Yogyakarta Private Tour: Exploring Sultan's Palace, Borobudur and Prambanan Temple in Two Days
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9 Ratings
Borobudur
Embark on a private tour of Yogyakarta and discover the Sultan's Palace, Borobudur, and Prambanan Temple. Immerse yourself in the rich history and culture of this enchanting city in just two days.
Duration: 1 day
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Borobudur Temple - Visit and explore the amazing Buddhist temple with our local tour guide
  • Prambanan Temples - Visit and explore the largest Hindu temple complex in the world, with all great stories and histories of Java island
  • Yogyakarta Palace - visit and learn about Javanese arts and culture in the Sultan’s palace
  • Water Castle (Tamansari) - See how the Sultan and family used to spend their pleasure time in ‘the garden of pleasure’ (Taman Sari).
  • Ijo Temple - Visit a Hindu temple located on the summit, as well see the beautiful sunset from
  • Borobudur Silver - See and learn how to make beautiful silver crafts in many styles and models
  • Batik Indah Rara Djonggrang - See and learn how to make batik in a real batik factory in Yogyakarta
What's Included
  • Local guide
  • Private tour
  • Bottled water
  • Light Snacks after sunrise
  • Use of helmet on Jeep’s ride
  • Lunch
  • Morning tea & coffee after sunrise
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off (Yogyakarta area)
Additional Information

The Yogyakarta Private Tour is a two-day itinerary that covers unique attractions in Yogyakarta, such as the Sultan’s Palace, Borobudur and Prambanan temples, and other notable locations. You’ll be delighted by the company of our English-speaking driver, who always takes pleasure in guiding our guests through Yogyakarta’s treasures over the two-day duration of the tour.

  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
  • Dress code is smart casual
  • A minimum of 1 people per booking is required
  • Not recommended for pregnant women on Jeep’s ride
Location
Borobudur Temple
Taman Wisata Candi Borobudur
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
4.6
(9 Ratings)
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524ceciliaa
May 15, 2024
Best tour - Our tour with Ardi to Burubudur and Prambanan temples was the best excursion we had in Indonesia. A nice guy, very knowledgeable and excellent guide. He speaks English very fluently and knows a lot about the history and culture of his country. He also took us to drink Luwak coffee and treated us to a very typical dish that we had not tried. It is obvious that he loves his profession. Super recommended.
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Aperal93
Sep 27, 2023
Highly recommended, we would definitely choose it again. - We contacted Ardi to be our driver for two days in Yogyakarta and it was a great success, the experience with him has been a 10. He is a great driver, as well as a great guide. He told us all the history of the temples, he recommended other visits that we would not have planned and we loved them (Candi Pawon and Candi Mendut), he took us to trusted waroungs and to make local plans (see how the famous caca coffee is made or the puppets ) we enjoyed the experience to the fullest. We definitely recommend the services of your agency. Super attentive, with comfortable and safe cars and, also, driving very carefully in Yogyakarta traffic, which is always a plus 😅 Finally, we would like to highlight the punctuality and how comfortable he made us feel in our first contact with Indonesia. Thanks Ardi and company, I hope we meet again.
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Ioang497
Sep 27, 2023
Super recommended - We spent two days getting to know Yogyakarta with Ardi and company and we ended up very satisfied. Ardi's service was exceptional, in addition to taking us where we had planned, he also shared with us the history of the city, the temples, religions, etc. He also prepared several surprises and local activities for us that we had not planned and that we really enjoyed, in addition to recommending and taking us to restaurants and cafes. 100% memorable, I hope we can meet Ardi again in the future!!
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_lvarol286
Sep 14, 2023
Very recomended - Andri was very nice helping us chose the temples to visit, and providing us with the webpage to the borobudur tickets. Toto was our driver, and he helped us with everything we needed, from places to eat, and trying coffee or even a simcard. All with the very best proffesional way. No doubt, I would recomend this to a friend.
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931leonardo
Jun 8, 2023
A Very Memorable Introduction to Java - Ardi and Java Bali Trips were recommended by a friend who opined that you cannot ask for a more memorable time with a better guide. My friend was right. I spent 4 days exploring Yogyakarta and environs with a bespoke itinerary that continued to be refined as the days progressed. Ardi is extremely knowledgeable and experienced, and he went to great lengths to ensure that the areas that were of interest to me were addressed: I got to experience incredible sunrises, off-beaten-track encounters, and amazing local cuisine and, in the process, acquired an in-depth appreciation of all things Javanese. I recommend Ardi and Java Bali Trips unreservedly.
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434rossl
Feb 10, 2023
Jaw dropping amazing - My daughter and I travel a lot, but for this trip we only had 1 day to see the best of Yogyakarta, we were not expecting much, but when the tour started, it was jaw dropping. I really recommend this tour, and I must say our tour guide was excellent, he was very detailed, and did not leave any specifics of the itineraries unturned. Our tour guide is ARDI, if you want the best tour, he is the guy.
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Sanjayp931
Oct 12, 2019
A unique experience to remember - Made a 4 day private tour plan with JavaBali trips and I can assure you that it was the best decision I've made. I've had experience travelling to a few South East Asian countries and these guys were one of the best. My driver/tour guide Mr. Dani was just an awesome, friendly and caring person. He had explained in detail regarding every place that we went and told us a lot regarding the local culture. He even bought us a dish made from cassava and had refused the accept any payment for it. Mr. Ardi had come to send us on the last day to send us off and had also given us a lot of info regarding the places we visited. If ever you get him as your guide and you love coffee please do ask him about kopi luwak. In summary, if you want an organised and well planned trip to Yogyakarta don't hesitate to book these guys.
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Panaorong
Oct 4, 2018
Mission Accomplished! - Ardi did an amazing job, given than I handed him a near impossible task: see Yogyakarta in 8 hours! I really can’t rave enough about his flexibility and professionalism during the day. From start to finish everything went smoothly and Ardi made a considerable effort to make sure I was well taken care of. I saw both the Borobudur and Prambanan temples with time to spare for a comfortable and delicious meal. Ardi has an excellent understanding of the historical and cultural meanings within each temple. He is a local, so I really got some in-depth understanding of the area. I highly recommend a private tour when in a severe time crunch! Thank you, Java Bali Trips. Remember to book Ardi!
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Cristinad307
Aug 23, 2023
DO NOT TRUST ARDI - I received Ardi's contact by the hotel I was stayin in. So one month before, I wrote him in order to organize a day tour to visit Borobudur and Prambanan. The organization part took two days, for a total of 3hours of texting (I'm not kidding). During the conversation, he repitely wanted me to accept the tour as he was intended to offert, while I wanted to do it slightly different, for example starting at 10.30 instead of 8.00: this was the first warning bell I should have taken. He also offered himself to buy ticket for Borobudur, in order to assure places for us: he kind of insisted on that, highlighting that it wouldn't cost us more and he was used to do it, so we accepted. Then I wrote him two days before tour in order to check if everything was ok, and it was not ok. He aswered me with the link to buy online ticket by myself and of course ticket were already sold out. Then I asked him why he didn't buy tickets as he offered and he started aswering nonsenses, like regulation changes, all costumer understand that conditions change, his team always check and inform immidiately (then why didn't he write us anything before about changes?) If we knew, we would have bought online ticket by ourown one month before!! So I cancelled the tour and missed the opportunity to visit Borobudur. We then went to Prambanan by Grab, that worked perfectly and actually costed less.
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