When to Go Mount Prau Indonesia

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Mount Prau Indonesia, is a favorite for mountain climbers. Even if compared to other mountains in Java, Mount Prau has a medium height with a path that is not so difficult. Mount Prau has an altitude of 2,565 around the sea level, including in a mountain with a normal height, but there are interesting things on Mount Prau namely the phenomenon of sunset and sunrises.

Mount Prau is located in the Dieng Plateau region, Central Java, Indonesia. The highest mountain in the Dieng area is called Mount Prau, presumably because it slightly resembles a boat. It towers directly above Dieng village and can be climbed without the need for additional transport. Because Dieng village is already very high up, it is relatively short and easy to hike to the peak (2,565m). Mount Prau is the tallest peak in the area, with the most fantastic views but also very crowded at weekends and Mt. Prau is perfect for beginners who want to try climbing mountains.

June, July and August are the dry season in Indonesia, which is the right time to climb Prau Mountain. although in those months the temperature in the Dieng plateau is so cold that it causes snow dew, but we will avoid rain and storms.

There are actually multiple routes up Gunung Prau – in 2019 there are no less than 8 official ones, seemingly all with basecamps! The main 3 at present are Dieng village itself (recommended for ascent due to it being a short stroll from most hotels and homestays), Patakbanteng – which is only about 4km back along the Wonosobo road from Dieng (not recommended as this is already too popular at weekends with many hundreds of local hikers queuing up), and Wates, a less popular but very pleasant trail from the south-east (recommended for descent if you want to ‘traverse’ the mountain and have time to negotiate transport from what is a rather remote village).

Railroad Transportation

When traveling from West Java or DKI Jakarta you can get off at Purwokerto Station / Kutoarjo Station / Semarang Station. When leaving from East Java you can get off at Semarang Station or Jogja Station.

Next route from the station to Prau basecamp.

Purwokerto Station: From Purwokerto Station you can take an angkot / taxi / ojol to Purwokerto terminal. From Purwokerto terminal take a micro bus to Wonosobo.
Semarang Station: From in front of Semarang Station then take the bus ¾ to the terminal then take the bus to Purwokerto via Wonosobo.
Jogja Station: From Jogja Station you can take the Ojol / Taxi Online to the giwangan terminal. If you are lucky, you can go directly to the Surabaya - Wonosobo department but only at certain times. For other alternatives you can go up to Semarang and then ride on Secang and continue the bus to Wonosobo.
Kutoarjo Station: From Kutoarjo Station, if you are lucky, you can directly take a microbus to Wonosobo (if it is difficult to find a microbus to Wonosobo, first move to the Purworejo terminal).

Bus Transportation

From Jabodetabek: Take the Wonosobo Department bus and get off at the Plaza park. Continue taking the micro bus in the direction to the selected base camp.
From Semarang: Take a bus bound for Purwokerto get off at the muntang junction then continue with the bus on the Wonosobo / Dieng route.
From Jogja / solo: Take the Surabaya - Wonosobo bus Get off at the terminal then take an angkot to Wonosobo city and continue the micro route to Dieng to the selected base camp
From Bandung: Take the Wonosobo Department bus and get off at the Plaza park. Continue taking the micro bus to the selected base camp.
From Purwokerto: Take a bus in the direction of Wonosobo Go down to the junction of the temple then continue on the bus on the Dieng route to the selected base camp.

Note: In general, if you reach Wonosobo via train or bus. Transportation will continue from Wonosobo to Dieng using a micro bus because in fact the hiking trail that is often traversed by climbers is in the Dieng region and the price of transportation costs can change at any time. To facilitate your trip, the following admin provides contact with the manager of Gunung Prau Basecamp to ask questions.

If you want come here, you can contact :

Basecamp Dieng

Instagram: @basecamp_prau_dieng

Phone: 082139089449, 082223631746, 081216993064

Basecamp Patak Banteng

Instagram: @patakbanteng

Phone: 085228283428, 08562777105

Basecamp Wates

Instagram: @basecamp_prau_via_wates

Phone: 083867403002, 087834093099, 083867403002

Basecamp Kalilembu

Instagram: @basecamp_prau_kalilembu

Phone: 082222212727, 082326138882

Basecamp Dwarawarti

Phone: 081325755521

Basecamp Tretep

Phone: 085726495918

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