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Mt Sundoro (3136 m) and Mt Sumbing (3371 m)

The shape of Mt Sundoro and Mt Sumbing are identical, conical in shape, and having active craters. It shows that these two mountains originated from the same source and period. They are separated by a main road connecting Wonosobo and Magelang. To go to Mt Sundoro from Magelang we may travel by bus to Wonosobo and get off at the highest place in Kledung village. Coming to the village we should meet the village headman, to obtain information and guidance about the mountain. If we wish, we can stay at the village headman’s house as there is no inn or special place to have a rest. Since there is no water available throughout the journey, we should prepare water in this village. The path behind the village headman’s house is the track leading to the mountain. Walking along this path through the vegetable garden for about 1 hour, we will reach pine forest and straight up to the peak of the mountain. Close the peak we may turn the hill from the left to right towards the peak. Journey from Kl...
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Mt Arjuna (3339 m) and Mt Welirang (3156 m)

Both the peaks of the Mt Arjuna and Mt Welirang lie on the same mountain. We can climb Mt Arjuna either from northeast (from Tretes through Mt Welirang), from east (from Lawang), and from west (from Batu-Selecta). From Surabaya take a bus going to Malang and get off in Pandaan then take a mini bus to Tretes. Tretes is a tourist spot. It has a tourist forest where we can find a beautiful waterfall called ‘Kakek Bodo’, and a camping area. Tretes has cool climate and many hotels and inns to rest comfortably. We can start climbing both Mt Arjuna and Mt Welirang, start from PHPA office in Tretes. Trekking towards southwest for about 4 or 5 hours, we can pause and spend the night in about for people looking for sulfur stores. Here we can have water for cooking and take a bath as the water is in abundant. Everyday, about 20-30 workers look for and bring the sulfuric stores to Tretes. In next morning we can start climbing forward to Mt Welirang, or turn left to go directly to Mt Arjuna. Climbi...
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Mt Merapi (2914 m)

There are two main routes leading to Mt Merapi. The first route goes from the south, Kaliurang. Start from Yogyakarta we may travel by bus to Kaliurang (at 1300 m high). Kaliurang is an interesting tourist resort where many hotels are around. From Kaliurang we may travel by bus to Kinaharjo village. Entering the village, we shall buy a cheap ticket. In the village, we can find a guide also information about the mountain. Kinaharjo is the last village, where we should obtain sufficient water for climbing and returning. It will take nearly 6 hours to climb the peak of Mt Merapi from Kinaharjo. The path from Kinaharjo will lead us to Kendit, the timberline (border of last vegetation). Afterwards, we will pass through a labile and stony plain, where the journey becomes strenuous. Reaching the peak, we may to around to look at the sulfur crater. Its highest peak is called ‘Puncak Garuda’ (Garuda Peak), where the temperature is about 10-15 degree Celcius. The second route is from the nor...
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