Merapi Mountain, Hiking Merapi Reaching the Sun

Mount Merapi, is one - the only volcano in Yogyakarta. Located approximately 30 kilometers, north of the city of Yogyakarta and its peak form sand plains that are not flat, wide approximately 4 hectares, with some pit crater one-two of them always whiff of smoke thick, to mark the mountain Merapi is still active work. When the mountain shows erupsi fury, the public can see the cloud of Yogyakarta smoke the white gray or black forth above, the visible from a distance, such as wool pile. However, if the mountain is in a state of "calm", Its enchantment that hit, so it stimulates the young who want to climb the mountain and adventure lovers of the sport climbing the mountain peak to conquer. To reach its peak, can be two-way street. The first road through the village of Kinahrejo which is located approximately 2 kilometers in the east where recreational Kaliurang. The distance between the villages of Kinahrejo to the peak of Mount Merapi only about 9 kilometers, but the distance is usually takes 10 hours, given the difficult terrain pendakiannya enough. But the fact that difficult terrain that is attractive to teenagers, because the average - the average so their morale is high, until all the factors it deems as the difficulty of the challenge for the defeated. The easier road, through the regional Selo Boyolali district of Mount Merapi is located between the mountains Merbabu, in Central Java province. Regional Selo this can be achieved from Yogyakarta with the vehicle bus to Kartosuro, next to Featherston. In the afternoon, the vehicle is rather difficult point, until it is suggested that if you want to go to areas that cultivated before Selo from 13.00. Also recommended to climb to the peak of Merapi is using the service guide or pilot. When forced to stay overnight, the guide is to provide for the needs of the house. For the less interested in doing climbing up to the top, can still admire the beauty of this mountain Merapi, which varies from region is located approximately 2 kilometers Southeast of the city not, or can also see from Turi district, approximately 5 km in the city of West Kaliurang, if you want to see the peak of Merapi from a distance clearly, can be used binoculars observers from the Observer Post Mount Merapi in Plawangan, Kaliurang. On the slopes of Merapi, near the city unfold Plawangan not be expecting a cool, that far more than 25 kilometers from Yogyakarta city. Since the Dutch colonial era, the city has beautiful scenery, and have various recreational facilities adequate. Now, Kaliurang has become more attractive again, and was built with the development of various recreational facilities and various other facilities, such as: swimming pool, forest recreation, amusement parks and sports arena. For the youth and scouts, is not popular, because in this area are also available earth camp, point-point cross-roaming nature and the beautiful natural scenery of the romantic intrigue us. Villas, bungalows, guest house and lodging facilities, including some that have facilities for the purpose of the Convention (conferences, seminars, meetings - meeting, the work-shop, upgrading) and home - home to eat, the more cultivated many people in the region this tour. Can be achieved from the first sub-terminal Terban with the micro or bus can also rise from this place to Kaliurang bus, which departs from Umbulharjo terminal located in Yogyakarta.