http://www.tourjogja.com Lastest News en-us http://tourjogja.com/news-22-the-6th-texcraft-2010-textile-and-craft-media-promotion.html At 21 to 25 July 2010 in Yudhistira Room, Jogja Expo Center has held an international event: The 6th Texcraft 2010 titled "Indonesia Texcraft Showcase 2010". This annual event was attended by approximately 179 ... http://tourjogja.com/news-20-the-spirit-of-boko--explore-heritage-through-the-harmony-with-nature.html Sunday, July 18, 2010, Jelajah Wisata 2010 entitled "The Spirit of Boko" has been held festive. This event was organized by the Tourism Office of Sleman Regency in the tourism area of Ratu Boko Temple, ... http://tourjogja.com/news-19-jogjakarta-became-crowded--coming-holidays-and-muktamar.html Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta is an appropriate designation for the city of Yogyakarta. This is evidenced by the dense city of Yogyakarta in recent weeks. Look at every corner at Jogja especially the city streets of Jogja, ... http://tourjogja.com/news-18-festival-kesenian-yogyakarta--preserve-the-art-and-culture-of-jogja.html Festval Kesenian Yogyakarta (Yogyakarta Art Festival) or known as FKY was held again at Jogja. FKY is an arts and culture event that held every year by Tourism Department and supported by The Provincial Government of ... http://tourjogja.com/berita-195-explore-the-kebonagung-village.html Preserve cultural and artistic traditions that do not perish and can still be enjoyed by the next generation is our joint responsibility of all levels of society including all of students. Therefore, Atma Jaya ... http://tourjogja.com/berita-194-labuhan-alit-merapi-the-symbol-of-sacred-ceremony.html Mount Merapi is not only a mountain, but also a sacred symbol in Jogjakarta mystic. It connected with Islam Mataram on Java. As part of the natural balance, Mount Merapi is located in the balance sheet with Parangtritis ... http://tourjogja.com/berita-193-lawangsih-the-exoticism-mary-pilgrimage-cave.html Lawangsih is a natural sacred Mary Pilgrimage where located in the middle of  Manoreh hills. Located in Dusun Patihombo, Desa Purwosari, Kecamatan Girimulyo, Kabupaten Kulon Progo, the cave is approximately 40 ... http://tourjogja.com/berita-192-sate-karang-culinary-icon-of-kotagede-.html When you heard sate karang maybe you will ask ''what is karang'' Karang isn't the name of the food's ingredient but Karang is one of placename of Kotagede. It's known as sate karang because its located at Karang field. ... http://tourjogja.com/berita-191-rabbit-satay-pak-raji-chewy-and-sweet.html Are you ever heard about rabbit satay? Yeah it can be found at plateau. At Jogja you can find it at Kaliurang. If you confused just ask to the local people ''Where was Pak Raji Rabbit Satay Stall?''Pak Raji pioneered ... http://tourjogja.com/berita-190-sendang-sono-treat-the-spiritual-thirst-at-the-foothill-menoreh.html Stepping up the stairs from the parking location to the area SendangSono, you will be presented with a row of souvenir sellers, prayers equipment, and snacks. SendangSono located in Banjaroyo Village, Kalibawang ... http://tourjogja.com/berita-189-tembi-village-jogja-traditional-nuances.html It's so quiet village. Traditional nuance is still deeply felt, from the house until local people's daily activities. This village surrounded by paddy fields. Guess where am I? Yes , you're right! I stand up in the ... http://tourjogja.com/berita-188-manding-village-a-center-of-leather-industries.html Manding Village is a region southern Jogja, about 11 kilometers from city center. It isn't difficult to find, because located on the main streets. Only need to pass Parangtritis Street, continued to the south until pass ... http://tourjogja.com/berita-187-kaliurang-the-cool-sight-at-the-slope-of-the-mount-merapi.html The cool weather can relax our mind that been done a lot of activities. We may not find crowded situation like at big city, just hearing birdsong in the morning and felling the wind blew. The trees still look green. We ... http://tourjogja.com/berita-186-kalikuning-the-hidden-landscapes.html Early morning is the best time to enjoy mountain scenery. With cool air, wind blew, and the sounds of nature, so affection to passed it. If you have plan like that, you must put up tent or camping for a few nights at ... http://tourjogja.com/berita-185-kisik-river-camp-explore-progo-river-adventure.html Longing the warmth of camping, the wood scent of the bonfire, the whistle of the winds amidst the music of the trickling river stream, the calls of the night and the songs of elements in all its pure form? Waiting dawn ... http://tourjogja.com/berita-184-kaliadem-becoming-a-lava-tour-area.html The kaliadem could be reached by your own vehicle; the route heading is easier. But you must be careful, about 5 kilometers near the tourist area, you will find the tight, up and down small streets.This position of the ... http://tourjogja.com/berita-183-tritis-cave-symbol-of-the-spirit-of-simplycity.html Everybody knew about Lourdes Mary Cave, we can find it in France. And this Mary Cave became an inspiration to many countries and cities.  Likewise when we visited  Jogja. We found some Mary Caves too. ... http://tourjogja.com/berita-181-candi-sambisari-a-beautiful-piece-of-art.html Discovered in July 1966 by a farmer when working on land that belongs to Karyowinangun, The excavation and reconstruction works was completed in March 1987. Based on a geological research, this temple of 6 m was buried ... http://tourjogja.com/berita-180-candi-banyunibo-the-stillness-place-of-prayer.html Sited as a solitary complex in the middle of the farmland, Banyunibo Temple is one of Buddhist temples that is located in the southeast of King Boko's Palace or some 3 kilometers from Prambanan temple to the ... http://tourjogja.com/berita-179-beringharjo-market-a-place-for-hunting-typical-stuffs-of-jogja.html In Bali we find Sukawati Market and at Jogja we find Beringharjo Market. The Beringharjo Market is one of the largest traditional markets in Yogyakarta. Hundreds of cheaps, complete souvenir and typical goods from Jogja ... http://tourjogja.com/berita-178-candi-mendut-the-sailendra-dynasty-painting.html Built for worship, Mendut Temple is dedicated to Buddha Sakyamuni with a pantheon of bodhisattva. Mendut is the oldest of the three temples including Pawon and Borobudur. The Karang Tengah inscription, the temple was ... http://tourjogja.com/berita-177-rafting-elo-river-joyfull-challenge-with-beautiful-panorama.html With the exotic location, Elo river offers challenging and beautiful panorama while your  adrenalin rushin fast in a rafting action along the river. Surely, there's no thing better than this, for you ... http://tourjogja.com/berita-176-sate-klatak-pasar-jejeran-savoury-with-simple-spices.html Overnight in Yogyakarta was still less if it didn't taste the satay klatak Jejeran. Jejeran is traditional markets are transformed into market satay klatak at night and never lonely buyers. Not difficult to find a ... http://tourjogja.com/berita-175-savoury-mangut-lele-ibu-is.html Enjoying culinary at Jogja not only ranges in the city center. We can slightly move to the suburbs. Immediately to the south of Jogja city we will find Mangut Lele Bu Is. Lele means catfish. Unlike most mangut lele, ... http://tourjogja.com/berita-174-angkringan-lek-man--spending-the-night-with-kopi-joss.html Angkringan Lek Man, is how people called  this angkringan. Lek means uncle and Man is the name of the owner of this angkringan. Usually angkringan use a push cart contains various kinds of food. But different ... http://tourjogja.com/berita-173-gudeg-yu-djum--traditional-and-tastefully.html Gudeg is one of the typical foods of Jogja. It's not complete without enjoying gudeg when we are visiting Jogja. One of gudeg that is already known by tourists is Gudeg Yu Djum  In the Java language Yu means ... http://tourjogja.com/berita-172-batik-the-art-of-painting.html UNESCO Inscribes Indonesian Batik on the List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2 October 2009, UNESCO would announce Indonesia Batik as intangible world heritage. The 24 Member States of the ... http://tourjogja.com/berita-171-cavetubing-kalisuci-sensation-along-the-underground-river.html Washed away following the drift of the Kalisuci River. You float down in the underground rivers. It is a wonder experience. Played in unique cave with a cluster of bats and sparkling with the beauty of stalactite ... http://tourjogja.com/berita-170-angkringan--eating-rest-and-relax.html Angkringan very well known in various society of Jogja. Angkringan derived from the Javanese language Angkring, which means sit down to relax. And it is in fact angkringan ussualy used by people of Jogja as a place to ... http://tourjogja.com/berita-169-chicken-porridge-warm-and-crunchy-at-malioboro-morning.html This would be a good choice to enjoy Jogja's morning brezee, with a bowl of warm and crunchy chicken porridge. Go for a morning walk between 6.00 AM - 8.00 AM along Malioboro street, and you'll easily find sellers of ... http://tourjogja.com/berita-168-indrayanti-beach--natural-exotic-with-a-touch-of-personal-beach.html Indrayanti beach become an alternative place to spend a family vacation, even this white sand beach is not as popular like other beaches. There are lodging facilities that have been built there. If you bring a family to ... http://tourjogja.com/berita-167-depok-beach-extraordinary-simplicity.html The wind blows. My foot walked in the sand. The beach surrounded by the rocks in the middle of nowhere. The t-shirt and pants joined the journey. The sky looked very blue. The ships seemed colorful. The best day ... http://tourjogja.com/berita-165-batik-and-embroidery-museum-an-acceptance-minority.html Even batik declared as an Indonesia natural heritage by United Nations, the batik's museum closely away by Indonesians. Dewi Nugroho is a part of Batik and Embriodery Museum generations. Her forfathers was the creator ... http://tourjogja.com/berita-164--kasunanan-palace-a-place-for-civilization.html Kasunanan Palace called you. The palace jammed by people. They walked, ate, spoke and bought merchandises, such as dolls, balloons, and kites. This sacred place transformed during Saparan Month-the month used to ... http://tourjogja.com/berita-163-klewer-market-batik-business-is-started-from-here.html Near the Kasunanan Palace, there will be a secret treasure which make Solo famous in the entire of the cloth business in Asia. It's batik cloth! Batik is a method to draw an ornament from wax on the white cloth, and ... http://tourjogja.com/berita-162-keris-royal-sacred-waeapon.html Keris is a iron artefacts produced by the expert who can make the weapon perfectly. The keris can be owned only by kings, army officer and the makers. The history of keris, begining from metal epoch in Indonesian at ... http://tourjogja.com/berita-161-wayang--local-art-javanese-proud-of.html ''Semar Ngejawantah!!'', the sound of Dalang was spoke loudly at the wayang performance. Semar is the one part of Punakawan (the clown servant figures in wayang kulit). Wayang performance has been entrenched in the ... http://tourjogja.com/berita-160-sadeng-beach-heres-quick-way-to-find-the-best-fish.html Beach always attracts people to come. It's not only the scenery but also about the life it self. Many people living and surviving by the sea. They have their own identity and build their own community in the middle of ... http://tourjogja.com/berita-159-turi-village-snake-fruits-garden.html A different view of tourism activity in Jogjakarta is agro business, an activity tourism which is using field activities as the main theme. Located in Turi, 25 kilometers north Jogjakarta City, a beautiful landscapes of ... http://tourjogja.com/berita-158-kolak-serve-it-cold-please.html Ramadhan is a sacred fasting month for Moslems. For 30 days, Moslem have to fasting from 4 am until 6 pm, almost 14 hours. Started with early breakfast, called Sahur and break the fast at the end. In order not to make ... http://tourjogja.com/berita-157-gamelan-a-symbol-of-high-culture.html Gamelan comes from the word gembelan, means played by striking on it. To get the harmoniously, gamelan must be blended with another instruments, such as bonang, kendang, saron, peking, gong, gender, slenthem, ketuk, ... http://tourjogja.com/berita-156-dawet-sweet-simple-sensational.html We are sugar country. We always combine every food and drinks with sugar. Mostly it's too sweet for westerners. My first impression when I was drinking with an American on Maliboro Traditional Market, Yogyakarta, ... http://tourjogja.com/berita-154-big-bucks-bakpia.html Traditional food is a symbol of certain culture. Javanese people have a lot of food came from their ancestor. Mostly, it's sweet enough because made of sugar. Jogjakarta, a small city in the mid of Java Island becoming ... http://tourjogja.com/berita-152-vredeburg-fortress-museum-exploring-the-secret-of-fortress-.html Vredeburg Fortress doesn't separate with Kasultanan Jogjakarta. The born of the Kasultanan Jogjakarta begin from Giyanti agreement which is the VOC (Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie) intervention. The VOC want to divide ... http://tourjogja.com/berita-150-kolong-tangga-museum-recalling-the-childhood-memory.html How do the children face their daily life? How they react about their social life? How about your childhood? Perhaps you must recall your past memories, and then make comparisons with today. It's an easy way if you have ... http://tourjogja.com/berita-144-sugar-museum-taste-the-sweetest-indonesian-sugar.html In 19th century, while Indonesia was being a colonial state, it was golden year for sugar mass export to Europe. Billions hectares sugarcane field were created by colonial government and private sector, hundreds tons of ... http://tourjogja.com/berita-141-prambanan-museum-silent-story-of-restoration.html Have you ever go to Candi Prambanan? It's the biggest Hinduism temple southern Southeast Asia, very huge and complex building. Billions tons of square black rock built the candi. Scientists said that the area southern ... http://tourjogja.com/berita-140-museum-kereta-the-heritage-of-sultans-vehicles.html If you want to know the history of Sultan's traditional vehicles, you have to come to Kereta Museum Jogjakarta. It is not difficult to find the location of the museum because it is near with Jogjakarta Palace. The exact ... http://tourjogja.com/berita-139-bahari-museum-miniature-of-indonesian-maritime.html Bahari Museum has a unique building design. In front of building, the visitors can find a miniature of forecastle or anjungan (a front part of naval ship). The visitors have to pay 1,000 rupiah to get much information ... http://tourjogja.com/berita-138-sonobudoyo-museum-the-archive-of-indonesia.html In Jogjakarta, north of Alun-alun Lor, there's a place where you can read about Indonesian history, 43,000 items are collected in that place (but all items aren't display yet), a long history of human who live in Java ... http://tourjogja.com/berita-137-merapi-museum-a-secret-life-of-volcano-mountain.html Can you imagine how people will learn about nature phenomenon? Are they using scientific research? Are they believed in myth of the nature? Probably, there's a place where we can get answer of the questions, it's on ... http://tourjogja.com/berita-136-ramayana-dance-a-graceful-love.html If you go to Candi Prambanan, there's a love story which is shaped on its wall. It's Ramayana love story. The story came from India thousands years ago. The story was began on a contest of Prabu Janaka, who looking for ... http://tourjogja.com/berita-135-imogiri-matarams-royal-cemetery-journey.html How is easy to get public space for holiday in Jogjakarta? Even it's cemetery.At south Jogjakarta, there's a place named Imogiri. That's not a beach or a mountain. Like I told you before, it's cemetery. Yeah, it's ... http://tourjogja.com/berita-134-wedang-uwuh-a-secret-recipe-of-javanese-herbs.html In the Javanese word, 'uwuh' means rubbish. And 'wedang' is like a hot drink. So, if we compare the two words, the meaning becomes rubbish drink. How is scary?But, don't be suspicious first. This is not the real ... http://tourjogja.com/berita-133-sambi-village-comparing-modern-and-traditional-life.html Daily activities are like a hiding treasure. Many people missed it but some of enjoy it. That's the reason behind from a guy named Haryono. He is in charge with Yogyakarta local village named Sambi Villages in ... http://tourjogja.com/berita-130-kotagede-the-old-capital-city.html In 1575, Ki Ageng Pemanahan established a new empire, named as Mataram Islam, in the middle of a forest. The empire tried to resurrection the Ancient Mataram in a new world order, Mataram Islam. Soon, settlement was ... http://tourjogja.com/berita-129-jamu-godhog-a-nature-tonic.html No one doubt, that's herbs and herbal medicine for health are not as famous as chemical medicines. It's similar like when you went to the fast food restaurant and ate fried fries which potatoes came from million miles ... http://tourjogja.com/berita-128-affandi-in-the-name-of-the-painting.html It was raining day, hardly and windy, a boy ran in a field, taking a banana leave, using it to cover his head and body from rain. Not just once, every rainy day, he used the banana leaves as an umbrella. In rural Java, ... http://tourjogja.com/berita-127-bukit-bintang-stars-above-people.html The greatest exotic up here. What do you think about stand with the stars shinning above? You do not need to be an astronauts or becoming NASA members anymore. There's a way to make it happen: visit Bukit Bintang (Hills ... http://tourjogja.com/berita-124-vredeburg-fortress-home-for-the-colonial.html For 350 years, Indonesian was a colonial state, as a part of Nederland colonies.Indonesia has the same character with the other colonial countries, as Suriname and Taiwan, that many Indonesian culture influences by the ... http://tourjogja.com/berita-123-tamansari-portugueses-invisible-hand-.html Mediterranean people love their sea. They built their settlement directed to the sea, likewise their windows, doors and pedestrian. In postcard photos, you can see their settlement such huge like bird nest at the top ... http://tourjogja.com/berita-122-ullen-sentalu-museum-of-personal-history.html The existence of Ullen Sentalu Museum can't be separated with Kaswargan Park. The museum is located  on Kaliurang historic sites , such as  Hastorenggo Guesthouse building which owned by ... http://tourjogja.com/berita-116-lotek-colombo-delicious-steam-salad.html Let's walk on the middle of Jogjakarta city, you will see a famous food stall which use peanut as their ingredient, located in , its name is Lotek Colombo. The Lotek Colombo sells 'lotek' and 'gado-gado', ... http://tourjogja.com/berita-114-prawirotaman-a-face-of-tourist-kampong.html Some pedicabs are parking in front of the inn; its steel bodies are colored blue, red, white and yellow. The others are passing away alley, only motorcycle or pedicab can cross the alley. Houses line both sides of the ... http://tourjogja.com/berita-113-malioboro-the-24-hours-street.html Jogjakarta is Malioboro, tourists who visit Yogyakarta usually spend their vacation to visit the street. It is being an icon of Jogjakarta, also the busiest tourist destination and business district in Jogjakarta. The ... http://tourjogja.com/berita-112-apem-nyadran-and-padusan-purify-hearts-on-ramadhan.html Before Ramadhan, Moslem in Jogjakarta holds 3 unique traditions to welcome the fasting month. First, make a cake from sticky rice. It is simple, but needs painstaking, perhaps 2-3 hours to make sweet sticky rice ready ... http://tourjogja.com/berita-111-wukirsari-village-a-batik-journey.html Batik is an old technique to paint a cloth with hot liquid wax, then dying it into coloring water. For hundreds years ago, people in Indonesia had already known it, every place has its own styles, textures and ... http://tourjogja.com/berita-107-bakmi-jawa-across-the-border.html Noodles are popular among the nations. It's came from the ancestor of China then spread everywhere just like a viruse. In the land of Java, it's called Bakmi Jawa. Bakmi means noodles then Jawa is Java people. It is ... http://tourjogja.com/berita-106-kraton-jogjakarta-a-timeline-of-javanese-architecture.html 27 May 2006, 6.50 am, a 6.5 Richter earthquake hit south Jogjakarta and south Jawa Tengah (Central Java). Thousands house were falling down and damaged, hundreds people died and got bad injured; things were getting out ... http://tourjogja.com/berita-105-candi-ratu-boko--a-peacefull-rocks.html Located in a hill, called Boko Hills, Boko Queen Temple has much more beautiful angle view than the other temple. In the afternoon, the sunrise could seen in the gates of the temple. Sometimes, there are wild birds and ... http://tourjogja.com/berita-102-gudeg-spicy-outburst-in-your-mouth.html Jogjakarta is already known as gudeg city for most Indonesian. If you read or googling, hundreds people missed the gudeg. They love gudeg so much! If they go to Jogja, the first thing that may want to taste is gudeg. ... http://tourjogja.com/berita-99-candi-prambanan-the-mandala-painting.html Crossing the road of Jogjakarta - Solo, on the border of Central Java and Jogjakarta, a big building at the north. It covered by tress and plants along the road. The building was built in 850, and now still stand at the ... http://tourjogja.com/berita-98-candi-plaosan-juxtaposition-of-hinduism-and-buddhism.html Sri Maharaja Rakai Pikatan, leader of ancient mataram kingdom who ruled Central Java in 9th century, wished after his wedding with Pramudhawardhani that his dynasty would ruled for longest time than the other ... http://tourjogja.com/berita-97-candi-sewu-legend-of-luck-and-tears.html In 1960, archeologists found a stone epigraph in north of Jogjakarta-Solo major street. Buried in the deepest soil located on the east side of Opak River, a long river where flows from north to south in Jogjakarta. The ... http://tourjogja.com/berita-96-baron-beach-blue-color-of-the-sea.html Baron Beach is a unique beach which has water comes along from mouth of the river, deep of the coastal. The coastal being a unique ecosystem beach which fish, crab and seaweed live in. Baron Beach has cool down waves, ... http://tourjogja.com/berita-92-borobudur-a-mountain-with-thousand-reliefs.html What is the most famous places in Java as a tourism destination? It's definitely Borobudur Temple. A huge 34,5 meter high and 123 meter square widely of rock was built by king of Ancient Mataram, King Samaratungga of ... http://tourjogja.com/berita-90-ngobaran-beach-the-secret-of-finding-heaven-on-earth-.html Is that so easy to reach Ngobaran Beach? For anyone who ever went there, keep your answer first. Ngobaran is two hours away from JogJakarta to southern. The bumpy road is extending for kilometers. The asphalt was ... http://tourjogja.com/berita-88-tugu-a-compass-in-the-city.html Every city have own symbol. Paris as known as Eiffel, Jakarta known as Monas, Kuala Lumpur known as Petronas Tower also Jogjakarta known as Tugu. It's not just a city statue, but Tugu symbolizes sacred linear connecting ... http://tourjogja.com/berita-87-mount-merapi-the-volcano-trekking.html May 2006, it was a restless month in Jogjakarta, but in the north, Mount Merapi was on fire. Based on scientist research, in the year of 2009, is 20 years period time of eruption. All eyes watched out to the north. ... http://tourjogja.com/berita-75-parangtritis-black-jewel-in-the-south.html In 1410, there were a big battle between two monk in the south, there were Syech Bela-belu, a Hinduism monk and Syech Maulana Maghribi, an Moslem trader from the Arabian. Belu-belu came to challenge Maghribi into a ... http://tourjogja.com/berita-74-kasongan-village-a-line-of-sculptures.html Art galleries lines up in the street, some tourists enter in and out of the galleries, They seem look around or even buy something unique. Different dimension of ceramic are displayed orderly in the gallery, for example ... http://tourjogja.com/berita-50-history-of-jogjakarta-the-drum-band-and-the-monarchy.html It was 18 Celsius in Jogjakarta. At 5 am, just a few people went out from their house. Not much activity in that cold morning. The street was quiet. In the north, there were nebulous sound, came through the mist and ...