Shop at Traditional Market
Witness local habits by visiting yogya's traditional market such as pasar beringharjo and pasar kranggan.
Universitas Islam Indonesia
(http://www.uii.ac.id). this is the oldest private university in indonesia, established 40 days before the independence day of indonesia in 1945. it is now a modern university with 9 faculties ranging from islamic studies to civil engineering and planning.
Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta
(http://uny.ac.id). university that spesialize in education. uny is a university for prospective teacher. however, there are pure sciences too in uny
Sunday Morning at Boulevard UGM
Every sunday, the wide main boulevard in universitas gadjah mada complex ugm is crowded with students jogging and practicing martial arts like karate, silat, and capoeira. wake up early at 7-9am and head to the boulevard ugm to do a bit of exercise. after that, you can taste many kind of foods sold by stalls there. the menu includes opor ayam chicken curry with rice cake, bubur ayam chicken porridge, siomay fish dumplings, and sate ambal chicken satay with tempeh sauce. don't forget to check the flea market nearby.
Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Kalijaga
(http://uin-suka.ac.id). named after sunan kalijaga, uin offers various courses on the subject of islam.
Wisma Bahasa - Indonesian Language Course
(http://www.wisma-bahasa.com) this is the oldest indonesian language course in yogyakarta, since 1982. provides indonesian, javanese, tetum, and english courses.
Reflexology
Achieve soothing experience by having a short reflexology massage. currenly one of the hippesting among jogjanese.
Universitas Gadjah Mada
(http://www.ugm.ac.id). the oldest university in indonesia and one of the largest universities in southeast asia. recently the times ranked ugm as 56th of the worldâs top 100 arts and humanities universities.
Masangin
masuk antara dua beringin, passing two ficus trees. this simple and fun game is held at south alun-alun sultan's square. the participant is blindfolded and he/she must walk straight to pass two ancient ficus tree. even though it sounds like an easy task, most participants usually failed. after that, you can go to the food stalls around the corner, relax a bit and have a sip of warm wedang ronde ginger drink.
Wayang Kulit
Becak or Andong ride
Take a short trip around the town using becak or andong cart.
Alam Bahasa - Bahasa Indonesia Course
(http://www.alambahasa.com) an indonesian language course with combination of bahasa indonesia classes, cultural and travel activities. new classes start anytime.
Yogyakarta is known as the city of education as well as the city of culture. This title is not without reason: many education institution are located here. Every year, around mid-July, thousands of new students from all over Indonesia flock into this city, converting the once quiet town to a busy yet dynamic city.
Institut Seni Indonesia
(http://isi.ac.id). the largest art academy in indonesia offers various undergraduate and graduate degrees on the subject of traditional arts such as javanese dance, wayang performance, & gamelan music, etc; to modern and contemporary arts like theatre, broadcast, & graphic design.