Yogyakarta Tour Package

Yogyakarta Tour Package: Overview

Yogyakarta or Jogjakarta, the city in Java Island that called also in simple name as JOGJA or YOGYA. Yogyakarta/Jogja is well known as one of the mains tourist destinations in Indonesia, is referred to as an Arts and Culture City. Yogyakarta has many beautiful natural landscapes including Mt. Merapi, Parangtritis Beach and magnificent historical sites: Borobudur the Buddhist temple and Prambanan the Hindus temple.

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Yogyakarta Tour Package: Highlights

• Prambanan Temple

• Dieng Plateau Full Day Tour

• Borobudur Temple

• Merapi View

• Yogyakarta City Tour

Package Inclusions:

• Private tour arrangement

• Private air conditioned transport (Inclusive driver, petrol & parking)

• 3 nights accommodation

• Daily breakfast

• Entrance tickets and all admission fee

• English speaking tour guide

• Local guide service for specific object e.g Sultan palace

• Mineral water

Package Exclusions:

• Flight tickets

• Airport tax

• Personal expenses

• Any other item not mentioned as Inclusions

Yogyakarta Tour Package: Hotels

Places to visit in Yogyakarta

Magnificent Prambanan Temple

Candi Prambanan (temple) or also known as Candi Rara Jonggrang, is a well known ancient Hindu Temple in Indonesia. It is built during the 9th century for Trimurti as an expression that God is the Creator (Brahma), Preserver (Vishnu) and also the Destroyer (Shiva). The temple compound lies just 18km east of Yogyakarta and can be easily reached with the Transjogja public bus, which is by far the cheapest and best option to visit Prambanan. It is one of the Indonesia UNESCO World Heritage Site, being one of the largest Hindu temple architecture in Southeast Asia.

Unearth the secrets of Sewu Temple

Located just 10-15 minutes walk from Prambanan temple, is definitely worth a visit if you want to be greeted with temple ruins that are eerily captivating. The place, a good respite from the crowds in Prambanan, seems to hold many secrets in its many hidden and dark corners. The name Sewu means thousand, despite that it only has 249 temples, due to the legend of Loro Jonggrang. Partially restored, it seems more authentic and self-exploration allows your imagination to run while you do your own interpretation of the place, its structures and carvings.

Sambisari Temple

By no means in any way stand out from the shadows of the above temple, it is still a good stopover when you are making your way to Prambanan. Sambisari temple used to be buried five metres underground for hundred of years until the first slab of stone was discovered in 1966. This temple that took more than 20 years to excavate and reconstructs seems to stand as a bold testament of many archeologists best effort in restoring the glory of the past.

Mount Merapi (Volcano)

Even if you are not a serious hiker or climber, you should try the short hike towards Mount Merapi and find yourself amidst the leftovers of houses and such after the recent volcano eruption in 2010. You will find yourself humbled by the immensity of nature’s wrath and how people respond to it bravely. If you reach the place of Mbah Maridjan, you will learn how a keeper of spirits stood by his duty even when the volcano erupted. There are tours that take you to Mt Merapi for a hiking day trip from Yogakarta .

Borobudur Temple

Technically not in Yogyakarta but many will definitely do this day trip (only 1 hour drive from Yogyakarta to Borobudur) or few days trip out of Jogja just for a visit to Borobudur (a good choice if you have the time). You may also join the many tours to Borobudur and Prambanan temples * in a day. Yes, it is worth the trip and it is even better if you can stay the night nearby and catch the temple at the dawn of light (if you pay for the sunrise tour) or at least be the first to go in when it opens at 8am. This is how to best enjoy it, when it is at its most quiet, with just a trickle of travelers like you who appreciate the silence and marvels at the beauty with respect. This 9th-century temple is an Indonesia UNESCO Heritage site and one of the largest Buddhist temple in the world, consisting of six square platforms with 2,672 relief panels and 504 Buddha status. Thousands of Buddhists does their pilgrimage here in Borobudur during Waisak day.