Dieng Plateau State over the Cloud
At an altitude of 2093 meters above sea level make Dieng Plateau (Dieng Plateau) deserve to be called State in the clouds. Dieng Plateau is located in the district of Wonosobo and Banjarnegara. Two districts have collaborated manage Dieng region.

There is a small story when in Dieng, A friend of my companion during Dieng told me, as a child a friend said that there are people who live above the clouds. Where there may be life on cloud my friend replied. More than fifteen years later, my friend finally justify his friend's words.

Standing on top of Mount Sikunir in the morning watching the golden sunrise behind Mount Sindoro with clotted white clouds far below where we stood, my friend telling the story and acknowledge the truth of what was his future friend. There is life in the clouds.

Life in the clouds, life on the Dieng Plateau mountain community life like in Indonesia in general. They have the majority of subsistence farmers and traders of agricultural products. Throughout the journey of Wonosobo to Dieng Dieng and in the region itself, sprawling on the slopes follow the contours of the hills and mountains of garden vegetables such as potatoes, cabbage, carrots, peppers, tomatoes and chives.

On the outskirts of the gardens looked lined local plant called Carica papaya. Carica fruit itself become souvenirs of the Dieng plateau after processed into sweets Carica. Dieng is known as a center for producing potatoes and other vegetables. Their agricultural products are sold to markets around the District and City like Wonosobo, Banjarnegara, Waterford, Semarang to Yogyakarta. Quality potatoes from Dieng recognized excellence and dikala harvest will flood the market in the city and the district at competitive rates.
Dieng known as natural tourist spot of interest. There are several tourist destinations in the tourist area of ​​Dieng as Colour Lake, Crater Sikidang, Arjuna Temple Complex, Top Village in Java-Desa Bukit Sembungan and Sikunir. Some tourist spot is managed jointly by the Government of Wonosobo and Banjarnegara district. Visitors who enter the area will be subject to a levy Dieng Rp. 12,000 per person and the ticket this canal visitors can go to all the tourist attractions.

It took a full day to enjoy the tourist attractions that exist. Begins with Sikunir Hill, visitors can see the sunrise from the summit of this hill. To see the sunrise at the summit of Mount Sikunir, usually begins with a climb at four o'clock in the morning to the village of Sembungan - the highest village on the island of Java. Climbing trips taken + 1 km to arrive at the top of the hill. When the weather is not cloudy, here can enjoy a beautiful sunrise behind Mount Sindoro with white clouds clotted beneath the stands. As the day clouds will slowly go up and come to us. Satisfied at the peak of Mount Sikunir, down towards the lake tadpole through a different route when climbing. Throughout the trip down, can see the beauty of the natural surroundings and Sembungan village on the edge of Lake tadpole. Awe certainly appears see beauty treats at the front of the eye. Sometimes Village Sembungan obvious, other times faintly visible because of cloud cover continues to move over time turned towards the afternoon.
Arrived at the bottom, there is a fairly large parking area near the pool. There are some sellers of drinks and snacks for breakfast. While enjoying breakfast, beautiful pemanadangan dear to pass. On the edge of the lake, a charming place to enjoy the beauty and feel the cool air while enjoying cold drinks and snacks warm. Sate potatoes, candied carica, satay meatballs, cireng, cilok and sausage of choice for breakfast. From the edge of this lake, can see a row of houses in the village