the one i went is this one~


the one near Hotel Melia izzit this?

Got another different 1

guess i miss that one~

yes planning of hitting to manohara hotel after touchdown .. about 2pm ... how long does it take tor reach there? easy to get transport rite if want to skip the transbus u took...?

after reaching.. still can view borobudur in the afternoon? so will view twice... afternoon n sunrise the next morning..

or will i be wasting some time for not starting the tour on arrival?

roughly ard 45min to an hour using the bus~
not sure of other option going there - taxi mayb?

if u reach there noon, u can straight view Borobudur dy~

where do u plan to visit?

have not done any planning... as usual until i get time will be the day the flight departure

so far as below

day1. Arrival at adi sucipto 1.30pm- no check in luggage so will be faster
Straight to Manohara Hotel (booked)
Borobudur sightseeing...

day2 Sunrise Tour borobudur

day3

day4

day5

day6 Departure flight adi sucipto at 2pm


going twice to borobudor.. will it be boring.?

maybe u can follow my itinerary~
its roughly the same there if im not mistaken~

if u go borobudur when u arrive there will be a little pack since ppl is there dy~
if u go next morning for sunrise tour different feel, less ppl can walk freely, nice to take pic~
if pack kena tunggu a bit when panjat tangga~

nothing done yet except hotel manohara

got tour agent at airporT or outside manohara area?

plan reach there,,, take bus to manohara... as what prawn did.

what shoes to wear? hiking or normal walking shoes?

i will only have a handcarry..7kg.. cant take alot of stuff
money for about 5 days? plan to change rm2000.. enuff?

remember to keep IDR100,000 as tax when u leaving yogya ... unless u bought something with "VAT refund"

airport is small, nothing after the custom, so better hav ur meal, buy ur stuff b4 go thru custom

For borobudur temple just wear normal shoes. Since it's just climbing up a normal staircase, only a bit steep.

no more yogyakarta for me.

i survived this one

http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2014/01...ern-c-java.html

yesterday got back home alive

so hows ur trip?

Hi guys, I'm planning a trip to Yogyakarta this coming March, quite last minute decision. However, I sorta plan to go to Yogyakarta just to see Borobudur and Prambanan and then head to to climb Mt Bromo and then leave at Surabaya, in around maybe 4 to 5 days. Is there any recommended itinerary? And also recently Mount Kelud in East Jawa erupted, will it be safe to go there?

Thanks

Just visited Yogyakarta for 5 days and came back 2 weeks ago... big thank you to everyone on this thread for all the info which helped to develop an itinerary... and especially to Littleprawn for providing his driver contact Would like to contribute my itinerary here.

Day 1: Arrived in early afternoon, checked into Ibis Styles Jln Dagen. Walked to the Tugu, then cabbed to Kotagede to visit the ruins, mosque and cemetery, and window shop for silver trinkets. Bought some snacks at Pasar Gede. Becak ride back to Jln Malioboro, walked around for awhile then back to hotel (Beringharjo market and the others were closed).

Day 2: Early morning, visited the Kraton, mosque, and Taman Sari. Spent more time at Taman Sari actually exploring the ruins and a funny `underground' mosque. Visited Fort Vredeburg. After lunch, went to Prambanan complex. Driver was a bit late so only had 1+ hours for Prambanan+Sewu. Drove over to Ratu Boko and just managed to squeeze it in before closing. Back to Prambanan for the Ramayana ballet then back to hotel.

Day 3: Headed east for the day towards Solo. Stopped by Plaosan since we missed it the previous day. Reached Solo late morning and visited Mangkunegaran Kraton and then Pasar Triwindu. Continued on to the foot of Lawu, where we had lunch and then visited Sukuh and Cetho. Drove back to Yogya as it was getting late, had to skip Tawangmangu waterfall.

Day 4: Checked out of Ibis Styles and headed northwest for Dieng. Stopped by Mendut and Pawon on the way. Continued on some pretty rubbish roads towards Wonosobo, stopped by tea plantations on the way. After lunch, drove up to Dieng and visited Telaga Warna, Sikidang, Gatotkaca, Bima, Arjuna, and the museum. Went to a special lookout point for a fantastic view of the plateau thanks to the driver. Stopped by the neighbourhood geothermal plant before heading back down to Wonosobo, then back to Manohara hotel at Borobudur for check-in.

Day 5: Sunrise and the rest of the morning at Borobudur. Checked out after lunch and flew back in the evening.

Overall quite an enjoyable trip But apparently, most prices have been jacked up since the start of the year, so come prepared with more rupiahs Was very lucky with the weather, only time there was somewhat heavy rain was while at Sukuh and Cetho, but this created a nice misty effect on the mountain. Looking back the only things we felt we missed were: more time at Prambanan; silver-making tour at Kotagede; the villages affected by Merapi eruption and maybe Tawangmangu.

Also missed the Kelud eruption by a week IMHO, this year the ground under Java appears to be acting up, so any trip this year appears to be more risky compared to previous 2-3 years. Even our driver said it was a bad idea to trek Merapi now (but not sure about Bromo though....).

This post has been edited by Harleqwyn: Feb 19 2014, 09:40 PM

dumb me

bought ticket to yogjakarta on early July(cheap air ticket) only to realize that it is puasa time

will it be hard to get food that time?

Hello,

I am wondering whether frequent-flyer to Jakarta, could share their average airfare.

The reason is:
I bought my dirt-cheap return (one-way) ticket, from Bandung to Kuala Lumpur on early January 2014, during the Airasia Zero Sale 2014. I have not bought my TO (Depart) ticket, as I wsh to depart to Jakarta from Kuala Lumpur, and the next day, by land to Bandung.

The reason again I had not purchase my TO ticket is at that time, Airasia had no more good deal. I'd been observing that the TO price has averaged about RM200 per way, since right after the Airasia Sales.

Right now, KLM/AirFrance has good deal. RM280 ALL-IN.
One side of me want to seek new experience from this Airline, but I kinda put off by such high price.

So, would I still manage to buy my TO airticket (KUL-CGK) on January 3 (Sat) or January 4(Sun) 2015 at MAX RM150? What you all think?

UPDATE: Sorry, I wrongly posted. I just posted at Jakarta Thread. You may refer to below link for the post.
https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/950436/+360?hl=jakarta

This post has been edited by weirdguy: Mar 9 2014, 10:42 PM

most likely..however try to google for non-muslim shops..im sure they are there..

on a plus side,there will be alot of variety for buka puasa

What dates for the anticipated puasa month start and end please?

my best guess is 29 June till 28 July

thanks.

means my trip just before the puasa month.