Ngawi (regency)
Ngawi is a regency in East Java.
Understand
Ngawi is in the far west of East Java province. The capital is also named Ngawi. Most population speaks Javanese but understands Indonesian.
Get in
Ngawi Railway Station and Kertonegoro Bus Terminal in Ngawi (town) have connections from Jakarta, Surabaya, and Yogyakarta.
By car from Solo, it will take 1.5 hr on the Trans-Java toll road to Ngawi (town).
Get around
There is a ride-hailing service in Ngawi by Gojek.
See
Fort Van Den Bosch in Ngawi (town) is a Dutch fortress that was inaugurated in 1845.
- 🌍 Dr. K. R. T. Radjiman Wedyodiningrat House (Rumah Radjiman Wedyodinigrat), Dusun Dirgo, Walikukun, Widodaren. 08:00-16:00. Radjiman Wedyodinigrat is a doctor and physician who is also one of the founding figures of the Republic of Indonesia. Entry: Rp2,000/person.
- 🌍 Srambang Waterfall (Air Terjun Srambang), Girimulyo, Jogorogo.
- 🌍 Pengantin Waterfall (Air Terjun Pengantin), Besek, Hargomulyo, Ngrambe, ☏ +62 813 222 51986. 08:00-16:30.
- 🌍 Museum Trinil Ngawi, Pilang, Wonokerto, Pilang, Kawu, Kedunggalar. Tu-Su 08:00-16:00. Collecting various types of early human and animal fossils. Some of the collections are the elephant hip bones of the Stegodon Trigonocepslus. The museum collection comes from the Trinil site. The site was investigated by a Dutch East Indies military doctor named Eugene Dubois.
- 🌍 Museum Kampoeng, Munggur, Tempuran, Paron. An old car and motorcycle museum.
Do
- 🌍 Jamus Tea Plantation (Kebun Teh Jamus), Jamus, Girikerto, Sine, ☏ +62 812 744 25966. 08:00-17:00. Tours of a plantation with terraced fields of tea trees in mountain foothills, with gorgeous views.
- 🌍 Pondok Reservoir (Waduk Pondok), Bringin. 09:00-17:00. Boating and jet skiing.
Buy
Textile
- Batik Ngawi, there are two main Batik villages in Ngawi, which are Desa Banyubiru of Widodaren district and Desa Munggut of Padas district.
Eat
See listings in the Ngawi (town) article.
Drink
Try a local drink called cemue, which consists of coconut milk, ginger, lemongrass, coconut flesh, white bread, and peanut.
Sleep
See listings in the Ngawi (town) article.
Connect
The dialing code for Ngawi is 0351.