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Yogyakarta

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Prambanan

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Parangtritis

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Kaliurang

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The Phoenix Hotel Yogyakarta

 5 Reviews and 665 Opinions  I usually don't spend money into luxury accommodation, but The Phoenix Hotel in Yogyakarta was... 

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Hyatt Regency Yogyakarta

 5 Reviews and 176 Opinions  We have stayed here for three nights, the room, staff and service were very good. The front desk... 

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Sheraton Mustika Yogyakarta

 8 Reviews and 239 Opinions  We booked our room at the Sheraton Mustika Yogyakarta before we left home. We were able to get a... 

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Baron bay I

Baron bay I, Yogyakarta Special Region

 theo1006 Says:  The beach at Bantul, due south of Yogyakarta, is bare and hot. At Parangtritis, to the east, the black sand beach meets the limestone cliffs known as... 

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Scarce water

Scarce water, Yogyakarta Special Region

 theo1006 Says:  Water has always been and still is a scarce commodity in the limestone hills of Gunungkidul regency. Although most villages now are connected with some... 

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Wediombo beach

Wediombo beach, Yogyakarta Special Region

 theo1006 Says:  Wediombo is our favourite among the Gunungkidul beaches, for several reasons. It is the largest bay between Parangtritis and Pacitan. Being far from Yogyakarta... 

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Swallow cave at Ngungap

Swallow cave at Ngungap, Yogyakarta Special Region

 theo1006 Says:  Chinese kill for it: birds' nests soup. We once had some at a wedding dinner, and did not find the taste that special. Yet the main ingredient fetches a high... 

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Gesing beach

Gesing beach, Yogyakarta Special Region

 theo1006 Says:  We drove the road from Baron to Parangtritis, about 40 km, in part recently improved. At one point we spotted a turnoff to Gesing beach. We asked a bystander... 

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Goa Cerme - an underground river adventure

Goa Cerme - an underground river adventure, Yogyakarta Special Region

 theo1006 Says:  Arriving at the parking of Cerme cave, we asked the warden what was special about it. It is of historic interest, he said; the nine founders of Islam on Java... 

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Goa Langse - cave of the south sea queen

Goa Langse - cave of the south sea queen, Yogyakarta Special Region

 theo1006 Says:  Goa Langse is a famous cave near Parangtritis, located at sea level below a 100 m high vertical cliff. The cave is sacred, because it is believed to be the... 

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The lotus bud motif

The lotus bud motif, Yogyakarta Special Region

 theo1006 Says:  You see them everywhere in Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta on porches and walls: stylised lotus buds. They are a motif typical of the former Yogyakarta... 

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Paliyan Wildlife Sanctuary

Paliyan Wildlife Sanctuary, Yogyakarta Special Region

 theo1006 Says:  We happened to pass by while exploring the byroads of Gunungkidul regency, Suaka Margasatwa Paliyan. What wildlife to expect in a young teak forest?We walked to... 

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Siung beach

Siung beach, Yogyakarta Special Region

 theo1006 Says:  Siung beach is a stretch of sand in a small bay. As elsewhere along the Gunungkidul coast the sand borders a limestone shelf that falls dry at low tide.Measured... 

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Krakal beach

Krakal beach, Yogyakarta Special Region

 theo1006 Says:  Krakal beach is much longer than Baron and Kukup beaches. We think it is the most scenic, and the most interesting for seeing local people at work. At low tide... 

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Kampoeng Baron: Best bet in Baron area

Kampoeng Baron: Best bet in Baron area, Yogyakarta Special Region

 theo1006 Says:  We drove form Baron to Indrayanti beaches looking for an acceptable place to stay. Any acommodation at Baron Bay and Krakal beach is very run-down, Kukup beach... 

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