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Prambanan Temple featuring building ruins and heritage architecture
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Photo provided by Dan Holz
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Photo provided by Dan Holz
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Borobudur & Prambanan temple with English/France/Italian guide

Borobudur & Prambanan temple with English/France/Italian guide

Activity duration is 9 hours
10.0 out of 10 with 1 review
Price is ￥10,001 per adult
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Yogyakarta Bromo Ijen Bali Tour (5d4n)

Yogyakarta Bromo Ijen Bali Tour (5d4n)

Activity duration is 5 days
Free cancellation available
Price is ￥196,318 per adult*
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Yogyakarta: Ramayana Ballet Performance with Optional Dinner

Yogyakarta: Ramayana Ballet Performance with Optional Dinner

Activity duration is 2 hours
Free cancellation available
Price is ￥3,791 per adult
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Yogyakarta: Ramayana Ballet Performance with Optional Dinner

Yogyakarta: Ramayana Ballet Performance with Optional Dinner

Activity duration is 2 hours
Free cancellation available
Price is ￥3,791 per adult
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Yogyakarta Batik Shortcourse

Yogyakarta Batik Shortcourse

Activity duration is 2 hours
Free cancellation available
Price is ￥4,265 per adult
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What to do in Central Java

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Borobudur Temple

Borobudur Temple

5/5(52 reviews)

Join the other pilgrims visiting one of the world’s largest Buddhist temples for its profound meaning and spectacular architecture.

Borobudur Temple
Batu Pandang, Dieng, Indonesia. BEAUTIFUL! Great, easy, hike up, and then lots of picture spots. Free entry.

Dieng Plateau

Learn about the local history of Dieng when you take a trip to Dieng Plateau. Discover the area's sunrises and hot springs.

Dieng Plateau
Gunung Merbabu National Park

Mount Merbabu National Park

5/5(1 review)

Hike to the summit of a volcanic peak, spot myriad birdlife and enjoy breathtaking panoramas of Central Java’s lush countryside.

Mount Merbabu National Park
Candi Mendut featuring heritage architecture and a ruin

Mendut Temple

Explore a Buddhist temple that is more than 1,000 years old, and study its highly detailed statues, carvings and reliefs.

Mendut Temple

Paragon City Mall Semarang

4/5(4 reviews)

During your visit to Semarang, you can enjoy retail therapy at Paragon City Mall Semarang. Amble around the area's marina or visit its temples.

Paragon City Mall Semarang

Diponegoro University

3/5(1 review)

Take a campus tour or just explore the area of Diponegoro University, during your travels in Tembalang. While you're in the area, wander around Chinatown.

Diponegoro University

Simpang Lima Park

4/5(1 review)

Explore the great outdoors at Simpang Lima Park, a lovely green space in Semarang. While you're in the area, find time to visit its shops.

Simpang Lima Park

Kebumen Square

You can find out about the history of Kebumen with a stop at Kebumen Square. Stroll along the beaches or discover the area's hot springs.

Kebumen Square

Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta

Walk around the campus at Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta as part of your travels around Kartosuro.

Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta

Discover the most popular landmarks and neighborhoods in Central Java

At the museum no photos are allowed which is really unfortunate as it was well worth the visit and the guided tour is definitely not to be missed. In the museum there are even Batik made from the Dutch era which depicts stories like Little Red Riding Hood and Snow White! I enjoyed the tour v much and at the end of the tour we were brought to this room where the artisan were working on hand drawn batik. Below is an excerpt from Wikipedia for anyone interested in learning more about the process of batik making. Firstly, a cloth is washed, soaked and beaten with a large mallet. Patterns are drawn with pencil and later redrawn using hot wax, usually made from a mixture of paraffin or bees wax, sometimes mixed with plant resins, which functions as a dye-resist. The wax can be applied with a variety of tools. A pen-like instrument called a canting (IPA: [tʃantiŋ], sometimes spelled with old Dutch orthography tjanting) is the most common. A canting is made from a small copper reservoir with a spout on a wooden handle. The reservoir holds the resist which flows through the spout, creating dots and lines as it moves. For larger patterns, a stiff brush may be used. Alternatively, a copper block stamp called a cap (IPA: [tʃap]; old spelling tjap) is used to cover large areas more efficiently. After the cloth is dry, the resist is removed by scraping or boiling the cloth. The areas treated with resist keep their original color; when the resist is removed the contrast between the dyed and undyed areas forms the pattern. This process is repeated as many times as the number of colors desired. The most traditional type of batik, called batik tulis

Solo City Centre

4.5/5(6 area reviews)

You'll enjoy the museums and zoo in Solo City Centre. You might want to make time for a stop at Mangkunegaran Palace or Solo Paragon Lifestyle Mall.

Solo City Centre
At the museum no photos are allowed which is really unfortunate as it was well worth the visit and the guided tour is definitely not to be missed. In the museum there are even Batik made from the Dutch era which depicts stories like Little Red Riding Hood and Snow White! I enjoyed the tour v much and at the end of the tour we were brought to this room where the artisan were working on hand drawn batik. Below is an excerpt from Wikipedia for anyone interested in learning more about the process of batik making. Firstly, a cloth is washed, soaked and beaten with a large mallet. Patterns are drawn with pencil and later redrawn using hot wax, usually made from a mixture of paraffin or bees wax, sometimes mixed with plant resins, which functions as a dye-resist. The wax can be applied with a variety of tools. A pen-like instrument called a canting (IPA: [tʃantiŋ], sometimes spelled with old Dutch orthography tjanting) is the most common. A canting is made from a small copper reservoir with a spout on a wooden handle. The reservoir holds the resist which flows through the spout, creating dots and lines as it moves. For larger patterns, a stiff brush may be used. Alternatively, a copper block stamp called a cap (IPA: [tʃap]; old spelling tjap) is used to cover large areas more efficiently. After the cloth is dry, the resist is removed by scraping or boiling the cloth. The areas treated with resist keep their original color; when the resist is removed the contrast between the dyed and undyed areas forms the pattern. This process is repeated as many times as the number of colors desired. The most traditional type of batik, called batik tulis

Banjarsari

While visiting Banjarsari, you might make a stop by sights like Solo Paragon Lifestyle Mall and Mangkunegaran Palace.

Banjarsari
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West Semarang

When in West Semarang, you can plan a visit to Lawang Sewu and DP Mall Semarang, some noteworthy sights in the nearby area.

West Semarang
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Chinatown

Though Chinatown might not have many top sights, you can venture to the surrounding area to see attractions like Kota Lama Semarang and Paragon City Mall Semarang.

Chinatown
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Dadapsari

While Dadapsari isn't home to many top sights, Kota Lama Semarang and Paragon City Mall Semarang are some notable places to visit nearby.

Dadapsari

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