5 Day 4 Night Yogyakarta Heritage Sustainable Tour

Itinerary

Day 1: Let The Culture Begin!

Stop At: Yogyakarta Palace, Jl. Rotowijayan Blok No. 1 Enter from the west of Alun-alun, Yogyakarta Indonesia
Keraton is the site when Sultan/King of Yogyakarta lives with his family. Here, we are going to explore the inside of the palace because it is the center of Javanese culture. This palace is the Javanese culture living museum, and this museum display’s the Sultan’s belongings.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Water Castle (Tamansari), Jl. Taman, 55133 Indonesia
The Taman Sari water castle used to be the former royal garden of the Sultanate of Yogyakarta. It was built in the middle of the 18th century by Sultan Hamengkubuwono I but finished by Sultan Hamengkubuwono II. There are several areas with different function including a meditation area, a defense area, a resting area, and a hiding place. However, it is mainly built for resting and relaxing.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Water Castle (Tamansari), Jl. Taman, 55133 Indonesia
In this area we are going to make our own batik craft. Starting from putting the hot wax using "Canting" to colour it.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Sonobudoyo Museum, Jln. Trikora no. 6, 55122 Indonesia
We will explore the museum with English-speaking guide to learn about Javanese culture and Indonesian culture and history
Duration: 1 hour

Meals included:
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at either Local Homestay or 3-star hotel with the eco-friendly concept. To choose either one, email us!

Day 2: Heritage Exploration!

Stop At: Kota Gede, Indonesia
We are heading to Kotagede, the oldest district of Yogyakarta. It is located on the south east of the city. This district was established from the 16th century and was known as the site where the founder of the new Mataram Kingdom, Panembahan Senopati. This kingdow claims that they were the direct inheritance with the ancient Mataram rulers who built the almighty Borobudur and Prambanan Temples. Kotagede was a jungle namely Mentaok, then this city grew and established until the capital city. You will experience what the past look like in Kotagede, including exploring Kotagede Traditional market, Tomb of the king while wearing Javanese traditional clothings, Old valleys, Watu gilang, Between Two Gates, and Kotagede Mosque which is the oldest mosque in Yogyakarta.
Duration: 4 hours

Stop At: Kota Gede, Indonesia
Since Kotagede has become the center of silver art and silver handicraft, you will have opportunity to try to make your own silver art by yourself after lunch at the local resto around Kotagede.
Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Local homestay or 3-star hotel with eco-friendly concept. To select the accommodation, please email us

Day 3: Amazingly Gigantic!

Stop At: Borobudur Temple, Taman Wisata Candi Borobudur, Borobudur, Magelang 56553 Indonesia
The tour will start very early in the morning at 03.30 because we are going to watch sunrise from the top of the almighty Boronudur temple. This temple is located outside Yogyakarta, particularly in Magelang, central Java, 1-hour drive from Yogyakarta. We are going in not through the regular entrance because Borobudur opens at 6 am, so we are going in through Manohara hotel. Watching sunrise from the top of the biggest Buddhist temple in the world would be the unforgettable experience. Then, we will have time to explore the Borobudur temple.
Duration: 4 hours

Stop At: Candi Mendut (Temple), Jl. Magelang Sumberrejo, Mendut 56501 Indonesia
Another historical portal of Borobudur, you can find several meters ahead of Mendut temple. This temple is situated right on 3 km east of Borobudur temple. The temple is on a north to south straight line with the Borobudur and Pawon Temples. Local legend relates that long ago a brick-paved road led from Mendut to Borobudur, closed in by walls with niches built into them. According to Dutch archaeologist JG de Casparis, the temple forms part of a once huge temple complex together with the Pawon and Borobudur temples and, chronologically speaking, is the oldest among the three.
Duration: 1 hour

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at local homestay or 3-star hotel with eco-friendly concept. To select type of accommodation, please email us

Day 4: Live Like Locals!

Stop At: Jeep Wisata Merapi - Day Tours, Sleman 55188 Indonesia
We will explore the impact of Merapi volcano through Merapi lava tour. We will be on 4wd Jeep or Land Cruiser. We will visit 3 destinations and explore very close (7km away from the top).
Duration: 4 hours

Stop At: Nglanggeran Ancient Volcano, Jl. Kecamatan Desa Nglanggeran, Kecamatan Patuk, Gunung Kidul 55862 Indonesia
After that, we will continue to Desa Wisata Nglanggeran or Nglanggeran Tourist Village in Gunung Kidul Regency. Nglanggeran is a good example for their community-based tourism. The community has been working together to empower their people to build the village into a community-based tourism. They have a pre-historic volcano (which is now not active) as their main destination. However, they also develop tourism activity from their lifestyle. Agricultural activities, cultural activities, local products have been developed to accompany the main tourism activities. These are what we are going to experience.
Duration: 1 day

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at the village living with the locals at the homestay. You can experience how the Javanese family lives

Day 5: IT'S A WRAP UP!

Stop At: Krapyak Wetan, Panggungharjo, Kec. Sewon, Bantul, Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta, Indonesia
This is another historical building that is related to the royal family. It actually has a deep philosophy and long history about Jogjakarta.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Yogyakarta Monument, Jl. Jendral Sudirman Yogyakarta city, Yogyakarta Indonesia
This is the icon of Jogjakarta. We are going to learn a little bit about the history about the monument. We will also learn about how it is connected to Merapi volcano, Krapyak, the Royal Palace, and the southern beach of Java,
Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Malioboro Road, Indonesia
Exploring and shopping for souveniers.
Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.