not that extreme to save like that...so prolly RM1.5k is enough
this thread doesn't really provide how much time needed for each attaction

this is my very rough itinerary, any comments?

28th Feb - Arrive....????
1st Mar – Borobudur Temple, Merapi Volcano
2nd Mar – Prambanan Temple, Timang Beach
3rd Mar – Sunday Morning Market, Taman Sari, Keraton Palace, Ford Vredeberg, Beringharjo Market
4th Mar – Goa Jomblang??
5th Mar - Back

prefer using grab / gojek nowadays.

want to ask if it's more worth it to hire a private driver or go for klook tour such as these
https://www.klook.com/activity/6652-merapi-...80-43ccd7755c06

Before i share my trips on where to go and what to eat
Here are some tips for those who're planning to go to yogyakarta

This site contains the most updated and most complete info regarding yogyakarta
from the entrance fee to all the attractions to where to get your sim card to where to go and eat
Most updated entrance fee : https://www.yogya-backpacker.com/the-entran...gyakarta-jogja/
Sim card(Get telkomsel) : https://www.yogya-backpacker.com/mobile-operators/

for those who went on low season/rainy season and was contemplating whether to go for the sunrise on borobudur temple or not
my suggestion is to constantly check the weather on google and accuweather
check 1 day before whether tomorrow's 4-8AM whether it will rain or not, if both google and accuweather suggested it won't rain(as long no rain)
then you can proceed with the sunrise
the price difference of the sunrise and non-sunrise is 100k RP which is abt RM30
what you're getting out of it is not just sunrise, what you get more is
1. nearer parking to the temple as oppose to non-sunrise(you walk less)
2. the sunrise itself(it's literally a big yolk)
3. a piece of batik scarf upon returning the flashlight
4. breakfast buffet
5. less crowded as well because you will see a surge of student around 7AM
So, in short..you're getting your moneys worth


For Prambanan temple
the entrance fee is actually USD25(depending on the exchange rate of USD to rupiah)
when i was there, the price is 350K RP/each
and be sure to walk all the way to the back until candi sewu because i noticed many people especially tourist thought that the ticket mentioned prambanan temple that they're only visiting prambanan temple only or there is only Prambanan temple inside the compound
There are 3 more temples within the compound, the last one will be candi sewu which is a must visit
The whole thing goes 1 big round so don't just visit prambanan and exit


For merapi jeep tour
The price stated on the site is not consistent
it really depends on which company your driver brings you to
the company i was brought to only have 4 package...short(350k), medium(450k), long(550k) and sunrise
there are many company around the area offering the tour at different price


For shopping
for those who want to get cheap things and large selection in yogyakarta
You guys can visit ramai mall in the middle malioboro street, from malioboro mall...there is a j.co donut attached to it
go to the basement supermarket, you can see them selling a varieties of products that is limited in convenient store like k-mart/indon maret
price is also the cheapest among all
how to know it's cheap?...it's so cheap locals are willing to queue up at the cashier to buy here


for batik, go to the end of malioboro street and walk down a little further to hamzah batik
this place has a/c and also has the most complete collection on batik
you can get pretty much anything batik here from shirt to pants to table cloth to bed sheet to blanket to hoodie
prices are reasonable but non-negotiable unlike stalls outside


for cheap transport from airport to city center(malioboro)
after you've exited the arrival area...turn right and walk all the way to the domestic terminal
at the middle of the terminal there is an underpass which takes you to the other side
after you got to the other side, walk all the way till the end till you see a bus stop that look special because it's not exposed
it's a yellow colored elevated station that has a roof and wall
take bus 1A(3500 RP/person) to malioboro 1 or 2 depending where you wanna go
take the same 1A bus to go back to the airport
this saves you a lot of money

This post has been edited by MR_alien: Mar 7 2019, 11:44 AM

https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2019/02...s-in-april.html

This post has been edited by masdojogja: Apr 2 2019, 09:03 AM

New international Airport super far away from City. Hope got Transjogja route to this new airport.

can combine train and bus from airport or Jogja city

Hallo lowyat forum

if i have 1 night to explore, my best bet would be jalan malioboro right?

Maliboro are most busiest street. Something like our Bukit Bintang.

ooo nice.will have a look.

yes, malioboro
but if u monitor closely
u don't see much tourist at all
u will only see tourist that are on self travel there
and there are more locals there than tourist

i wonder where those tourist that travel by tour bus went(after evening)

-malioboro
-alun alun selatan
-sendratari ramayana prambanan
-pinus pengger

yeap really true. went to malioboro twice. all locals. saturday night was the craziest. jam for more than 1 hour

Jogja give me most deep impression was their transport system.
Transjogja are super cheap and bus drive are crazy lunatic F1 driver and they glue two 500 Rp together to make it 1000 Rp

just came back from jogja. sharing some info on local sim card... i used telkomsel. had to get it from their outlet... search Grapari Telkomsel. they ran out of the tourist card, so had to get the regular one. cost was 41k total (10k starter pack, 6k stamp, 25k extra 1gb data). with free wifi at our hotel, that was more than enough for our 6 day trip.

why didn't use klook?

Got many thing to do in yogjakarta for children?

Food to try in Yogyakarta

1. Lumpia Samijaya(MUST TRY), you gotta have this a few times before u even leave yogyakarta because it is just so good


Price stated in front of the stall and always get the special



2. Yammie Pathuk(Pangsit - wanton in indon) and yes...it's halal...the inside is chicken
Literally their only menu items..basic


Forgot what this is call but basically it's air sirap mango..it's good though




Chicken filling inside(different experience)



3. Jejaruman...it's a touristy restaurant but still got local inside but price is on the higher side, my driver took me here for lunch
it's famous for mushroom satay, i find it meh only but their roast chicken is the BOMB
if you happen to end up here, get the roast chicken(multiple serving)...small in size but pack with flavour

The famous mushroom satay


The bomb roast chicken