Dieng Plateau
A high plateau on the floor of a volcanic caldera in Central Java, cool, misty and farmed with vegetables. It holds some of the oldest Hindu temples on Java, along with steaming craters and coloured lakes.
- Where
- Wonosobo, Central Java, Indonesia
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- -7.2070, 109.8641
Get the Dieng Plateau stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Dieng Plateau. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Central Java volume with your photos and a note.
Near Dieng Plateau
Borobudur 58 km
The largest Buddhist temple in the world, a 9th-century Mahayana monument near Magelang built as a stepped mountain of stone. Pilgrims walk clockwise up through galleries of carved relief panels to a summit ringed by stupas, each holding a seated Buddha.
Mendut Temple 60 km
A 9th-century Buddhist temple about 3 kilometres east of Borobudur, standing in a straight line with Pawon and Borobudur itself. Inside sit three large stone figures: a seated Buddha flanked by two bodhisattvas.
Sam Poo Kong 63 km
The oldest Chinese temple in Semarang, said to have been founded by the Ming admiral Zheng He where his fleet came ashore. Its red halls are shared today by worshippers of several faiths, Muslims and Buddhists among them, Chinese and Javanese alike.
Lawang Sewu 65 km
The former head office of the Dutch East Indies Railway Company in Semarang, its name Javanese for a thousand doors, after its endless rows of doors and tall windows. The building is now a museum and heritage railway gallery run by Indonesia's national railway.
Great Mosque of Central Java 69 km
The provincial grand mosque of Central Java, on the edge of Semarang, mixing Javanese, Arab and Roman touches. Its courtyard has giant hydraulic umbrellas that open like those of the Prophet's Mosque in Medina, and a tall minaret gives a view over the city.
Mount Merapi 74 km
The most active volcano in Indonesia, rising on the border of Central Java and Yogyakarta about 28 kilometres north of the city. It has erupted regularly since 1548, and villages sit on its flanks as high as 1,700 metres.
Malioboro Street 85 km
Yogyakarta's main shopping street, running north to south on the line between the Kraton and Mount Merapi. Its pavements fill with batik stalls, street food and becak riders, and the name covers the whole neighbourhood around it.
Kraton Yogyakarta 86 km
The palace complex of the reigning Sultan of Yogyakarta, at the heart of the city and of Javanese culture. Its pavilions include a museum of royal heirlooms, and the compound is watched over by its own palace guards.
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Questions
Where is Dieng Plateau?
Dieng Plateau is in Wonosobo, Central Java, Indonesia. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Borobudur (58 km), Mendut Temple (60 km), Sam Poo Kong (63 km).
How do I get the Dieng Plateau stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Dieng Plateau and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Central Java volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Dieng Plateau before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Central Java volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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