Sosrowijayan Tourist Village, Sosrowijayan Wetan and Kulon, Yogyakarta

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Yogyakarta is one of the city in Indonesia that has many potential tourism objects. If you come to Yogyakarta, please try to visit the Sosrowijayan Tourist Village. It is located in the city center of Yogyakarta, exactly 200 meters from Tugu Station. This village offers affordable accommodation and old hotel buildings, batik studios and batik courses as well as the bookstore.

Sosrowijayan divided into two regions, namely Sosrowijayan Wetan and Sosrowijayan Kulon. Sosrowijayan Wetan then known as a tourist village. Entering the village, you will be greeted by Pedicab drivers. They offer you to look for accommodation around Malioboro street, or look for typical souvenirs of Yogyakarta. In the Sosrowijan wetan village, you can find row of bookstores. Most of the books sold in the bookstore are English novels and a small portion Indonesian language books. In Sosrowijayan, you can choose books freely. About the price it is varies greatly, but certainly cheaper than in major bookstores.

As a tourist village, certainly in Sosrowijayan there are many lodgings. Interestingly, the hotels or lodgings in the village are located near and integrated to the residence of the local people. This would allow you to interact with the local people. However, if you want a more private accommodation, you can choose the hotel located along jalan Sosrowijayan. The tariffs are varied, the average price is below 500.000 rupiah. In addition to lodgings, tourism services can also be easily found in Sosrowijayan. There are also provided many restaurants, money changer, cafes, internet cafes, motorcycle and car rental, travel agencies, in Sastrowijan village.

Sosrowijayan also offers batik courses. This batik courses offered by some lodgings there. Usually near the lodging, you can find a batik studio managed by Sosrowijayan residents. Type of batik worked in this studio is a batik painting. More value of batik painting, it is more varied colors and modern types.

Usually a half square kilometers of village area is deserted during the day. During the day, many tourists leave Sosrowijayan to traveling around Yogyakarta. Then at dusk, Sosrowijayan more lively. Tourists go back to their inn. Many young people gathered at the edge of the road, while some cafes present live music as entertainment.