopes located on a circular domed building which operated since 1928, and is still running fine until now.
This telescope placed in the middle of the floor space can be up and down according to needs, and a dome that could rotate to follow the motion of stars. Vault and floor mechanical system is still in the original condition of the construction in the era before the Dutch.
Zeiss telescope objective lens has two pieces, each 60cm in diameter and focus 10.7 meters. Have binoculars and search for the diffraction grating placed in front of the lens. This telescope is useful for observing double stars, moon and planets, the motion of stars, star clusters members, and special objects such as comets and proper motion stars.

Schmidt telescope mirror or the Milky Way was 71.12 cm in diameter, 50cm diameter lens correction, and the focus point of the fire or 2.5 meters. The Hubble telescope was named after the Milky Way because most of its activities in use to examine and observe the movement of the Milky Way.

Binoculars Bamberg, has a 37cm diameter lens, and spots / focus 7m. Equipped with fotoelectrik fotometer to measure the intensity of starlight /star light scale, so that the distance scale can be expected to earth star.

Cassegrain binoculars from GOTO, has a primary mirror diameter of 45cm, 20cm diameter secondary mirror, a combination of hot spot or focus 540cm. Motion is governed by a computer system, equipped with a spectrograph is a tool to measure the spectrum of stars and fotoelectrik fotometer or tool to measure the intensity of starlight. This telescope functions as a data recorder that is connected with the computer.

Most small telescopes at the observatory Bosscha is Unitron telescope. Unitron binoculars have a lens diameter of 10.2 cm and 150cm focal or focus. Unitron telescope primary function is to observe and photograph an eclipse of the moon, solar eclipses, sunspots, and the heavenly bodies is simple.

Bosscha observatory development carried out after the joint review by scientists at the Association of Science or NISV Star Dutch East Indies (Nederlandsch-Indische Vereeniging Sterrenkundige) at the Savoy hotel lobby Homman, Bandung. The main sponsor of the construction of the observatory is Karl Albert Rudolf Bosscha Bosscha, the planter.
Building which was founded in 1920 was never damaged by World War II and in the renovation of the Royal Observatory, Leiden assistance, Warmer and swasey observatory, as well as other scientific and educational institutions.

Source: Bosscha Observatory, 37th edition Sharia Magazine
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