Borobudur, Prambanan and Javanese culture. Here is when to go, what a day costs on site and what to see, then Okela composes your itinerary hour by hour.

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When to visit Yogyakarta

Best months: May, June, July, August and September.

What to see in Yogyakarta

1. Borobudur
   Borobudur is a vast Buddhist monument in stone, rising from the rice fields and hills of central Java.
2. Prambanan
   Prambanan is central Java's great Hindu complex, a row of slender dark stone towers rising against the sky.
3. Kraton (palais du sultan)
   The Kraton is the living heart of Yogyakarta: the sultan still lives here, and the court keeps Javanese customs alive among timber pavilions, shaded courtyards and attendants in traditional dress.
4. Taman Sari
   Once the pleasure garden of the first sultan, Taman Sari brings together bathing pools, vaulted passages and the remains of pavilions in a neighborhood where people still live.
5. Malioboro
   This long shopping street follows the symbolic axis linking the Kraton palace to Mount Merapi, which gives it special meaning for people in Yogyakarta.
6. Ratu Boko (coucher de soleil)
   On a plateau above the plain, the ruins of this pale stone palace slowly turn gold in the evening light.
7. Merapi (jeep)
   These jeeps take you up the slopes of Merapi, one of Indonesia's most active volcanoes, through valleys strewn with lava flows and boulders from past eruptions.
8. Gudeg Yu Djum
   Gudeg Yu Djum is one of Yogyakarta's best-known places to try gudeg, the slow-cooked stew of young jackfruit simmered with palm sugar and coconut milk.

A sample itinerary for Yogyakarta, three days

Composed by Okela from the places in its database, with times. Yours takes your dates, pace and group into account.

Budget

Expect about €42 per person per day on site (accommodation, meals, transport and visits), depending on the comfort you choose. Okela shows the price of every step of your itinerary.

My Yogyakarta itinerary, hour by hour

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