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Yogyakarta: Night Walking and Street Food Tasting Tour

1. Yogyakarta: Night Walking and Street Food Tasting Tour

Discover the beauty of Yogyakarta by night, and visit sites that most tourists only see during the daytime. Zip thorugh the streets of Yogyakarta in the front of a "becak" and stop to try some delicious food and drinks. Take in some of the city's most important local landmarks as your guide shows you around. Stop to sample some of the best food in the city, whether that be random snacks in a market, some of the city’s best cuisine, or dessert. You certainly won’t go hungry, so there’s no need to eat beforehand! Try traditional games and enjoy fairground rides at Alun-Alun Kidul. Your trip will end for approxiamately 3 hour.

Borobudur Temple & Candirejo Village Private Guided Day Tour

2. Borobudur Temple & Candirejo Village Private Guided Day Tour

Be picked up from your accommodation in the morning in Yogyakarta and head to Borobudur Temple. Explore the UNESCO-listed Borobudur Temple, the single largest Buddhist structure on earth. Be the first of the day to enter the gates as they open. Encounter 504 life-sized Buddha statues, each carved from a single stone. Discover seated Buddha statues beneath each bell-shaped spire. Admire its grandeur, beauty, and uniqueness. Explore the largest Buddhist temple in the world with your local guide who will explain more about the site. After visiting Borobudur, take a riding on a bike through the village nearby and witness traditional village life by joining the locals in their everyday activities, such as making cassava chips (Manihot Esculenta), learning to play the local music instrument of Gamelan, and strolling through local vegetable gardens. You can choose to experience the tour by a Horse-Cart or by bike. At the end of your tour you can finish your day wit a bite to eat and some delicious tea. You will end your day of exploration with a relaxing transfer back to your accommodation through your private driver.

Yogyakarta: Morning Food Tour with Tasting

3. Yogyakarta: Morning Food Tour with Tasting

Instead of wandering around the streets of Jogja like a zombie in the morning – Or snoring in the lobby of your hotel – Why not make the absolute most out of your time in Jogja and turn these few “dead hours” into the most memorable part of your trip? Market is always be the best place for trying local food and seeing the real local life. From your meeting location (Lupis Mbah Satinem), you will take off to explore local market, try some traditional snacks and food for breakfast.… like my grandmother would prepare it! Our morning food walk tour is very similar to our night walk and the only difference is that in our morning tour we focus a little more on what "wong yogjo" eat at this time of the day, for breakfast/lunch!

Prambanan Temple Guided Tour with Skip-the-Line Ticket

4. Prambanan Temple Guided Tour with Skip-the-Line Ticket

Discover the history of Prambanan temple on a tour with historian guide, see and visit Shiva, Vishnu, and Brahma temples in person. The distinctive feature of the architecture of Prambanan Temple is that it is guided by the Hindu architectural tradition in the Wastu Sastra book. The temple follows a mandala pattern and towers typical of Hinduism. And 3 other temples namely Nandi, Garuda, and Angsa Temples, 2 Apit Temples between the Trimurti and Wahana temples in the north and the border, 4 Kelir Temples in 4 cardinal points behind the main zone entrance, 4 Patoh Temples in 4 corners of the zone core, and 224 ancillary temples. A lot of history and folklore is embedded in the temples located within the Prambanan temple complex. As well as the story of how this temple was rediscovered after being abandoned for several centuries. and the story of the restoration that has lasted until now. Get the full experience by joining this tour for 2 hours.

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Overall rating

4.6 / 5

based on 19 reviews

We had a wonderful trip with Atok. The guided tour to Borobudur was great. Then atok brought us to the nearest village around Borobudur temple. We took horsecart riding, it was fun. We meet with the locals and interact with them, what an amazing experience. We definitely would recommend this tour to everyone!

Had an amazing time with our driver Dedhy! He made sure we had anything we needed at all times - Even took us to some extra places! Local guides at Borobudur and Prambanan were great too and the views were amazing! One in a lifetime tour, especially in low season with fewer tourists!

Very good trip to visiting Borobudur and Prambanan Temples. The guide was really friendly and very good to explain the history of these places. It was really funny day ! Do not hesistate to book, you will be not disapointed.

very friendly and resourceful tour guide. had a great experience even with the heavy rain

very knowledgeable tour guide! I also learned about local politics in the process