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1) Sunrise at Borobudur
The best known tourist attraction around Yogyakarta is Borobudur, one of the best temple sites in Southeast Asia alongside Angkor Wat in Cambodia, and Bagan in Myanmar. I had already visited Angkor and Bagan, and loved them both, but I must admit that Borobudur totally blew me away – whereas the first two are temple complexes, including several buildings, Borobudur is a single temple, and it’s absolutely huge. In fact, it’s considered to be the largest Buddhist monument on Earth, a giant pyra...
2) And Sunset at Prambanan!
Another stunning temple near Yogyakarta, and one that is believed by many to be even more beautiful than Borobudur, is the wonderful Prambanan. This is also a UNESCO-world heritage site, a complex of Hindu temples dedicated to the god Shiva, discovered by the Dutch in the 10th century. Whereas Borobudur is famous for its sheer size, the Prambanan temples are best known for their height and intricate decoration – the tallest building is forty-seven meter high! The three biggest temples are ded...
3) Ramayana Ballet
After visiting Prambanan, stick around for the nightly Ramayana Ballet,where you’ll have the chance to see dancers re-enact the scenes of the Ramayana that you have admired in the temples. It’s an unforgettable experience, reminiscent of Petra by Night – on one side, you’ll have the temples all lit up, and right in front you’ll see beautiful skilled dancers in colourful costumes bringing these ancient tales to life. Enjoying this ballet performance of Ramayana is truly one of the best things...
12) Meeting the locals at Pentingsari Village
The first place we visited right outside Yogyakarta wasPentingsari, a village halfway between the city and the Mount Merapi area. If you’re after a homestay, Pentingsari is the place for you – there are several local homes offering tourists the chance to stay for a few days, help in the rice fields or learn to make handicrafts.
13) Mount Merapi with Willy’s Jeep
Visiting an Indonesian volcano was definitely in my list of things to do in Yogyakarta, and I was glad to get a chance to glimpse Mount Merapi, one of the largest in Java, and the most active volcano in Indonesia! Did you notice how I said ‘glimpse’ and not ‘see’? The day we visited was cloudy and rainy, and so we missed out on the sweeping vistas of cone-shaped mount Merapi surrounded by rainforest and rice paddies. However, the torrential rain made the experience even more fun. We zipped up...
14) Visit Museum Sisa Hartaku
If you do like we did and book a Willy’s Jeep tour with Kaliurang Adventures, one of the stops will be Museum Sisa Hartaku, a small museum established by a local family showing the effect of the 2010 eruption on people’s lives. The house is still as it was left when the hot ash cloud reached the village – even the clock’s hands are stuck exactly at the time of the eruption.
20) Head to Malioboro!
One of the best and most famous things to do in Yogyakarta is checking out Malioboro, the famous shopping street – even though the entire surrounding area is also known as Malioboro. Malioboro is a bargain shopping paradise, and ideal for those who want to stock up on souvenirs to take home. You’ll find bags, batik fabrics, Javanese sculptures, artworks of all kinds, printed t-shirts and more, on sale both along street stalls and small shops. Malioboro is also often full of street artists – e...
21) Eat Street Food in Malioboro
Besides street food, there’s also one more thing to do in Malioboro – eating street food! As soon as night falls, street food carts (known in Indonesian as ‘lesehan’) start lining the street. Some of the specialties on offer include onde-onde (fried rice cakes stuffed with molasses), gudeg (a jackfruit-based savory dish, eaten with rice), brongkos (spicy dark beef) and sego pecel (rice with vegetables in peanut sauce, wonderful for vegetarians).
22) Enjoy a Show at the Wayang Theatre
Another unique thing to do in Yogyakarta (and a must if you’re the kind of person who likes checking out UNESCO lists) is attending a shadow puppet show, an ancient Javanese art that are included in the list of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity. At Wayang Theatre in Yogyakartayou’ll be able to attend one of these show most nights, where dramatic stories about gods and heroes are told through the shadows of puppets, sometimes with the participation of ‘human actors).
23) Wander around South Square
During the day, Alun Alun Kidul (also known as South Square) is busy and traffic-congested, while during the day it becomes a hive of activities, with street food stalls, hawkers blowing giant bubbles and selling toys, and one of the most unique things you can do in Jogja…
Greenhost Boutique Hotel
Our home for the three days we spent in Yogyakarta was Greenhost Boutique Hotel, an eco-friendly property constructed from recycled and sustainable materials. If you’re envisioning a fake-shabby, post-hipster place with pallets instead of beds, think again – Greenhost is a stylish boutique place, with materials like salvaged doors and old fruit boxes integrated into a context of modern design. The kind of place that made me gaze pensively into the lobby pool in search of that perfect Insta sh...
Besides art and culture, Yogyakarta is also known for its beautiful beaches of the south seas and a collection of amazing natural landscapes rarely found elsewhere. Here’s the list of the best things to do in Yogyakarta. indonesia.tripcanvas.co | Jogja
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- Explore Borobudur. Only outdoing them is the immense temple of Borobudur which is impressively the largest Buddhist structure on Earth. One of the country’s most important landmarks, its innumerable statues and stupas lie roughly an hour’s drive northwest of town.
- Visit Prambanan. Quite similar in design to Cambodia’s Angkor Wat, the intricately-decorated temples at Prambanan count among the city’s main attractions.
- Malioboro Road. Humming with life at any time of day, Malioboro Road is the city’s most famous street. Running north to south, it is a bargain shopping paradise with lots of hotels and restaurants also located nearby.
- Climb Merapi Volcano. Looming above both the museum and the city is of course the massive Merapi Volcano. Visible for countless kilometers around, its smoking summit is very popular to hike due to its stunning scenery and views.
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- Taxi with meters is the best way to commute within the city. They are cheap and cost a minimum of IDR 20000.Download and register at the GoJek app...
- The top sightseeing places in Yogyakarta are Borobudur Temple, Prambanan Temple, Jomblang Caves, Merapi Volcano, Candi Ijo, Taman Sari.
- The top activities in Yogyakarta are Borobudur Sunrise Trip, Yogyakarta Private Car Charter, Private Adisutjipto Airport Transfers (JOG) for Yogyak...
Yogyakarta. Commonly referred to as Jogja or Yogya, this city in the Indonesian island of Java is home to the world’s largest Buddhist temple, interesting fine arts, cultural heritage, and more. Join a sunrise tour to Borobudur and Prambanan, two famous must-visit temples in Yogyakarta.
Sep 23, 2014 · Visit Goa Jomblang. Goa Jomblang cave is one of the tourism highlights of Yogyakarta. The cave is located in Gunung Kidul, an hour to 90 minutes drive from Yogyakarta. To reach enter Goa Jomblang you are lowered 60 meters over the edge of a cliff into the sinkhole.
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