Yogyakarta International Airport (YIA) 3 hr 3
Radya Pustaka Museum (24 min) Cozy 19th-century history museum showcasing weapons, textiles, manuscripts, sculpture & currency. Pandawa Water World (30 min) This kid-friendly recreation park has swimming pools, slides & playgrounds, plus artificial waves. Jurug Solo Zoo (9 min) Traditional zoo with birds, mammals, elephant & camel rides & many educational programs. Alun-Alun Kidul Surakarta (21 min) Popular park featuring a variety of food stalls, carnival rides & views of a sacred buffalo herd. The Heritage Palace (35 min) Large indoor-outdoor palace with a garden & several art museums plus a playground & convention hall. Surakarta Hadiningrat Palace (19 min) Prominent palace from 1744 with tours & a museum featuring sculptures, weapons & other artifacts. De Tjolomadoe (35 min) Cultural & exhibition center on a 16-acre, 19th century sugar factory site with a café & museum. Museum Keraton Surakarta (19 min) Museum in an 18th-century palace featuring relics & fragments from the Keraton Kasunanan Surakarta. Ngarsopuro Night Market (20 min) Lively weekend nighttime marketplace with many vendors offering handicrafts, food & live music. Gede Hardjonagoro Traditional market (17 min) Busy market renowned for its street food, with stalls selling fruit, vegetables & fish. Sondokoro Agrotourism (13 min) Park at an old sugar factory with a playground, climbing wall, aquarium, aviaries & a water park. Vastenburg Fortress (17 min) Rustic remains of a 1700s Dutch colonial fort, now used occasionally for concerts & festivals. House Of Danar Hadi (24 min) International batik museum with vintage fabrics, live-action demonstrations & textiles for sale. Balekambang City Park (25 min) Picturesque public green space with animal enclosures, a pond & cultural events. Mangkunegaran Palace (21 min) Royal residence since 1757, part of which is open to the public for touring historic displays. |