Jogja? , So who is not familiar with this city, Yogyakarta (also called Jogja, Yogya) is a major tourist destination in Indonesia, located in the southern part of central Java island and is bordered by the Province of Central Java. Jogja has an area of 3185.80 km2 consists of one city and four counties, which are subdivided into 78 districts and 438 villages / village, entered the province of Yogyakarta (DIY).
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| Jogja Monument |
Yogyakarta is famous for its tourism, the number of domestic and foreign tourists who come each time to make jogja as a tourist town, city culture, and also a student city. If you go to jogja you can find a variety of tours, starting from the middle there is a cultural history jogja the Sultan Palace, Taman Sari, Alun Alun, Malioboro, Jogja Monument. At the north end of Yogyakarta, you will see Mount Merapi stands proudly as high as 9738 feet. This mountain is one of the most active volcanoes in Indonesia. In the southern part of Yogyakarta, you will find many beaches. The most famous beach is Parangtritis with legend Nyi Roro Kidul, Depok Beach as a culinary seafood. In the east you can find temples of cultural tourism, which is a very majestic Prambanan Temple, Boko temple there as well, etc. ..., so what are you waiting? Come visit jogja ..:)
Get in to jogja,
By plane, Yogyakarta's Adisucipto International Airpor, 8 km east of town, is a small but busy mostly-domestic hub. There are near-hourly connections on Garuda to Jakarta (50 minutes) and Denpasar, while other domestic airlines service major cities in Java, Sumatra, Kalimantan and Sulawesi. For international services, AirAsia connects Yogyakarta to both Kuala Lumpur and Singapore while Malaysia Airlines flies between Yogyakarta and Kuala Lumpur.
By bus, The main bus station is Giwangan, 4 km to the southeast of the centre. There are regular services throughout the island, including Jakarta (9 hours), Bandung (6 hours), and Surabaya (8 hours).
Terminal Penumpang Giwangan (Giwangan Bus Terminal). Jl. Imogiri, Giwangan. +62 274 378288, +62 274 7482222 (fax: +62 274 7483333)
By train, Trains to Jakarta take between 7-12 hr from the main Yogyakarta station, commonly called Tugu Station. The Argo-class trains (Argo Lawu and Argo Dwipangga) are the best of the lot being the most comfortable and fastest (~8 hours, Rp 255,000-315,000 including mineral water and snacks). Taksaka is almost as good at Rp 235,000-265,000. These express services connect Yogyakarta and Jakarta in 7-8 hours, either at daytime or overnight.
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| Yogyakarta City Maps |
Get around jogja, you can explore the city joga with a variety of transport on offer, ranging from taxi, by trishaw (traditional three-wheeled and pedal-powered cart, known as becak), by horse cart (traditional horse-pulled carts, known as andong, or dokar), by bus (medium and small size buses are the main public transport in Yogyakarta), the latter by by car or Motorbike (there are many places the car and motor bike rentals in jogja). Finally enjoy the city of Jogja, welcome:)
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