Top Yogyakarta Unique Experiences

Explore the must-see sites of the historically and culturally important city of Yogyakarta and its surrounding areas on this convenient private tour. Visit UNESCO-listed sites away from the center of Yogyakarta, like Borobudur and Prambanan Temples, without worrying about transport. An ideal trip for visitors short on time, as it covers many places in a single day.

Indonesia is one of the world’s largest exporters of tea and this tour gives you the chance to go behind-the-scenes at a local tea plantation. Stroll around the plantation, have a go at harvesting the tea leaves, then visit the tea processing house to learn how the leaves are made into tea. Finally, make your very own cup of ‘Sangit’ tea and enjoy it alongside a traditional lunch.

History buffs who are low on time can check off all Yogyakarta’s big hitters in just one day on this door-to-door private tour that simply eats up the miles. Start in the old city, with Yogyakarta Palace and the Water Castle (Tamansari). Experience the 8th-century temple of Borobudur, a UNESCO World Heritage site, before a late lunch and your second World Heritage site of the day, the Prambanan temple complex.

This experience invites you to know more about Cocoa. One of the third largest commodities in Indonesia. This commodity is also very famous for its superiority. But of course this experience will bring you to know more about chocolate with more fun. Nitis (My Co Host) will help me bring my world in a different way for you. She worked as a Senior Staff at the Chocolate Museum and Factory. She will guide you to see directly about chocolate from still fruit to become a very delicious chocolate drink.

Watch the sun come up over Borobudur, the world's largest Buddhist Temple, on this day trip from Yogyakarta. After your early-morning trip to the temple, which took 75 years to complete, you'll continue your trip, with stops at a couple of other stunning temples in the area, namely the ancient Mendut and the magnificently symmetrical Pawon.

In this trip you will be making fabric based (traditional) Batik. Batik is a technique of wax-resist dyeing applied to whole cloth, or cloth made using this technique, originated from Indonesia, Batik is made either by drawing dots and lines of the resist with a spouted tool called a canting, or by printing the resist with a copper stamp called a cap. The applied wax resists dyes and therefore allows the artisan to colour selectively by soaking the cloth in one colour, removing the wax with boiling water, and repeating if multiple colours are desired. Indonesian batik made in the island of Java has a long history of acculturation, with diverse patterns influenced by a variety of cultures, and is the most developed in terms of pattern, technique, and the quality of workmanship. In October 2009, UNESCO designated Indonesian batik as a Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity.

The magnificent temple of Borobudur is the largest Buddhist temple in the world and a UNESCO World Heritage site. On this tour, make an early morning start and arrive at Borobudur in time to watch the sunrise from the top of the temple. Afterwards, explore the rest of the site on a guided tour, before enjoying a light lunch at a local restaurant.