Yogyakarta Indonesia

YOGYAKARTA (often also called Jogja, Yogya, or Yogya) is located in the center of Java Island - Indonesia, where everything was cheap. Enough with the 200.000 a day, you can stay, eat traditional cuisine of the famous, and rent a bike to explore the beaches of pristine and ancient temples thousands of years old.

A thousand years ago, Yogyakarta was the center of ancient Mataram kingdom prosperous and has a high civilization. This is an established kingdom Borobudur is the largest Buddhist temple in the world, 300 years before Angkor Wat in Cambodia. Other relics are Prambanan, Ratu Boko Palace, and dozens of other temples that have been restored and are still buried under the ground (see Tourism Temple).

But by some mysterious reason, the Ancient Mataram Kingdom central government moved to East Java in the 10th century. Magnificent temples were abandoned and partially buried by the eruption of Mount Merapi material. Slowly, the Yogyakarta region went back into the dense forest.

Six hundred years later, Panembahan Senopati establish Islamic Mataram kingdom in the region. Once again Yogyakarta to witness the history of the kingdom that controls the island of Java and beyond. Islamic Mataram kingdom was leaving a trail of ruined fort and the royal tombs in Kotagede now known as the center of silver handicraft in Yogyakarta (see Tour History)


Giyanti Agreement in 1755 to divide the Islamic Mataram kingdom centered Kasunan Surakarta in Solo and Yogyakarta Sultanate which established his court in the city of Yogyakarta. Kraton (palace) is still standing to this day and still serves as a residence sultan and his family, complete with hundreds of courtiers who voluntarily run a tradition in the midst of changing times. In the Palace, every day there are cultural performances such as puppet show, gamelan, Javanese ballet, etc. (see Schedule of Events).

Yogyakarta at the present is where tradition and modern dynamics go hand in hand. Yogyakarta is the palace with hundreds of courtiers loyal to its traditions, but also the Gadjah Mada University which is one of the leading universities in Southeast Asia. In Yogyakarta, some people live in an agrarian culture is thick, but also the lifestyle of the student pop. In Yogyakarta there are traditional markets and handicrafts while standing next to a mall, no less hectic.

At the north end of Yogyakarta, you will see Mount Merapi stood 9738 feet tall with stout. This mountain is one of the most active volcanoes in Indonesia. Traces of fierce eruption of Mount Merapi in 2006 can be seen in Kaliadem village, 30 km from the city of Yogyakarta. Mooi Indie style scenery in the form of green rice field and Mount Merapi as the background can still be seen on the outskirts of the city of Yogyakarta (see Nature).

In the southern part of Yogyakarta, you will find many beaches. The most famous beach is a legend Parangtritis Nyi Roro Kidul, but Yogyakarta has natural beaches are beautiful Gunungkidul. You can see the beach is the estuary Sadeng a primordial Solo River before a powerful tectonic forces lifted the surface of the southern part of Java so that the flow of the river turned to the north as it is today. You can also visit Siung which has 250 lines of rock climbing, beach Sundak, and others (see Beach).

Malaysia has the world's tallest twin towers, Prambanan Temple Yogyakarta has a towering 47 feet tall and made by hand 1100 years earlier. Singapore has a modern life, Yogyakarta has traditional agrarian society. Thailand and Bali have beautiful beaches, Yogyakarta has natural beaches and Mount Merapi, which keeps the story of how powerful the forces of nature.

Unique combination of ancient temples, history, traditions, culture, and natural forces make Yogyakarta well worth visiting. YogYES.COM site will help you plan a visit to Yogyakarta and enjoy the best charm of this place. We provide abundant information on sights, star hotels, cheap hotels, restaurants, food stalls, travel agents, car rental and all the information you need to travel to Yogyakarta / Jogja.