We begin our journey to discover Yogyakarta City with Sultan Palace complex displaying Javanese architecture and hundreds historical objects. Continue to Water Castle (Taman Sari), situated just 250 meters from Sultans Palace. We will stop by at Sonobudoyo Museum and Pasty Bird Market too. We bring you to Kota Gede to witness multicultural architecture with Batik and Silver making processes for the end of your journey. Highlights: • Visit the Javanese framework of Sultan Palace with Professional Guide • Drop by to nation’s decades of heritage at Sonobudoyo Museum • Witness skillful artisan in Batik & Silver making processes • There are more attraction spots included such as Water Castle & PASTY bird market
Prices are per person when two book together; a solo traveller pays $94.
Larger groups pay less per person.
From the operator’s live schedule on Viator, checked Oct 11.
9.00 AM: Pick up at your hotel in Yogyakarta city 9.30 AM: Visit Sultan Palace (Kraton)
10.30 AM: Visit Water Castle
11.30 AM: Visit Sonobudoyo Museum
12.30 PM: Visit Pasty Bird Market
1.30 PM: Visit Kota Gede to see Batik and Silver making processes
We start the tour by bringing our travellers to visit the Sultan’s Palace, also known as Kraton. The palace is the central aspect of the Javanese cosmology by being at the centre of the Mt Merapi and Parangtritis Beach lines. This building constructed between 1756 –1790 is a fine example of traditional Javanese sultanate architecture. Next visit the adjacent Taman Sari, water palace and garden. This addition to the royal complex was built over 200 years ago by the first Sultan with bathing pools for his harem. Continue with Sonobudoyo museum where you can learn about the nation’s decades of heritage by viewing ancient sculptures, fabrics, old ornaments, inscriptions and so much more. Here, you could learn about all the history of Indonesia. We will drop by at PASTY, the well-known bird market among locals. We end the tour at Kota Gede where you will be shown the great cultural activities of Batik and the silver craft factories. The travelers could see the skillful artists’ passion in their craft which helps them to create the perfect results.3.00 PM: Drop off at your hotel
• Free hotel pick up is available for accommodations in the Yogyakarta city area • Pick up and drop off from/to outside Yogyakarta city, is applied additional charge per car per tour package payable to our Driver. Outside cities: Add IDR 150.000 for Wonosari, Klaten, Parangtritis Area, Kulonprogo, Magelang, Borobudur Area. Add IDR 300.000 for Solo, Losari, Purworejo and Bandungan Area. Add IDR 400.000 for Semarang, Kutoarjo, Wonosobo & Temanggung.
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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Explore City Tour from Yogyakarta lasts about 7–8 hours. The itinerary has 6 stops.
Prices start at $54 per person for this Yogyakarta experience, booked through Viator with the price shown before checkout. That is the per-person price when two book together; a solo traveller pays $94. There is 1 booking option, so the final price depends on the option you choose.
According to the operator’s current schedule, it runs every day, starting at 9:00 AM.
Children aged 3–11 pay from $41, adults from $54. Infants go free.
Yes. Cancel at least 1 day before the start for a full refund. Later cancellations are non-refundable.
Yes, pickup is offered. • Free hotel pick up is available for accommodations in the Yogyakarta city area • Pick up and drop off from/to outside Yogyakarta city, is applied additional charge per car per tour package payable to our Driver. Outside cities: Add IDR 150.000 for Wonosari, Klaten, Parangtritis Area, Kulonprogo, Magelang, Borobudur Area. Add IDR 300.000 for Solo, Losari, Purworejo and Bandungan Area. Add IDR 400.000 for Semarang, Kutoarjo, Wonosobo & Temanggung. Pickup points include Tasneem Hotel And Convention Yogyakarta, Emersia Malioboro Hotel.
The experience is available in EN.
It is a private experience: only your party takes part. Up to 15 travellers can book together.
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Yes, bookings are confirmed instantly.
Travellers rate it 4.1 out of 5 across 8 reviews on Viator and Tripadvisor; it is run by Lovely Borobudur Tours By Asni.
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Unfortunately the sultan Palace was unexpectedly closed so we could not visit it. The rest of the tour was good. The bird market is really surprising with a lot of animals not just birds. Batik and silver making experiences are interesting.
The advantage of this trip is that the driver will drop you to the three sites (of which the museum is the most interesting one), in a fully aircon car. However at each site you will use a local guide so I’m not sure it is as cost effective as using taxis from one of the local apps. If you do go to this tour make sure to ask the driver to do things you would not be able to do otherwise. For instance, I went to the batik factory and a puppet workshop. I’m not sure why the tour is advertised as lasting until 3pm (mine was until 1pm) and it said it would go to Kota Gede, as mine did not.
The person who picked me up was a driver. His English was not that good.I had to get my own English speaking guide at Yogyakarta Palace Water Castle and Museum Sonobudoyo. When I was finished from the tours it was difficult to find him. He never was were he told me he will be. My tour guides had to help me find him. He took me to the bird and flower market. He never took me to the batik and silver making.
We went to the Museum, Sultan Palace and Water Palace ( Taman Sari). Museum is fantastic, small but very well designed and maintained. Sultan palace is grand and worth every minute. Guide was good and explained everything in good English. Taman Sari was also good but probably has seen better days. Appears little run down and needs renovation. Batik store was huge, very economical and good selection. This was the best part of our tour and we will be going there tomorrow again. Did lot of purchasing.
The tour was a short overview of Jogja I felt it was lacking in depth and only touched the surface. No batik info for instance. The water place was a waste of time. Also the price was advertised in dollars which turned out to be usd. Rather more expensive than original planned.
Traffic in Yogyakarta can be bad but it can also be used as an excuse for delays. The tour guide that was originally assigned to us didn't make it, so a quick replacement was arranged who arrived at our hotel after an hour. Fortunately Fajah, who was supposed to have his free day that day was knowledgeable & had great restaurant recommendations. He explained very well how the natural geography/location of Yogyakarta protects the city from tsunamis. He brought us to the luwak coffee place, which was a great experience.
The Kraton complex is worth seeing. The museum was fascinating. I learned a lot about the meaning of the batik symbols. The batik workshop produces high quality batik for reasonable prices.
Budi, our guide, did a very nice job of escorting us around Yogyakarta. We saw the major highlights of the city, all three sights were time-worthy. The Sultan’s Palace and the Sonobudoyo Museum were particularly interesting. Budi, thank you for your time.
| Tour | Duration | Rating | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Explore City Tour from Yogyakarta | 7–8 hours | 4.1 (8) | $54 | |
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 2-Hour City Introduction on Walking Tour | 2 hours | 5.0 (45) | $18 | View |
 Solo City Transport service | 12 hours | — | $75 | View |
 Yogyakarta City Walking Tour | 1 day | 5.0 (1) | $74 | View |
 Yogyakarta City Sightseeing Tour | 6 hours | 5.0 (1) | $69 | View |
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