JOGJA_Sendratari Ramayana Prambanan

This is a beautiful and magnificent performance that unites various Javanese arts such as dance, drama and music on one stage. The show invites to enjoy a marvellous visualization of legendary epic "Ramayana" by Valmiki, written in Sanskrit. In it there is no spoken dialogue of the dancers, only the Song of Songs in the Java language to describe the sound of Sinden course of the story. In addition, there is also an attraction fireball game and acrobatic agility dancers in some tense scenes. Motion dancers were stunning with graceful agility at the same time ballet dancer tub. The stage and lights will also dissolve you in the atmosphere of the ballet performances. The story is interesting and lengths are summarized in four rounds, namely: kidnapping Sinta, Anoman mission to Lanka, Ravana's death, and the reunion between Rama and Sinta.
Enjoy the story in a series of dance movements accompanied by Javanese gamelan music into a memorable thing. Ramayana Ballet Prambanan was watched by national and international figures from various countries.

Been waiting for this moment in ages! Finally got the opportunity of watch it!
It was beyond Amazing!

Your trip to Yogyakarta will not complete without see the magnificent dance performance of Ramayana Ballet at Prambanan Temple. In this show you will see groups of professional dancer will dance and act about the Famous Ramayana Story in an outdoor theatre (during dry season, May to October) and indoor theatre (during rainy season, November to April).

Ramayana Ballet Yogyakarta will perform on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday start from 7.30pm to 9.30pm. Within these 2 hours you will see the glorious performance combining within dance, music, lighting effect, and fabulous acting of the dancer that you never see before.

There are 4 (four) kind of Ramayana Ballet Tickets or admission type that you can choose, all the differentiation are about the seating.

(Outdoor Theatre)

(Indoor Theatre)

·         VIP: IDR 375.000 (available only in open theater)

·         Special: IDR. 250.000

·         1st class: IDR. 175.000

·         2nd class: IDR. 100.000

·         return shuttle to go to Prambanan Temple: IDR 50.000,-

JOGJA_Ngobaran Beach

 Yogyakarta is a huuuge city!

Since my family and I always visit Yogyakarta every year for Eid celebration, we take our Eyang (grandma) jalan-jalan (travelling).

This time, we visited “Pantai Ngobaran!”

From the city, the journey took around 1.5 hours by car (approx. 65 km from the city of Yogyakarta.)

As soon as we stepped on Ngobaran Beach, we were greeted with an amazing sight of an unspoiled beach from the top of the hills! Its uniqueness at low tide you can see the expanse of seaweeds both green and brown that live together on rocks and coral reefs at the beach.

  

Have you ever heard of Ngobaran Beach? It is located at GunungKidul. People say it is Bali Van Java!

If you don’t have time to explore Bali yet, Yogyakarta’s south coast range would make you feel like you’re at Bali!

Ngobaran Beach history is quite interesting.

The name “Ngobaran” comes from the history of Prabu Brawijaya V, who was the last king of Majapahit Kingdom, which coincides with the Kingdom of Islam that was growing rapidly with the establishment of Islamic Kingdoms in the North Coast of the Island of Java in the mid-15^th Century AD.

One of the king’s Brawijaya V son, Raden Patah was the ruler of the Kingdom of Demak I, the government stands on the North Coast. The spread of Islam in Java was very fast, up until it hits the centre of the Kingdom of Majapahit where it was untenable. King Brawijaya V along with one of his son Bondan Kejawan left Majapahit Kingdom and travelled towards the West and arrived at a very peaceful place where he and his son stayed.

According to a source, the King took a step which was to undertake the Muksa ceremony because he did not want to fight his son Raden Patah (the first King of Demak). But this story about Brawijaya V has been doubted by many historians. They believed the King undertook the Muksa Ceremony by burning themselves. The flames of the Muksa Ceremony is what makes the name Ngobaran Beach.

There are cultural relics in this Ngobaran beach, like a relic of Hindu-Buddhist, because there are temples where the cult of the temple is not to be entered just anyone.

According to the story of these buildings was founded in 2003 by people who claim to be descendants of King Brawijaya V to commenmorate the birth of Brawijaya V, one of the descendants of the king of Majapahit, in Ngobaran.

There are also statues of gods clearly illustrates that this Hindu-Buddhist relic, where many people make a statue as a tribute to their ancestors. It’s exactly like Bali isn’t it!?

On the beach, you will be able to see Ngobaran Joglo buildings where the people of Kejawan (note: not Kajawen) worship; Mosque where the Muslims worship; and a Hindu temple which is located on a hill to the west.

Uniquely, the mosque measuring approximately 3x4 meters is quite simple because the floor is covered with sand, as if it fused with its beach. Interestingly, majority of mosques in Indonesia face towards the West, but this mosque face towards the South. At the front, where the Imam usually stands (a person leading the prayer) is open directly seeing the ocean. Not many locals know the reason why it is like this. But for those who would like to pray in this mosque there is a sign on the wall with a red pencil of the actual direction of the Kiblah.

As for the access, there are two alternative ways that you could reach Ngobaran Beach from the centre of Yogyakarta:

• ·         Yogyakarta - Landasan Udara Gading - Pertigaan Gading ke kanan - Playen - Paliyan - Trawono - Saptosari - Pantai Ngobaran
• Yogyakarta - Kota Wonosari - Paliyan - Trawono - Pantai Ngobaran

The entrance fee is only Rp. 3.000,-/person with parking fee of Rp. 2.000,- for motorcycle or Rp. 5.000,- for 4-wheel vehicles.

Kampung Budaya Sindang Barang

Another trip to Bogor I explored was Kampung Budaya Sindang Barang. It was a class trip with my classmates of Beasiswa Unggulan Program (PBU)/Scholarship Batch 7 at Sahid Institute of Tourism to fulfil our Guiding Class practical exam.

Beasiswa Unggulan Program is the provision of tuition assistance by the Indonesian government or other parties based on a cooperative agreement to the best young generation of Indonesia and foreign students elected.

 Our class was divided into 3 groups and was assigned to create a realistic 1D Packet Tour and the best group to win gets the privilege to become our class tour guides.

Kampung Budaya Sindang Barang is located a Pasir Eurih Village, Tamansari District, Regency of West Java. Around 5 KM from the city of Bogor. It is one of the oldest village in the town based on the manuscript sources and Chronicle pajajaran Bogor.

When we arrived, we were introduced to the history and its function of this Cultural Village. Our activities here were mainly playing traditional games, “mem-batik”, ploughing fields, learn the traditional Jaipong Dance, and ate delicious traditional Sundanese Food.

All this were organized by the winning group of Guiding Class, from setting off from Campus, renting Campus bus, reaching to the destination with its activities and lunch. I really love being a Travel Tourism Student! All we do is travel! hehehe.

Yet another place with an amazing view and a relaxing atmosphere!