Top Things to Do in Yogyakarta

From tubing in underground rivers to going off-road at Indonesia's most active volcano, here are our faves in Yogya!

All Top Things to Do in Yogyakarta

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Love letters from our guests

4.9

170 reviews

The batik and cooking classes at Leksa Ganesha are fabulous! Pak Hanung provided the experience of a lifetime. He was patient in showing us how to use the batik tools (canting) and helpful throughout the creative process. We thoroughly enjoyed walking through the village to learn about the community and how they work together. Ibu Tiru helped us fix a delicious meal and Pak Hanung sent the recipes to us in a follow-up message. Please do not hesitate to book this experience! It will be a highlight of your trip to Yogyakarta. The price is excellent for the services rendered. We tried a similar experience in Jakarta that cost twice as much and provided much, much less.

Raelynn and Becky

Booked: A Day of Batik & Culinary Magic in a Local Village

loved this experience especially the Batik lesson. So cool to try a new activity learn about the process and make a awesome piece of art that turned out alot better than expected 🙃🙂 100% reccomend such a noce day

katie parker

Booked: A Day of Batik & Culinary Magic in a Local Village

Thank you for the nice trip. We learned a lot about coffee and Indonesian culture. 100% recommended. Also the driver and the people of the farm were very friendly!

Michele

Booked: A Coffee Journey with Yogyakarta's Artisan Coffeemaker

I had a wonderful experience. The tubing place was closed due to high rainfall so the driver spoke to the head office and found a new location to go to and arranged everything. We even stopped at a coffee place on the way back to Jogja. Everyone was very friendly. I found it hard to accept that villagers pull you up at the end however I was told it is an additional income for farmers and it is an equitable system between the owner and the farmer. I helped pull some people up and had a chat with a farmer whilst pulling someone up. They were very friendly and kept saying thank you, although I don't think I helped much 🤣

Yasmin

Booked: Mystical Jomblang Cave & Kalisuci Tubing | Jogja's Indiana Jones Adventure

It was a fascinating day. It began with the batik workshop. I found that I was the only person doing batik that morning and that made it even better, I think, because several of the people working inside the workshop came to offer suggestions and advice on technique and to reassure me about my lack of artistry - that everything was possible in art - even what I was doing! They were all lovely. Then the cooking group from the morning shared their lunch with me (delicious) before I was taken on a tour of the village where we caught some fish that we brought back and cooked in my cooking class. Thanks to everyone- you were all marvellous and your work is fascinating. The batiks that I created were not as terrible as I thought ( thanks to a lot of help) and I bought one from the gallery that I think is truly wonderful.

Nicole

Booked: A Day of Batik & Culinary Magic in a Local Village

There’s more than Batik here! I did an eco-print workshop and it was a really great way to spend my morning. The women show you different processes with leaves and flowers and then you create. There are different ways to create the prints so be sure to ask. I found the direct ‘hammer’ approach to be my favourite. Experiment and have fun! I would happily return for another workshop

Tim

Booked: Botanical Art in Tembi Village | Support Women-led Enterprise

Top Things to Do in Yogyakarta FAQs

Hi! I am interested in the "2-Day Best of Yogyakarta with Insider Guide". However, is it possible to replace the day 2 activity at Timang beach with a cave tubing activity at Kalisuci instead? Intend to book this for 2 Adults. Pls let me know how the price difference (if any) will be managed. Thank you!

Eugene, 15 Dec 2025

Hi Eugene, Yes, it is possible.

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