Yogyakarta International Airport (YIA) 2 hr 48
Jurug Solo Zoo (15 min) Traditional zoo with birds, mammals, elephant & camel rides & many educational programs. Mangkunegaran Palace (19 min) Royal residence since 1757, part of which is open to the public for touring historic displays. Ngarsopuro Night Market (16 min) Lively weekend nighttime marketplace with many vendors offering handicrafts, food & live music. Surakarta Hadiningrat Palace (9 min) Prominent palace from 1744 with tours & a museum featuring sculptures, weapons & other artifacts. Museum Keraton Surakarta (9 min) Museum in an 18th-century palace featuring relics & fragments from the Keraton Kasunanan Surakarta. The Heritage Palace (18 min) Large indoor-outdoor palace with a garden & several art museums plus a playground & convention hall. De Tjolomadoe (18 min) Cultural & exhibition center on a 16-acre, 19th century sugar factory site with a café & museum. Pandawa Water World (20 min) This kid-friendly recreation park has swimming pools, slides & playgrounds, plus artificial waves. Radya Pustaka Museum (9 min) Cozy 19th-century history museum showcasing weapons, textiles, manuscripts, sculpture & currency. Vastenburg Fortress (7 min) Rustic remains of a 1700s Dutch colonial fort, now used occasionally for concerts & festivals. House Of Danar Hadi (11 min) International batik museum with vintage fabrics, live-action demonstrations & textiles for sale. Gede Hardjonagoro Traditional market (7 min) Busy market renowned for its street food, with stalls selling fruit, vegetables & fish. Balekambang City Park (8 min) Picturesque public green space with animal enclosures, a pond & cultural events. Sondokoro Agrotourism (30 min) Park at an old sugar factory with a playground, climbing wall, aquarium, aviaries & a water park. Alun-Alun Kidul Surakarta (12 min) Popular park featuring a variety of food stalls, carnival rides & views of a sacred buffalo herd. |