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 Traveller's Tales: Advise for travellers in Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Heed our handy tips on safe travel in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. You may read about travel warnings, health, what to wear, travel with kids, travel with pets, local weather, local government, medical information and traffic information in the area.Also, you might want to read our
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| S Rutherford |
30 July 2002 |
Stayed at Novotel Yogyakarta - Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
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Dieng plateau is a must. The city itself has very nice character, although many locals are agressive when it comes to transportation.
Watch taxi prices. Be careful of handicrafts on Malioboro. Look deeper and go to the places where they are made. Prambanan temple is magnificent, on par with Angkor Wat but with less tourists.
The BEST restaurant in Yogyakarta is easily "Gadja Wong"
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| T Sarro |
18 March 2002 |
Stayed at Melia Purosani - Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
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I used Puri Tours in the hotel to arrange drivers to take me to Borobudur and Prambanan, and was very happy with this arrangement. The Melia hotel is in the center of Jogja, a short becak ride from the palace, post office, Malioboro and other places of interest. Watch out for the becak drivers! They are pleasant enough, but seem to have no scruples about charging 10 or 20 times what the ride is worth if they think they can get you to pay it. For instance, 5000 Rupiahs to get to the palace is VERY generous. Set the price before you get in. If a driver won't take your price, just walk away. There are PLENTY of becaks in Jogja, and your man will invariably break down once he knows he's about to lose the business.
The sights and musuems are interesting, but I think the highlight of Jogja is the gamelan, dance and puppet performances. The Tourist info office hands out a little sheet listing the regular performances. I went to the Dalem Pujokusuman for traditional dance (Monday night) and it was just about the most beautiful thing I have ever seen. It is hard to find, don't try to find it on your own, my becak driver had to ask where it was, but its worth the effort.
I also went to the shadow puppet show at the Sono Budoyo musuem (every night at 8), and the dance rehearsal at the palace (every Sunday morning) and both were very worthwhile. There are also gamelan rehearsals at the palce (Monday and Wednesday morning) which I missed, but I'm sure are very good.
I asked which batik shopes were the best, and Margaria, Mirota, and DanarHadi were all mentioned. I bought some nice cloth at DanrHadi, but would have liked to see the selection in the other stores if I had more time. I sense there are a lot of unscrupulous batik dealers, so try to get a reference for any place you go into to actually buy.
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