Ungaran

Ungaran is a small town immediately south of Semarang, essentially an outer suburb. It is easily reached by public transport or taxi. It is at a higher altitude on the slopes of Mount Ungaran. If you are in Semarang for a few days and need to get out of town, there are a couple of places to consider visiting.

Semarang taxis consider Ungaran to be within the city limits, so are happy to travel there. If traffic isn't too heavy, the journey will not be much more than 30 minutes.

A couple of 2-3 hour hikes to waterfalls are possible on the slopes of Mount Ungaran close to the town.

• Curug Lawe (Twenty five waterfalls

  address: Kalisidi village, Ungaran Barat district
  Actually two waterfalls close by each each, Curug Lawe and Curug Benowo (curug is Javanese for waterfall). The first part of the hike is along the side of an irrigation canal, followed by a section across fairly rocky ground. There is the chance to see black Javanese leaf monkeys. They are usually active in the early morning.

• Curug Semirang

  address: Gintungan hamlet, Gogik village, Ungaran Barat district
  A couple of hours hike through nutmeg plantations and natural forest. Some small food stalls have been set up near the waterfall.

• Hills Joglo Villa

  phone: +62 (024) 6926101
  address: Desa Keji RT. 06/01, Mapagan, Keji, Ungaran Barat
  A collection of traditional Javanese houses, each set up as a villa. Swimming pool.

Try checking out the other nearby hill towns of Bandungan, Kopeng, Ambarawa and Salatiga, or keep moving further south to the attractions of Yogyakarta or Surakarta, or the Dieng Plateau to the southwest.