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YOGYAKARTA

Yogyakarta stretches from slopes of mighty Merapi Mount in the north.It was mighty Javanese Empire of Mataram. Yogyakarta is one of supreme cultural centers of Java.Gamelan orchestras keep alive the rhythmsthe past,classical Javanese dances entrance with vision of beauty and poise,

HISTORY Of Yogyakarta.Yogakarta is a province-level autonomous regions, one of 26 regional Level I in Indonesia. The province is its capital in Yogyakarta, a city rich in predicate, both derived from the historical and existing potential, such as the city struggles, culture town, university town, and city tourism. According to the Chronicle Gianti, Yogyakarta or Yogyakarta (Java language) is the name given Pakubowono II (king of Mataram in 1719 to 1727) as a replacement name pesanggrahan Gartitawati. Means that Kerta Yogyakarta Yogya, Yogya a prosperous, while the mean Yogya Ngayogyakarta the prosperous and the most important. Another source said the name derived from the name of Yogyakarta (capital) city of Ayodhya in the Sanskrit epic Ramayana. In everyday usage, commonly pronounced Jogja Yogyakarta (Djakarta) or Yogyakarta (Java language).
The name of the struggle for this city with regard to the role of Yogyakarta in Indonesia constellation of national struggle in the Dutch colonial era, the Japanese colonial era, as well as in the days of struggle to defend freedom. Yogyakarta had become the center of the kingdom, both the Kingdom of Mataram (Islam), the Sultanate of Yogyakarta and the Duchy Pakualaman. The term city to city culture is closely related to cultural relics of high value during these kingdoms which still remain stable. This title is also associated with many centers of arts and culture. The name says Mataram which is widely used today, is nothing but a pride in the glory of the kingdom of Mataram.The term describes tourism as the city of Yogyakarta province in glasses potenssi tourism. Yogyakarta is the second largest tourist destination after Bali. Various types of tourism developed in this region, such as nature tourism, historical tourism, cultural tourism, educational tourism, even, more recently, tourist nights. Predicate as a student city relating to the history and role of this city in the world of education in Indonesia. In addition to a variety of education at every level of education available in this province, in Yogyakarta there are many students from 26 provinces (formerly 27 provinces before the East Timorese out of the unitary state of Indonesia) in Yogyakarta. No exaggeration referred to as miniature Yogyakarta Indonesia.




2011/01/22

Dadang P. - Private guide in Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Dadang P. - Private guide in Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
I am Dadang. Born in Yogyakarta, Indonesia 1976. I'm an English speaking driver and tour guide for Java and Bali.

My work is like a hobby, I really love doing this work. I also drive for big tour companies from Holland. If you are traveling trough Java I'm also available to provide drive trough Bali. and I have worked as a tour and travel agent since 1998, I was become owner of yogyakarta transport. I am looking forward to helping you and sharing information about Java, Indonesia.

Please let me know how I can help you experience the wide array of Java Tourist Attractions.
by. Regina

2011/01/19

Pacitan Tour

by. Regina
  Pacitan is a small town located east of Yogyakarta, precisely in a bay in the eastern city of Yogyakarta, has not many tourists who know the beauty of this city.
In pacitan numerous attractions such as cultural tour, beach tour and others, Pacitan also famouse by the name city of a thousand caves because of  many caves  overthere.
For go to this town we only takes 3 hours driver if you depart from Yogyakarta, through by the mountains a thousand, called a thousand mountains because the mountain is very long that is lined around the southern island of Java.
    For the tourists who love to surf the pacitan beach provides a beautiful place with the waves are so captivating that favored for surfer, this proves the many surfers who come to pacitan just for surfing, they many come from Bali, Australia, Singapore and European Countries other.
If tourists want to stay in this town  there are many hotels and restaurants in Pacitan.
    And for tourists who love cultural tourism or nature, in pacitan you can visit the many caves scattered throughout the area pacitan one of them is the famous caves and cave gong wasp.
Gong Cave is a cave in which there are many stalagmite and stalactites, cave name is taken in accordance with the characteristics of each tsalakmit and stalactites.The tourists can listen to the voice sounded like a gong, which is a traditional musical instrument of jawa.were as tabuhan cave nearly equal to the cave gong the difference of this cave are the sound produced from the stalagmite or stalactite is different so that when tourists can be play will be formed a unique musical intstrumen.

Sendang Biru Beach

by. Regina
Sendang Biru Beach is located 69 km to the south of the city of Malang. To be able to visit the beach, this beach must pass Turen , then Sumbermanjing Wetan. It is located in the district Sumbermanjing Wetan. Sendang biru Beach is better known as a place of landing and auctioning fish Malang.
   The beach is faced with Sempu Island. Distance both only separated by a narrow strait. The distance between beach and  Sempu Island very suitable for boating or other water sports beach. On 7 or 8 Shawwal, many people who ride the boat to the  Sempu Island to take fresh water that was there. According to belief, efficacious Sempu freshwater island for health or health or healing. In addition, there in Sempu island you can see the lake where the water comes from another squirt of water that enter through a hole big rock, the lake is called "Segoro puppies" /”segoro anakan”
Sendang Biru called  because this beach is the source of water or in the Java language which means "spring" that is blue.

Vakantie naar yogyakarta

by. Regina
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