Testimonials

"I had an edifying and enjoyable time at Alam Bahasa Indonesia. The teachers and staff are first rate and extremely nice people. I have the people at Alam Bahasa Indonesia to thank for providing me a solid basis in Bahasa Indonesia and the tools to continue to improve my language skills. I look forward to taking a refresher course at Alam Bahasa one of these days soon! I most highly recommend the Alam Bahasa Indonesia experience."

Senior Adviser
Ministry of Finance
Government of Indonesia
— Blane Lewis

Are you highschool students or university students or expatriates who have a one-week holiday? Enrich your cultural awareness and have lots of fun at the best mood!
destinations/activities:

  • Borobudur Temple
  • Palm sugar industry
  • Stone statue industry
  • a walk downtown
other choices:

  • Mendut Temple and its vihara
  • the fish market; a q-a session with an expert
destinations/activities:

  • visiting a local school
  • Royal Palace and Train Museum
  • batik big market
  • watching the Ramayana Ballet in Prambanan Temple
other choices:

  • reviewing the systems of old town planning and the royal palace defence
  • water castle; bird market; palace mosque
destinations/activities:

  • visiting silver industries in .Kotagede and having a look at antiquehouses there
  • practice to play the gamelan (traditional music instruments)
  • watching the shadow puppet evening show
other choices:

  • visiting Imogiri royal cemetery or a Kota Gede for adiscussion on Kota Gede as the first capital of Mataram Kingdom
  • visiting a gamelan industry
destinations/activities:

  • practicing the ceramic and leather puppet process in villages southern of Yogya
  • the south sea, some language experiences through interviewing some local fishermen.
  • Exploring the riverside community, the myth of the banyan trees at the royal palace complex.
other choices:

  • workshop on ceramicprocessing
  • workshop on puppetcharacters
  • workshop on wooden batik
  • workshop on fishermen ship and its equipments
  • visiting Selarong Cave
    destinations/activities:

    • Kaliurang, where we can have a perfect view of the Merapi volcanoand visits to the local food (jadah) and traditional herbal drink (jamu) industries , trip to the forest and waterfall
    • Indonesian night party
      other choices:

      • visiting mushroom industry
      • visiting agrotourism area
        destinations/activities:

        • Vredeburg Fort, q-a session about the history of Yogya traditional Beringharjo market, where typical Yogya souvenirs areavailable.
        • the hotel where we’ll have a farewell program.
          other choices:

          • visiting the “Yogya Kembali?Monument
          • visiting the Sonobudoyo Museum

            Cost:

            300 USD/person, minimum 3 people

            Cost coverage: homestay accommodation with an Indonesian family incl. breakfast, dinner, and laundry, homestay; transportation; entrance tickets; retribution

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