Yogyakarta Royal Heritage Walk
Yogyakarta · Indonesia
- Audio guide
- 4 languages
- Offline
Walk through the heart of Javanese royalty, from hidden water gardens to the bustling energy of the city center. You will explore the architectural legacy of the Sultanate and the vibrant daily rhythms of the local people. This journey connects the quiet dignity of the palaces with the chaotic charm of the markets.
The walk
Stops 1–6 of 14. The rest are in the app.
Taman Sari Water Castle
A royal pleasure garden of water palaces and underground tunnels built for Sultan Hamengkubuwana I.
Kauman Great Mosque
A royal mosque blending Javanese architecture with Islamic spirituality since seventeen seventy-three.
Kraton Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat
The living seat of the Sultan, born from a colonial treaty and rebuilt after fire and earthquakes.
Fort Vredeburg Museum
A Dutch colonial fortress turned museum documenting Indonesia's fight for independence.
Jogja National Museum
A contemporary art hub born from Indonesia's first visual arts school.
Kraton Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat
The living seat of the Sultan, born from a treaty and rebuilt after British fire and earthquakes.
Stop 7
Stop 8
Stop 9
- 8 more stops in the app
Data: OpenStreetMap contributors and Google Places
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How a walk works
8 more stops in the app
This page shows the first 6 of 14 stops. The rest of the walk, and the guide who narrates it, are in the app.
Pick a walk
Every stop is a real place, already in walking order.
Pocket your phone
Follow the line on the live map, or download the walk before you lose signal.
Listen as you arrive
On a narrated walk the story starts on its own at each stop, so your eyes stay on the place.
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A guide who talks
Narration at every stop, starting on its own as you arrive — phone in your pocket.
The route, followed
A live map with the turns called out, and a way back whenever you wander off it.
In four languages
English, French, Spanish and Arabic — the words and the voice, not just the labels.
Or build your own
Pick the places you actually want and the app works out the order to walk them in.
The unglamorous things
Toilets, pharmacies, cash points and water, without leaving the walk.
No signal needed
Download a walk before you go and it works under a souk roof or on a plane.
Picks up where you left off
Stop for lunch, come back tomorrow, and the walk is exactly where you left it.