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Blora - regency in Central Java Province, Indonesia

Blora is a regency in Central Java.

Understand

Blora is located at the middle eastern end of Central Java, Indonesia. This regency is famous for its teak forest area, also oil exploration in the district of Cepu.

Get in

By intercity bus

There are some bus companies that connect Jakarta to Blora including Berlian Jaya, Garuda Mas, and Haryanto with AC and food service. The ticket can be booked on redBus, and choose the destination is Terminal Blora.

By train

  • Randublatung Railway Station (Stasiun Randublatung), Wulung, Randublatung, -7.192312°, 111.398062°. Follow train schedule. KA Airlangga, KA Dharmawangsa, KA Jayabaya, and KA Kertajaya from Pasar Senen Station in Jakarta and Pasar Turi Station in Surabaya also KA Ambarawa Ekspres and KA Blora Jaya from Semarang. 2022-09-24

By car

You have to go south from the Great Post Road of the city of Rembang.

From Cepu, the city of Blora can be reached by traveling for 1 hour to the northwest with views of the teak forest.

Get around

By rented vehicles

Going to some tourist attractions is more flexible and affordable to use a rented car or motorbike.

See

  • Terawang Cave (Goa Terawang), Kedungwungu, Todanan, -6.961562°, 111.195188°. 2022-09-24
  • Kidang Cave (Goa Kidang), Todanan, -6.988812°, 111.200937°. 2022-09-24
  • Kampung Samin Klopoduwur, Banjarejo, -7.037812°, 111.406813°, +62 853 274 05342. The village of Samin people. 2022-09-24
  • Gubug Payung, Temengeng, Sambong, -7.075687°, 111.483937°. Teak forest area. 2022-09-24
  • Pataba Library (Perpustakaan Pataba Blora), Jl. Sumbawa No.40, Potlot, Jetis, -6.977562°, 111.407812°, +62 857 116 31124. A private library and a small museum of Pramoedya Ananta Toer, a Nobel Prize nominee for literature, an Indonesian author of novels, short stories, essays, polemics, and histories of his homeland and its people. He got many awards including UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Prize, PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award, and many more. 2022-09-24
  • Replika Gajah Purba Blora, Alun-alun Blora, -6.968637°, 111.413422°, +62 296 5300536. Ancient elephant fossil replica museum. There is a replica of Elephas hysudrindicus that was found in Sunggun village, Kradenan district of Blora in 2009. The ancient elephant died mired in the sediment of Bengawan Solo river, 200,000–300,000 years ago. 2022-09-24

Do

Barongan Blora

Events

Festival Barongan Blora, Blora barongan art carnival. It is created by the Samin people.

Buy

Teak plant in Blora Blora is known for its teak. The kerajinan kayu jati (teak furniture) is very common there. You may buy it in Jepon district.

  • Kawasan Industri dan Kerajinan Kayu Jati Jepon, Jl. Nasional Blora - Cepu, Ngawen, Jepon, -6.975938°, 111.491187°. 08:00-17:30. 2022-09-24

Eat

Blora has its own specialty dishes such as

  • Sate Blora, a chicken/beef/goat satay is grilled in front of buyers as they are eating. It is normally eaten with peanut sauce, rice, and a traditional soup made of coconut milk and herbs. The peanut sauce is thinner than other satays.
  • Soto kletuk, a typical Blora soto consists of shredded chicken, bean sprouts, vermicelli, eggs, fried onions, and the most important thing is klethuk (cassava cut into small squares, then fried until really crisp and golden brown in color).
  • Lontong tahu Blora, a tofu dish with a rice cake and peanut sauce.

Budget

Drink

Local drinks

Try the local drink of Blora, es jati/es daun jati/es godong jati, an iced drink made from extracted teak leaf mixed with brown sugar, and kopi santan/kopi santen, a coffee mixed with coconut milk.

Sleep

Connect

The dialing code for Blora is 0296.

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Blora

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Central Java

Primary administrative division

Indonesia

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