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Prambanan tour from Yogyakarta by bus, train or private car: ticket around IDR 400,000 for foreign adults, hours, the Monday closure and...

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Mount Merapi and Merbabu compared: height, status, access, hiking rules and what each offers visitors. Merapi's summit is closed....

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Volcano near Yogyakarta: Merapi is the one to see by jeep, Merbabu the one to hike, with Sumbing, Sindoro and Lawu as options. Status...

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Mount Merapi mythology: the spirit palace inside the volcano, the sacred axis to the Southern Sea and the story of gatekeeper Mbah Marijan.

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Mount Merapi eruption 2010: what happened from 25 October to 3 December, why sources give 341, 353 or 386 deaths, and what visitors can...

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Mount Merapi vs Marapi: Merapi is in Java near Yogyakarta, Marapi in West Sumatra. Compare height, alert level and the 2023 eruption...

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Is Yogyakarta worth visiting? Who it suits, who should skip it, real foreign-visitor costs, the downsides (traffic, touts, Merapi) and...

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Plan a day trip from Yogyakarta with sourced travel times for Borobudur, Prambanan, Merapi, Jomblang, the coast, Dieng and Solo, and...

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Things to do in Yogyakarta by type: temples, royal city, night, food and Merapi, with foreign-visitor entry fees, opening days and time...

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Yogyakarta itinerary 3 days: royal city, Borobudur, Prambanan and a Merapi jeep tour, ordered around Monday closures, with entry fees...

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