Central Java

Central Java Province

Central Java Province, as one of the Indonesia tourist destination areas, offers various kinds of tourist attractions wether natural, cultural, or man made features. Central Java is located exactly in the middle of Java island. It borders with West Java Province in the western part, while eastern part borders with East Java Province. On the part of the southern side lies also the province of Yogyakarta Special Region. Central Java is the island's cultural, geographic, and historic heartland. Universities, dance schools, pottery, handicrafts, textiles and carving, give to the region a rich culture and interersting shopping. This is also the place of the famous Javanese temples of Borobudur. But it is not the only ones to be noted, Dieng plateau and Sukuh temple are worth a visit. Performing arts is still widely practiced, and traditional dance dramas ( Wayang Orang ) or shadow pus ( Wayang Kulit ) performance are easy to find. Mountains cross t he entire central portion of the province. The cool slopes contain numerous hil resorts ( Tawangmangu, Kalirang, Sarangan )