About The Palace of Yogyakarta (Keraton Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat)

Must See

  • Luxurious halls
  • Spacious courtyards
  • Pavilions
  • Two little museums

How to reach

It is located about 11 km from Adisucipto International Airport, can be accessed by cars, taxi, bus and local transports like becak and andong.
Becak and Andong - a horse-drawn cart - ride are the fun way to explore
From airport, by bus it takes 27 minutes to reach post office stop and walk for 5 minutes from there, bus ticket costs about 14,153 Indonesian Rupiah
From the city center of Yogyakarta, it takes 5 min to cover a distance of 449 meters to reach Kraton Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat

Tips

  • Do have a local guide with you to take you around and let you know more about the Javanese culture
  • Thursday mornings have a limited classical dance performance.
  • Yogyakarta is also known as Kraton and is a great place to be walking. Some people here to this day worship the Sultan(King) and keep the Javanese culture alive
  •  A great place to study history and culture
  • Depending on the day of the visit, you get to enjoy the following:
    • Gamelan on Monday and Tuesday 10:00 a.m. to noon
    •  Wayang golek puppetry on Wednesday 9:00 a.m. to noon 
    • Classical dance on Thursday 10:00 a.m. to noon
    • Javanese poetry readings on Friday 10:00 a.m. to 11.30 a.m.
    • Leather puppetry on Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. 
    • Javanese dance on Sunday 11:00 a.m. to noon

Visit Time

Sunday:       8.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.
Monday:       8.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.
Tuesday:      8.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.
Wednesday: 8.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.
Thursday:     8.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.
Friday:          8.30 a.m. to 11.00 a.m.
Saturday:     8.30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

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Waiting Time

Nil

 

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Entrance Fee

Yes

Entrance fee amount per person is: Rp12,500 from the palace entrance.
There is another entrance that charges less, Rp7,000 but shows only one wing of the palace and it is the place whrer the relatives of the king lived.

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Time you can spend

2 to 3 hours

 

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Weather

Overcast Clouds 30.34°C

 

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