Yogyakarta International Airport (YIA) 2 hr 46
Alun-Alun Kidul Surakarta (7 min) Popular park featuring a variety of food stalls, carnival rides & views of a sacred buffalo herd. The Heritage Palace (17 min) Large indoor-outdoor palace with a garden & several art museums plus a playground & convention hall. Gede Hardjonagoro Traditional market (11 min) Busy market renowned for its street food, with stalls selling fruit, vegetables & fish. Surakarta Hadiningrat Palace (9 min) Prominent palace from 1744 with tours & a museum featuring sculptures, weapons & other artifacts. Pandawa Water World (14 min) This kid-friendly recreation park has swimming pools, slides & playgrounds, plus artificial waves. De Tjolomadoe (19 min) Cultural & exhibition center on a 16-acre, 19th century sugar factory site with a café & museum. Balekambang City Park (10 min) Picturesque public green space with animal enclosures, a pond & cultural events. Ngarsopuro Night Market (6 min) Lively weekend nighttime marketplace with many vendors offering handicrafts, food & live music. Vastenburg Fortress (11 min) Rustic remains of a 1700s Dutch colonial fort, now used occasionally for concerts & festivals. Museum Keraton Surakarta (9 min) Museum in an 18th-century palace featuring relics & fragments from the Keraton Kasunanan Surakarta. Umbul Ponggok (45 min) Popular with snorkelers & inexperienced divers, this calm natural pool features, sand, rocks & fish. House Of Danar Hadi (4 min) International batik museum with vintage fabrics, live-action demonstrations & textiles for sale. Mangkunegaran Palace (7 min) Royal residence since 1757, part of which is open to the public for touring historic displays. Radya Pustaka Museum (19 min) Cozy 19th-century history museum showcasing weapons, textiles, manuscripts, sculpture & currency. Jurug Solo Zoo (21 min) Traditional zoo with birds, mammals, elephant & camel rides & many educational programs. |