Tourism Assigment

Nur Izzah Rahmani

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About Jogja/Yogyakarta

Yogyakarta is an old city that has much appeal for anyone who visits. Yogyakarta is one of the provinces in the Republic of Indonesia, which is given a special status as a special province because of the existence of the city which has a history and other cultures compare to other regions or provinces in Indonesia. The existence of this town which has a range predicate is started from the establishment of Yogyakarta's empire in 1755. (Yogyakarta city itself was built on October 7, 1756) where the Kingdom of Yogyakarta, led by a king named Sultan Hamengku Buwana who became the forerunner of this city. As an old city, many relics has been found in this city including surrounding areas. Not only from the XVIII century AD, but also in the previous centuries. In the XVI century AD, Yogyakarta became the center of the Islamic Mataram kingdom. While at the VIII century AD, Yogyakarta surrounding area has become a center of civilization who had been influenced by Hinduism and Buddhism. This can be seen with many relics of temples in Siwa Plateu region (Prambanan, Ratu Boko, Kalasan, and surrounding areas).

Yogyakarta in the history of Indonesian independence

At the time of independence, Yogyakarta is also taking a very important role in the struggle of the Indonesian. Many national figures born in Yogyakarta and affect the way of this nation such as Ki Hajar Dewantara, KH Ahmad Dahlan, Sultan Hamengku Buwana IX, and many others. Many events and history have occurred in this city, such as general attack to enemy (Dutch Colonial) which well known as Serangan Umum 1 Maret. Yogyakarta has ever been appointed as a capital of Indonesia Republic in 1946-1949. This city is also known as the city of education which has been much visited by students throughout Indonesia. Yogyakarta is also a town that still closely maintain the values and cultural traditions of Java. This culture is became the biggest capital of this city for future development, including tourism side. 

Places of Interest

Yogyakarta has been able to show itself as a tourist destination city in Indonesia where this city is strategically located in the middle of Java Island and own the easy access to places of interest nearby. This city has many attractions for foreign or domestic tourists who make this city always crowded visited throughout the year. Places of interest and easy to visit around this city including the Sultan Palace, Taman Sari, Prambanan Temple, Borobudur Temple and the rest you can see here. 

Tourist Facilities

As a tourist destination, Yogyakarta has also been equipped with the facilities that will pamper every guest who visit this place like accommodation / hotels, bars, restaurants, Discotheque, spas, shopping centers, medical centers, international airport and others. 

Transportations

As to the public transportation in Indonesia, this city makes it easy for everyone to move where it has been provided the public transportation such as taxis, buses and trains. The unique and ancient transportation are still remain until today and be excellent to each passenger are BECAK and Andong. Becak is a bike transportation where the existence of passenger is located in front of the bike itself. Places for passengers have been provided in front of the bike and the driver is behind and the way of this transportation is rather slow due to be rowed to move. While Andong is the ancient transportation using horses to pull the passenger seat. Transportation has also become a favorite for every tourist who visits the city of Yogyakarta.