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Yogyakarta: Tailor-Made Private Day Tour with Pickup

1. Yogyakarta: Tailor-Made Private Day Tour with Pickup

Discover Yogyakarta with a hassle-free, private tour complete with hotel pickup and drop-off. Tour the area with a local guide and enjoy the flexibility of a customizable experience as you select 3 to 4 attractions to explore. Choose your preferred combination of attractions, sticking to a single region to explore more individual sights. You can also choose to combine different regions, but time constraints will mean you'll see fewer attractions. Visit the North and see Borobudur Temple, Setumbu hill (Sunrise), Chicken Church, Pawon temple, Mendut Temple, 4x4 Merapi Lava Tour, Ullen Sentalu Museum, and more. Head to the West to discover Mudal Waterfall, Kembang Soka Waterfall, Kedung Pedut Waterfall, Pulepayung hill, Kalibiru View Point, Sermo Lake, or the Pronosutan Rice Field Views. In the East, attractions include the Prambanan Temple Complex, Kalasan Temple, Sambisari Temple, Ratu Boko Temple, Ijo Temple, Breccia Cliff, Bukit Bintang, Riyadi Spot, and others. Explore the city center with your guide and see Malioboro street, the Bringharjo Market, the Sultan Palace, the Vredeburg Fortress, Senobudoyo Museum, and Taman Sari Water Palace. Journey to the South to visit the Paragliding hills, Sari Mangunan Pine Forest, or the Songgo Langit Stone. Or make your way to Gunung Kidul (East-South) to see Jomblang Cave, Pindul Cave, Segoro Peak, Seruni beach, Pengilon hill, Watunene beach, and more. Feel free to combine any destinations you choose, even between regions. Good combination options include: 1. North+East. 2. North+West 3. West+South 4. East+Gunung Kidul 5. City+South 6. City+North 7. City+East.

Yogyakarta: Night Walking and Street Food Tasting Tour

2. Yogyakarta: Night Walking and Street Food Tasting Tour

Discover the beauty of Yogyakarta by night, and visit sites that most tourists only see during the daytime. Zip thorugh the streets of Yogyakarta in the front of a "becak" and stop to try some delicious food and drinks. Take in some of the city's most important local landmarks as your guide shows you around. Stop to sample some of the best food in the city, whether that be random snacks in a market, some of the city’s best cuisine, or dessert. You certainly won’t go hungry, so there’s no need to eat beforehand! Try traditional games and enjoy fairground rides at Alun-Alun Kidul. Your trip will end for approxiamately 3 hour.

Yogyakarta: 3-Hour Countryside Guided Bike Tour

3. Yogyakarta: 3-Hour Countryside Guided Bike Tour

Pedal through the picturesque countryside on a Javanese bike. Explore the peaceful Yogyakarta countryside and take part in the daily activities of the locals such as making tempeh (a traditional soy product from Indonesia), ketupat (a type of dumpling made from rice packed inside a diamond-shaped container of woven palm leaf pouch), witness how locals harvest, sow and plow the rice plants. See the local crafts, and don't miss the opportunity to stop at the local elementary school. Choose to take private pickup and drop-off from your accommodation with additional charge for more convenience experience.

Cycling Tour: Explore The Hidden Gems of Jogja

4. Cycling Tour: Explore The Hidden Gems of Jogja

Experience Yogyakarta in a whole new way with our unique bicycle tour led by passionate university students. Our tour takes you on a journey through parts of the city that are off the beaten path, allowing you to discover the real life of friendly locals and their culture. You will cycle along the riverside of Kalicode, a diverse rural area where you can immerse yourself in the local culture. Explore unusual heritage site, including temples, old palace, and hidden sultanate areas that you won't find in guidebooks. Along the way, you will stop to try local signature refreshments and learn about Javanese culture and writings from our knowledgeable road captain. Ideal for those with limited time to explore the city comprehensively in just a few hours.

Yogyakarta: Cave,Tembelang Cliff,Sand Boarding & beach

5. Yogyakarta: Cave,Tembelang Cliff,Sand Boarding & beach

Explore nature tours in Yogyakarta. Visit Pindul Cave,Tembelang Cliff,Sand Boarding and Parang tritis beach, beach with private tour

Authentic Yogya Bicycle Tour

6. Authentic Yogya Bicycle Tour

We will begin in serene Prambanan; a famous town a little ways north east of Yogyakarta city. All in one in this bike tour such as Sport, Heritage, Culture, Nature, and Local life. We will star cycle in the north of Prambanan Temple complex (outside of the Temple) through idyllic stretches of rice fields and little villages until we reach our first destination photo spot with the background of Plaosan Temple (the hidden gem temple combines Hindu and Buddhist in one location), then head to the home industry/local houses where we will learn the traditional ways of making one of Indonesia’s iconic foods, emping chips. And Playing the traditional bamboo music instrument there We will then continue the journey to the home industry of making tofu, then journey to bee keeping (here, tourists can try pure honey directly from the hive) During the tour our guide always ready to help you to take good pictures. This marks the end of our trip, where we begin another scenic cycle back to our first meeting point . Note: There will be spot addition " Gamelan instrument" for minimum 6 persons.

Yogyakarta: Morning Food Tour with Tasting

7. Yogyakarta: Morning Food Tour with Tasting

Instead of wandering around the streets of Jogja like a zombie in the morning – Or snoring in the lobby of your hotel – Why not make the absolute most out of your time in Jogja and turn these few “dead hours” into the most memorable part of your trip? Market is always be the best place for trying local food and seeing the real local life. From your meeting location (Lupis Mbah Satinem), you will take off to explore local market, try some traditional snacks and food for breakfast.… like my grandmother would prepare it! Our morning food walk tour is very similar to our night walk and the only difference is that in our morning tour we focus a little more on what "wong yogjo" eat at this time of the day, for breakfast/lunch!

Village Cycling Tour in Nanggulan

8. Village Cycling Tour in Nanggulan

Experience the beauty and authenticity of Javanese life with our sustainable cycling tour. Our tour takes place in Nanggulan district of Yogyakarta, where you will explore the local way of life in a genuine village surrounded by rice fields, rivers, dan the majestic Menoreh Hills. Meet friendly neighbors along the way and traditional Javanese Food such as "Tempe Benguk", "Geblek", and Jamu, herbal drinks made with Indonesian spices. Recommended for short escape tour to refresh your stay.

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