Cheap Flights to Magelang

When talking about tourism in Indonesia, one will think of wonderful and natural scenes. Being the country with the most number of islands, you can expect great scenic spots all over Indonesia. One of the provinces you should go and take a leisure trip is the province of Central Java, specifically, the regency of Magelang. In this regency, you will find the impressive Magelang City. This city is being bordered by the rivers of Progo and Elo and hence, the agricultural land here is fertile.

As a foreign tourist wanting to explore Magelang, you can get here by plane from Yogyakarta because the airport is there. If you will use cheap flights to Magelang, you will be landing at the Yogyakarta Adisutjipto International Airport. This city is just 36 kilometers away from Magelang and there is a bus and train service that you can use from Yogyakarta to enter Magelang. You can also take a taxi and it is not that expensive to get in this city from the airport. You can get around the city by various means. You can take the local public transportation services such as the buses and minibuses. If you want something new, you can try the so-called pedicab (paddy cabs in the western countries) or trike in their language. You can also try getting around using a horse-drawn cart. Trying the local transportations here is an adventure and is a great experience on its own.

There are so many tourist attractions and places of interest in Magelang. If you are into temples, you can see the Borobudur, which is a Buddhist temple built during the 9th century. You also have the Canggal Temple. The Dutch invaded and conquered Indonesia for some time and there left a rich heritage here such as the Karesidenan Kedu building that is now called the Museum Pangeran Diponegoro. There are Youth Streets or Jalan Pemuda wherein you can enjoy the businesses, shopping and restaurants here. Going downtown, there is the Alun alun or Town Square. You can also hike up to Mt. Tidar if you want to.

There are lots of hotels in Magelang and you will find one that will fit your budget. It is recommended to make reservations to your chosen hotels or combine them with your cheap flights to Magelang tour package deals.