Gunung Prau Dieng, Jawa Tengah

Mount Prahu or better known as Mount Prau is a tourist destination that you must visit when traveling to Dieng. Mount Prau Dieng has an attraction that makes it never deserted by visitors. How come? Various natural charms typical mountains that Mount Prau presents as one of the landmarks of the Dieng Plateau is amazing and unique. It feels very loss if a vacation to Dieng without visiting Mount Prau.

At the peak of Mount Prau there is a unique hill of Teletubbies with colorful Daisy flowers, enjoying the beautiful sunrise and sunset, the beautiful night sky (milky way), the majestic peak of the mountains in Java Island, The summit is fun. To achieve this you can climb and camp in the camping area located in Puncak Prau. Do not forget to set up a camera to capture your trip on Mount Prau.

Access Climbing Prau Dieng Mountain

Access to Mount Prau is quite easy. You can start from the villages that became basecamp early climbing. Medan or Mount Prau climbing track is also quite light and quite easy to be taken by novice climber. The area of Mount Prau, which is mostly covered by grasses and shrubs, makes the field quite safe. Not many tall trees will cover the landscape. The path leading to the summit is not too uphill, making it not too difficult and not too draining. Moreover there is no difficult word if the determination is unanimous. You just need to follow the path that has been taken frequently with care to keep yourself.

Mount Climbing Prau

There are several paths you can use to reach Mount Prau. The most famous and most widely used route is the Dieng Lane and the Patak Bull Line. Both paths are chosen by many climbers because the field in both lanes is quite light and the distance is shorter, ie 3-4 hours only. Among these two famous lines, the Patak Bull Line is the favorite route of the climbers. As the name suggests, basecamp or starting point of climbing this Patak Bull Line is from Patak Banteng Village. With this path only takes 2-3 hours of climbing. Before reaching the top there are three resting posts that you will meet.

The ascent starts from Bantak Banteng Village by passing a concrete ladder called Ondo Sewu or a thousand steps towards Pos 1 called Pos Sikudewo. From this post I headed to Post 2 there is an uphill walkway fitted with steel trellis to facilitate the climb. After arriving at Post 2 called Pos Cangal Walangan, the climbers can take a break in Pos 2 while enjoying the beauty of Lake Color which is surrounded by high mountains in the distance decorated by farmland in the foot and the slopes. Before continuing the trip do not forget to stoke water supplies.

Once satisfied rest, the climbers continue the ascent to Pos 3 or Pos Cacingan. Towards heading 3 the climbers are expected to be careful because the terrain is slippery and on either side of the path overgrown by trees large enough and tall. However, do not worry, this path has a lot of traces of climbers who will help the climbers to Pos 3. In addition, the trip to Pos 3 is very enjoyable because the weather is very cool. You can also watch the sunset on the way if the day has gone dusk. Arriving at Post 3 is you can fill the stomach and rest again before heading to Puncak.

The journey to Puncak Prau not too far but uphill. Be careful to pass through this path because the terrain is rocky and there is a fairly deep chasm on either side of the track. Within 45 minutes you will arrive at the camping area, precisely in the area of ​​Teletubbies Hill. The area is wide enough, flat, and safe for camping.