Private Tour in Yogyakarta: Kraton Sultan Palace, Water Castle and Kota Gede
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Yogyakarta City, Indonesia
Trip Type: Private Sightseeing Tours
Duration: 5 hours
Explore Yogyakarta on this private city sightseeing tour. You will be picked up by a private tour guide and visit the best places Yogyakarta has to offer such as Kraton Sultan Palace, Taman Sari, Water Castle and a silver workshop. This private tour starts at 8.30am in the morning and ends at 1.30pm.
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Explore Yogyakarta on this private city sightseeing tour. You will be picked up by a private tour guide and visit the best places Yogyakarta has to offer such as Kraton Sultan Palace, Taman Sari, Water Castle and a silver workshop. This private tour starts at 8.30am in the morning and ends at 1.30pm.You will start your day for a comprehensive cultural tour through the city.
Pickup from your hotel at 8:30am by our guide. After a 30 mins drive, we will bring you to the Kraton Sultan Palace walking over the remains of the past centuries, enabling you to understand the history of this artistic city. It was built in 1970 by Sri Sultan Hamengkubowono I., which is also a model of traditional Javanese palace architecture and it lies in the center of the municipality. Up to now, Kraton still serves as the Sultan Palace. Over 25,000 people live within the greater Kraton compound named Taman Sari, which consist of its own market, shops, batik and silver cottage industries, schools and mosques.
Followed by a walking tour to the Water Castle. Afterwards, continue to Kota Gede which has been famed as the hub of Yogyakarta’s silver industry since the 1930’s. But this quite old town, which is now a suburb of Yogyakarta, was the first capital of the Mataram Kingdom, founded by Panembahan Senopati in 1582. You will visit the busy silver workshops to watch the process.
You will be transferred back to your hotel at 1:30pm.
Pickup from your hotel at 8:30am by our guide. After a 30 mins drive, we will bring you to the Kraton Sultan Palace walking over the remains of the past centuries, enabling you to understand the history of this artistic city. It was built in 1970 by Sri Sultan Hamengkubowono I., which is also a model of traditional Javanese palace architecture and it lies in the center of the municipality. Up to now, Kraton still serves as the Sultan Palace. Over 25,000 people live within the greater Kraton compound named Taman Sari, which consist of its own market, shops, batik and silver cottage industries, schools and mosques.
Followed by a walking tour to the Water Castle. Afterwards, continue to Kota Gede which has been famed as the hub of Yogyakarta’s silver industry since the 1930’s. But this quite old town, which is now a suburb of Yogyakarta, was the first capital of the Mataram Kingdom, founded by Panembahan Senopati in 1582. You will visit the busy silver workshops to watch the process.
You will be transferred back to your hotel at 1:30pm.
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