Banaran

Kampoeng Kopi Banaran | Banaran Coffee Village

Located at 480 - 600m above sea level within the Kebun Getas Afdeling Assinan​​, between Semarang and Surakarta (Solo), this coffee plantation is a state-owned plantation company offering many facilities for visitors and especially for coffee-lovers; cafe, restaurant, resort & spa, playground, swimming pool, tennis court, flying fox, and golf-cart for visitors who wish to ride through the plantation.

Kebun Getas Afdeling Assinan | Coffee Factory & Coffee Museum

Located 18km further from the Resort, is the Banaran Plantation administration office, coffee factory, and coffee museum.

Banaran Coffee Tour

Tour to Banaran can be combined with Gambung Coffee Tour, from Bandung by train, 7-8 hours, to Semarang. The Banaran Plantation is located 62km from Semarang Tawang Railway Station.

Suggested itinerary Bandung - Semarang - Banaran - Borobudur.

Itinerary

DAY-1 BANDUNG TO SEMARANG BY TRAIN

  • Bandung to Semarang by train, Ciremai Train, 06:15 - 13:45.
  • Lunch.
  • Semarang City Tour.
  • Transfer by car/bus to Banaran Coffee Village / Resort.
  • Dinner.
  • Overnight in Banaran.

DAY-2 BANARAN COFFEE TOUR - BOROBUDUR

  • Breakfast.
  • Activities at Banaran plantation, factory, museum.
  • Lunch.
  • Free time to enjoy resort facilities.
  • Depart by car/bus from Banaran to Borobudur, 61km.
  • Dinner.
  • Overnight at village near Borobudur.

Semarang

Semarang is the capital and largest city of Central Java province in Indonesia. A major port during the Dutch colonial era, and still an important regional center and port today.

With 1.8 million people, it is Indonesia's seventh most populous city after Jakarta, Surabaya, Bandung, Bekasi, Medan, and Tangerang. Population of the city is predominantly Javanese with significant Chinese population.

The history of Semarang goes back to the 9th century, when it was known as Bergota. At the end of the 15th century, an Arab named Kyai Pandan Arang founded a village and an Islamic school in this fishing village.

In 1678, Sunan Amangkurat II promised to give control of Semarang to the Dutch East India Company (VOC) as a part of a debt payment. In 1682, the Semarang state was founded by the Dutch colonial power. On 5 October 1705 after years of occupations, Semarang officially became a VOC city when Susuhunan Pakubuwono I made a deal to give extensive trade rights to the VOC in exchange of wiping out Mataram's debt. The VOC, and later, the Dutch East Indies government, established tobacco plantations in the region and built roads and railroads, making Semarang an important colonial trading centre.

The historic presence of a large Indo (Eurasian) community in the area of Semarang is also reflected by the fact a creole mix language called Javindo existed there.

Semarang: Lawang Sewu, an old art-deco style Dutch-Indies Railway Company Building (Nederlandsch-Indische Spoorweg Maatschappij )

Semarang: Old art-deco style Praoe Lajar Cigarette Factory Building

Semarang: Vihara Watugong