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JOGJA CITY TOUR

The Sultan’s Palace or Keraton of yogyakarta was constructed in between 1756-1790 by the founder of Jogja, Sultan Hamengku Buwono I. The palace is indeed the most grand and elegant architecture in...

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WATER CASTLE

Built in 1758, under the reign of Sultan Hamengku Buwono I, Water Castle (Taman Sari), beautiful garden in literary meaning, was formerly the place for Sultan and his family to take pleasure. It...

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NGASEM TRADITIONAL BIRD MARKET

Just 5 minutes walk to the north from Water Castle, lies the traditional Ngasem Market. The regular daily market has a capture specializing in birds and animal. The display of some interesting bamboo...

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BOROBUDUR TEMPLE TOUR

About an hour drive to northwest of Yogyakarta, Borobudur is the most celebrated ancient monumen in Indonesia. The temple is also considered  as one of the Seven Wonders in the earth. History said that...

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PRAMBANAN TEMPLE TOUR

Built in large landscape areas, the temple is the biggest Hindu’s temple in Indonesia. The Siwagrha Sanskrit, a Sanskrit which is believed having connected with the temple, stated that the complex of...

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RAMAYANA BALLET

Ramayana Ballet is one of the most popular theatrical dance recital in Jogja. The Ramayana story, not only simple heroic story of Rama who won Shinta, is rich of values based on the epic of Hindu found...

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SHADOW PUPPET (WAYANG)

SHADOW PUPPET (WAYANG)Originally, wayang, appeared to be the Javanese tradition holding many aspects of Javanese culture and values. In fact, the existence of Wayang has been in Java long before the...

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PARANGTRITIS BEACH TOUR

A popular seaside resort 27 km of Yogyakarta on the Indian Ocean, the Parangtritis is known, based on mythology of Javanese, as the home of the Queen of The South Sea, Nyi Roro Kidul. It was told that...

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SOLO CITY TOUR

Walking a round the bank of legendary river, Bengawan Solo will be a great moment for your vacation. The memorable river indeed still has its own beauty. May be you remember the song entitled Bengawan...

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SANGIRAN TOUR

About 15 km from Solo drive to Sangiran, is an excursion back in time. The Sangiran is extremely fascinating area which is rich in fossils of all types. The museum site is a simple one-room affair. In...

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DIENG PLATEAU

A long drive from Yogyakarta through remarkable mountain scenery take us to Dieng Plateau. Here are found some of the oldest Hindu’s temples it’s said that these temples was built in 7th century. The...

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SUKUH TEMPLE

About 3 hours to west from Yogyakarta or about 90 minutes from Solo, takes us to Sukuh Temple, ‘the sex education temple’. The trip also offers natural plantations scenery such as Cloves trees, Coffee...

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