How much does a driver cost for a day of hire?

Depending on distance of coverage.

~300k rp if surrounding jogja
~350k rp if cover both jogja & borobudor
~450k if cover Dieng platieau

hi guys,

can pls provide some commentaries for my itinerary? am i doing it right? dont wanna be scrambling all over the place..

day 1 (landing at about 1.30pm local time)
airport transfer to backpackers/hostel
lunch
prambanan temple for sunset
ramayana ballet

day 2 jomblang cave
pindul cave

day 3 borobudur temple
mendut temple
dinner

day 4 shopping/sightseeing at malioboro street
Taman Sari Water Castle & underground mosque
Kraton Palace

day 5 (departing around 12pm local time)
return to kuala lumpur

Hi KenYoung,

Just got back from there early September. Your Day 1, 3 & 4 should be ok. Prambanan is not that far from the airport. Borobudur and Mendut is quite near, I didnt stop at Mendut but you can see it on your way to Borobudur.

No comment on the caves since I didnt go there.

FYI, you will do a lot of walking and pay a lot of parking fees for most of the location.

Hi Akramulazi,
thanks for your reply... do u think i can still fit in more things in between those?
this is actually just a roughly planned 1... from reading through the discussions, i seems i can squeeze in much more stuffs...

appreciate it if one can shed some light if there are places better to visit, then mayb i can replace them with current ones or insert them in between.

Hello KenYoung,

- Do make sure that the ballet is performed on the day you visit Prambanan, it is not held daily. Depending on when you get into Prambanan, you could also drop by Ratu Boko Palace which is a few kms from Prambanan. But try to spend at least 2 hours at Prambanan (I only had 1+ hours, big regret...)
- Feels like you could fit something else in the city on Day 4/ Day 5 morning... Vredeburg? Kotagede ruins or silver making? Batik shop?

I am planning a trip to Jogja on 30 Dec and wish to spend new year there too till 3 Jan , then extend my trip to Bandung for the next stop.

Would it be advisable to travel there considering I read from other source that Dec to Jan will be the wettest season in Jogja?

so ive heard... FML.. im going frm 24th-29th..

btw, what would be a good location to stay in? Malioboro?

Yes, malioboro would be good one

So it is raining season and i have cancelled my trip, maybe next year May only I will be going.

yeap,may would be better,was there last year same time..weather is fine

malioboro is ok..last time i stayed here for 1 night,not bad..its more for college kids and also backpackers.

Stay in shared rooms with 6 beds,good place to chat/meet new people

http://www.eduhostels.com/

Good one.
How much did you pay for the 6 bed room per person?

dont quite remember,maybe you can enquire on the website

but the people working there are students as well,so they can speak English

Came back from Yogya last month... such a wonderful place...

And here are my itinerary:

1st Day - Pick up airport at 11:00 am - Prambanan Temple - Drop Hotel

2nd Day - Pick up hotel at 4:00 am - Sunrise Borobudur Temple - Mt.Merapi at Kaliadem - Drop Hotel

3rdf Day - Pick up hotel - Dieng Plateu - Drop Hotel (Took the whole day to travel there)

4th Day - Pick up hotel and check out hotel - Sultan Palace - Water Castle - Underground Mosque - Bird Market - Malioboro Street for Shooping - Drop Airport (Depart at Night)

Where you find your travel agent?

I find it online...

Let me know if u want.. i can share his contact ot you..

nice and friendly chap... speak well english too...

Yes do share the contact and the ads you saw online if possible not going til next year hehe. but already doing research

APart frm Manohara, are there any other ways for me to do the Borobudur sunrise ?

Can both Borobudur and prambanan be done in 1 day?? Including all the temples around it?

This post has been edited by KenYoung: Dec 25 2014, 08:19 PM

Will be keeping my eye on this tered, as I am attempting a solo trip to indon soon.

Anyone here took the train in Java before? Need to book in advance? Or can walk in and buy tickets?

Hi, do you mind sharing his contact details. Going in a couple of weeks

Hi guys, I wish to trek and summit Mount Merapi. Anyone have any experiencing in summiting the mountain and would you mind share with me your experience climbing the volcano and how you arrange for it?

Thanks.