Andong Yogyakarta interested by Tourist

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Andong, the traditional means of transportation or transportation of Yogyakarta similar gig seemed very popular tourist tourists both foreign and domestic, especially to get around the city. "Andong horsepower drawn with many found in various corners of the city, so travelers need not fret or worry about not getting transportation," said Head of Tourism Department of Yogyakarta, Yulia Rustiyaningsih in Mataram, Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, Thursday (04/08/2010 ).
If the carriage in Yogyakarta all around Rp. 5000, whereas once Cidomo around Rp 50,000.
 
On the tourism promotion activities in Yogyakarta that was attended by tourism actors, including Head of Tourism Department Mataram, Watan, he explained, in addition to carriage, tourists can walk around Yogyakarta by using pedicabs and bicycles. The public, especially tourists love to use carriage or rickshaw to get around the city because of its cost is very cheap, which is once around the city just Rp. 5000 per person.
 
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Numerous attractions can be visited, among others, Taman Sari Palace, Castle Museum, Museum Sonobudoyo, Istana Negara Gedung Agung, Sultan Palace and Fortress Vredeburg Ngayogyakarta.
 
In Yogyakarta, he said, will be able to see a variety of arts and culture as sekaten, tumplak ceremony of diamonds, gerebeg, jamasan ceremony heritage, and how dumb mubeng Ruwatan fort.
 
It is said, the ceremony is a kind of diamonds tumplak food made from glutinous rice and palm sugar to initiate the making of the mountains that will be issued at the time of the ceremony gerebeg.
 
"Gerebeg conducted by the Sultan Palace as a symbol of charity for a king to the people and carried out three times a year, namely Gerebeg maulid Mulud to commemorate the Prophet Muhammad, Ramadhan Gerebeg on Hari Raya Idul Fitri and Idul Adha Gerebeg," he said.
 
Meanwhile, the Head of Tourism Department Mataram, Watan, said the traditional transport is still favored communities in Mataram, Lombok is cikar montor or Cidomo gig, also kind of buggy. Transport Cidomo favored by foreign tourists, especially in a tourist attraction in Terawangan Gili, Gili Meno and Gili Air. "If the carriage in Yogyakarta was around Rp 5,000, while the once Cidomo around Rp 50,000," said Watan.
 
source and translate from Kompas.com

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