Not sure what conditions are like there after the May 2006 earthquake...was planning to go in August...

Any feedback on the place now ?

Thanks !

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For all attractions, Car rental & etc, great info here- A MUST READ before going: http://www.yogyes.com/

Suggested Itineraries:

By stimix: https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...post&p=40875382
By pangurban: https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...post&p=40350672

Attractions via wikimapia link:

- Jogja malioboro street - http://wikimapia.org/#lat=-7.7975364&lon=1...69&z=17&l=0&m=b
- Fort Venderburg http://wikimapia.org/#lat=-7.8003107&lon=1...76&z=17&l=0&m=b
- Sultan Kraton (Palace) http://wikimapia.org/#lat=-7.8071561&lon=1...38&z=17&l=0&m=b
- Pulau Cemeti http://wikimapia.org/#lat=-7.80891&lon=110...89&z=17&l=0&m=b
- Taman Sari (Royal bathing house) http://wikimapia.org/#lat=-7.8099623&lon=1...49&z=17&l=0&m=b
- Alun-Alun Selatan (2 huge beringin trees - enter in between wth eye close & wish come true? ) http://wikimapia.org/#lat=-7.8119818&lon=1...48&z=17&l=0&m=b
- Tugu Jogja - http://wikimapia.org/#lat=-7.7829098&lon=1...08&z=17&l=0&m=b
- Volcano cold lava flow descruction - Muntilan: http://wikimapia.org/#lat=-7.6041072&lon=1...99&z=15&l=0&m=b
- Borobudor http://wikimapia.org/#lat=-7.6078079&lon=1...72&z=16&l=0&m=b
- Candi Pawon http://wikimapia.org/#lat=-7.6061597&lon=1...h=candi%20pawon
- Candi Mengdut http://wikimapia.org/#lat=-7.6048728&lon=1...58&z=17&l=0&m=b
- Prambanan http://wikimapia.org/#lat=-7.7517308&lon=1...44&z=15&l=0&m=b
- Candi Lumbung http://wikimapia.org/#lat=-7.7481163&lon=1...39&z=15&l=0&m=b
- Candi Bubrah http://wikimapia.org/#lat=-7.7465855&lon=1...23&z=15&l=0&m=b
- Candi Sewu http://wikimapia.org/#lat=-7.7437789&lon=1...52&z=15&l=0&m=b
-Candi Plaosan http://wikimapia.org/#lat=-7.7405471&lon=1...11&z=15&l=0&m=b
- Ratu Boko ancient Palace ruin http://wikimapia.org/#lat=-7.770143&lon=11...15&z=15&l=0&m=b
- Candi Barong http://wikimapia.org/#lat=-7.7754581&lon=1...98&z=15&l=0&m=b
- Candi Ijo http://wikimapia.org/#lat=-7.7830267&lon=1...96&z=15&l=0&m=b
- Solo- Candi Sukuh http://wikimapia.org/#lat=-7.6273004&lon=1...56&z=18&l=0&m=b
- Solo Candi - Cetho http://wikimapia.org/#lat=-7.5957324&lon=1...18&z=18&l=0&m=b

Various entrance fees:




This post has been edited by stimix: Jun 29 2011, 02:15 PM

Anyone can recommend me any cheap hotel n interesting place to go?im planning to there with my fren on may.Our bdgt is not dat big though.hehe

hmm...you should go to keraton (sultan palace), tamansari water castle, malioboro, prambanan temple, borobudur temple, parangtritis beach, kaliurang, kalikuning...

Parents just came back.
They love the place.

They stayed in Hotel Dana in Solo.
Cheap, clean & nice food.

the place is like heaven dude...

My fren suggest to rent a house at a village sumwhere.so we can cut cost on accomodation n also able to feel their way of living

how is the safety at there? are they racist?

jogya is famous for student and tourism, also malaysian student studied there. and foreigners from aussi also live in village, learn about java culture, dont worry about safety or racist.

yogyakarta is not bad. but if you are into ancient architecture, you're better off going to siem reap, cambodia.

siem reap is still one of my fav.

Guys,im thinking of renting a car to go from yogyajarta to borobudur.Wuts ut opinion?Is the road condition ok?i mean,is there any cases or probs for tourist driving there?hehe

Hmm, Yogya sounds good. Actually beside the borobudur, are there any interesting places, like handicraft, or beach, seafood..
How about the cost, any shopping places, any cheap hotel, anybody can share their experience here..

Go here for details www.yogyes.com it got all the info u need.except the things ive been asking in here.hehe.So,ive decided to go by airasia on 1stmay from KL to Jogja.Then rent a car to travel there.On the last day which is on 5th may,i will be taking train to Solo.Coz will be taking our flight to KL from there.It is ok if I plan like dat?i juz wanna maximise my travel experience there.Hehe.I found a website for train schedule in Indonesia but dunt know to search for the right train..can anyone help?i wanna board a morning train to Solo from Jogja. Preferably travel in a compartment..hehe

cool i also actually planning to go there one day when i have time.
so if u dont mind, remember to update this thread after u back from there.
upload some pictures and shower us with more info.
thanks hehe

No prob man..since dis thread is not dat popular..i will try my best to update it after i went back..but im going there 1-5may..got sometime to research more on dat place..

better you search any info from malaysian student who study at yogyakarta..

Do you anyone dat can offer me sum information?i wanted to know more about train ticket coz i wanna go to SOLO from YOGYAKARTA by train..thnx

can I ask? Yogya = Jogja?

According to yogyes.com..it is a city with many names..i think..hehe

Get a travel guidebook before the trip is an good idea for you to plan your trip. You may get many useful informations about hotels and accommodations, tourist attractions, local foods etc. I tried Yogyakarta travel guidebook at a4trip. It really helps me alot in my Yogyakarta trip in last months. Check it out!

My family and I will be going yogyakarta for trip soon.
*One question, use rupiah or usd for buying souvenir or etc there?

any recommendation for hotels at yogya?

Stay at Lokman Setia Kawan! Nearby to Maliboro road. very nice decorated and nice staff. Consider as budget hostel, but trust me, it's good. I been there last year september, the superior room is around 200k rupiah/night. Cheaper room available.

thanks for the info bro..... i'm going there this end of June.

No prob... at Yogyakarta, dun dress like a tourist, else everyone will come to greet you, say that they also been to malaysia, and they would like to introduce you to some nice batik or painting gallery.....

Also those becak in the Kraton will always try to give u cheap rate but bring u to Workshop Kulit Wayang and Batik Gallery... that's annoying part of Yogyakarta, but generally Jogja still worth to be visitted.

If you plan for Borobudur, i suggest go for sunrise, although more expensive (cost more around RM 100), but i find it worth.

hi. has any 1 been here? i would need advise/information on
- is may / june good time to go there?
- how many days needed if i m to include visiting prambanan, gunung merapi, borobudur and few 'must visits' - 2 full days enough? tours - price range?
- place to stay (any backpacker street?), recommended budget guesthouse? where normally ppl stay if they visit there?
- wat else to do besides site seeing? eg shopping..n wat else?
- nightlife (pubs? bars?)? booze allow? wats the price like? recommended place to chill at night? live band / music?
- food.. recommended place for good indonesian food? price range?
- from jogja to bali - by internal flight, wats the schedule? price? gamuda?

thx in advance for any1 who can guide me. doing a solo trip this time..
cheers

I have been there last year, spent 2 days only, i went during raya (october), so i not sure bout may/june, guess should be alrite.
-for the 3 places, if u really hurry, make it 1 go:
3AM : depart from jogja to Borobudur for sunrise
8am : Depart from Borobudur to Gunung Merapi,
10am : Arrive Merapi, can go Pas Bebatan for 1-2hr trekking to view point.
2pm : Go to Prambanan

If you have 3-4ppl, that could be easily done by tour. For solo, difficult lo. Cannot do all in 1-day, just split it. You can take public buses to Prambanan, it's just located between town and airport.
There is a lot tour package around.

-For backpacker/hostel, i recommend the Lokman Setia Kawan lo, that area all backapacker lodges, forgot name of street oredi.
There are a few lorong along the Jalan Maliboro and Jalan Sastrowijayan.

-IF want to do more, go Daeng Plateau for hot spring and relax.

-I hardly see night life there le, very iman city, but may be there are some hidden there.

hi.. do they have a website or any numbers for me to call? cant seems to find them at tripadvisor.

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Added on June 23, 2009, 2:09 pmthx bro!!

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Added on June 28, 2009, 1:25 amhi...probably a stupid question, but anyway... money changer at jogja. can they change RM to Indonesia rupiah? i know the rate would be not as good, jus that its in case what i brought is not enough

This post has been edited by cradle0fFilth: Jun 28 2009, 01:25 AM

Hi , cradle0fFilth

Am planning a trip to Jogja too, but in August.

But from I have read so far, as a solo traveller, check out the rental of M/cycle ( for trip out of town Ie Borobudur )
and bicycle ( Around Jogja ) . Else can hire a taxi on a day basis to travel out of town and around town too. You have to check with your Guest House
or Hotel you are staying in.

Besides the suggested G/House check out - Bladok Losman @ Jl Sosrowijayan 76. or Metro G/H @ Jl Prawirotaman 2/71

Jl Sosrowijayan = The "Western Back packer" area for accomodation. See Map at :- http://yogyes.com/ Some G/H also take Credit Card !!!

This web site has lots of info about Jogja so pls check it out.

As for exchange of RM$ - ruphia in Jogja, No Idea. So experience traveller pls advise. Was thinking of using US$ to exchange .

Pls post your experience and pics after your trip.

Thanks.

They do not have a website.... they contact can be found in lonely planet, mine now borrowed by fren, so cant help at meantime.

Ya, there is a lot of money changers along Maliboro, they accept MYR or other major currency. I prefer to activate the atm card PLUS service (oversea transaction) and then just withdraw money from ATM machine, it's not really expensive to do so.

Wow..so many people going to jogja..I went there around this june last year.

If you wanna go to merapi,makesure u go there in the morning..n if it juz rained,u will most likely will not see the top of the mountain.

U dunt have prob on transportation there. When u arrived at the airport,there are people that rent their vehicle and it is cheap. Ask them to provdie you with driver. Last time I rent an innova with a driver for 2 full days n it only cost us aroung rm50 per person if i'm not mistaken..there are 8 of us.

For further information, go to yogyes.com there are tonnes of information there that i used before going there. It helps alot. They also have numbers for really cheap hotel there. I recommend that you stay along malioboro street as most activities are there..

I'll upload some of my photos later..juz to poison all of you..hehe

do we need any international license to drive ther? or malaysian license wil do?

Huu.. I'm in Bali and now thinking of Jogja..

Is it easy to backpack there? Cos if their transport is poor then hard to get around. Then I would opt for tour if going there

It's easier to hook on local tour there. Anyway you could easily join in the tour group in Jogja.

Thanks, thinking of doing that. I'm may be going there in Nov, is it ok during that time around? 3 days there sufficient?

I'm going there end of nov too..
Isit worth staying in Manohara hotel and join the sunrise tour? Or i can get a cheaper hotel nearby and still get the sunrise tour
taking my time to read this topic.

I also browse through the web and found many cheap hotel

If you plan for sunrise trip at Borobudur, it's worth to stay at Manohara Hotel. You can get cheaper hotel at town or nearby area, but then you have to pay more for the sunrise trip, as significant discount is given to hotel guest.
Last time i stayed in town and pay extra for sunrise tour. I think the sunrise visit at Borobudur is really amazing. If I were go again, I will opt to stay at Manohara hotel.

how much did you pay for the sunrise tour?
manohara quoted me idr 625,000 for one night.. thats around rm200

If i am not wrong, i paid IDR 250,000 for sunrise trip entry ticket only. Last time I hired a transport, so the transport cost is excluded from the 250k.
I have to travel from town at 3am, arrived at Manohara around 4.15am and prepare for sunrise tour. Yupe, that's price for Manohara, but as it would save the hastle of wake up early, i would stay there. (but if you are not keen on the sunrise, then no point staying at Manohara.)

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Added on July 4, 2009, 6:12 pmLast time i went was Oct, think Nov is ok. Hehe, i only spent 3D2N also. Think is sufficient to cover Borobudur, Prambanan and Merapi, with well planned, and need to get transport. Last time my 1st day and 3rd day only half day, so very pack, if you have 3 full days, it will be better.

This post has been edited by toto4d: Jul 4 2009, 06:12 PM

is it easy to get a local tour if I only 1 person? Means I will join others in a day tour

Looks around those hostel and agents around the backpacker street, it's easy to get. But if you 1 person, most likely u have to join the tour which using bus, if lucky might still get to join those using MPV. Those using bus usually only go to 1-2 destination in a day only, a bit slow lo.

sorry 4 interupt.. but does malaysian license can be used in yogyakarta?

Hi all, Anyone been to Jogyakarta?

Mind to share the travel info? Accommodations? Attraction places? Food? Shopping?
I'm planning to go there mid of Nov 09 for a week I guess.
I need to collect some info before I purchase the tickets..lol

Thank you.

jogja is very much like a lost town, you can bargain for cheap accomodation there .. just get a trishaw and ask them to take you arround for rumah tumpangan .. can get a decent room for only rm40 that sleeps 2

there's a temple like that of Borobudur only slightly smaller. the main exhibit is closed for restoration some time back, not sure if it's fully open now.

Hi, I had visited Jogja last year.
Hotel, just ask and the friendly taxi driver take us to find a cheap hotel along Jalan Maliboro. My hotel was near the supermarket there and some streets shop. Its quite happening at night.
We choose hotel near the supermarket because there is a sign of KFC there.
Since the hotel also got tourist guide, so we hire him for a one day trip. The charge can't remember but cheaper that what the taxi driver charged.
First night, went to watch Ramayana Ballet-about old Java. Lot of foreign tourist.
Day 1 - 1. Went to catch a sunrise at Candi Borobudur..wake up around 4.30 a.m. There are several small candi there but the Borobudur is the biggest.
2. Went to Candi Prambanan - small but beautiful candi. It was affected by previous earthquake, so they put up a fence covering the candi. So nobody can go near the candi.
3. Went to some gold shoppe. Nothing to bought.
4. Went to Keraton-just like Istana Negara in Malaysia.
5. Went to some old ruin palace - a swimming pool for the sultan's concubine. Beware of slippery floor.
Last check out from the hotel and went to Train Station- next journey, Bandung.

hey guys, i going to Surabaya tis coming November.

I was thinking how far will be it if i travel from surabaya to borobudur and roughly how long will be the travel time and type of transportation?

Think of going there on the 1st day and then back to mount bromo on the 2nd day.

Sincerely looking for suggestion.. thx!~

http://nicolesmirror.blogspot.com/2010/01/...karta-trip.html

I had an awesome trip to Jogja!!! I had fun so much fun!! And I love our tour guide! More like a friend compare to a tour guide!
Stayed in guesthouse. A 4D3N trip.

read from website that now is raining seasons & we can't go Dieng, it's true? anyone got any update?

Anyone stay at Wisma Ary's before?

Wanna ask LYN forumers who have been to Yogya ...izzit possible to SELF DRIVE ??or need to hire a driver ...it's good timing and more enjoyable trip to self drive ...but wonder if the road is safe .....I have got GPS so not too worry about the route ..

Hardly find any car rent for self-drive, most of the car there come with Supi (driver).
THe road is safe and ok, i also want to drive myself, but only found transport with driver, it's cheap anyway.

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Added on March 22, 2010, 2:41 pmJust back from my trip for the city with many names .
Overall spend 4D3N there ...
Nothing fancy and our itinerary was rather free and easy ....

Itineraries :

Day 1
-8.30am Arrive@ Yogya Airport
-lost gps at airport !!
-took pre ordered car at airport
-drove to Manohara Hotel(1 hour+ from Yogya City)
-Rest and relax

Day 2
-4.30am Borobudur Sunrise Tour (Rp175k/pax)
-After breakfast visites Borobudur Market for local shopping experience
-12.00pm Drove back to Yogya City ,
-1.00pm- SHopping at Kosmo factory outlet
-2pm Lunch at Ayam Goreng Suharti
-3.30pm Heavy Rain - Head back to Maliaboro , plan to Prambanan aborted
-Check In Grage Ramayana Hotel
-Free and easy

Day 3
- 8.00am After breakfast , head to Prambanan Temple (USD 13/pax for adult , RM7/student)
- 10.00am Alun ALun,Kraton,Taman Sari
- 1.00pm Shoppng spree start , Miruta Batik,Pasar Beringharjo,Maliboro Mall,Maliaboro Street,Ramayana Emporium,plentiful toko OLE OLE
-4.00pm Bought Amanda Brownie Kukus for souveniers
- Free and easy

Day 4
-8.00am Flight Back to KL ....>>>>

Few of the interesting places that we visited :
- Borobudur Temple+Sunrise Tour
- Prambanan Temple
- Taman Sari/Water castle
- Maliaboro Street
- Pohon Beringin@Alun ALun/Kraton

Local food that we tested :
- Ayam Goreng Suharti
- Nasi Gudeg
- Bakso
- Local hotel Indo foodies
- Nasi Rames
- Nasi Bebek(duck) Goreng
- Drink plenty of Apulkat (Avocado)

Shopping Places :
- Kosmo Factory Outlet@ Jln Magelang
- Maliaboro Street
- Maliaboro Mall
- Pasar Beringharjo@Jalan Maliaboro
- Miruta Batik@Jln Maliaboro

Hotel :
-Manohara Hotel,Magelang(Borobudur compound)
-Grage Ramayana Hotel, Jln Sosro

Book through travelindo.com (at that time the cheapest and easiest way ...they are like agoda.com for Indonesia )

Car :
-Self Drive Car from malsatravelindo.com Rp350k for Innova/day


Overall the trip was rather refreshing , apart from losing my beloved GPS on the plane and need to navigate manually using undetailed Yogya map .Still its pretty amazing trip ..........anyone need additional info please PM me



This post has been edited by Greenyz: Mar 22 2010, 02:42 PM

issit possible to camp around burubudur@yogya?

If i planned to visit Indonesia... The route start like this.. KL - Medan - Bandung - Yogjakarta - KL .. roughly how many days? 9 days enough????

i've been there last year.. Borobudur a nice place and the view is fantastic.. but yogya was abit bored town... No activities after 10.30! As usual the shopping more at the Yogya mostly are their local brand Matahari store....

hi, i'm going to Yogya next month, July, can suggest any hotel or guest house ?

soonx,, when you are going? i tot of going on the 12-17.. plan not confirm yet either jogja or manila.. you following travel agent?

may i know can wear short pants to visit borobudur temple not ? in Bali when visit temple must wear long pants or else u have to rent the wear " sarong"

yes u can. it's more of an ancient heritage site than a temple

This post has been edited by b3ta: Sep 6 2010, 09:42 PM

if you're a student, pls remember to bring your STUDENT CARD. all foreign students get half the price off the adult tix for foreigners at Borobudur and Prambanan.

Student card must be the type of International Student Card rite?

no need. as long as it's a student card, u guys get the discount! i brought my USM one.

yup..no need international student card

I bough tickets for me and my family to go to yogyakarta next coming march..but since Mt. Merapi erupted yesterday..i wonder if its still safe to travel there at that time (March 2011) hmmm...

Yes, that's quite troublesome and worrying...
I'll be going on July'11...
Lets just wait for new year condition...
Still early to predict...

as long as u stay outside the critical zone, i think it's safe...

I had a chance to view Mt Merapi and the following day, it erupted... Hopefully things go back to normal soon...

March nxt yr is about 4-5mths away..The eruption is at its peak and I dun think it will continue at its glory 4 mths from now. Be positive bcos mine also in Mar 2011 haha

i was supposed to go there 31st oct - 5 nov.. changed my flight to may next year.

hmm which airlines u takes? MAS not allowed me to do so..

I am going to Jogjakarta for 4d/3n, a group of 8 people, it is going to be free and easy package, can anyone advice me how should i plan out for the trip? many thanks.

I did a 4d/3n tour in 2008.
I went via Solo cos ticket was cheaper.
I stayed near Borobudur for 2 nights and 1 night in Solo.
I used this travel agency in Jogja: yogyatours


Stay in Jogja, travel to Borobudur, Merapi, Solo, Prambanan and back to Jogja
Or stay 1st night in Jogja, 2nd night in Solo and 3rd night in Jogja again.
Shopping at Marioboro St. in Jogja, market near Palace in Solo

Best to hire a van for 8 people - cheaper and more convenient.
Should be able to do it once you're there, through hotel.
Hope it helps

I'm going jogja this weekend 28-31Jan
booked a toyata innova on 28jan half day and 29full day
since we only have 2pax here
anyone would like to join me pls drop me an msg ya
happy travelling

how's your trip?
got saw merapi "smoking"?

going yog this may'11, not jul'11 got mixed up~
please share some itinerary~
going to spam in this tread till my trip haha~

Oh, I'm going Solo-Yogya at the end of the month. Last year Merapi erupt. Then now the Tengger crater. Donno which other volcano is going to erupt.

Haha.. I'll be going during March School Holiday..

just came back from yogya and solo yesterday... very interesting place to visit especially the borobudur and prambanan..

This post has been edited by deqna: Feb 6 2011, 03:57 PM

How many days did u spend there? Pls share some experiences or itinerary.

I noticed not many ppl mention anything about Parangtritis beach. Anyone experienced going there?

This post has been edited by shadowcaster: Feb 7 2011, 02:46 PM

i spend 1 night in Solo and 3 night in jogja.. i went there with my family, kinda do-it-myself travel arrangement. our flight by kl-solo as we get very cheap rate during airasia promo, only rm200 return for 6pax.

for traveling, i just rented a big van for 3days that cost us only rm400.. the driver was very nice, and he bring us to all attraction and any place that we want to go, even he did not charge for extra hours..

for hotel, ibis solo and ibis malioboro in jogja is highly recommended as it location was very strategic.. ibis malioboro is just beside a shopping mall and in front of shopping street of malioboro, so you will have no problem to shop for souveniours or looking for eating places.

our itinerary :

day 1 :
- reach solo airport at noon and transfer to our hotel by taxi (only rp55k to town)
- after check-in we went to pasar klewer by taxi (only rp15k). not recommended place to shop for batik although very cheap, the quality is lousy. cannot stand the messy condition inside the market. . we didn't buy anything there. masjid agung and keraton just beside the market.
- we went to kampung batik to a shop named batik benteng. very good batik sold here.
- try nasi gudeg.. very nice

day 2 :
- 7am our driver already pick us to pasar triwundi antique market and keraton mangkunegara, palace opened to public while the ruler still lived inside.
- check-out and proceed to jogja, 1.5 hour journey.
- stop at prambanan temple. luckily my little sisters bring their student card, so pay only half of the entrance ticket.
- lunch bebek gulai, visit silver shop at kota gede (cheap silver jewellery) before check-in to hotel

day 3 :
- 6am our driver already pick us at the hotel. went to kampung batik for batik shopping.
- visited keraton yogyakarta.
- 1hour journey to borobudur. once again, half price entrance ticket for student
- on the way back, visit the leftover from the recent merapi erruption
- spent remaining evening with batik shopping.
- night, walk along the malioboro shopping street.

day 4 :
- free n easy day. spent walking around malioboro area until pasar brinjo.. n shopping

day 5 :
- check-out morning as our driver pick us at 7.30
- last minutes city tour before proceeding to solo airport of 1.5hour journey.
- afternoon return flight. need to pay rp100k per person airport tax.

hope the above can help u guys for your upcoming travel

Hi deqna, nice, did you rent a car with driver in jogyakarta? can you share with us the contact? which hotel did you stayed there? how much? we will be going there in coming april 2011 in group of 8 pax.. many thanks.

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Added on February 9, 2011, 9:20 pmhi phat, wonder that you still have the contact for the driver? because i will be going to jogja coming april 2011.

can you share any additional information to would help me to plan for my trip, many thanks.

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Added on February 9, 2011, 9:36 pmHi 10&Counting, thanks, did you take day package? thank you for sharing your travel experience.

This post has been edited by waisang: Feb 9 2011, 09:36 PM

yup.. i rent the vehicle together with driver, and the cost also cover the parking fees and petrol.. actually we only required vehicle that can fit 6pax of us, but they give us a large van that even can fit 9pax with baggage space at same price of small van quoted by others. just pm me if you want his contact detail..

we stayed at ibis malioboro.. quite cheap as we got discount from website promotion.. normal rate will be around rm160++. room quite big to fit 3person.. highly recommended for the convenient and location.. shopping complex connected to the hotel, malioboro street just in front of hotel, and a lot of eating places around the hotel..

hi deqna, thanks, how much you paid for the car transportation? you still have the contact? many thanks.

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Added on February 9, 2011, 11:13 pmhi deqna, rm400 is reasonable, do you have the contact? many thanks.

This post has been edited by waisang: Feb 9 2011, 11:13 PM

price quoted to me is rp1,100,000 for 2 and half days, including return transportation from solo..

actually i book the transportation from the travel agent in jogja.. but i also have the driver contact number which handle the transportation, just pm me if you want his contact no.. i also can help you guys to get the best price..

is there a hotel/homestay inside the borobudur temple itself?
i heard from my friend that there's only got 1.
may i know the name of the hotel / homestay?
thanks

Stayed there for 2 nights in Mar 08

MANOHARA HOTEL is the only one hotel located inside of Borobudur Archeological Park where the Borobudur stand.
Manohara Hotel provides free access to Borobudur Park beginning at 06:00 to 17:00.
Borobudur is just 200 meters away from the hotel and about 5 minutes walk.

HOTEL MANOHARA
Komp. Taman Wisata Candi Borobudur
Magelang, Jawa tengah, Indonesia
Phone:
+62 293 788131
+62 293 788680

How much for a double?

It's been 3 years now, can't remember.
price could be different.
Try agoda/asiaroom - should get the present day rates.

OK.

My Lonely Planet says prices start from 285,000 rupiah. This is just under RM100 I suppose. But it's the 2007 edition, so you probably got similar prices when you went. I wonder if there's been any significant increase. But you'd recommend the Manohara would you?

wow, thanks a lot for the reply bro~

Hi littleprawn, what is the reason to stay close to Borobudur?

Yes, I would, reviews on TripAdvisor are good except for few bad ones about room condition.

The rooms were clean while I was there.
I really enjoyed my stay there.

The advantages:

1. Free-of-charge unlimited admission at anytime for different snapshot of the temple
Need to pay if staying outside.

2. Can get to temple early (opens at 6:00) before the busloads of tourist and students arrive.
Cooler and very tranquil in the early morning. Few people around at that time.
Go before breakfast

3. Fantastic view from the hotel (breakfast area). Can see all those people going up the temple while having breakfast.

4. Nice compound and garden

hi waisang, the reason stay near to borobudur is stated by 10&Counting~
gotta planned my itinerary now, 3 more months to go~

Has anyone been to the Dieng Plateau? I'm flying in to Solo, then will go straight to Yogya from there. Will use Yogya as a base to explore Prambanan and Borobudur (likely spend one night at Manohara). But I'll be there for six nights, so quite likely will try and fit in the Dieng Plateau thingy as well. The only trouble is getting there from Yogya seems to be a nightmare. Or are there any other places within easy reach of Yogya that are worth going to?

Thanks, question... how long do we need to plan for Borobudur visit? what about day trip to Borobudur? how much or is it the entrance fee very expensive?

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Added on February 12, 2011, 5:26 pmHi littleprawn, the borobudur hotel price is increased...

http://www.yogyes.com/en/yogyakarta-hotel/budget/manohara/

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Added on February 12, 2011, 5:33 pmHi,

Anyone can help me to comment itinerary below, which draft by the travel agent? which are the places needed to spend longer time to stop and which is not, please advice.... many thanks.

Day 1 (8/4) : Pick you up at the airport and directly going to visit Sultan Palace, Tamansari Water Castle, and Bird Market than lunch at kotagedhe, silver center and continued to Prambanan Temple and at the night you can also see Ramayana Ballet until (10-11 PM) .

Day 2 (9/4) : For Borobudur sunrise is not necessary because the entrance ticket is more expensive than regular ticket can see also another temple nearby the Borobudur continue to visit Snake fruit Plantation,Lava tour at Mount Merapi and than we can also come by to Candi Ijo and the Temple nearby like : Plaosan, Sambi Sari Temple continue city tour at Malioboro street.

Day 3 (10/4) : for the day 3 you can choose between this :
A. Going to Solo City (2,5 Hour drive): Mangkunegaran Palace, Antique Market continued to visit Sukuh and Cetho Temple
B. Going to Dieng Plateau (3 hour drive) : see the Oldest Hindu's Temple, Colorful lake, Dieng Plateau beautiful scenery.

Day 4 : pick up at your hotel and drive you to airport (end of service)

This post has been edited by waisang: Feb 12 2011, 05:33 PM