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My Yogyakarta Trip Part 2 - Other Attractions & Things to Do

Saturday, December 12, 2009 |

I'm back with part 2 of my Jogjakarta trip. There are two more places we visited.

First, Tlogo(Telaga) Putri, Kaliurang (Princess Well)
If you have seen my previous post, I have mentioned that Kaliurang is a high and cool place, something like Genting Highlands. We reached this place early in the morning and have some local food for breakfast. I will write about the food in the next post. This place is like a park where people do jungle trekking and picnic.

The place is like a well and surrounded by trees.


A sign board on the wall, that says " You have entered a hunger-free zone" :)


We planned to go hiking, but we were too lazy :). The entrance of the park.


Second place, Taman Gardu Pandang, Kaliurang ( Kaliurang Look-out Point)
This place is also in Kaliurang, it is a look-out point for the Volcano, Mount Merapi.  Mount Merapi is still an active volcano and its last eruption was in year 2006.

From Tlogo Putri, you can actually take a tramp to the look-out.


Posing in front of a sign board.


An funk hole for emergency during war etc.


A look-out tower.


Too cloudy and foggy , failed to see Mt. Merapi from the look-out. :(


Next: Things to do in Jogjakarta

(1) Arung Jeram (White Water Rafting)
I do not know what Arung means, but Jeram means streams, therefore I would guessed that Arung Jeram means something like going down the streams, haha.. Never expected that I would do something this adventurous in Jogjakarta. My first time water rafting, fun but also friggin tiring! I couldnt remember what river we went to, but it is a virgin river, means it is not polluted (yet), the scenery along the river was amazing and breath-taking. And it is not expensive, RP100k (RM36.30) per person for a two-hour instructor guided  water rafting + tea break + yummy dinner, definitely another steal for the trip!

The rafting is not far from Borobudur.


All geared-up ~XD (Ya, I know I am short)


with our friendly + funny instructor.


row, row, row ya boat, gently down the stream ~


Messy.


Tea break. Refreshing coconut drinks and some snack before another battle, hehe... :)


Complimentary meal. Roasted chicken plus raw vegie with peanut sauce to restore the exhausted humans.YUM!


(2) Spa
My first time having spa treatment as well. I did not know that you need to be naked when doing spa @@. It was a very pampering experience for me, felt like a rich woman, muahaha.. We went to this spa center in Jogja called Woman & Woman Spa. My sister and I chose a spa package called "Absolute Bliss", which included foot bath - grande massage - milk body scrub - refresher nature facial - foot massage - milk bath. The treatment took 150 minutes and costed Rp430k ( ~RM156).

My cousin, Emily chose the "Be Cleopatra" package (aromatherapy foot bath-rose relaxing massage-milk body scrub-milk body mask-milk bath), Rp360k (~RM131). Which another cousin, Janey chose the heated stone treatment "Choco Stones" (aromatheraphy foot bath-hot stone massage-chocolate honey body mask-body scrub-bubble bath), Rp360k  (~RM131).

The classy spa center.


Snapped a picture of the spa room secretly.


Different types of therapy oil - relaxing, energizing, balancing & calming.


After spa-ed, we were served some refreshing fruits and ginger tea.


After all the scrubbing and massaging. :)


It is good that I get to try things that I wont do in Malaysia, because rafting and spa in very expensive in Malaysia. This ends part 2 of my Yogyakarta trip. Till then, see ya...

5 comments:

eric10234 said...

Seems like you enjoy the spa there. Going to spa in Penang anytime soon? Hehe.

alexis said...

Ya, it was a different experience for me. Penang got cheap one then i go la..any recommendation?

eric10234 said...

Erm... Dunno wor... I don't go spa wan leh... Haha

Anonymous said...

Thanks you Ms. Alexis for visiting our spa, look forward to welcome you, your family and friend back to Yogya next time soon...

Regards from all of us at woman and woman spa, wish you always the best...

WWspa Team

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