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 ..

---

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