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Ngawi is a regency in East Java.

Cities[edit]

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Map of Ngawi (regency)

  • 1 Ngawi — A city and the capital of Ngawi Regency, there is a Dutch fort in that city

Other destinations[edit]

Understand[edit]

Ngawi is in the far west of East Java province. The capital is also named Ngawi. Most population speaks Javanese but understands Indonesian.

Get in[edit]

Ngawi Railway Station and Kertonegoro Bus Terminal in Ngawi (town) have connections from Jakarta, Surabaya, and Yogyakarta.

By car from Solo, it will take 1.5 hr on the Trans-Java toll road to Ngawi (town).

Get around[edit]

There is a ride-hailing service in Ngawi by Gojek.

See[edit]

Fort Van Den Bosch in Ngawi (town) is a Dutch fortress that was inaugurated in 1845.

The house of Dr. K.R.T Radjiman Wedyodiningrat
  • 1 Dr. K. R. T. Radjiman Wedyodiningrat House (Rumah Radjiman Wedyodinigrat), Dusun Dirgo, Walikukun, Widodaren. 08:00-16:00. Radjiman Wedyodinigrat is a doctor and physician who is also one of the founding figures of the Republic of Indonesia. Entry: Rp2,000/person.
  • 2 Srambang Waterfall (Air Terjun Srambang), Girimulyo, Jogorogo.
  • 3 Pengantin Waterfall (Air Terjun Pengantin), Besek, Hargomulyo, Ngrambe, +62 813 222 51986. 08:00-16:30.
  • 4 Museum Trinil Ngawi, Pilang, Wonokerto, Pilang, Kawu, Kedunggalar. Tu-Su 08:00-16:00. Collecting various types of early human and animal fossils. Some of the collections are the elephant hip bones of the Stegodon Trigonocepslus. The museum collection comes from the Trinil site. The site was investigated by a Dutch East Indies military doctor named Eugene Dubois.
  • 5 Museum Kampoeng, Munggur, Tempuran, Paron. An old car and motorcycle museum.

Do[edit]

Jamus Tea Plantation
  • 1 Jamus Tea Plantation (Kebun Teh Jamus), Jamus, Girikerto, Sine, +62 812 744 25966. 08:00-17:00. Tours of a plantation with terraced fields of tea trees in mountain foothills, with gorgeous views.
Pondok Reservoir
  • 2 Pondok Reservoir (Waduk Pondok), Bringin. 09:00-17:00. Boating and jet skiing.

Buy[edit]

Textile[edit]

  • Batik Ngawi, there are two main Batik villages in Ngawi, which are Desa Banyubiru of Widodaren district and Desa Munggut of Padas district.

Eat[edit]

See listings in the Ngawi (town) article.

Drink[edit]

Try a local drink called cemue, which consists of coconut milk, ginger, lemongrass, coconut flesh, white bread, and peanut.

Sleep[edit]

See listings in the Ngawi (town) article.

Connect[edit]

The dialing code for Ngawi is 0351.

Go next[edit]

This region travel guide to Ngawi is a usable article. It gives a good overview of the region, its sights, and how to get in, as well as links to the main destinations, whose articles are similarly well developed. An adventurous person could use this article, but please feel free to improve it by editing the page.