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

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

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..

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..

stimix.. u really overpay for the transportation.. the transport cost should also covers for all illegal tolls..

however, nice pics that u upload here.. anything special on the dieng plateu and paranghitis beach? i skip these place during my previous trip to jogja..