Aiyo, pengsan, so ambitious you all. You will pengsan squeeze so much into so few days. Drive here drive there very tiring because no motorway wan and although the road surfaces are generally good, the traffic is a bit gila. And many stretches will be mountain roads, bengkang-bengkok wan.
Oh ya, travel tip Nr 1: Airport tax in Solo is Rp100,000. No idea how much in Yogya. Looks like it varies from airport to airport.
OK travel tip Nr 2: Departure times for trains from Solo to Yogya, calling at the stop in front of Yogya Airport: 06:50, 08:20, 10:25, 11:35, 12:25, 15:05, 16:05, 17:40, 18:35. Travel time between Solo and Yogya is a little over an hour, so I suppose you can expect the train to stop at Yogya airporabout 40-50 min after departure from Solo. The taxi fare from Solo Airport to the city centre is Rp50-Rp60. I suppose you can use that as a guide to the fare for Yogya airport because the distance is about the same. Trains are very cheap though, and like I said in an earlier post, the train stops at the Tugu station, just a short walk from Sosrowijaya where all the backpacker hotels are.
Added on March 4, 2011, 7:35 pmQUOTE(waisang @ Mar 3 2011, 11:48 PM)
Interesting, do you have this hotel contact? what kind of room? is it dorm? thanks.
Added on March 4, 2011, 12:11 amHi PangurBan, how was u plan your Dieng, Borobudur, Candi Sukuh, Candi Seto etc? how much time you have spent for each places? my driver told me that i can do Borobudur+Dieng for one day trip.
I am thinking now when i arrive yogya at 835am, after check out from the airport, i straight to go Borobudur+Dieng or Candi Seto, i plan do overnight in Dieng, do you think i have enough time to do so? perhaps i can shorten/skip some places for visiting.
please comment, thanks.
Losmen Bu Jono: 0286-642-046, Jalan Raya, km 27, Dieng. Good idea to call ahead and book. The place filled up by the end of the day.
Itinerary: Siau.
Added on March 4, 2011, 7:45 pmQUOTE(stimix @ Mar 4 2011, 06:03 PM)
I have not been to Jogja yet. What I mean based on my Bali, Medan, Bandung & Jakarta experiences haha
I'm also in the midst of planning...
My idea:
Day 1: Check-in after arriving at Jogja @8:35am (For sure you are not even step out of airport by atleast 9:30am!). Reaching hotel ~ 10-11am. Either check-in or put luggages at hotel.. Thereafter look for car rental..(Can be at airport or outside hotels/hotel)
Round - Jogja, Parantitis Beach
Day 2: Dieng platiue start at 5am. & thereafter to Borobudor
Day 3: To Prabanam & surrounding temples (there are atlest 3-4 more interesting temples there
Day 4: To Slo Suwoh & Chetto temples
Day 5: back to KL
Doing Dieng and Borobudur in one day hmmm, very tiring and you're not doing Dieng enough justice. I suggest driving straight to Dieng after getting your car on the first day, and then spend the night at Dieng. This will get you into Dieng latest by 5 before it gets dark. There is nothing to do in Dieng at night though. Just enjoy the cool air and the smell of fertilizer and the azan calls. You will then be fresh and relaxed for an early morning start on Day 2 to go to Sembungan. You might even consider getting there to watch the sunrise; this is apparently
de rigeur. Then you have the rest of the morning to visit the Telaga Warna, the Candi Arjuna and a couple of kawah. If you drive back down to Wonosobo for lunch and leave for Borobodur by 1, you should be able to manage a couple of hours visiting time there before it gets dark. Day 3 go to Prambanan, surrounding temples, and Parangtritis. Day 4 go to Solo and the candi sukuh and Cehto. Very packed and tiring I think. I would just save Solo and the temples there for another trip.
This post has been edited by PangurBan: Mar 4 2011, 08:59 PM