Itinerary: Wonderful 2-Day trip to Yogya

by Lily
Jul 29, 04:14
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Yogyakarta is a city built on the old kingdom of Sailendra and Mataram. With 2 days in Yogia, you will visit 2 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, Borobudur, 40 km north west, and Prambanan, 17 km east. Source: Some stories about us.

Duration 2.0 days
Estimated cost 130.27 USD
Total travel distance 191.0 km
Number of places 8 places
Intensity Intensive
Personal interests Cultural Historic
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DAY 1 - ITINERARY 5 places

09:00

Adisucipto International Airport Detail Map

Jl. Raya Solo KM.9, 55282, Indonesia

Adisucipto International Airport, international transaction name Adisucipto International Airport is an airport in the Indonesian province Yoyakarta. The airport serving Yogyakarta and Java area of Indonesia.

This article was originally published in http://bettyandlingshing.blogspot.sg/. Follow their journey to Yogyakarta at http://bettyandlingshing.blogspot.sg/2012/05/yogyakarta-trip-day-1-prambanan.html

Pickup a taxi

17.38 USD

1 hour 5 mins

35.08 km

11:15

ibis Styles Yogyakarta Detail Map

Jalan Dagen No. 109, Yogyakarta

ibis Styles Yogyakarta is located at Jalan Dagen No. 109, Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Pickup a taxi

7.52 USD

35 mins

16.63 km

14:00

Prambanan Temple Detail Map

Prambanan, Yogyakarta, Indonesia 18.00 USD

Prambanan is a collection of massive Hindu temples (candi) built by the Mataram Kingdom, rulers of central Java and defeaters of the Sailendra Dynasty.

The taxi traveling from ibis Styles Yogyakarta to Candi Prambanan costs you about RP 70,000+ (approx. USD 8+) and extra RP 5000 for the entrance to the parking area. The journey takes you 30 minutes.
You should negotiate with the taxi driver and ask him wait for you at Candi Prambanan. It's hard to take other taxis back to the Central of Yogyakarta.
There are other three temples in Prambanan National Archaeological Park - Candi Lumbung, Candi Bubrah, and Candi Sewu. Lumbung and Bubrah are literally lay in ruins. You just visit Candi Sewu only.
Bring along a foldable umbrella or a hat is a good idea. A pair of comfortable shoes or sandals is a must. Bringing a bottle of mineral water is really essential, as the one-and-the-only-one canteen in the park is the only place that you can buy drinks and food.

Walk

0.00 USD

20 mins

1.59 km

16:30

Sewu Temple Detail Map

Prambanan, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Sewu Temple is an 8th-century Mahayana Buddhist temple located 800 meters north of Prambanan in Central Java. Candi Sewu is actually the second largest Buddhist Temple in Indonesia after Borobudur.

Candi Sewu is about 20 minutes walking from Candi Prambanan, but don't worry, the shades and trees along the road will not make you feel so hot.
There's a museum located on the way back to Prambanan from Candi Sewu. This place is full of artifacts, stones and sculptures.

Pickup a taxi

8.46 USD

40 mins

18.2 km

19:00

Jalan Malioboro Detail Map

Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Jalan Malioboro, or Malioboro Street, is a major shopping street in Yogyakarta; the name is also used more generally for the neighborhood around the street.

Mirota Batik is the souvenir shop that had been strongly recommended by people from Yogya. It is a double-storey air-conditioned store with extravagant numbers of local products. The store is located at far south of Malioboro Road.
You should be careful that although Malioboro is an one way street, crossing the road is not easy. Endless traffic flows from north to south of the road.
You will have the opportunity to try many traditional Yogya food here. Gudeg is the special traditional gravy made by jackfruit and Jawa sugar, which serves with egg, chicken, tofu, and tempeh. Pecel lele is the fried catfish with ulam (fresh vegetable). Soto ayam is the spicy yellow chicken soup.
At 8:00pm, walk back to the hotel. Beware of traffic in Yogyakarta.
If you're tired, andong and becak services can be found along the street.

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DAY 2 - ITINERARY 5 places

06:30

ibis Styles Yogyakarta Detail Map

Jalan Dagen No. 109, Yogyakarta

ibis Styles Yogyakarta is located at Jalan Dagen No. 109, Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

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19.26 USD

1 hour 10 mins

39.98 km

08:00

Borobudur Temple Detail Map

Magelang, Indonesia 20.00 USD

Borobudur temple is the most magnificent Buddhist monument and the largest stupa complex in the world that is recognized by UNESCO.

For more convenient, you can rent a private car with driver through your hotel, it costs about RP 350,000 for 5 hours.
At Borobudur, the whole temple in fact tells the story of Buddha. The whole built-in-one-piece temple alludes a gigantic stupa and represents the Buddism cosmology and nature of mind. To read these stories in right direction, you need to enter the temple through the east gate (the main gate), and start from left to right (clockwise direction).
Visit this World Heritage as soon as you can, while you have the chance to see it standing in one piece, before the eruption occurs.
On your way back from Borobudur to Yogya, you can make brief stops at Candi Pawon, Candi Mendut, and a silver factory.
There are many promoters selling postcards, handicrafts, and other souvenirs all around the site before the entrance to the international visitors office.

Pickup a taxi

18.79 USD

1 hour 5 mins

38.13 km

11:00

Kraton Yogyakarta Detail Map

Panembahan, Kraton, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. 1.00 USD

Kraton Yogyakarta is a Sultan Palace was founded in 1756 by Prince Mangkubumi (Hamengkubuwono I) as a center of the Kingdom Ngayogyakarta.

Walk

0.00 USD

25 mins

2.27 km

12:30

Water Castle (Tamansari) Detail Map

Jalan Taman Sari Kraton Patangpuluhan Yogyakarta, Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta 55251, Indonesia 0.60 USD

Taman Sari or Water Castle is a site of a former royal garden of the Sultanate. It's located about 2 km south within the grounds of the Kraton, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.