Private Temples & Palaces of the City Center Full-Day Tour

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Duration: 13h
Location: Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia | Java, Indonesia


Category: Day Trips & Excursio

Highlights:
Temples & cultural heritage of Java’s soulful city
2 UNESCO World Heritage Sites—Borobudur & Prambanen Temples
Traditional performances in the Kraton, or Sultan’s Palace
Doing as locals do with a thrilling becak ride across town
Rural villagers demonstrating age-old pottery methods

Inclusions:
Private guided tour of Yogyakarta
Admission fees
Becak ride
Lunch
Roundtrip transportation to and from your Yogyakarta hotel
Live tour commentary provided in English

Description:

Discover the cultural highlights of Yogyakarta in this all-encompassing private tour of temples and villages. Visit the Sultan’s Palace for a live performance, see the splendor of both the Borobudur and Prambanen Temples, and meet local people honoring and preserving ancient traditions.

Head first to the building known as Kraton, the Sultan’s Palace. Still used as a residence, this is also a museum showcasing not only fine architecture but also relics and artifacts of Javanese culture. Watch a live performance of traditional entertainment like a Golek Menak puppet show or Macapat (poetry reading).

Adopt a local form of transport with a ride on a becak (cycle rickshaw) to travel to the neighboring Taman Sari Water Castle and its gardens. After exploring the baths and pools of the complex, leave the city behind and travel to Prambanan Temple, the first of your UNESCO-listed sights. Hear about the symbolism of this towering structure—the largest Hindu temple in Indonesia—and see shrines dedicated to the Hindu holy trinity of Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva.

Following lunch, the second UNESCO World Heritage Site awaits. Borobudur is a vast Buddhist Temple masterfully constructed out of giant volcanic rock and decorated with delicate, ornate carvings. Out in the nearby rural villages, stroll through rice paddy fields and chat with locals as they display time-honored methods of producing pottery and demonstrate their deep ties to the land.