BOROBUDUR TOUR (a transit tour package)

BOROBUDUR TOUR (a transit tour package)

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Borobudur tours. Borobudur tour package programs or borobudur transit tours is intended as tour service for who wish to visit Borobudur temple in a day, even arrival from Yogyakarta airport, Semarang airport, or Semarang Port. You will spend a day tour with us with main destination : Borobudur temple, then we take you back to airport or semarang port for departure/sailing.

Borobudur Sunrise moment

Borobudur tours. Borobudur was a bigger Buddhist temple that built at ninth-century. It was the most complex structures erected in ancient times. Built by Java's Buddhist rules, served as pilgrimare point to teach the masses about the nature of human suffering, reincarnation, and enlightenment. This richly illustrated volume provides a comprehensive introduction to Borobudur's history and symbolism, including the Buddhist tales depicted in the 1.460 exquisite relief panels that line the lower terrace walls.

Tri Tepusan inscription is an archaeological inscription from the time of the Ancient Mataram Kingdom which states that Sri Kahulunnan in the year 842 AD confers land in the village of Tri Tepusan for the manufacture and maintenance of holy places Kamulan I Bhumisambhara (most likely the name of "Borobudur" temple now). Duplicate and photographs of the inscription is stored in the Borobudur museum.

borobudur temple

Borobudur from east side

Taking the King

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borobudur by L.J.M Feber

1 Kamadhatu: the foot of Borobudur Temple. Karmawibhangga: who sculpted reliefs at the foot of the temple, as many as 160 relief, each side 40 pieces, taken from silk (holy book) Karmawibhangga, contains the teachings of the law of cause and effect (karma). Relief in this section describes the man is still bound by worldly desires. One of the reliefs Karmawibhangga photo collections can be followed on collection collection Kassian Cephas.

2 Rupadhatu: Borobudur body parts. Relief in this section illustrates the way of renunciation of human perfection (nirvana).

3 Arupadhatu: the top of Borobudur (stupas) that describe nirvana, the perfect man has gone forth.

Borobudur Tours (a transit tour package) also served you who landed at Semarang Airport or Semarang Port, but without visit to Prambanan Temple.

Monumental sights in this tour package is Borobudur temple and Prambanan temple. Therefore, we will bring you to the both place plus at one lunch stop. For Yogyakarta airport arrival we have details of itinerary more or less as follows :

• landing at Yogyakarta airport             7 AM
• visit Borobudur Temple                        8.30 AM - 10 AM
• visit Sultan Palace                                11.30 AM - 12.30 AM
• lunch at restaurant nearby sultan palace
• visit Prambanan temple                       2 PM - 3.30 PM
• airport departure                                   4 PM or more

if you want more tight schedule then we can skip trip to Sultan Palace, so it's very hoply you can tell me soonest your flight arrival time and flight departure time for me to arrange all in best accuracy time schedule. Those time itinerary valid only in normal season, not in high season (around Idul Fitri days, old and new year).

borobudur scenery

"I really appreciate you as a guest of Yogyakarta, so if you agree to use our services in terms of transportation while in Yogyakarta, we DO NOT require you to pay a deposit (down payment) as a sign confirmed that might you un-comfortable. I quite believe with your confirm letter (deal) as you wrote in your email that sent to me"

"and if you want me myself who take you as your tour guide driver, please you contact me soonest (book me around 3 weeks earlier) and give a note about that into your email"

With you use our services you will get not just a private chauffeur service but also scientific information about Borobudur and Prambanan, hospitality, comfort, patience, and safety. Then please don't be hesitate to contact us by email to : aswoto69(at)gmail.com.

ATOK - Semarang Tour Driver

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I really appreciate you as a guest of Yogyakarta, so if you agree to use our services in terms of transportation while in Yogyakarta, we do not require you to pay a deposit (down payment) as a sign confirmed. I quite believe with your conform writing (deal) as you wrote in your email that sent to me. 

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MANOHARA HOTEL FOR BOROBUDUR SUNRISE

MANOHARA HOTEL FOR BOROBUDUR SUNRISE

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Borobudur Sunrise Tour Package by Manohara Hotel. Manohara hotel is a hotel with very beautiful landscapes, surrounded by rice fields, palm trees, and is very close to borobudur temple. The air surrounding the hotel still very fresh, with morning mists that feels toward you in every corner hotel. Very suitable for for those who wants to indulge themselves with natural Indonesian hospitality, tranquility, and ofcourse privacy.

Manohara hotel built only in one floor, there is no second floor or more. All made of beautiful rooms and if your room in west side than while you sitting on terrace of your room you can enjoy view of Borobudur temple. 

manohara hotel, borobudur

Manohara Hotel Room

Manohara Hotel - Meditation Room

Manohara hotel offer a very exclusive attractive : Borobudur Sunrise, where we can see stunning and awesome sunrise from the top of Borobudur Temple. Manohara give a special pass to enter the temple at 4.30 AM, before public visitor comes. You will walk from hotel to Borobudur with a pre-dawn stroll through the dewy grass of a lush tropical garden. A journey to your nature sight satisfaction !!

Borobudur Yogyakarta Sunrise Tour. If you choose our services than means we will arrange for Manohara hotel reservation also borobudur sunrise entrance for you if you make a plan to stay there. Borobudur sunrise ticket today : IDR 450 K per-person.

Yogyakarta driver Atok was a yogyakarta private driver who doing bussiness in transportation serving and english speaking driver, will serve you to :

a. Transfered from airport to Manohara Hotel only or vice versa 

b. Yogyakarta Tour Package, that we will give you nice transportation rates and hotel discount. You can compare our quotation ofcourse.

Please don't be hesitate to contact me as yogyakarta driver or your yogyakarta tour guide driver, soonest by email at : aswoto69(at)gmail.com to make nice disscussion and arrange together for your trip in Yogyakarta, Borobudur Sunrise, Prambanan, and others yogyakarta tourism place eventhough Mount Bromo sunrise and Ijen Crater Blue Fire tours.

If you think you need Japanesse Guide, Korean Guide, Russian Guide, we have it...just tell me in your email if you want accompany by guide who flent in those language. Ofcourse there is different price to hire those language guide.

"I really appreciate you as a guest of Yogyakarta, so if you agree to use our services in terms of transportation while in Yogyakarta, we DO NOT require you to pay a deposit (down payment) as a sign confirmed with bank transfered that might make you un-comfortable. I quite believe with your confirm letter (deal) as you wrote in your email that sent to me"

manohara hotel, borobudur

manohara hotel

Way to Borobudur Temple (in fromt of your room)

beautiful morning for walking Manohara Hotel to Borobudur

manohara hotel

manohara hotel

manohara hotel

Manohara Open Restaurant "WITARKA"

Gamelan Corner beside Witarka Restauramt - west side hotel - can see Borobudur

view Borobudur from 'Witarka' - Manohara Open Restaurant

borobudur sunrise tours

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TAMANSARI - WATERCASTLE

TAMANSARI - WATERCASTLE

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Tamansari, Yogyakarta. Tamansari was a part of heritage building of Sultan Palace. Tamansari means "beautiful garden". Tamansari, Yogyakarta was first established in 1758 and is the first idea of Prince Mangkubumi (later titled Hamengkubuwono I) and also Raden Ronggo Prawirosentiko (Madiun) as the architect, and Demang Tegis (Portuguese native who graduated from the kingdom) as structure experts.

Watercastle Tamansari - Main Gate

Tamansari watercastle ornament

Tamansari watercastle ornament

Tamansari, Yogyakarta is not only a recreational park which became the royal family of that era, but also has a variety of functions which are also used as an area Camouflage against his enemies, and also became a bastion of the system, but it is also used as a place for meditation for the Kings, a place to make batik made ​​by the king's concubines and daughters of the King, a place for the royal army military training and much more. Castle then widely referred to as the Water Palace (water castle) that because of the value and uniqueness of the architecture of the building and the grooves are filled with pond water pond. Role in history is conveyed by some people who become your Water Castle mentions that the park is used by the king of Mataram (Yogyakarta) to take a bath in certain months. There is little mysticism going on around the pool area at the time. When the King was about to enter the Water Castle then greeted with gamelan music sung from small buildings on the right and left in front of the Water Castle. Then there are certain ceremonies to welcome the King and the people who want to get into the Water Castle.

Taman Sari consists of:

1. The Sacred Room

There is the sacred place in the complex showing a separated building, which once functioned as a hermitage place for the Sultan and his family.

2. The Bathing Pool

This part was formerly a pleasure place for the royal family. Consists of two bathing pool that are separated with a 2-storey building. From this building the Sultan watched all the women swimming in the outer pool. Then he might ask some of them to accompany him into the inner pool. The water sprouts from a forming animal statue into the pool. The pool is also adorned with some big flowerpots.

3. Kenanga or Cemeti Island

This part compounds of some buildings such as Kenanga or Cemeti Island (forming Island), Sumur Gemuling and underground tunnels.

Taman Sari was once a beautiful and sophisticated water-park that long time years ago was also called as ‘Segaran’ which is in the Javanese word means artificial sea.

There are several elements that influence the architecture of the buildings is Taman Sari complex, including the influence of Hindu and Buddhist, Javanese and Islamic, Chinese, Portuguese and European style, can be seen from some parts of the building. Wall paint used is natural from brick pounded, mixed with limestone. Be beautiful classic color. 

Taman Sari - Yogyakarta has two main gates, which is a Gapuro the Great (which contained western section) and Gapuro Stage (located on the East, which is currently used as the main entrance to the complex location of Taman Sari). The shape of the gates or 'Gapuro'nya is indeed very beautiful and original style of Java, on the details of this Gapuro is the original motive of Java such as stylized tendrils of plants, birds, tail and wings of an eagle.

In Tamansari there is building called Gedong Sekawan. Gedong Sekawan it as a place to play or rest the daughters of the king and the king 's concubines in groups . Usually the princess will conduct its activities , such as painting nails , in gedong Sekawan it . To paint your nails , princesses will use kikit orange . Where the orange trees grow around the Sekawan gedong . Short growing citrus trees with small leaves , henna leaves much like wood that is used for nail polish . Citrus fruit , which is used to paint the nails , shape into small round red when ripe and green when young . The shape is very small. While kikit lime leaves , can be used as a cough medicine . In addition there are citrus trees that grow around gedong kikit Gang , there is also growing trees such thing Kepel . Where there dibatang fruit - tree trunks , much like the sapodilla fruit , both magnitude and color. Bear fruit only once a year . Kepel fruit is usually eaten by the daughters of the king , as an odor remover and facilitate menstruation . While pregnant women are forbidden to eat the fruit Kepel , because it can cause miscarriage . While leaves can Kepel fruit as a remedy for go out .

Tamansari Watercastle - Main Gate

Royal Pool - around year 1800 AD

Gardening at Tamansari watercastle

roof of Tamansari - mosque underground

Ruins of Tamansari Watercastle

COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Ruïne van een waterkasteel Taman Sari te Djokjakarta.

Tamansari watercastle. At Bali Island, also there is water palace called : TIRTA GANGGA. Click TIRTA GANGGA - BALI and found the fact that both Java and Bali have so many heritage building that you might interest to see.

After visit Tamansari, the main tour destination in Yogyakarta was Prambanan Temple. And if you feel need lunch, I recommend stunning restaurant that built at riverside - nearby Prambanan temple (see picture below). Good food, healthy, fresh food, and clean. The special menu there "carp fish grill", all my guest like that place for lunch and rileks enjoying river view with bamboos around...

I really appreciate you as a guest of Yogyakarta, so if you agree to use our services in terms of transportation while in Yogyakarta, we do not require you to pay a deposit (down payment) as a sign confirmed. I quite believe with your conform writing (deal) as you wrote in your email that sent to me. Anyway for any inquiries, please contact me soon by email to : aswoto69(at)gmail.com.

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YOGYAKARTA BROMO IJEN TOUR

YOGYAKARTA BROMO IJEN TOUR

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Bromo Ijen Tour. We provide excellent bromo ijen tour package with start tour from Yogyakarta or Surabaya. Bromo Ijen tour package means you will do tour with private service and tour cost included private transport, english speaking driver, entrance fees, and your hotels.

mt.Bromo Sunrise view

Bromo Ijen Tour from Yogyakarta, you will do yogyakarta tour 2 days including your arrival day before go to mount bromo and ijen crater. Our Yogyakarta driver will take you with safe drive, hospitality, and can be your trust partner during your Yogyakarta Bromo Ijen tour. Bromo Ijen tour package from Yogyakarta will do itinerary as follow :

Yogyakarta Bromo Ijen Tour. We have tour package for trip start Yogyakarta, Bromo, Ijen crater, and drop to Surabaya or to Bali Island. Yogyakarta Bromo Ijen Tour will design for guest who want overland trip explore Java Island and enjoying the great mt.bromo sunrise and ijen crater blue flame. The main itinerary of Yogyakarta Bromo Ijen Tour :
DAY 1st : Landed Yogyakarta - Prambanan temple - Ijo temple - hotel check in
DAY 2nd : Borobudur sunrise - Chicken Church - Sultan Palace - Tamansari - hotel check in at Solo City/Tawangmangu
DAY 3rd : Ceto temple - Tea Plantation - Sukuh temple - hotel check in at Bromo 
DAY 4th : Mt.Bromo sunrise - Madakaripura waterfall - homestay/hotel check in at Ijen
DAY 5th : Ijen Blue Flame Trekking - drop off at Surabaya hotel or drop off at Ketapang Port or drop off at your hotel in Bali Island.

Bromo Gate

jeep Bromo

ATOK - owner of ABHISEKATOUR

Bromo Ijen tour package from Surabaya. You can choose Bromo Ijen tour package with arrival at Surabaya airport and end tour at Bali then continue Bali tour with our Bali Driver Guide at Bali. Abhisekatour have branch tour company at Surabaya, so our surabaya tour driver will take you to do Bromo Ijen tour package from Surabaya. 

Surabaya tour driver. Abhisekatour have own branch tour company at Surabaya that can take you doing Bromo Ijen tour package. The itinerary for Bromo Ijen tour package from Surabaya :

DAY 1st : Landed Surabaya airport at noon or night - hotel check in at Bromo

DAY 2nd : Mt.Bromo sunrise - Madakaripura waterfall - homestay/hotel check in at Ijen

DAY 3rd : Ijen Blue Flame Trekking - drop off back at Surabaya hotel or drop off at Ketapang Port or drop off at your hotel in Bali Island

Paltuding Post - treking post gate

Ijen Crater

bromo ijen tour package
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Cokelat MONGGO Yogyakarta

Cokelat MONGGO Yogyakarta

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Cokelat Monggo diproduksi di Yogyakarta, Indonesia dan disiapkan oleh ahli cokelat yang menjunjung tinggi tradisi dalam membuat cokelat. Semua produksi cokelat Monggo terbuat dari premium dark cokelat dengan mentega kakao murni. Cokelat Monggo diolah dari biji kakao pilihan dari perkebunan di Jawa, Sumatera, dan Sulawesi. Setiap varian produk memiliki keunikan dari cita rasa asli bahan-bahan Indonesia yang merupakan kreasi dari ahli cokelat Belgia di rumah produksinya di Yogyakarta.

"Monggo" adalah kata yang mengekspresikan keramahan khas tradisi Jawa. Semua produk Monggo alami dan hampir seluruh kemasannya menggunakan kertas daur ulang dan kertas bersertifikat FSC. Monggo mengurangi sebanyak mungkin penggunaan plastik dalam proses produksinya. Kita dapat menemukan berbagai macam merek coklat di supermarket, jadi bagaimana kita bisa memilih mana yang akan Anda beli? Tentu Anda selalu lebih baik membeli kualitas cokelatyang baik.

as Tour Guide Driver for Terence Lam & wife, KopiTiam Restaurant, Malaysia

as Tour Guide Driver for Syed Farhan & Sarah Arshad, Singapore

Kualitas cokelat sebagian besar tergantung pada persentase kakao dan cocoa butter yang digunakan untuk fabrikasi. Cokelat murah memiliki tingkat rendah kakao dan lemak nabati yang digunakan sebagai pengganti cocoa butter. Rasa miskin dan cokelat biasanya menempel pada gigi dan lidah. Sebuah cokelat berkualitas baik akan meleleh di mulut Anda dan akan memberikan kesenangan yang besar. Cokelat Monggo terbuat dari cokelat  kualitas yang sangat baik. Jika Anda suka rasa manis Anda dapat memilih untuk membeli coklat susu atau coklat putih, tetapi jika Anda lebih suka rasa coklat yang kuat, Anda dapat memilih cokelat hitam dengan minimal 50% dari kakao dan menikmati dengan secangkir kopi yang baik.

Kualitas tinggi dan ramah lingkungan dengan citarasa khas Monggo menjadikannya pilihan utama dan produk istimewa dari Indonesia. Lengkapi perjalanan wisata Anda dengan mengunjungi produksi Cokelat Monggo di Yogyakarta bersama jasa kami yogyakarta driver ATOK. Kami menyediakan jasa pemakaian mobil Avanza atau Innova + driver yang akan membuat perjalanan wisata Anda di Yogyakarta lebih nyaman, praktis, menyenangkan. Silahkan hubungi kami ATOK - YOGYAKARTA DRIVER di +6287719030708 atau +6281329478187 atau melalui email di  : aswoto69(at)gmail.com

chocolate monggo yogyakarta - fun billboard

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pottery village Kasongan Yogyakarta

pottery village Kasongan Yogyakarta

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Kasongan is the name of a popular tourist destination in the district of Bantul Regency, Yogyakarta Special Province which is famous for its pottery crafts . The craft of pottery produced by Kasongan generally in the form of jars with various motifs ( peacocks, dragons , roses and many others ) , pots of various sizes ( from small to shoulder the size of an adult ) , souvenirs , picture frames , wall hangings , furniture such as tables and chairs , table decorations, and vases. All of these come in unique shapes and different sizes. Also, you can find souvenirs such as becak or temple miniatures, human-like statues, ashtrays, and hand-fan.etc. 

jogjakarta driver ADIT - with Jane from Malaysia

But then developing varied products include artificial flowers from banana leaves , bamboo furnishings , mask  and many others . The result of such a craft good quality and have been exported to foreign countries such as Europe and America . Usually this village is visited by tourists visiting Yogyakarta . 

At the beginning of this ceramic has no style at all . But the dead horse legend inspired the craftsmen to create horse motif on many products , especially horses pottery or inclined conveyor complete with a basket that is placed on a horse , apart from the motive frog , rooster and elephant . One of the well-known ceramic ornaments are a pair of wedding statue sitting politely . This pair of statues known as "Loroblonyo" which was first created by the studio owned Loroblonyo Walujo pack . The statue was adopted from a pair of statues belonging to the Kraton bride 

pottery at Kasongan Village

pottery at Kasongan Village

pottery at Kasongan Village

pottery at Kasongan Village

pottery at Kasongan Village

pottery at Kasongan Village

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Batik Yogyakarta Clothes

Batik Yogyakarta Clothes

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batik clothes yogyakarta

If you traveled to visit an area, more than a day, of course you want to get as much information about your tourist destination, so when you are there then you will get a complete everything from attractions, culinary, merchandise, and others including know the type of clothing the location destination.

Batik Indonesia as a whole engineering, technology and development-related motives and culture, has been designated by UNESCO as a cultural heritage of humanity for oral and non-material (Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity) since 2 October, 2009. [1]. Yogyakarta has a distinctive motif is batik fabric YOGYAKARTA different with batik motifs in other areas. When you are in Yogyakarta, and buy clothes or souvenirs of batik cloth, then there will be a lot of motives batik. On this website we provide information about the endeavor in Yogyakarta batik along with the meaning of these classic motifs. Of which we show are the original/classic batik motive and not contemporary motifs. Instead you have a batik shirt with a origin /classic motif, you are including the savior world culture.

"Batik" originated from the palace. It used to be made by the royal female. This batik soga color (brown) and made ​​for the royal family. How to make batik cloth there are several kinds. Batik motifs created by painting on fabric using canting called "batik tulis" (manual wax-resist dyeing technique). Other one, there are also batik made ​​with stamped or printed for mass-produce. Of course the price is also a relative from each process.

However, nothing can truly achieve the quality and authenticity of a piece of batik tulis, where just two meters can take between 3 months to create.

(several of) BATIK YOGYAKARTA :

CUWIRI Pattern
Dyes : Natural Soga
Uses : as a "Semek'an" and Kemben. Wear during the ceremony "mitoni"
Elements Motif : Meru, Gurda
Philosophy : Cuwiri means small, expected that the wearer looks worthy and respected

CUWIRI - batik yogyakarta pattern 

SIDO MUKTI Pattern
Dyes : Natural Soga
Uses : as a cloth in a marriage ceremony
Elements Motif : Gurda
Philosophy : It is expected that the adequacy and happiness always.
SIDO means continuously or be and MUKTI means living in affluent and happiness. so we can conclude this motif melambangka hope for a better future, full of happiness under on the bride and groom.

SIDOMUKTI - batik yogyakarta pattern 

KAWUNG Pattern
Dyes : Naphtol
Uses : as Long Cloth
Elements Motif : Geometric
Philosophy : Commonly used as a symbol of the king and his family courage and justice

KAWUNG - batik yogyakarta pattern 

PARANGKUSUMO Pattern
Dyes : Naphtol
Uses : as a cloth when the ring exchange
Elements Motifs : Parang, Mlinjon
Typical Characteristics : scrapings
Philosophy : "kusumo" means the flowers are in bloom, it is expected the wearer look beautiful

PARANGKUSUMO - batik yogyakarta pattern 

TRUNTUM Pattern
Dyes : Natural Soga
Uses : Used at weddings
Typical Characteristics : scrapings
Philosophy : "truntum" means to lead , parents are expected to lead the bride and groom .

TRUNTUM - batik yogyakarta pattern 

Arguably truntum motif is a symbol of love that blossomed again . According to the story , this motif was created by a queen of Sultan Palace.
The Queen who has been loved and pampered by the King , was forgotten by the King who has had a new lover . To pass the time and relieve the sadness , the Queen began to make. Queen unconsciously make star-shaped motif in a dark sky , which had been with him in solitude. Queen persistence in batik attract the King who then began to approach the Queen to see how to make batik. Since it constantly monitors the development of batik king queen , little steps by little steps affection towards the Queen King grows back . Thanks to this motif king love blossomed again, so the motive is named Truntum , as a symbol of King's re-blossomed love.

UDAN RIRIS Pattern

UDAN RIRIS - batik yogyakarta pattern 

Implies fortitude and should withstand live concerned even if hit by rain and heat. Thus for married life, especially for the newlyweds, to be bold and willing to live concerned when many obstacles and trials, the proverbial hit by rain and heat, may not be easy to complain. All the obstacles and hurdles that must be faced and solved together.

"I really appreciate you as a guest of Yogyakarta, so if you agree to use our services in terms of transportation while in Yogyakarta, we DO NOT require you to pay a deposit (down payment) as a sign confirmed with bank transfered that might make you un-comfortable. I quite believe with your confirm letter (deal) as you wrote in your email that sent to me"

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