Magetan

Magetan is a regency in East Java. Magetan Regency is famous for its beautiful mountain tourism, cool air, with stunning natural panoramas. Magetan has mainstay tourist attractions, namely Telaga Sarangan and Telaga Wahyu which are located on the slopes of Mount Lawu .

Understand

Orientation

Magetan Regency is at the middle west end of East Java. It is directly adjacent to Tawangmangu and Wonogiri of Central Java in the west.

Climate

The Magetan Regency area has a tropical monsoon climate with two seasons which are influenced by the monsoon winds. The dry season is influenced by the east monsoon wind which is dry and cold. The rainy season is influenced by the west monsoon wind which is wet and damp. The dry season takes place when the easterly monsoon blows, namely in the period May – October with the peak of the dry season being August. Meanwhile, the rainy season takes place when the westerly monsoon blows, namely in the November – April period with the peak of the rainy season being January.

Get in

By train

• 1 Magetan Railway Station (Stasiun Magetan, Stasiun Barat), Karangsono, Barat. Follow train schedules. KA. Singasari from Jakarta and Yogyakarta, KA. Matarmaja and KA. Brantas from Malang and Semarang, KA. Jayakarta from Surabaya, KA. Kahuripan from Bandung. (updated Oct 2022)

By car

From Tawangmangu, take to the east and after passing the border between Central Java and East Java, you will be in Magetan.

Get around

Small buses by state-owned DAMRI, serve the route from downtown Magetan to Plaosan District where Lake Sarangan resides.

It is more flexible to use a car or motorbike for going to tourist attractions.

See

• 1 Lake Sarangan (Telaga Sarangan, Telaga Pasir), Plaosan (on the slopes of Mount Lawu). A natural lake 1,200 m (3,900 ft) above sea level. Sarangan Lake is one of the main tourist attractions in this district. (updated Oct 2022)
• 2 Tirtosari Waterfall (Air Terjun Tirtosari), Genilangit, Poncol. (updated Oct 2022)
• 3 Lake Wahyu (Telaga Wahyu). (updated Oct 2022)
• 4 Simbatan Temple (Candi Simbatan, Petirtaan Dewi Sri), Simbatan, Nguntoronadi. (updated Oct 2022)

Do

A speed boat on the Lake Sarangan

• Boating around Lake Sarangan with a speed boat.
• Climbing Mount Lawu via Cemoro Sewu basecamp.

Buy

Magetan is known for its leather crafts (for footwear and bags), woven bamboo, rengginan, and the production of pomelo (grapefruit), as well as its plate crackers made from rice.

Markets

Pasar Baru Magetan

• 1 Pasar Baru Magetan, Jl. Jend. Sudirman No.73, Dusun Kebonagung, Kebonagung. 08:00-17:00. Modern-look traditional market, the biggest market in Magetan. (updated Oct 2022)

Food souvenirs

• Manisan kurmelo, a candied pomelo peel.
  • 2 Kurmelo Desa Tambakmas, Sukomoro, ☏ +62 823 314 74895. 09:00-17:00. (updated Oct 2022)

• Telur asin aneka rasa, salted eggs with many variants flavours.
  • 3 Telur asin aneka rasa Ramadani, Pulorejo, Kedungpanji, Lembeyan, ☏ +62 857 327 18824. 08:00-17:00. Salted egg with fruit flavors such as strawberry, sirsak (soursop), nangka (jackfruit), apple, orange, and so on. (updated Oct 2022)

Eat

Oyster mushroom dishes

As a regency that produces oyster mushrooms, there are many specialty dishes made from mushrooms.

• 1 Warung Sate Jamur Pak Kardi, Kali Jumok, Sarangan, Plaosan. 09:00-21:00. Serves sate jamur (oyster mushroom satay). (updated Oct 2022)
• 2 Mie Ayam Jamur Om Bum Bum, Jl. Raya Maospati - Magetan No.km. 4, Turus, Purwosari, ☏ +62 858 500 07191. 10:00-21:00. Serves mie ayam jamur (chicken noodles with oyster mushroom). (updated Oct 2022)
• 3 Soto Jamur Bu Anik, Jl. Raya Panekan, Kendal, Desa, Cepoko, Panekan, ☏ +62 857 185 39853. 06:00-21:00. Serves soto jamur (oyster mushrooms soto). (updated Oct 2022)

Other Javanese food

• 4 Warung Bubur Brongkos Kambing Bu Marsinah, Jl. Nangkulo No.33, Sukowinangun, ☏ +62 812 341 48668. 06:00-09:30. Local Magetan food, bubur brongkos kambing, a rice porridge mixed with goat meat soup and veggies. Rp8,000. (updated Oct 2022)
• 5 Lesehan Sate Kelinci Tenda Biru, Sarangan, ☏ +62 857 366 9122. 08:00-18:00. Serves sate kelinci (rabbit satay). Rp20,000/10 skewers. (updated Oct 2022)

Drink

Coffeehouses

• 1 Edisan Coffee Magetan, Jl. Raya Sarangan, Jl. Jiwir Raya No.25, Jiwir, Sidorejo, Plaosan. 10:00-22:00. (updated Oct 2022)
• 2 Garasi House of Coffee, Jl. Imam Bonjol No.8. 08:00-02:00. (updated Oct 2022)

Fresh milk

• 3 Kampung Susu Lawu Singolangu, Sarangan, Plaosan. (updated Oct 2022)

Sleep

Campground

• 1 Bumi Perkemahan Alastuwo, Plumpung, Plaosan. Rp15,000-20,000. (updated Oct 2022)
• 2 Cemoro Sewu, Plaosan. Bathroom, toilet, Muslim prayer room, food stalls, and parking. Rp15,000/person. (updated Oct 2022)
• 3 Mojosemi Forest Park, Plaosan, ☏ +62 878 854 18900. (updated Oct 2022)

Hotel

• 4 RedDoorz Magetan, Jl. MT Haryono Permai IX No.11, Dusun Karanganyar, Kepolorejo. Check-in: 14:00, check-out: 12:00. Free WiFi. From Rp143,192. (updated Oct 2022)
• 5 Kintamani Hotel, Jl. Raya Telaga Sarangan, RT.07/RW.01, Ngluweng, Sarangan, Plaosan. Check-in: 13:00, check-out: 12:00. Free WiFi, breakfast, and parking. From Rp350,000. (updated Oct 2022)

Connect

The dialing code for Magetan is 0351.

Go next

• Madiun
• Ngawi
• Ponorogo
• Tawangmangu