Yogyakarta International Airport (YIA) 2 hr 50
House Of Danar Hadi (10 min) International batik museum with vintage fabrics, live-action demonstrations & textiles for sale. Jurug Solo Zoo (15 min) Traditional zoo with birds, mammals, elephant & camel rides & many educational programs. Sondokoro Agrotourism (30 min) Park at an old sugar factory with a playground, climbing wall, aquarium, aviaries & a water park. Pandawa Water World (18 min) This kid-friendly recreation park has swimming pools, slides & playgrounds, plus artificial waves. Balekambang City Park (12 min) Picturesque public green space with animal enclosures, a pond & cultural events. Vastenburg Fortress (16 min) Rustic remains of a 1700s Dutch colonial fort, now used occasionally for concerts & festivals. Surakarta Hadiningrat Palace (19 min) Prominent palace from 1744 with tours & a museum featuring sculptures, weapons & other artifacts. Ngarsopuro Night Market (5 min) Lively weekend nighttime marketplace with many vendors offering handicrafts, food & live music. Radya Pustaka Museum (12 min) Cozy 19th-century history museum showcasing weapons, textiles, manuscripts, sculpture & currency. Mangkunegaran Palace (9 min) Royal residence since 1757, part of which is open to the public for touring historic displays. Museum Keraton Surakarta (19 min) Museum in an 18th-century palace featuring relics & fragments from the Keraton Kasunanan Surakarta. Alun-Alun Kidul Surakarta (10 min) Popular park featuring a variety of food stalls, carnival rides & views of a sacred buffalo herd. Gede Hardjonagoro Traditional market (19 min) Busy market renowned for its street food, with stalls selling fruit, vegetables & fish. De Tjolomadoe (21 min) Cultural & exhibition center on a 16-acre, 19th century sugar factory site with a café & museum. The Heritage Palace (20 min) Large indoor-outdoor palace with a garden & several art museums plus a playground & convention hall. |