Banjarnegara is a regency in Central Java.

Understand

Banjarnegara is a landlocked regency in Central Java. The topography of this regency is mostly (89%) at an altitude between 100 and 1000 meters above sea level.

Get in

• 1 Banjarnegara Bus Terminal (Terminal Banjarnegara), Jl. Letnan Karjono, Parakancanggah. You may take some intercity buses with AC from Jakarta served by Rosalia Indah bus and Sinar Jaya bus. Also, Nusantara bus from Semarang and Sugeng Rahayu bus from Yogyakarta. Non-AC small buses served the route from Purbalingga and Purwokerto. (updated Oct 2022)

Get around

By rented-vehicles

You may rent a motorcycle or car to go to some tourist places in Banjarnegara.

See

• 1 Mrica Dam, Wanadadi. (updated Oct 2022)
• 2 Serulingmas Zoo (TRMS Serulingmas), kutabanjarnegara, ☏ +62 286 591933. 09:00-16:00. (updated Oct 2022)
• 3 Telaga Dringo. A lake. (updated Oct 2022)

Waterfalls

• 4 Genting Waterfall (Curug Genting). (updated Oct 2022)
• 5 Paneraban Waterfall (Curug Paneraban). (updated Oct 2022)
• 6 Pitu Waterfall (Curug Pitu). (updated Oct 2022)
• 7 Pletuk Waterfall (Curug Pletuk). (updated Oct 2022)
• 8 Pundung Sewu Waterfall (Curug Pundung Sewu). (updated Oct 2022)
• 9 Sigrenjeng Waterfall (Curug Sigrenjeng). (updated Oct 2022)
• 10 Sikopel Waterfall (Curug Sikopel, Air Terjun Sikopel). (updated Oct 2022)
• 11 Sipawon Waterfall (Curug Sipawon). (updated Oct 2022)

• 12 Sirawe Waterfall (Curug Sirawe). Besides the waterfall, there is also a hot pool for bathing. (updated Oct 2022)

Do

Rafting in Banjarnegara

Rafting

You may raft on the Serayu River.

Events

• Festival Serayu. A lot of activities including Parak Iwak, the procession of releasing tens of thousands of kilos of fish of several types later become a catch attack by residents who have stayed in the Serayu River. They use various ways to catch these fish, some use nets or nets like fishermen, while others use perfunctory tools such as the shirts they wear (of course for men). (updated Oct 2022)

Buy

Food souvenirs

• Klatak, cassava crisp with some spices like coriander and garlic.
• Sirup salak, a syrup drink made from snakefruit.

Others

• Batik Gumelem, a type of Banjarnegara batik.
• Keramik Klampok, ceramic craft.

Eat

Buntil

Banjarnegara food

• Bakso kupat, meatball soup with rice cake.
• Buntil, papaya, taro, cosmos, or cassava leaves filled with grated coconut and anchovies, boiled in coconut milk.
• Kapluk, fried beef lung.
• Soto Krandegan, a beef soto in a yellow coconut milk soup.

Budget

• 1 Bakso Gondang Rejo, Jl. Tentara Pelajar, Sokanandi. 10:00-20:00. Serves bakso kupat. (updated Oct 2022)
• 2 Soto Krandegan Pak Aping, Jl. Mayjend Soetojo No.35, Krandegan, ☏ +62 813 274 34131. 08:30-16:00. Serves soto Krandegan. Rp15,000. (updated Oct 2022)
• Warung Buntil Mbah Abu, Jl. Jendral Sudirman No. 21, ☏ +62 852 918 28436. Serves buntil. (updated Oct 2022)
• 3 Warung Nasi Kapluk Bu Harto, Jl. M.T. Haryono No.3, Krandegan. 06:00-09:00. Serves rice with various side dishes including kapluk. (updated Oct 2022)

Drink

Es dawet ayu

Try local drink called es dawet ayu, an iced drink of rice flour jelly and jackfruit in a sweet coconut milk soup.

• 1 Dawet Ayu Asli Hj. Munardjo, Jl. M.T. Haryono No.12-22, Krandegan, ☏ +62 286 592165. 08:00-17:00. Rp7,000. (updated Oct 2022)

Sleep

• 1 Surya Yudha Bay Sands, Rejasa, Madukara. A 3-star hotel with a swimming pool. From Rp550,000. (updated Oct 2022)

Connect

The dialing code for Banjarnegara is 0286.

Go next

• Dieng Plateau
• Purbalingga
• Wonosobo