7 Breathtaking Tourist Destination in Sleman

VIVA – Eid al-Fitr holidays are coming soon, to fill your holidays you can visit Sleman Regency in the Special Region of Yogyakarta. It also has its own tourism attraction.

The Sleman Regency in Central Java has various tourist destinations from natural, historical, to religious tourism. Moreover, most of the available best destinations are still preserved so that it makes your vacation even more exciting.

Sleman has many famous and hidden attractions, also natural destinations, as well as other cities. Here are some tourist attractions in Sleman that are perfect for your holidays, as quoted from various sources:

1. Mount Merapi Museum

The first destination in Sleman is the Mount Merapi Museum. In addition to seeing the beautiful volcano, you can also visit the Mount Merapi museum to broaden your horizons and know the history of the eruption of Mount Merapi. Not only for a vacation, you also get a lot of knowledge, you only need to pay IDR 5,000 to be able to enjoy the Mount Merapi museum.

In the museum, there are dioramas and all recordings of the former eruption of Mount Merapi in recent years, until the most powerful eruption in the last decade, in 2010 and spewing volcanic ash as far as West Java. Mount Merapi Museum is located on Kaliurang Street Km. 22, Banteng, Hargobinangun, Pakem, Hargobinangun, Pakem, Sleman Regency, Special Region of Yogyakarta.

2. Prambanan Temple

Next, the tourist destination in Sleman is Prambanan Temple. Prambanan temple is one of the most popular in Sleman. You can’t miss this one when you visit Yogyakarta. This temple is also known as an ancient hindu temple. It has a lot of history.

Prambanan Temple located in Kranggan, Sleman Yogyakarta. Prambanan temple has been listed in UNESCO as a world heritage site. This temple has existed since the 9th century. Even though it has been more than 1000 years since the construction of Prambanan Temple, it is still very strong. If you want to enjoy the beauty of Prambanan Temple up close, you have to issue an entrance ticket of IDR 40,000.

3. Klangon Hill

Klangon hill is a hill that almost close to Mount Merapi, from Klangon Hill you can see flattening the former eruption of Mount Merapi, besides that you can also see every eruption of ash that comes out of Mount Merapi.

This hill is located in Kalitengah Lor, Glagaharjo, Cangkringan, Kabupaten Sleman, Special Region in Yogyakarta. If you wanna enjoy the atmosphere of Hill Klangon, you only pay IDR 2,000.

4. Lava Tour Merapi

This tourist spot in Sleman must have high adrenaline, this tour explores the lava flows of the former volcano by using a Jeep. You can also enjoy the rocky route with beautiful views, you will be taken to a number of tourist spots such as the house of Mbah Maridjan who is the caretaker of Mount Merapi which is covered by hot clouds from Mount Merapi.

But if you want to try this tour, you have to spend a lot of money IDR 350,000 for the short route while for the long route you have to spend IDR 450,000 to IDR 650,000.

5. Sendratari Ramayana

This tourist spot in Sleman looks different from other tourist destinations, because if you like performing arts, this place is perfect for those of you who have a high artistic spirit. In this tourist destination you can enjoy the art of dance which tells about the life journey of Ramayana.

Usually, the Ramayana Ballet performance will be held in an open field in the Prambanan Temple area, but depending on the weather, if it rains, the art performance will be held inside the building. If you want to watch the Ramayana Ballet art performance, you have to pay a ticket of IDR 40,000 to IDR 375,000.

6. Gardu Pandang Kaliurang Park

This one destination is a tour that has already become popular in Sleman, besides being able to enjoy the beautiful scenery from a height, you can also take advantage of the corners to take selfies with colorful lights.

Although this place is quite old, this one tour is still very popular, an additional facility to attract visitors is the very beautiful Festival of Light. If you want to visit this place, you only have to pay IDR 3.000/person. This place is located in West Kaliurang, Hargobinangun, Sleman Regency.

7. Affandi Museum

Affandi Museum taken from the name of one of the great artists from Cirebon who is famous for his extraordinary works. Overall, there must be 250 paintings, all of his works are displayed in the Affandi museum. From paintings with oriental themes to paintings with the theme of love and romance, you can enjoy the sims at the museum.

If you want to enjoy this museum you only need to spend IDR 25,000 for adults, IDR 10,000 for children and IDR 50,000 for foreign tourists. This museum is located on Admiral Adisucipto street, Sleman Regency.