Sandiaga Uno Amazed By The Wonosobo Sembungan Area, The Tallest Village On The Island Of Java

Photo via Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy

JAKARTA - Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno visited Sikunir Peak, Wonosobo.

The object of pleasure in Sembungan Village is included in the 50 best villages in the 2022 Indonesian Tourism Village Award (ADWI).

Sandiaga Uno said that the combination of the natural tourist destination of Telaga Cebong and the cultural tourism of Dreadlocks Cut is a fantastic attraction.

"I want to give a round of applause to Astra for making this Tunas Kampung Berseri Astra. As our partner to revive the economy, create the widest possible employment opportunities," said Sandiaga accompanied by the Deputy Regent of Wonosobo, Drs M Albar, in a press release, Thursday 14 July .

Sembungan Tourism Village, is located in Kejajar District, Wonosobo Regency. The village is the highest village on the island of Java, located at an altitude of about 2,300 meters above sea level.

The location of Sembungan Village is very easy to reach from Wonosobo, which is 24 kilometers or can be reached in 55 minutes.

Peak Sikunir is an iconic destination that is featured. This tourist attraction offers a beautiful sunrise view that is second to none.

To be able to enjoy the sunrise there, tourists can visit it in the dry season where the weather tends to be brighter and less foggy.

On the way to the top of the hill, tourists will be presented with beautiful views. One of them is the view of the Cebong Lake.

This is a lake that occurred from a former ancient crater, which used to have an area of about 18 ha, but over time it began to narrow and the remaining about 12 ha.

The location of the Cebong Lake is to the west of Mount Sikunir with a shape resembling a tadpole/tadpole, perhaps from that shape, this lake was finally named Telga Cebong.

Then, there is Sikarim Waterfall. It is the highest waterfall on the island of Java because it has a height of about 125 meters. The water flows through a very high rock cliff, there are several streams of water on the cliff. The flowing water comes from Telaga Cebong.

In terms of artistic and cultural potential, the village has a variety of dances, one of which is the Angguk Dance. The dance is an entertainment or support to enliven the event, wedding or nadir (paying a promise).

Then there is the Ruwatan Shaving dreadlocks culture. It is a ceremony of cutting (shaving) hair for dreadlocked children.

The ruwatan ritual which is held on the first suro according to the Javanese calendar aims to cleanse or free dreadlocked children from sukerta/sesuker (bad luck, sadness, or misfortune).

Regarding culinary, tourists can hunt Carica, Dutch eggplant, and Purwaceng. In this village, tourists can also spend the night.

There are 40 homestays with rental costs per room between IDR 250 thousand – 400 thousand. Public facilities are complete. Like other tourist villages, tourist destinations in the village have met the standards for the assessment of the ADWI 2022 jury team which consists of seven categories.

The 7 categories are; 1. Attraction of visitors (natural and artificial, arts and culture), 2. Souvenirs (culinary, fashion, and craft), 3. Homestay, 4. Public toilets, 5. Digital and creative, 6. Cleanliness, Health, Safety, and Environment Sustainability (CHSE), and 7. Village Institutions.

Sandiaga revealed, Kemenparekraf is committed to including tourism villages as a flagship program. Tourism democratization can provide equitable tourism impacts.