Central Java Tourism Tourism Travel Guide

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Central Java Tourism Travel Guide and Tourist Information.

Central Java is a province of Indonesia which is located in the middle of Java Island. This province borders with West Java Province in the west, Indian Ocean and the Special Region of Yogyakarta in the south, East Java, in the east, and the Java Sea to the north. Central Java province also includes the island of Nusa Kambangan in the south (near the border with West Java), and the Karimunjawa Islands in the Java Sea.

Central Java has a lots of tourism which is very interesting. Semarang city has a number of ancient buildings. Tourism in the city including Puri Maerokoco (Taman Mini Central Java) and the Indonesian Record Museum (MURI). One of the pride of the province is the Borobudur, the largest Buddhist monument in the world built on the 9th century, located in Magelang Regency. Mendut and Pawon temples also in one complex with the Borobudur. Prambanan on the Klaten border in Yogyakarta is the largest Hindu temple complex in Indonesia. In the Dieng temple there is a group of Hindu’s temple, which was suspected to be built before the era of old Mataram Kingdom. Gedong Songo temple complex located on the slopes of Mount Ungaran, Semarang region.

Central Java environment consists of three cultures, namely Coastal cultural environment, cultural Bagelan - Banyumas, and Palace culture, with the preservation of culture, among other ceremonies Tingkeban, Brokohan, Puputan, Selapanan, Tedhak Siten, Ruwatan, Clean Village, splash of water Pusaka, Nyadran, and Sea charity.

Solo/Surakarta is seen as one of the Javanese cultural center, where in this town there is Keraton Kasunanan (palace) dan Pura Mangkunegaran. Interesting tourism outside of the city is Grojogan Sewu Waterfall and Majapahit temple monument in Karanganyar District, and the Fossil Sangiran Museum, located in the road between Solo and Purwodadi.

The southern part of Central Java also save a number of interesting natural tourism, such as Jatijajar cave, and also Batu Raden in Banyumas. In the north there is a Guci tourism object on the slopes of Mount Slamet, Tegal Regency. West Pantura region save many religious tourism. Demak Great Mosque, established in 16th century building is an artistic blend of Hindu and Islamic architecture. Demak is the first Islamic kingdom in Java. On the Pantura highway there are 3 tomb of Wali Songo, Sunan Kalijaga in Demak, Sunan Kudus in the city of Kudus, and Sunan Muria in Kudus District. Kudus is also known as the ‘City Kretek’, and the city also has Kretek museum.

Headed by a governor as a high rank, Central Java consist of 35 regencies and municipalities. Regency headed by Bupati (Regent) and municipalities by Walikota (Mayor). Regencies and municipalities divided into sub-district headed by Camat and sub-district divided into villages headed by Lurah or Kepala Desa.

Central Java tourism travel guide and tourist information popular destination :

Mount Slamet.
Mount Slamet – 3.432 meters above the sea level – is the highest volcanic mount in Central Java Province, and second highest mount in Java Island. The area of Mount Slamet comprises four forest areas, which are Montane Forest, Hilly Dipterocarp Forest, Ericeous Forest (mountainous forest), and Upper Dipterocarp Forest. Mount Slamet offers distinguishing mountainous escapade with meandering and challenging track leading to the peak of the mount. You will find no water spring along the track, unless you choose Bambangan track.
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Batu Raden.
Batu Raden is a worth visiting tourism destination located in Banyumas Regency, Central Java Province. Since the first time it was officially launched for public visit, the location has been known as a mountainous tourism destination. Here you can see the wonderful scenery of the surrounding areas offering fresh air with approximately 18º - 25º Celsius in the average temperature. Taking a bird-eyes view from the peak of the location when the sun shines brightly, you can see the entire part of beautiful scenery of Purwokerto City, Nusakambangan Island, and some enchanted beaches in Cilacap coastal area. Batu Raden, 16,5 hectares in width of which 25 percent of the entire width, is opened for public investment (go public).
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Jatijajar Cave.
Jatijajar cave was naturally shaped out of limestone. It was discovered by a farmer namely Jayamenawi in 1802 A.D., when he was grassing then suddenly sunk into a hole. Some people lent a hand for him to come out of the hole by uncovering the thick grass covering the hole. Finally, they realized that the hole led to a cave which was assumed for having three ventilations on the wall. The entire length of the cave is 250 meters, scattering from the entrance door to the way out. Not only that, the cave is 12 meters high, 15 meters square of width,10 meters of the canopy and situated at an altitude of 50 meters.
A spurting-water dinosaur statue, in front of the cave, symbolizes the urgency of the cave. People entering the location will pass by the mouth of the statue. The spurting-water from the statue‘s mouth comes from the Kantil River and the Mawar River. It is believed that the water never dries up even in drought season. Often, the water is utilized for irrigating the people‘s farms.
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Borobudur Temple.
Borobudur Temple is one of the most prestigious historical properties that can be found in Indonesia. It is noted as one of the World Wonder Heritage by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
The architectural style has no equal through out the world. The inspired structure representing the micro cosmos, which have very often given rise to question e.g. when, in what way, during how long time and by whom the sanctuary had been built.
The existence of Borobudur was discovered by General Governor Sir Thomas Raffles around 800 A.D., after being buried for a long time following the eruption of Merapi Volcano. It is said that the temple was built at the era of King Syailendra in the eight century. “Borobudur” is derived from “bara” / “vihara” that means “temple;” and “budur” or “beduhur” that means “above” or “hill.”
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Mendut Temple.
Mendut Temple is a ninth century Buddhist temple, located in Mendut village, Mungkid sub-district, Magelang Regency, Central Java Province. The temple is located about 3 km from Borobudur Temple aroute to Yogyakarta. The roof is in pyramidal shape. Inside the temple there is Budha statue accompanied with two other statue – not yet recognized.
Mendut temple is only a small temple compared to The Giant Borobudur, yet it has a very important function for every prosession held in Borobudur. Most of Budhism ritual celebrations get started here.
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Pawon Temple.
Pawon Temple is a Buddhist temple located between two other Buddhist temples, Borobudur about 1.75 km to the northeast and Mendut about 1.15 km to the southwest, Pawon is connected with the other two temples, all of which were built during the Sailendra dynasty (eight–ninth centuries).Examines the detail and style of its carving this temple is slightly older than Borobudur. The temple slightly faces northwest and stands on a square base. Each sides of the stairs and the top of the gates are adorned with carved Kala-Makara, commonly found in classic Javanese temples.
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Mangkunegaran Palace.
Mangkunegaran Palace or Puro Mangkunegaran was built by Raden Mas Said, known as Pangeran Sambernyawa. It was built right after the assignment of the Agreement of Salatiga, March 13th, 1757. Raden Mas Said was then crowned as Pangeran Mangkunegoro I.
Mangkunegaran Palace is divided into two main building, named pendopo and dalem. The most interesting thing from the Palace is that it is made of whole teak wood.
Pendopo is a Joglo building supported by four main pillars. It is used to held the ceremonies and to perform traditional Javanese dance. Theres is a set of gamelan or traditional music instrument, called Kyai Kenyut Mesem to be played only to accompany traditional danced held certain occasions.
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Kraton Kasunanan Surakarta Hadiningrat.
Kraton Kasunanan Surakarta Hadiningrat or the Kasunanan Royal Palace is one of the main features of Solo. The Palace, with its rare architectural typology, covers a vast area, consisting of Alun-alun Lor (the North Square), Alun-alun Kidul (the South Square) and the palace itself . The royal family of Kasunananan Surakarta still lives here, and so does King Pakubuwono XIII, a descendent of the late King Pakubowono I. Some of the buildings are private residential areas for the royal family, but some have been developed and managed as tourism areas.
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Plaosan Lor Temple.
Plaosan Temple is one of the Buddhist temples complex located in Bugisan Village, Prambanan Sub-District, Klaten Regency, Central Java Province. Plaosan Temple can be reach and accessible from Yogyakarta by Solo/Surakarta road. Plaosan Temple covers an area of 2,000 square meters with an elevation of 148 meters above sea level. The Dengok River is located nearby, about 200 meters away. Plaosan Temple is surrounded by paddy fields along with fertile vegetation such as banana and corn.
Plaosan Temple was built in the mid 9th century by Sri Kahulunnan or Pramodawardhani, the daughter of Samaratungga, descendent of Sailendra Dynasty, who was married to Sri Maharaja Rakai Pikatan, leader of ancient mataram kingdom who ruled Central Java in 9th century, wished after his wedding with Pramudhawardhani that his dynasty would ruled for longest time than the other empire. He dream that glorious empire could be role-model for any empire southern Java. So he built a temple in northern Jogja, named Plaosan Temple.
The Plaosan complex is an ensemble of two Buddhist temples, Plaosan Lor and Plaosan Kidul. Plaosan Lor is located in the North and Plaosan Kidul in the South. Plaosan Lor consists of two main temple and an open area and it have square terrace that is encircled by wall, known as a mandapa. Because of that similarity, the appearance of both temples are the same when they are seen from distant so that Plaosan temple is also called the twin temples.
One of the characteristics of Plaosan temple is the smooth surface of the terrace. Krom explains that such a terrace is different from other temples of the same time. To his opinion, it is related to the function of a temple by that time that is predicted to keep canonical texts owned by Buddhist monks. Other prediction by Dutch scientists, if the number of monks in that area is small then the terrace might be used as a place for Buddhists to pray.
The Ploasan temple complex is made up of 174 small buildings, 116 are stupas and 58 are shrines. Many of the buildings have inscriptions. Two of these inscriptions denote the temple as a gift of sanctuary by Rakai Pikatan. The dates of the inscriptions are between 825-850 AD. Although similar to the Prambanan 856 AD date, the complexes are not related. A new building technique distinguishes Prambanan from Plaosan temples. The main temples at Plaosan are made up of an upper and lower level. In the upper level, multiple statues resided. However, as the position of the windows dictate, only one statue was rested on the bottom basal level. This statue was made out of bronze depicting Bodhisattva with two stone statues attached. On the outer walls of the main temples, carvings of divinities are found with the majority being male. Smaller and less occurring carvings by the windows represent females. One traditional example is carved representation of a Khmer prince and is identified by his crown.

Karimunjawa Island.
Karimunjawa island is natural tourism, administratively part of Jepara Regency, Central Jave Province. Located approximately 45 miles northwest direction from Jepara city. Totally, this area covers 107,226 ha, with 100,105 ha is sea part, and the reminder island. The average temperature in this area is about 26 until 30 degrees Celcius, with minimum temperature is 22 Celcius and maximum is 34 Celcius. The fascination of Karimunjawa is its flora and fauna. It can be seen from five species of flora ecosystem, those are; coral reef ecosystem, forest of mangrove, coastal forest, field-ponder and lowland forest. On the other side, there are many kinds of fauna, like long tail monkey, deer, and also aquatic fauna which is consisting of 242 decorative fish types and 133 kinds of aquatic biota and there are also 2 types of turtles which live in National Park ecosystem of Karimunjawa islands.
The people who lived in Karimunjawa come from some tribes having a unique traditional house. The tribes lived in Karimunjawa are Java, Bugis - Makassar, and Madura. Java tribe community dominantly lived in dukuh Karimun, dukuh Legon Lele, dukuh Nyamplungan, and dukuh Mrican. Almost of them are farmers and doing some activities in home industry scope, like brick and coconut oil. Bugis - Makassar tribe community dominantly lived in Kemujan island, dukuh Batu Lawang, dukuh Legon Gede, and dukuh Tlogo. This tribe is well known as good sailormans, so the dominant profession in this tribe is fisherman. People in this community are well known for their weaving sarong goods. Almost the same as Bugis - Makassar, people in Madura tribe community dominantly are fishermans. Besides, they are good to make some foods, like dried-fish.

Grojogan Sewu Waterfall.
Grojogan Sewu Waterfall is the model of worth visiting tourism destination in Central Java Province for its panoramic view of the nature. Grojogan Sewu Waterfall mean thousand water fall. Situated on the area of 20 ha, Grojogan Sewu Waterfall is a combination of forest tourism and waterfall. The waterfall is under the management of Natural Resources Conservation Institution Bogor.
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Tawangmangu.
Tawangmangu is a district in Karanganyar Regency and known as a tourism object on the slopes of the mountains west of Mount Lawu. This place was know since the Dutch colonial era has become a place of recreation. A cool splendid hill resort also on the slope of Mount Lawu, at a height of about 1400 M above sea level.
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Sukuh Temple.
Sukuh Temple is a Hindu complex of the religious temple that was located in the Karanganyar Regency. This temple was categorized as the Hindu Temple because of the discovery of the object of the worship lingga and yoni. This temple was classed controversial because of its form that was more unusual and because of the number of objects lingga and yoni that symbolized sexuality.
Sukuh Temple has distance about 20 km to the east of the Karanganyar City. The only one temple that was erotic and Unique in Indonesia. Sukuh “Erotic” Hindus Temple which was built on 1437AD some years after Majapahit Kingdom collapsed (the temple has a trapezium shape with similar shape as the Inca temple in Mexico, South America).
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Cheto Temple.
Cheto Temple is a temple complex, located about 5 km north and 500 m above Sukuh Temple.The layout of temple is similar to Sukuh except that it comprises many more (14) terraces.
The Cheto temple is excavated in 1842 by Van der Vlis. Built in XV century, Cheto Temple has entrances resembling Balinese temple today. After the entrance, multilevel terrace spans east to west. The highest point of this temple is the Nirvana Peak in the reactangular shape. This temple is surrounded by tea plantation and from this high point visitors can see Sukoharjo, Boyolali, Surakarta, Karanganyar, Wonogiri, Sragen dan Klaten. The most interesting that still remain is a complicated figures composed of stones laid flat on the ground. Read more Karanganyar Tourism >>