Yogyakarta International Airport (YIA) 2 hr 49
Surakarta Hadiningrat Palace (18 min) Prominent palace from 1744 with tours & a museum featuring sculptures, weapons & other artifacts. Museum Keraton Surakarta (18 min) Museum in an 18th-century palace featuring relics & fragments from the Keraton Kasunanan Surakarta. Sondokoro Agrotourism (25 min) Park at an old sugar factory with a playground, climbing wall, aquarium, aviaries & a water park. Pandawa Water World (16 min) This kid-friendly recreation park has swimming pools, slides & playgrounds, plus artificial waves. Vastenburg Fortress (7 min) Rustic remains of a 1700s Dutch colonial fort, now used occasionally for concerts & festivals. The Heritage Palace (22 min) Large indoor-outdoor palace with a garden & several art museums plus a playground & convention hall. Gede Hardjonagoro Traditional market (6 min) Busy market renowned for its street food, with stalls selling fruit, vegetables & fish. De Tjolomadoe (22 min) Cultural & exhibition center on a 16-acre, 19th century sugar factory site with a café & museum. Balekambang City Park (12 min) Picturesque public green space with animal enclosures, a pond & cultural events. House Of Danar Hadi (6 min) International batik museum with vintage fabrics, live-action demonstrations & textiles for sale. Radya Pustaka Museum (5 min) Cozy 19th-century history museum showcasing weapons, textiles, manuscripts, sculpture & currency. Mangkunegaran Palace (13 min) Royal residence since 1757, part of which is open to the public for touring historic displays. Alun-Alun Kidul Surakarta (7 min) Popular park featuring a variety of food stalls, carnival rides & views of a sacred buffalo herd. Jurug Solo Zoo (10 min) Traditional zoo with birds, mammals, elephant & camel rides & many educational programs. Ngarsopuro Night Market (11 min) Lively weekend nighttime marketplace with many vendors offering handicrafts, food & live music. |