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Borobudur, Java; Alpha Travel Photography
Topic Started: May 26 2009, 05:49 PM (10,143 Views)
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Latest Itinerary: (15th July 2009)

Photos from Borobudur:

Group Photos

Faces of Yogyakarta

Foods from JogJakarta

Borobudur Photo Expidition

Flight information: Air Asia
Thu 30 Jul 2009 - Singapore (SIN) to Yogyakarta (JOG)
Depart Arrive Flight Guest Fare - 1110 (SIN) 1220 (JOG)

Mon 03 Aug 2009 - Yogyakarta (JOG) to Singapore (SIN)
Depart Arrive Flight Guest Fare - 0735 (JOG) 1045 (SIN)


Day 1 – 30th July (Thursday) – Yogyakarta Airport and Borobudur
Arrive Yogyakarta at 1pm. (Yogyakarta to Borobudur – 28.2km) – 45 minutes
Direct travel to Borobudur
Hotel at Borobudur:
1.Manohara Hotel
2.Mendut Temple
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(you guys will have time to kill here, Bintang Beer time!! Better than Tiger) - ettl, I like the beer time :thumbsup1:
Sleep early and wake up at 4am the next day.

Day 2 – 31st July (Friday) – Borobudur and Yogyakarta town tour
Morning sunrise shoot at Borobudur – 4am (sunrise is around 0515hrs during this time)
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Afternoon, travel to Yogjakarta - check in hotel Novotel Yogyakarta for 3 nights.
Spend the rest of the time you have in Jogjakarta town.
Batik factory.
Pasar Ngasm
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Kraton
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Water Palace
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Marliboro and Pasar Berhairgio
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(ON SUNDAY, many attractions closes early more prudent to put it on friday)

Day 3 – 1st August (Saturday) - Merapi and Prambanan and Ramayanan Ballet
Hotel in Yogja.
- Early morning, Visit Kalirurang, a town on the slopes of Merapi
- Visit Vogel Hostel, wonderful food. Take a short hike around the area if u can get a local to guide you, they got huge bamboo groves
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- Come down in the afternoon to visit Prambanan Temple and Ramayanan ballet
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Day 4 – 2nd August (Sunday) - Imogiri and ParangTritis Beach
Hotel in Yogja.

- Royal cemetery at Imogiri (Closes by 1pm on Sunday)
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(U need something in the middle here, ask guide/driver, maybe got hotspring or waterfall)

- ParangTritis beach for sunset and ONLY SUNSET..too dangerous to swim (1 hour drive away)
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Day 5 – 3rd August (Monday) - Back home to family and wife.
Flight back – 7.35am

TOTAL ESTIMATED COST:
OK.. so, here is the confirmation.
For Flight - I've forwarded the flight info to all of you except Andrew (purchase his own ticket). - please check the details
30 July (Thursday) to 3 Aug (Monday)
Payment - each around $110 (settled).

Hotel:
30-31 July: Manohara hotel - Tak Wai
3 rooms for 3 beds each. Confirmed.
Room rate
IDR 625.000 nett per room/night including breakfast
Extra Bed IDR 175.000,- nett/bed including breakfast
Reservation status
CONFIRMED
Payment - each IDR 266,666.00 (S$37) when we are in Borobudur.

31 July (Friday) to 3 Aug (Monday) - Ramli
Novotel Yogyakarta - each IDR 1,105,000 (S$156 for 3 nights)
- With Breakfast as well. :thumbsup1:

Transport - arrangement by Kok Mun.
http://www.jogjarentcar.com/
Estimated around S$400 for the whole trip.
So each around S$40.
hmm.. skipping dieng plateau - transport may be cheaper. (Kok Mun to confirm)

Airport tax is at 150,000Rp (S$22) per person hor.

- Total for each: $110 + $156 + $37 + $40 + $22 = S$365.00

I think we are ready for Borobudur :)

ps. If it's not peak period (end July) - we should be able to hit below S$300. :sweat:

Actual Itinerary for the trip:

Day 1
Mendut Buddhist Monastery
Monahara hotel
Borobudur town

Day 2
Telomoyo Hill (sunrise)
Borobudur
Saung Makan Bu Empat
Borobudur Silver Magelang
Novotel Hotel
Batik place
Java Garden Spa (Massage)
Sate Kambing & Ayam "Samirono"

Day 3
Kali Adem (Mt Merapi)
Kaliurang (Mt. Merapi)
Selorejo Paddy field
Gudeg Kendil Wijilan Bu Widodo lunch
Sultan Palace
Prambanan Temple
Ratu Boko (Sunset)
Ramayana Ballet

Day 4
Imogiri Royal Cemetery
Iga Bakar lunch with Dela
Water Palace,
Graffiti wall (Dela)
Riverside
ParangTritis (Dela)
Restoran Sederhana (Nasi Padang Dinner)

Day 5 - Back to Singapore

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Original message:
As mentioned to some of the bros at last Man Utd Cafe gathering.. :)





Borobudur (30th July, Thursday to 3rd August, Monday)

Flight: Air Asia

Thu 30 Jul 2009 - Singapore (SIN) to Yogyakarta (JOG)

Mon 03 Aug 2009 - Yogyakarta (JOG) to Singapore (SIN)

Day 1 – 30th July (Thursday)
Arrive Yogyakarta at 1pm
Direct travel to Borobudur – around 45 minutes
Hotel at Borobudur: Sarawasti Hotel (US$80++ per night) - http://www.saraswatihotel-borobudur.com
Can visit Mendut Temple - it is about 10mins drive to Sarawasti Hotel - http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Mendut%20Temple&w=all


Day 2 – 31st July (Friday)
Morning sunrise shoot at Borobudur (sunrise is around 0515hrs during this time) - http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=all&q=borobudur&m=text
Walk around 10mins from Sarawasti Hotel to Manohara Hotel. Entrance fee to Borobudur Temple is around RP300,000 for sunrise as it is not open to public. They will give you coffee/tea plus wonderful goreng pisang.
Arrange for Prambanan visit and Ramayanan ballet (very good). Merapi Volcano at Prambanan. - http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=all&q=Prambanan&m=text
After that you visit Prambanan Temple and Ramayanan Ballet in the evening.
Stay in Prambanan.
Hotel

Day 3 – 1st August (Saturday)
Morning, visit the Merapi Volcano in the morning as it is very misty in the afternoon where you can't see the volcano. - http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=all&q=Merapi+Volcano&m=text
Afternoon, travel to Dieng Plateau
Travel time – 2-3 hours btw Prambenan and Dieng Plateau
Hotel at Dieng Plateau

Day 4 – 2nd August (Sunday)
Sunrise shoot at Dieng Plateau (5am) - http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=all&q=Dieng+Plateau+&m=text
After your sunrise shoot at Dieng Plateau head straight to Joglo Plawang Hotel (same owner of Sarawasti Hotel and price is the same US$80++. nice scenary around the hotel ) About twenty minutes drives to airport.
Royal cemetery at Imogiri (45 mins drive away) - http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=all&q=Imogiri&m=text
Keraton Yogya in the noon - http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=all&q=Keraton+Yogya&m=text
ParangTritis beach for sunset (1 hour drive away) - http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=all&q=ParangTritis+beach+&m=text
Stay in Yogyakarta – Pasar Ngasm (town)
Kraton (town) http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=all&q=Kraton+&m=text
Marliboro and Pasar Berhairgio (sic) (town)

Day 5 – 3rd August (Monday)
Flight back – 7.35am


Estimated Overall cost <S$500




Those going please confirm by this Thursday 28th May, 23:59hr.

1. Ettl
2. Birder
3. Boo!
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Edited by eyesthruthelens, Aug 23 2009, 04:18 PM.
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Improved Itinerary:

Java Trip

Borobudur (30th July, Thursday to 3rd August, Monday)

Flight information: Air Asia

Thu 30 Jul 2009 - Singapore (SIN) to Yogyakarta (JOG)
Depart Arrive Flight Guest Fare - 1110 (SIN) 1220 (JOG) QZ 7139 16.00 SGD

Mon 03 Aug 2009 - Yogyakarta (JOG) to Singapore (SIN)
Depart Arrive Flight Guest Fare - 0735 (JOG) 1045 (SIN) QZ 7138 16.00 SGD

Depart Total 55.00 SGD
1 Guest @ 16.00 16.00 SGD
Airport Tax 28.00 SGD
Administration Fee 11.00 SGD
Return Total 47.00 SGD
1 Guest @ 36.00 36.00 SGD
Administration Fee 11.00 SGD

Total 102.00 SGD

Day 1 – 30th July (Thursday)
Arrive Yogyakarta at 1pm
Direct travel to Borobudur – around 45 minutes
Hotel at Borobudur: Sarawasti Hotel (US$80++ per night) - http://www.saraswatihotel-borobudur.com
Can visit Mendut Temple - it is about 10mins drive to Sarawasti Hotel - http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Mendut%20Temple&w=all
(Yogyakarta to Borobudur – 28.2km) – 45 minutes

Day 2 – 31st July (Friday)
Morning sunrise shoot at Borobudur (sunrise is around 0515hrs during this time) - http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=all&q=borobudur&m=text
Walk around 10mins from Sarawasti Hotel to Manohara Hotel. Entrance fee to Borobudur Temple is around RP300,000 for sunrise as it is not open to public. They will give you coffee/tea plus wonderful goreng pisang.
Afternoon, travel to Dieng Plateau
Travel time – 2-3 hours btw Prambenan and Dieng Plateau
Hotel at Dieng Plateau - Accommodation at a tea plantation lodge which is a nice place - ??
(Borobudur to Dieng Plateau – 105km) – 3 hrs

Day 3 – 1st August (Saturday)
Sunrise shoot at Dieng Plateau - http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=all&q=Dieng+Plateau+&m=text
After your sunrise shoot at Dieng Plateau head straight to Joglo Plawang Hotel (same owner of Sarawasti Hotel and price is the same US$80++. nice scenary around the hotel ) About twenty minutes drives to airport.
Arrange for Prambanan Temple visit and Ramayanan ballet (very good). http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=all&q=Prambanan&m=text
After that you visit Prambanan Temple and Ramayanan Ballet in the evening.
(Dieng Plateau to Prambanan – 148km)

Day 4 – 2nd August (Sunday)
Morning shoot at Merapi Volcano in the morning as it is very misty in the afternoon where you can't see the volcano (6am). - http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=all&q=Merapi+Volcano&m=text
Shoot all the beautiful greenery around the place with farmers working in their land. Lucky can see rice harvesting. Spend the rest of the time you have in Jogjakarta town to see the Sultan Palace. Batik factory.
Royal cemetery at Imogiri (45 mins drive away) - http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=all&q=Imogiri&m=text
Keraton Yogya in the noon - http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=all&q=Keraton+Yogya&m=text
ParangTritis beach for sunset (1 hour drive away) - http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=all&q=ParangTritis+beach+&m=text
Yogyakarta– Pasar Ngasm (town)
oKraton (town) http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=all&q=Kraton+&m=text
oMarliboro and Pasar Berhairgio (sic) (town)
Hotel at Joglo Plawang Hotel

Day 5 – 3rd August (Monday)
Flight back – 7.35am

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Brother, i wonder how is the food arrangement. Can PM me the detail? Because I am vegeterian.
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Brother, i wonder how is the food arrangement. Can PM me the detail? Because I am vegeterian.
Eat Grass lol :sofunny:
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Lol.... :roll:

In Indonesia you can easily find a vegetarian food, just don't include the meat will do:) You can try lalap, gado-gado, tahu goreng, ketoprak, etc.

http://a4guide.com/en/indonesia/yogyakarta/

So envy of you guys that can go, me oso like to go but cannot :(

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