Temanggung Voyage Tips and guide

Temanggung is a town in Central Java province, about 20 km northwest of Magelang.

Temanggung lies at the foot of Mount Sumbing. The climate is quite cool, ideal for tobacco planting. It is said that tobacco from Temanggung is the best in Java, making the town a major tobacco-growing centre. Several tobacco companies have warehouses in the city.

There are some buses from Yogyakarta or Semarang.

• -7.329313110.2000631 Temanggung Bus Terminal (Terminal Madureso), Srimpibaru, Madureso. Bus with AC, PO. Sugeng Rahayu from Yogyakarta and PO. Nusantara from Semarang.  (updated Sep 2022)

7°18′58″S 110°10′31″E

Map of Temanggung

Served by Gojek and Grab.

You may find dokar (dogcart) in Parakan district of Temanggung.

• -7.338313110.1846871 Pikatan Water Park, Jl. Raya Pikatan, RT.5/RW.5, Mudal, ☏ +62 293 4900440. Daily 08:00-16:00. Several pools are fed by natural spring water, plus colorful slides, shady picnic areas & a cafe. Entry: Rp20,000.  

Vegetables at the local market

• Balung kluwuk. Sweet and spicy cassava chips.

• -7.2545110.18691 Spedagi, Krajan 1 RT 2/RW 7 Desa Kandangan, Kandangan, ☏ +62 293 490-0895, +62 822 3456-7642, [email protected]. 08:00-16:00 Monday to Saturday. Bamboo bicycles. A manifestation of the Village Revitalization movement, which aims to empower villages to become sustainable and self-sufficient communities by offering high-quality, meaningful employment opportunities to local people.  (updated Oct 2017)
• -7.2511110.18982 Alura Amara, Kandangan (Kandangan to Rawaseneng road, km 0.2, Punduhan), ☏ +62 821 3660-7203. A social enterprise offering high quality work to local community members. Painted and varnished wooden furniture, homewares, toys and lighting.  (updated Oct 2017)

• Bajingan, cassava is cut, boiled, and then added with slices of brown sugar and pandan.
• Ndas borok, made from cassava, grated coconut with a sprinkling of palm sugar.

• -7.319688110.1853121 Bakso Uleg Pak Di, Jl. Jampirejo Tengah, ☏ +62 823 273 23211. 11:00-21:00. Bakso uleg is a delicacy meatball soup of Temanggung.  (updated Aug 2022)

• -7.281110.11532 Rumah Makan Ani, Jl Raya Parakan-Kedu Km. 2 (On the northern ringroad around the town.), ☏ +62 293 592 1225. This is a travellers' roadhouse, nothing special. But service is quick, the food is fine, and it is clean. The bathrooms are clean. If you are on a long roadtrip across Java, you might be grateful for it.  (updated Oct 2017)
• -7.3159110.17333 Waroeng Jambronk, Jl MT Haryono 56 (Just to the west of the alun-alun, on the north side of the road.), ☏ +62 812 2690-5303. A "warung gaul" (place for hanging out) with a selection of tea, coffee, juices, and plates of rice (fried rice, sate lilit), fried noodles, and fried snacks. Rp25,000.  (updated Nov 2017)

Beer is not easily available in Temanggung. Bring your own.

• -7.233812110.1975631 Wisata Alam Sigrowong, Kandangan, ☏ +62 822 433 18555. Pines tree surrounding.  (updated Sep 2022)

• -7.3134110.17672 Aliyana Hotel, Jl KH. Agus Salim No. 7, ☏ +62 293 491543, fax: +62 293 493678, [email protected]. Small resort-style hotel in the town centre. Swimming pool, spa. Rp400,000-1,200,000.  (updated Oct 2017)
• -7.328437110.1988133 Hotel Indraloka, Jl Suwandi Suwardi 3, ☏ +62 293 491710, +62 293 491392. Class: 1 Star. Daun Mas Resto restaurant and free wifi. Satellite TV, fridge, bath (inside the room) with hot/cold water, and breakfast as well as a wide selection of dishes that may be ordered directly through the Daun Mas Resto restaurant. From US$7 to US$25.  
• -7.337312110.2069374 Hotel Kintamani, Jl. Suwandi Suwardi, Projo, Madureso, ☏ +62 293 492686. Check-in: 14:00.  
• -7.332062110.2023135 Hotel Nirwana, Jl. Suwandi Suwardi, ☏ +62 293 492155.  

The telephone area code of Temanggung is 0293.

• Bandungan
• Dieng Plateau — upland volcanic plain, west of Temanggung.
• Magelang
• Wonosobo