Yogyakarta International Airport (YIA) 2 hr 46
Alun-Alun Kidul Surakarta (5 min) Popular park featuring a variety of food stalls, carnival rides & views of a sacred buffalo herd. Surakarta Hadiningrat Palace (16 min) Prominent palace from 1744 with tours & a museum featuring sculptures, weapons & other artifacts. De Tjolomadoe (22 min) Cultural & exhibition center on a 16-acre, 19th century sugar factory site with a café & museum. Mangkunegaran Palace (8 min) Royal residence since 1757, part of which is open to the public for touring historic displays. Museum Keraton Surakarta (16 min) Museum in an 18th-century palace featuring relics & fragments from the Keraton Kasunanan Surakarta. The Heritage Palace (21 min) Large indoor-outdoor palace with a garden & several art museums plus a playground & convention hall. Vastenburg Fortress (12 min) Rustic remains of a 1700s Dutch colonial fort, now used occasionally for concerts & festivals. Gede Hardjonagoro Traditional market (15 min) Busy market renowned for its street food, with stalls selling fruit, vegetables & fish. Pandawa Water World (14 min) This kid-friendly recreation park has swimming pools, slides & playgrounds, plus artificial waves. Jurug Solo Zoo (11 min) Traditional zoo with birds, mammals, elephant & camel rides & many educational programs. Radya Pustaka Museum (13 min) Cozy 19th-century history museum showcasing weapons, textiles, manuscripts, sculpture & currency. Sondokoro Agrotourism (26 min) Park at an old sugar factory with a playground, climbing wall, aquarium, aviaries & a water park. Ngarsopuro Night Market (4 min) Lively weekend nighttime marketplace with many vendors offering handicrafts, food & live music. House Of Danar Hadi (10 min) International batik museum with vintage fabrics, live-action demonstrations & textiles for sale. Balekambang City Park (12 min) Picturesque public green space with animal enclosures, a pond & cultural events. |