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Busy place with many clothing shops, souvenir stands & street hawkers selling traditional foods.
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!!BEWARE OF SCAM!!
Was approached by a man that we thought was official standing by the ticket informing us that the Keraton is closed now due to lunch and prayer break till 1.30pm or so, however he said that while we wait we can check out the batik art gallery where students commissioned by the sultan show their work. Coincidentally, he is also going to the mosque to pray nearby the batik art gallery and can show the way. As we arrived at the ‘batik gallery’ in a small shop in an alley near Malioboro, a new man from the shop took over and gave batik intro to us like real batik must have 2 same sides and in art gallery, all proceeds go to the orphanage. We were initially not aware of the scam and was genuinely interested in buying 1 (currently A3 sized is 1.5 million rupiah). During that time some red flags have also popped up, for pricing they have a list based on size. During that time, there was also another Indonesian family and as I understood Indonesian I am trying to overhear how much are they offered, this was of course much lower than prices we have. While it looked like I was overhearing that conversation, the man attending us noticed and tried to strike conversations with me. however after 30 mins of discussion we still have doubts because we do not have any space to display it. Telling the man we are leaving and need time to think, now he became aggressive and start lowering the price. If all proceeds go to the orphanage you would wonder why he would be so aggressive. And I also now asked why the indo family is offered less for way bigger batik, his reply is now batik price is not by size but artist. Now the price has dropped from 1.5m rupiah to 1.1 rupiah. However as the main concern is where to put it, we continued to walk out, of course this man chased us outside and now offered 750k rupiah without caring that our issue is not with price but where to put it. Rejecting this, he is now pissed and said we have wasted 2 hours of his time (hyperbole) and if we walk away now don’t come back and the 750k price is gone and they have enough tourists. He is also starting to get more rude and heated up by saying this is bad behaviour, etc. luckily we walked away still and does not have to be constantly reminded by the aggression if we would have purchased. This batik art gallery scam can also be found in some blog posts so please be aware and don’t fall for this scam!
Was approached by a man that we thought was official standing by the ticket informing us that the Keraton is closed now due to lunch and prayer break till 1.30pm or so, however he said that while we wait we can check out the batik art gallery where students commissioned by the sultan show their work. Coincidentally, he is also going to the mosque to pray nearby the batik art gallery and can show the way. As we arrived at the ‘batik gallery’ in a small shop in an alley near Malioboro, a new man from the shop took over and gave batik intro to us like real batik must have 2 same sides and in art gallery, all proceeds go to the orphanage. We were initially not aware of the scam and was genuinely interested in buying 1 (currently A3 sized is 1.5 million rupiah). During that time some red flags have also popped up, for pricing they have a list based on size. During that time, there was also another Indonesian family and as I understood Indonesian I am trying to overhear how much are they offered, this was of course much lower than prices we have. While it looked like I was overhearing that conversation, the man attending us noticed and tried to strike conversations with me. however after 30 mins of discussion we still have doubts because we do not have any space to display it. Telling the man we are leaving and need time to think, now he became aggressive and start lowering the price. If all proceeds go to the orphanage you would wonder why he would be so aggressive. And I also now asked why the indo family is offered less for way bigger batik, his reply is now batik price is not by size but artist. Now the price has dropped from 1.5m rupiah to 1.1 rupiah. However as the main concern is where to put it, we continued to walk out, of course this man chased us outside and now offered 750k rupiah without caring that our issue is not with price but where to put it. Rejecting this, he is now pissed and said we have wasted 2 hours of his time (hyperbole) and if we walk away now don’t come back and the 750k price is gone and they have enough tourists. He is also starting to get more rude and heated up by saying this is bad behaviour, etc. luckily we walked away still and does not have to be constantly reminded by the aggression if we would have purchased. This batik art gallery scam can also be found in some blog posts so please be aware and don’t fall for this scam!
Visiting this spot on my last night in Jogja. As always, it was really crowded here. A must-visit place for people who likes to romanticise Jogja. You can sit on one of the benches, processing the vibes of Malioboro, and overthinking about your life decision amidst the people who don't really notice your presence since they're busy minding their own business (especially if they're tourists).
its been a long time since i traveled here and not much change but i saw improvements such as the place is much bigger for pedestrian and more organized. Jogja is one of the best city in Indonesia
Very popular tourist shopping street with wide extended walkways flanking the vehicular road. Crowded both during the day and at night. The traffic is only one way towards the south, so heading north would take much longer time with detour and heavy jam. Long wait for hired car too, best to travel by foot or trishaw.
If you go to Yogyakarta, don't forget visit here. Because many merchandise from jogja in here not expensive. And must visit Pasar Bringharjo too. If you hungry don't worry because many restaurants and street food. Kalo kesini kalap pengen dibeli semua batiknya cantik cantik. Near Tugu Station not far, the street very clean and not far from Alun alun jogja and other place like Museum Benteng Vredeburg, Titik 0 KM. If you come Saturday night very crowded than weekdays.
Best place to find food and souvenir.
Malioboro located in the center Yogyakarta, famous of its night market and angkringan (food stall).
In this place, you can buy any kind of souvenirs like shirt, batik, key chain and others in a very cheap price and if you have the skill of bergaining, you might get the lowest price.
This area also provides a lot of hawker food, from bakpia (but i dont recommend you to buy bakpia here) to nasi gudeg.
If you wanna go here by car (i mean driving yourself), this area might challenge your patience. the traffic is crazy during night & hard to find a parking space.
souvenir price range : $0.5 - $5
food price range : $1 - $3
Malioboro located in the center Yogyakarta, famous of its night market and angkringan (food stall).
In this place, you can buy any kind of souvenirs like shirt, batik, key chain and others in a very cheap price and if you have the skill of bergaining, you might get the lowest price.
This area also provides a lot of hawker food, from bakpia (but i dont recommend you to buy bakpia here) to nasi gudeg.
If you wanna go here by car (i mean driving yourself), this area might challenge your patience. the traffic is crazy during night & hard to find a parking space.
souvenir price range : $0.5 - $5
food price range : $1 - $3
The heart of Yogyakarta city, so crowded at the weekend or public holiday. So much better since the government did many renovation, they provide separately building for parking motorcycles. So much better and comfort to walking around, only need to ensure and keep clean. Maybe the government can doing the same thing to the street after across railway until "Tugu Jogja" monument. Along this street you can saw many art worked, buy any clothes, or buy some traditional food.
