My Mt Lawu trip thinking of visit the South Amercian shape pyramid temple of Suwuh...Wanna see the so called the erotic ancient temple of fertility But if going to Semarang, chances are I'm not going to Solo.

Yeah i think Dieng & borobudor within 1 day also difficult but if i start early ~ 4am from jogya probably can kua? since both on the same way. I'm not sure about the Int License but from what I know, most Asean countries recognised each other license except Cambodia, laos, myanmar & Vietnam. I rented & drove twice in Bali and stopped few times by Balinese policemen ..no problem at all..One of them even guide me to one of the attraction in Bali haha

thanks for mentioning some new places like semarang~
i tot onli got yog, solo & dieng there~
now scratching my head planning 7d6n trip to yog~
will be going with 2 of my colleagues~

found out that semarang have an interesting place called Gedung Lawang Sewu, a Dutch colonial building built in 1863~
when the Japanese invaded in 1942, they used it as a gruesome interrogation headquarter where they jailed and killed a lot of people~
There are reports of multiple ghost sightings in this building~ Source Tripadvisor
Looks like an interesting place to visit~
Not sure my female colleagues interested to go boh~

btw, suwuh pyramid is nearby, Mt Lawu?
cant seem to find anything about it on the net~ the search result show "sunway pyramid"

Er, I've seen all the erotic sculpture in Nepal, jelat liao. I just want to bag another volcano that's all. Quite high this Gunugn Lawu. I'm flying in to Solo, and probably going straight to Yogya from there. Solo will be my last stop before catching the flight back. I still think you're mad to do Borobodur and the Dieng Plateau all in one day. I think doing a day trip from Yogya to the Dieng Plateau is already mad.

Hmnnnprobably stay overnite there kua? OK redo my research on Hotel at Dieng plateau..probably going direct from Dieng to Semarang the nxt day & back to Jogja??

BTW, littleprawn, Another trivia of Semarang is..This is a city wth sizeble Chinese and one of the 1st city in Indonesia wth Chinese migrants since Cheng Ho last visit in 15th century. So wanna see their chinatown. Jogja chinatown is a bit small from yogyes website..

oh laidet sound a bit more reasonable liao. Semarang sounds interesting lah - interesting architecture, waterfront, then nearby got a place called Jepara which is something like the centre for teak furniture in that part of the world. I think most of my teak furniture come from there liao!

I might do a circuit - Solo - Yogya (+Borobudur & Prambanan) - Dieng - Semarang - Solo, and if still got time, go Gunung Lawu.

the Cheng Ho Sam Po Kong looks interesting along with the chinatown~
my colleague already warned me not to plan a tiring trip haha~

wah, i also wan gdo circuit ler~ Yog - Dieng - Semarang - Solo - Yog~
Btw, those driver at yogyes rate is cheap but it state "in city"
so thats mean izzit within yog city itself?
if i wan do the circuit , anyone know how much for the driver?

This post has been edited by littleprawn: Feb 18 2011, 10:12 PM

If wana do circuit, The best I think have to rent & drive liao..driver is cheap but you need to pay for his hotel & food too. Furthermore, rental will no longer 12 hrs but 24hrs liao. Anyway still cheap-lah compare to bali.

This time around i might be getting pickup truck towards Dieng,,.dunwan to hv the underpower experience driving a 1.3 suzuki jeep going up even to Kintamani in Bali

Darn already booke my hotel..I wanna stay overnite at Dieng/mageleng/Semarang..probably hv to cancel 1 nite at Jogya liao

This post has been edited by stimix: Feb 18 2011, 10:28 PM

U really geng lor~ Drive ownself when travelling~
my fren suggest taking train to solo for a day trip then back to yog~

gonna do lots of research this weekend~

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Added on February 22, 2011, 4:09 pmmy itinerary almost complete~
driver now in the middle of negotiating~
semarang drop out from list~

Day 1 : Reach Airport > Travel by bus to Borobudur
See Manohara ada room or not
Visit Candi Pawon and Mendut

Day 2 : Borobudur Sunrise
Travel to Dieng
Kawah Sikidang, Telaga Warna, Candi Bima, Gatutkaca, Arjuna
Stay in homestay in Dieng <<< anticipating~

Day 3 : Travel to Wonosobo, try Mie Onglok & Satay Beef
Kaliurang, Kaliadem
Ayam Goreng Suhari
Sunset Prambanan

Day 4 : Free & Easy

Day 5 : Solo one day trip
Candi Sukuh & Ceto @ Mt Lawu
Aden Ayem restaurant
Pasar Leleh

Day 6 : Free and easy

Day 7 : Depart from Airport

Is my itinerary alright?


This post has been edited by littleprawn: Feb 22 2011, 04:09 PM

I'm going to yogya at the end of next month.

Assuming i stay at malioboro street, how far is it from Prambanan and Borobudur?

Also, if i were able to go to one place only, is it better to go to Solo or Dieng Plateau?

Thanks!

This post has been edited by shadowcaster: Feb 22 2011, 11:51 PM

From what I read, and my experience in Bali, Bandung, Medan, Public transport to all attractions in these areas are not easy and the best is either rent a car (For those daring & having GPS) or car wth drivers.

This will cost you more on transport as avg cost ~ 350K-450K rupiah/day (For package) but saving your frustration on getting right transport.

Anyone renting car & drove before to Dieng willing to share theior experience? Bcos that's my worry of driving high up there esp wth underpowered car.

I come back, I will tell you.

OK.. That's great..esp self driving to Dieng...abit sked after experienced underpower feeling while driving to Doi Ithanon in Thailand & Bali Kintamani volcano rim road..

if at malioboro to borobudur is ard 1hr and to prambanan is ard 25min based on google map~
Solo is not city/town like and Dieng is more kampung feel~

i prefer Dieng over solo but the journey to Dieng can be challenging~

ya ya ya just installed the indonesia map on my gps. but a bit hard to navigate on my handheld - too big liao!!

See Dieng Plateau photo http://www.fotopedia.com/wiki/Dieng_Plateau, maybe it helps to decide where to go.

Very nice photos. I think most probably i'll choose Dieng Plateau coz Solo seems abit too boring and normal. I like sceneries.

Does it require any extensive climbing by foot or most scenic places are accessible by car?

I come back I tell you lor.

do share, i will be going there in april 2011, what is your date?

anyone know the cheapest way from yogya to bali? possible by train-ferry?

You can take the bus from the largest bus terminal in Indonesia:

http://www.yogyes.com/en/yogyakarta-touris...minal-giwangan/