Karanganyar Voyage Tips and guide

Karanganyar is town in Central Java and act as the seat of the regency that bear the same name.

Most of the people in Karanganyar are Javanese who speak Javanese and understand Indonesian.

7°35′48″S 110°56′32″E

Map of Karanganyar

The nearest airport is -7.516111110.7569441 Adisumarmo International Airport (SOC ^IATA) in Solo.

From Solo, you may go to the east 20km to reach downtown Karanganyar.

Ride-hailing apps have been provided in Karanganyar by Gojek and Grab.

• -7.619063110.9730621 Giyanti Treaty Monument (Situs Perjanjian Giyanti), Kerten, Jantiharjo. There are large trees and stones as witnesses of the Giyanti agreement in 1755 which divided the Mataram Sultanate into the two kingdoms of Yogyakarta and Surakarta.  (updated Oct 2022)
• -7.597687110.9505632 Taman Pancasila, Jl. Lawu, Dompon. Pancasila monument. Free.  (updated Oct 2022)

• -7.576313110.9315621 Sondokoro Agrotourism (Agrowisata Sondokoro), Jl. Mangkunegara Bojonegara, Nglande Wetan, Ngijo, Kec. Tasikmadu, ☏ +62 271 495562. 08:00-14:30. A park at Tasikmadu sugar factory with a playground, climbing wall, aquarium, aviaries, and a water park. You may ride old sugarcane steamed train there.  (updated Oct 2022)

• -7.594812110.9399372 Karanganyar Square (Alun-Alun Karanganyar). Take a troll or hanging around in the city park.  (updated Oct 2022)
• -7.591812110.9861873 Delingan Dam (Waduk Delingan), Pojok, Delingan. Do jogging or cycling around the dam. The view is Mount Lawu.  (updated Oct 2022)

• Kemuning tea (Teh Kemuning), a specialty tea from Tawangmangu, Karanganyar.
• Timus lumer, timus is a traditional Javanese snack made from sweet potato specialty from Karanganyar. In Tawangmangu, the timus lumer use purple sweet potato and is filled with various flavour those are chocolate, cappuccino, tiramisu, mozzarella, and mix.

• -7.600062110.9482031 Pasar Jungke Karanganyar, Dompon. A traditional market.  (updated Oct 2022)

There are various Javanese snacks such as jadah tempe, kripik bayam, kripik pare, lenjongan, molen mini, sagon, wajik, and so on.

• -7.593438110.9403131 Soto Karang, Jl. Lawu No. 428 Badranasri, Cangakan Timur, Cangakan, ☏ +62 851 051 09000. Daily 07:00-20:00. Serves beef ribs soto. Rp36,000.  (updated Oct 2022)

• -7.582812110.9446881 Inklusif Coffee & Co., Jl. Jend. Gatot Subroto, RT.4/RW.1, Gaum, ☏ +62 812 256 68287. 12:00-21:00. From Rp20,000.  (updated Oct 2022)
• -7.596763110.9423282 Heika Kopi Karanganyar, Jl. Kapten Mulyadi, Badran Asri, Jungke. 10:00-23:00. From Rp17,500.  (updated Oct 2022)

• -7.592096110.9361731 Hotel Taman Sari (RedDoorz Plus Alun Alun Karanganyar), Jl. Raya Solo-Tawangmangu No. 98. Check-in: 13:00, check-out: 12:00. From Rp128,250.  (updated Oct 2022)

The telephone area code of Karanganyar is 0271.

• -7.595187110.9460621 Karanganyar Post Office (Kantor Pos Karanganyar), Jl. Lawu No.8, Cangakan Timur, Cangakan.  (updated Oct 2022)

• -7.6523111.07123 Astana Giribangun, Girilayu Village. The mausoleum of Soeharto, Indonesia's second president.  (updated Feb 2022)
• -7.474187110.8459384 Museum Manusia Purba Sangiran Klaster Dayu, Gondangrejo. Tu-Su, 09:00-15:00. An ancient fossil museum.  (updated Oct 2022)
• -7.500188110.8680635 Museum Keris Brojobuwono, Gondangrejo. Tu-Su, 09:00-16:00. A Kris museum.  (updated Oct 2022)

• Mount Lawu, a dormant volcano which straddles the border between Central Java and East Java. A hike to the peak (3,265 m) takes 7 hours.
• Madiun, the center of the Indonesian railway industry.
• Solo, the capital of Surakarta region.
• Sragen