Magelang is an administrative and military academy city in among the mountains in the centre of Central Java in Indonesia.

Get in

You can go to Magelang city by plane or train, but Yogyakarta, 36km away, is the nearest city that has an airport and train station. From Yogyakarta, you can go to Magelang by bus or taxi for about RP35,000,- or USD3.50. The trip takes one hour.

Get around

1. by taksi , AFDA TAKSI, basic price RP5,000,- and RP2,500 per km 2. by bus, and mini bus 3. by horse cart 4. by pedicab

See

• The chicken church. a chicken shaped church with a peculiar history. 

• Borobur Temple. The biggest Buddhist temple in the world. 

• Diponegoro Museum. Featuring Prince Diponegoro, a national hero. 

• Kedung Khayang Waterfall. 

• Merapi Volcano Park and Ketep Pass. 

• Sekarlangit Waterfall. 

• Taman (Park) (Kyai Langgeng). An educational-cum-recreational park which features rare plants, dinosaur statues, airplane prototypes. It provides a playground with some facilities. Rafting can be organised (when the nearby Progo River has a large stream). 

Eat

Getuk - a sweet delicacy made from cassava and sugar, coloured, steamed and served with grated coconut. The most famous brand is "getuk trio" - so named because it consists of three layers with different colours for each: plain (yellow), pink and chocolate (brown). This is Magelang's signature dish.

Sleep

• Amanjiwo, Ds Majaksingi, Borobudur, ☏ +62 293 788 333, amanjiwo@amanreorts.com. 

• Hotel Catur, Jl Mayjen Bambang Sugeng No.308, ☏ +62 293 326 980, hotel_catur@yahoo.com. 

• Hotel Sriti, Jl Daha 23, ☏ +62 293 363347, hotel_sriti@yahoo.com. 

• Hotel Trio Magelang, Jl Jend. Sudirman 72, ☏ +62 293 365095, info@hoteltriomagelang.com. 

• Losari Coffee Plantation, ☏ +62 298 596 333, info@losaricoffeplantation.com. 

• Ning Tidar Hotel, Jl Purworejo, ☏ +62 293 314316, info@ningtidarhotel.com. 

• Plataran Borobudur Resort & Spa, Dusun Tanjungan, Borobudur, ☏ +62 293 788 888, info@plataranborobudur.com. 

• Rumah Boedi Private Residences, Tingal Wetan, Wanurejo, Borobudur (2km from Borobudur), ☏ +62 293 551 6000, fax: +62 293 788 698, info@rumahboediborobudur.com. Check-in: 14:00, check-out: 12:00. Individual villas in a rural setting with view of Mt Merbabu and Mt Merapi. USD50+. 

• Saraswati Borobudur International Boutique & Resto, Jl Balaputradewa No. 10, Borobudur, ☏ +62 293 788843, info@saraswatiborobudur.com. 

Go next

• Nearby

- the Borobudur temple (12 km away)

• South

- Ambarawa

• Further south

- Yogyakarta