Top 10 Things to Do in Yogyakarta in 2026

This ninth-century Hindu temple compound with soaring spires is Java's answer to Angkor and equally awe-inspiring.

The active royal court of the Sultan of Yogyakarta offers guided tours through Javanese architecture, arts, and court traditions.

Yogya's main shopping street is a buzzing corridor of batik shops, street food vendors, and becak pedicab rides.

The ruins of the sultan's eighteenth-century pleasure garden feature bathing pools, underground mosques, and hidden tunnels.

A 4x4 adventure around Indonesia's most active volcano passes through villages buried by the devastating 2010 eruption.

Yogyakarta's signature dish of jackfruit slow-cooked in coconut milk and palm sugar is best sampled along this dedicated food street.

The old Mataram kingdom capital is famous for its intricate silver filigree craftsmanship passed down through generations.

Rappelling into this vertical cave rewards adventurers with a heavenly beam of light illuminating an ancient underground forest.

An open-air dance performance of the Hindu Ramayana epic staged against the floodlit Prambanan temples on full-moon nights.