Sarangan Lake

Sarangan Lake or in Indonesia it is called as Telaga Sarangan is a tourism object located in Magetan, East Java of Indonesia. Sarangan also known as Telaga Pasir or in English It will be The Sand Lake. It's called as The Sand Lake because the name of the sand lake it came from Sarangan traditional folklore. Sarangan is well known as a natural lake in Magetan that attracts people to come and enjoy what Sarangan offerrs.

Sarangan Lake is a favorite object in Magetan. Every year, thousand people have came to enjoy the scenery and relax after their stressful daily work. For people of Indonesia who live in tropical country like in Indonesia, Sarangan lake is always been a favorite place to go in holiday. Sarangan is placed in the foothill of Lawu Mountain makes the air in Sarangan always been fresh and cool. It’s about 18 up to 25 degree Celcius When you live in country that so humid and hot like Indonesia, that sounds chilly one. It’s a great place where you can refresh your mind, relax, and just chilling out with your family or friend. The lake is about 30 hectare and the depth is 28 meters.

There are so many that Sarangan offers to you guys. Something that you have to do when you are in Sarangan is, make sure you are wake up in the morning and walk around the lake. It’s about a 4 km if you are planning to walk around the lake. It gives you a fresh start of the day. Around Sarangan, they have a lot of things that you can try. You are hungry? Don’t worry, there are a lot of women in Sarangan that sell a traditional Indonesian food called Pecel. It originally come from Madiun, 2 hours from Sarangan. Pecel is made from rice, and then vegetables, given a hot peanut sauce. Pecel is always a good choice to eat for your breakfast. And this one is the special food of Sarangan, rabbit satay. You may familiar with chicken or lamb satay, but you definitely have to try out for this one. It has softer texture than the chicken of lamb. It’s so delicious that you have to try it.

You can rent a car or bike in your tourism object in your country, in Sarangan you can rent a horse. There are always a man with the horse, not to mention they always named the horse with cool names. If you are planning to rent one, you will ride cool horse around the lake. Don’t be afraid because if you do, the man will be always accompany you jogging beside you while you are riding your horse around.

If it’s time for you to try on what experience the lake has then go for it. They has a speedboat or a boat that you have to paddle it. It depends what you want, wanna a fast ride with some speedboat or you want to enjoy it slowly with the paddle boat. You already walk or ride a horse around the lake? It’s your time to go by a speedboat or paddle boat.

Around the lake, there will be some places that sell a unique souvenirs. Most of them are handmade product. And because Sarangan has a chilly weather, they always sell a fresh vegetables such as cucumber, cabbage, spinach, and many more. Strawberry is available also at the traditional market. You can always do a bargain with the seller, so you may go home happily bringing low prize souvenirs and unforgettable memory. Visit Indonesia.