Sikidang Crater
Sikidang Crater
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12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
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12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
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12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
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12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
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12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
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12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
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12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
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12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
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michielsaskia
Hilversum, The Netherlands220 contributions
Aug 2023 • Family
It is quite a special experience in itself to see the crater with bubbling substance. You don't have to make any real effort other than just walking down a walkway. By the time you get there it smells really bad of sulphur. The environment is reminiscent of a moonscape, because there is nothing else. On the way back, it will take you longer to get past all the stands than the visit lasted.
Written August 26, 2023
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Dee_Mulyana
Jonggol, Indonesia226 contributions
Oct 2019 • Friends
A tourist attraction that is a pity to pass right if you are in the Dieng area ..., there is an active crater with beautiful natural scenery around. Visitors will feel the sensation of walking around in this crater area by walking through a small burst of hot water that comes out of the bowels of the earth ..., there is also a place in this area that can be used to boil eggs by putting them directly into the hot natural spring water. Do not forget to wear a mask to cover the nose because the smell of sulfur fumes coming out of the crater is pretty stinging on the nose and can interfere with our breathing. You can bring your own mask from home or you can also buy it from vendors in this tourist area. There are several photo spots provided for visitors so that visitors get better and instagramable photos. There are also stalls that sell souvenirs and special food from Dieng that you can bring home for your beloved friends and family at home.
Written November 11, 2019
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Kevin S
Pontypridd, UK7,113 contributions
Jun 2017 • Couples
What should be a natural site turned into something of the poorer aspect of tourism with swings, concrete path, tacky tourist stalls.........
Written July 27, 2017
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ruli
Jakarta, Indonesia778 contributions
Oct 2015 • Friends
We go here to see crater and sulfur...event it's very smoking but nice place...but not recomended to bring children here.
Written August 13, 2016
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J.Y.
Seoul, South Korea24 contributions
Aug 2019
There is a crater with bubbling water and sulphur smoke, which reminds you this is an active volcanic zone. Not particularly impressive, and other parts of the area are littered with trash and you need to make your way to the crater through a maze of shops. Bring a mask.
Written September 12, 2019
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Raymond W
Townsville, Australia4,525 contributions
Jan 2019 • Couples
Sikidang Crater is probably still worth seeing but the authorities are sure doing their best to ruin it. The approach to the crater is a veritable minefield of unsightly fake attractions. The hideous, earless bear you see in the uploaded photos is not even the worst of it. There's also a giant silverback gorilla and tacky bamboo thrones designed for Instagrammable moments.
Yet most dispiriting of all is the massive amount of rubbish which has been dumped all over the site. You'll find everything from plastic bottles to disused face masks. If they cleaned all this rubbish up, the boiling mud would make for an impressive beauty spot and natural wonder. But the present condition is most satisfactory.
Yet most dispiriting of all is the massive amount of rubbish which has been dumped all over the site. You'll find everything from plastic bottles to disused face masks. If they cleaned all this rubbish up, the boiling mud would make for an impressive beauty spot and natural wonder. But the present condition is most satisfactory.
Written January 12, 2019
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AndyH09
Manchester, UK147 contributions
Apr 2015 • Solo
A first for me, I'd never seen an active crater before. I enjoyed the experience it only cost 10,000 for the ticket and 2,000 for parking. You can walk all around the crater with relative freedom, there is a wooden fence around the crater itself (the locals just jump it) A good place to spend half an hour. Facemasks are sold but I didn't bother I'm not sure it would make a great deal of difference having one, the smell is managable and I doubt the fumes are that harmful especially for the time spent there.
Written April 29, 2015
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rottipotti
Stuttgart22 contributions
The ticket is just 10 000 IRp and it's nice to see the blunbering lake. A facemask is usefull. And tr carica!! So tasty! You can buy it everywhere on the way :)
By the way: you can eat boiled eggs which were cooked in the crater :)
By the way: you can eat boiled eggs which were cooked in the crater :)
Written February 19, 2015
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Alice S
Lund, Sweden647 contributions
We had a walkabout day in Dieng and sikidang crater was a really cool part of that day. First active crater for me so it was a great experience. Now I've been to alot more active vulcano areas and I wonder if I still would have been so impressed. I still think it's amazing that you can get so close and really see the mud water boil away. Take a walk up the hill and get a beautiful view over dieng and more than one pillar of smoke.
Written February 16, 2015
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The_Pale_Ridah
Gladesville, Australia1,952 contributions
Feb 2013 • Couples
Sikidang Volcanic Crater is literally a pond full of boiling acid mud spewing out thick sulphuric smoke. It is sort of a natural poetic freak show that draws people to marvel at its deadly beauty. As an attraction, it is one of those things where you stand around staring with your mouth open, then decide to take dangerous photos by seeing how close you can get without falling in. The pond is surrounded by a dodgy makeshift fence that was probably used to keep goats, so if you lean on to it you will probably fall into the boiling acid water where your eyes will melt.
The white smoke from the acid water has a strong sulphuric smell but shouldn’t be a problem for most healthy people. I wouldn’t recommend hanging around for more than 90 mins as the thick smoke could probably give you a bit of a cough. The smoke is easy to avoid by standing where the wind is blowing from. The immediate area surrounding the crater is scarred by smoke & seeping water puddles still steaming as if the earth were bleeding, some areas are stained with the lemon yellow of pure elemental sulphur. This is a great place to take kids, they can see first-hand the fun side of nature up close then flick acid water at each other. The whole place is crazy, it’s a boiling mud-pit full of deadly acid!
The car park at Sikidang Volcanic Crater has a sheltered area where there are several souvenir stalls hawking all the usual trinkets, woollen gloves & socks. There are some dirty-looking kids who crowd approaching cars selling cheap surgical masks for 2,000 IDR or around 30 US cents which won’t block out all smoke but might make it a little easier for some, otherwise just wrap a scarf around your face. Boiling acid water doesn’t sleep so it would be good visiting at any time of the day.
The white smoke from the acid water has a strong sulphuric smell but shouldn’t be a problem for most healthy people. I wouldn’t recommend hanging around for more than 90 mins as the thick smoke could probably give you a bit of a cough. The smoke is easy to avoid by standing where the wind is blowing from. The immediate area surrounding the crater is scarred by smoke & seeping water puddles still steaming as if the earth were bleeding, some areas are stained with the lemon yellow of pure elemental sulphur. This is a great place to take kids, they can see first-hand the fun side of nature up close then flick acid water at each other. The whole place is crazy, it’s a boiling mud-pit full of deadly acid!
The car park at Sikidang Volcanic Crater has a sheltered area where there are several souvenir stalls hawking all the usual trinkets, woollen gloves & socks. There are some dirty-looking kids who crowd approaching cars selling cheap surgical masks for 2,000 IDR or around 30 US cents which won’t block out all smoke but might make it a little easier for some, otherwise just wrap a scarf around your face. Boiling acid water doesn’t sleep so it would be good visiting at any time of the day.
Written May 28, 2013
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