Lake Sarangan Lore: Dragons, Eggs and Enchantment in East Java

Sarangan plays host to one of Java's most stirring bodies of water. But how did this lake come to be?
[In]Expert Travel Insight
[In]Expert Travel Insight

Sarangan plays host to one of Java's most stirring bodies of water. But how did this lake come to be?

There awaits the visitor to Central Java an enormous body of water. It goes by the name of Gajah Mungkur, and it has much to stimulate one's senses.

Our correspondent savours the sensory overload of an overnight bus journey in Indonesia.

Our correspondent hops on a bike in search of one of Indonesia's least-visited bodies of water.