Wonosobo has many tourist attraction that must be visited for visitors that spend time in this small city ;
Dieng Pateau
Dieng plateau derives from Sansekerta word, “di”
means highland or mountain and “hyang” means heaven. So that Dieng can be interpreted as a mountain range
where god and goddess resides. “ Adobe of God “.
Its placed at 2.093 m above sea level, it was cool
enough, with temperature about 10 – 15° celcius. Dieng is coming from javanese
language that mean beautiful and unique more over it is different from others.
Most of temples in dieng is hinduism ancient temples.
Colour Lake and Mirror Lake
The lake was named colour lake because it reflects
various kinds of beautiful colour, it is green tosca and blue lakes. While
mirror lake places to it was considered to have a glassy water surface that
make it look like a mirror. Between those two lakes there is Semar cave,
approximately 4 meters deep, it usually served as a place to meditate. Beside
the cave there are two other cave, that is horse cave ( gua jaran ) and water
spring cave ( gua sumur ). It is believed that gua sumur cave contains holy
water spring names tirta perwitasari. At the cave ,usually hinduism often hold
ceremony called medhak tirta.
Tuk Bimolukar Water Spring
This is a water spring whisch described this spot as
a places of bimalukar sreaded himself. Tuk bimalukar is a serayu river spring
which was considered to give youth to people that washing their face there.
Waduk / Dam Wadaslintang
Wadaslintang dam situated in 2 regency, that is
Wonosobo and Kebumen. Primarily serves to generate power plant for the region,
it also operates as important facilities concering irrigation and fishery
industry. Visitors can find small reptile called biawak there. This site
important tourist destination, where there it has beautiful scenery from the
peak of the hill located near this place, bathing places, somagede hot spring,
and curug winong waterfall.
Tambi Tea Plantation
Tambi tea plantation
widely stretches on the slope of sindoro mountain approximately 1200 –
200 meters above sea levels. The temperature ranges between 15 – 24 ° celcius.
Tambi agriculture, located in tambi village and the total area covering 829 hectares of
land, eqquiped with homestay , fishing pond, tennis court, play factory and
outbound training ground.
Telaga / Menjer Lake
Telaga Menjer is the largest natural lake in
Wonosobo. Located on 1300 meters above sea level with 70 hectares in width and
50 meters deep. This lake lies close to the maron subdistict, 12 km north of
wonosobo. The water of the lake usually used by local for generation power
plant.
