Kraton (Keraton) Yogyakarta

Jalan Malioboro Yogyakarta , Java, Indonesia
  • Traveler Rating 3.50
    106 reviews 128 travel blogs 281 photos

    Attraction Type:

    Castle, Historic site, History museum, Town center/square/plaza

    Popularity

    5of 12 attractions in Yogyakarta

TravelPod Member ReviewsKraton (Keraton) Yogyakarta

  • Underwhelming

    2

    comfortablynumb 6 contributions Mandurah, Australia Nov 2, 2011

    Unless you are specifically interested in the history involving the Sultanate in Yogyakarta than a visit to Kraton is extremely dull. There is nothing noteworthy regarding the displays, setting or architecture.

    This review is the subjective opinion of a TravelPod member and not of TravelPod.com.

Travel Blogs by Travelers Who Visited this Attraction Kraton (Keraton) Yogyakarta

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    Rocking the Temples in Jogja

    10 photos

    We arrived in Yogyakarta yesterday morning to be greeted by a November monsoonal downpour. By the time we reached our lovely hotel - Eclipse Hotel on Jl. Prawirotaman the rain had passed so we headed straight to the tourist informnation centre on Jl. Malioboro which was very helpful. The obvios first destination for a visit was the Kraton complex …

  • 2

    Dusk in west Bali, dawn in east Java

    18 photos

    Why is this place sometimes spelled Jogja and sometimes Yogya? At least I know how to say it. Jogja was great, and unexpected. And cheap compared to Bali! A spontaneous 3-day adventure (more like 5-day if you count the two overnight bus rides!) I'm just going to reiterate how awesome that bus ride was through east Java: acres of farmland dotted …

  • 3

    The Kraton

    11 photos

    This morning we decided to book a tour to the Dieng Plateau and Borobudur for the following day. We had read that the tourist agencies were located mainly at Prawirotaman Street, some distance away from our hotel. Instead of taking a taxi, Anna suggested helping a becak rider who probably needed the money more. He asked for 20,000 rupiah and we did …

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