Salatiga

Salatiga is based in Central Java, Indonesia. It is known for its cool weather and the Merbabu volcano. It is also the site of the annual Festival Mata Air, a festival highlighting the importance of sustainable use of Central Java's water resources.

Salatiga Halal Travel Guide

Salatiga was designated as a town in 1917 by the Dutch East Indies government. It was called De Schoonste Stad van Midden-Java (the most beautiful town in Central Java) because it sits at the foot of Mount Merbabu and Mount Telomoyo. Because of the cool weather and the Dutch settled at the area and built luxurious houses along the Diponegoro Street.

Travel to Salatiga

Travel on a Bus in Salatiga

There are frequent buses from Yogyakarta, Solo and Semarang as well as the "travel" services, mini-buses that will pick you up and drop you off.

It takes around an hour from Solo or Semarang, and around three hours from Yogyakarta. Bus operators that serve the Semarang to Solo route include Rajawali, Safari, Taruna, and Ismo. Ask the bus driver's assistant (the person who checks your ticket on board the bus) to wake you up or let you know when you get to Salatiga. The bus station is the Tingkir Terminal GPS -7.3624,110.5143 in the southern part of the town.

By car

Salatiga is located at the primary street that connects Semarang and Solo. If you come from Semarang through the Semarang–Solo Toll Road, take the Bawen exit as the Tingkir exit is too far south from the town center.

How to get around in Salatiga

By angkota

There are some angkota (mini-van) public transport lines which are numbered. The shuttle van number 5 will take you from the southern town border to the Plaza Taman Sari. Unfortunately, no public transport is allowed to go through the main "market" road (i.e. Jalan Jenderal Sudirman) because it is so crowded, however the market and retail outlets along this street are within a walking distance from the shuttle van routes. A single ride costs Rp5,000 for adults and Rp4,000 for students.

By ride-hailing apps

Using your smartphone, you can now easily hail a GoJek or Grab in Salatiga. It is worth investing in a local SIM card with data so you can use the apps. Because the maps used in the app are not always reliable, drivers tend to call you shortly after they accept the job, to get more precise information. It is helpful to have enough Indonesian language skills to tell them exactly where you are waiting, to be able to describe a useful landmark, and what colour clothes you are wearing.

What to see in Salatiga

Merbabu, an inactive volcano which is more than 3000 m high. Most people will head to nearby Kopeng which is about 20 minutes away by car.

• Lapangan Pancasila - Pancasila Plaza | You might be able to visit a night market or a carnival at certain times.

Best things to do in Salatiga

Salatiga is a small town and therefore there are not many attractions around.

• Agrowisata Salib Putih - You can camp, swim at the swimming swimmingpool with the beautiful view of the town and Lake Rawa Pening, and take a field trip of the Coffee, tea and clove plantations, as well as a dairy farm. You can learn how to plant crops, make organic fertilizers, and get milk from cows.

• Atlantic Dreamland Atlantic Dreamland is an amusement park that offers attractions like water boom, water toys, bom-bom car, softplay, flying fox, circular track, mini coaster, carousel, water roller, 4D theater, and ATV.

• Havana Horses - Horse riding school, where the horses live outside all year round in herds, eat locally-available grasses and hay, go barefoot, and are ridden without bit, spurs or other means of force.

Muslim Friendly Shopping in Salatiga

• Cenik Jegeg - Artisan textiles created with natural dyes. Leaves are pinned onto the cloth, and then simmered to leave an imprint of the leaf on the cloth, in shades of strong purple, and soft greens, yellows, browns and pinks. Call first, this is a home-based industry.

• SAPU - Sapu Upcycle is part of a community of artists and activists that upcycles waste materials into valuable products. They work with bus and truck inner tubes, canvas from former army tents, shipping container webbing straps and circuit boards from mobile phones to make bags, wallets, pouches and jewellery.

Halal Restaurants in Salatiga

Eateries are spread out around the town. Those around the university tend to be cheap. Mie Bandung (Jalan Pemotongan) serves good Chicken Noodles (though salty) and "nasi tim" (soft steamed Rice with Chicken and soy Sauce topping). In 2009 they cost below Rp30,000.

Tuntang (one of Salatiga's neighbouring neighborhoods) is close to the Rawa Pening lake, where you can find a group of lesehan grilled fish traditional restaurants. These restaurants have small gazebos where you can eat sitting on the floor. Lesehan means "sitting cross-legged on the floor.

Drinks are served in most small eating places and medium to large restaurants. They tend to be sweet. The "es campur" (literally "mixed ice") consists of tape (sweet fermented cassava), pearl balls, black "cincau" cubes, agar-agar, sometimes with mung beans, served with syrup, crushed ice and sweetened condensed milk.

Muslim Friendly Hotels

• Plaza Salatiga Hotel – in the centre of the town. It is not immediately obvious from the primary street (Jalan Jenderal Sudirman) but located inside an "enclave" of shop houses. From Rp 200,000, you will get a room with a fan and hot water, including breakfast.

• Ngawen Indah Hotel

• Laras Asri Resort and Spa

• Grand Wahid Hotel - A 4-star hotel with a swimming pool.

• Kayu Arum Resort

Study in Salatiga

• Satya Wacana Christian University - The largest university in Salatiga and one of the best private universities in Indonesia. Offers courses in Bahasa Indonesia, of varying lengths up to about three months, featuring homestays and cultural activities.

Muslim Friendly Hospitals

• RSUD Salatiga

• RS Paru Dr. Ario Wirawan - ☎ +62 298 326130 +62 298 322703

Telecommunications in Salatiga

The area code for Salatiga is 0298.

Explore more Halal friendly Destinations from Salatiga

• Kopeng is about 15-20 mins by vehicle to the southwest of Salatiga. From Kopeng, continue to Magelang and the nearest large town to the Borobudur temple and the largest Buddhist temple in the world.
• Ambarawa is a small town with a railway museum, 15-20 mins by vehicle northwest of Salatiga.
• Surakarta, one of the two centers of (Javanese) culture (Yogyakarta is the other) is one hour by vehicle to the southeast of Salatiga.

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