Central Java - Plateau and Volcanoes (Day 4-5)

After 3 days of mainly city and Temple tours, My kids were yearning for more Nature and Adventure.

So, Day 4 of our trip was a 3 hour drive from Magelang (where we stayed) to Dieng Plateau but the scenery is beautiful with more backdrop of extinct and dormant volcanoes along the way, colourful lake at Dieng Plateau and the experience of the strong fumes of sulphuric acid at Dieng Plateau

Entrance to Dieng Plateau

Colourlake - as a result of the sulphur

Steam and sulphuric acid at Dieng Plateau

Dieng Plateau Temple in the midst of the mountain

  Day 5 - This time we ventured into an active volcano, on a zeep tour around Mount Merapi which erupted in November 2010. While we saw remnants of the eruption, many villages have actually moved back to live at the fringe of the volcano building their homes and attending to their farms.

Our zeep against the backdrop of Merapi

Path of the Lava - now heavily mined for the rocks and sand

Aftermath of eruption- ash-covered and burnt household items

Ruins of a Village house