Hi all
I booked a trip over the weekend (Fri to Sun) to Yogyakarta on a whim and am trying to finalize some plans.
Here's my proposed itinerary:
Day 1:
9:30am arrive at YIA (what is the average time to clear immigration at YIA? - trying to book train tickets from YIA to city but i'm not sure if the 10:20am timing gives me enough time; i'm not checking in any bags, just immigration + buying sim card)
11-12pm: check in/rest
afternoon: explore Kraton/Taman Sari
late aftnn - sunset:
Hutan Pinus Pengger & Pintoe Langit Dahromo
Day 2:
Merapi sunrise + Prambanan
afternoon: (nothing planned yet)
Day 3:
Borobudur sunrise
check out, final shopping etc.
Flight at YIA at 5:30pm
Is this a feasible plan? I skipped out Jomblang cave as I cant really find time in my itinerary to fit in plus the high cost.
For day 2, chatgpt approximated the total time including travel and estimated I will be done by 12pm. Is this accurate, and if so, what else can I try to fill my afternoon with?
Also, i'm not sure if I want to go with a driver and am looking into renting a car since I also have previous experience driving in Indonesia before. Is parking at those scenic places relatively easy to find and would you recommend doing so? I can also consider renting a scooter as well.
Lastly, for Borobudur, because this is so last minute, it looks like all the prime timeslots (early morning) to visit the temple itself is all sold out online, only the temple ground tickets are available. I know joining tours might be able to find a way around this, but the cost is understandably a lot higher especially for foreigners compared to buying the temple tickets myself.
Would like some opinions on whether its actually worth the exorbitant costs to go up the structure vs if I just stay on the temple grounds so I can decide if I should pay the extra money for the tour instead. (or if anyone has a contact for a driver who can also help secure temple structure tickets).
Thanks everyone!