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Built in the 9th-century, the Borobudur temple is a Mahayana Buddhist monument located in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia. This monument is the largest Buddhist temple in the world. It holds six square platforms coated by three circular platforms. This is adorned with 2,672 support panels and 504 Buddha statues. The main dome is positioned at the centre of the top platform. This is enclosed by 72 Buddha statues situated inside perforated stupa.

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Kraton (Keraton) Palace, also known as the Palace of Yogyakarta, the home of the Sultan, is one of the most carefully planned buildings in Indonesia. Originally created to reflect on the Javanese cosmos, this attraction is a perfect connection between natural realms, humans and god. It is built in the heart of the city and is considered to be a place of national pride and glory.

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Situated close to the Kraton Palace, Taman Sari was initially constructed as a garden for the Sultan of Yogyakarta in the 18th century. It includes elegant gardens and pools and is a peculiar structure that is believed to have underground tunnels that connect it ti the Indian ocean. Originally it was constructed as a large artificial lake with island, a bathing complex and a complex structure of pavilions and small pools along with a lake. At this point, however only the bathing pool remains while the rest of the structures have been usurped under the Kampung settlement.

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A temple of the 10th century, The Prambanan Temple is the largest temple devoted to Lord Shiva in Indonesia. The temple houses numerous portrayals of the Ramayana with references to Shiva, Vishnu, and Brahma, the three great Hindu deities, along with three temples devoted to the animals that were believed to serve them.

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Watch the sunrise from the Borobodur Temple and experience a one-of-a-kind moment. Access to the temple grounds is given as early as 4-30 AM, and coffee/tea with biscuits is provided. This tour can be taken by self or as a part of the tour operator's package.

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Malioboro Street or Jalan Malioboro is a major commercial street in Yogyakarta, popular for shopping and eating out. Located right in the city's heart, this area is filled with trendy hotels, restaurants, cafes and shops, both large and small. After sundown, several open-air restaurants and eateries can be seen catering to hungry tourists on the street. Street musicians and artists are also a popular sight on this street throughout the day.

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Also called Ratu Boko Palace, this archaeological site in Java is mounted on a picturesque plateau next to Prambanan Temple Complex. It is the remains of a palace built during the 8th century AD by the Buddhist Shailendra dynasty. Reinforced with limestone, there are five gurapas or worship places adorned with tendril ornaments, tropical courtyards, eight circle pools and caves.

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The Jomblang Caves are a part of a cave system that reaches the whole of Gunung Kidul. The cave had formed around a thousand years ago when the soil and vegetation had collapsed under the surface of the earth. It had created a sinkhole that was roughly 50 m wide and up to 80 m deep. Over the thousand years, supported by the 'Heavenly Rays,' which is a daily 3-hour window of sunlight that enters the cave, helped an incredible underground forest take root.

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An oddly-laid out beach at Yogyakarta, the Timang Beach is quite unique. It is at a boundary between the sea and the land which is located in Gunung Kidul, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. It guarantees beautiful sunset views, a gondola ride to the cliff on the other side of the beach with large waves reaching out to you, and a delicious lobster meal. The sand at the beach is white. The Pandanus plants are lined up encompassing the beach which adds to the beautiful picturesque view of Timang Beach.

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The Ramayana Ballet is a dance performance depicting the Valmiki Epic of Ramayana, which was originally written in Sanskrit. This highly intricate and stylised dance form is performed with music and drama and usually without dialogues. The performance is generally seen in two traditional forms - Javanese and Balinese, and tourists can enjoy the performance accompanied by a wonderful dinner in most places.

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The Ullen Sentalu Museum is built upon the on historic sites, such as Hastorenggo Guesthouse building that is owned by Sultan Hamengkubuwono VII (1877-1921) and Kaliurang Three Nations Commission Building. The word 'Ullen Sentalu' is an acronym of the phrase in Java language that is 'Ulating Blencong Sejatine Tataraning Lumaku'. The phrase literally means 'the Light of Life for Human Journey.' The museum exhibits relics and artefacts from the royal houses and kratons of Java, for example, the Pakualam, Surakarta, Yogyakarta, and Mangkunegaran houses.

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Mount Merapi, also known as Gunung Merapi is an active volcano situated on the periphery of the Central Java and Yogyakarta territories, Indonesia. It literally translates to to Fire Mountain in Javanese, In fact, it most recently erupted in 2018 and can still be seen spewing ash and smoke at periodic intervals.

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Tourists can enjoy a quiet and less crowded tour of Yogyakarta and surrounding villages on bicycles. The cycling tours can generally be done by self or under an English-speaking guide with stops including village community centres, local temples, and restaurants serving traditional meals to guests.

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Pindul Cave is an underground river cave located around 7 kilometres from Wonosari, Gunung Kidul in Indonesia. It is a popular spot for cave tubing or flowing down the river on inflated tubes. Rafting is also offered for those who might not want to indulge in the tubing. Towards the mouth of the underground river, tourists can swim and take pictures to commemorate visiting this wonderful tourist spot.

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Located 20km outside the city centre of Yogyakarta lies the Parangtritis Beach. Sed amidst lush green hills, the beach is also known for the special place it holds in Javanese folklore. The surrounding area of the beach is replete with natural and geological features such as caves, lakes, lagoons. At night, once the stars come out, the entire landscape is bathed in an almost ethereal light, perhaps one of the reasons that the area is awash with legends.

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Situated around a 2.5 hour drive away from Yogyakarta, Klayar Beach is one of those beaches that is just beginning to command the respect that it deserves from tourists and is still very much off-the-beaten-track. The conspicuous silence of the beach gives rise to one of the unique features of it; the sound of the waves crashing against the shore and flooding through holes in the rock formations make an almost flute-like whistle that floats around the beach.

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Candi Ijo, or the Ijo Temple, occupies a spot roughly at a distance of four kilometres from Ratu Boko. Established during the 10th and 11th centuries, the Candi Ijo is close to Yogyakarta in Indonesia. The compound of the temple adorns the serene hamlet of Groyokan, in the Sambirejo Village.

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Wayang Kulit is a form of traditional performance art, native to Javanese, Balinese and Lombok cultures in South-East Asia. It is quite a stunner of a puppet show, where carved leather figures are played against light to cast shadows from on a taut linen screen. It has been around for centuries and this much-loved artform is now spreading out from Indonesia to the rest of Asia.

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The second-largest temple complex in Indonesia after the Borobudur Temple Complex, The Sewu Temple Complex is built upon Buddhist principles and sensibilities. It is located about 17km away from the main city of Yogyakarta and is among its foremost structures alongwith the Prambanan and Borobudur temples. The construction of the temple complex was started way back in the 8th- Century by the Matram Kings, although it was discovered only in the 1960s. This was because the debris of the temple were buried under the deluge of the explosion of Mount Merapi Volcano.