YOGYAKARTA
The best days out around Yogyakarta.
The 14 most popular cycling tours in Yogyakarta. The ones worth building a morning around, with run times, prices and who actually runs the trip.
Boutique bike ride through Nanggulan rice fields near Yogyakarta, with local snacks, farm stories, and a community donation for $22.
Most Popular“I had an AMAZING tour with Alfat. This is by far the best thing I’ve done in Indonesia! I signed up immediately for another tour with Moana. The care they take to partner with the locals and teach you about the natural surroundings, history, religion and folklore is so thoughtful. I highly recommend!”
3-hour cycle tour of Yogyakarta’s Kota Gede and Mataram tombs, with market snacks, small-group guide, $57.
“The experience is more than I expected. The tour visits not just touristic sites but also the actual culture and lives of people of Jogjakarta. With the bikes, you can touch the real landscapes of the fascinating city.”
Cycle along Yogyakarta’s Kalicode river and Sultanate grounds, visit temples and Tamansari market snacks. Small group, bikes, helmet, and guide included.
“Professional and friendly guides, helpful and warm. Got to see many spots I would not have found as a tourist on my own”
Fun cycling tour from Izzati Jogjatour through rice fields to Sari, Plaosan, and Sambisari temples with snacks, lunch, and pickup.
“This was a really cool tour. We cycled through some villages out to the small temples near Prambanan, and got to see parts of Yogyakarta we normally wouldn't have seen. The guide was amazing, and brought us snacks to eat along the way. The tour leaves nice and early to avoid the heat for as…”
Cycle village roads, snack on emping and tofu, then visit Borobudur and Prambanan UNESCO sites in one long Yogyakarta day.
“Our guide for the cycling tour was amazing. Loved the whole tour, temples, rice fields and tofu factory. Book this as is very good”
ATV through Yogyakarta villages and wet trails, then explore Mount Merapi with camp breaks and optional sunrise or sunset jeep.
“J’ai fait le tour en quad au volcan Mérapi et c’était une super expérience ! Le parcours est impressionnant, les paysages sont magnifiques et l’activité est vraiment fun. Je recommande vivement ce tour. Un grand merci aussi à notre chauffeur, Johan, très sympathique et professionnel, qui a rendu l’expérience encore plus agréable.”
Small-group bike ride through Jejeran rice terraces and plantations, then Bantul lunch, with hotel pickup. $25 includes bike and guide.
“Really unique tour of a village just outside Yogyakarta, our guide Tawil was very knowledgeable, super friendly and excited to show us around.”
Private cycling near Yogyakarta with village roads, rice fields, transfers, snacks and lunch at a fish farm for fish therapy.
“We had the best day riding around quiet streets, rice fields, fish farms etc.Wardo was absolutely fabulous, picked us up and took us to fit our great bikes and organised delicious food.”
Cycle Yogyakarta’s countryside on classic bikes, learn tempeh and emping melinjo, and meet village food makers with a small-group guide.
“Excellent tour - peaceful, informative and easy pushbike riding. We learned a lot about the local farming and food production. Interesting to see it still being done traditionally involving families & community. We very much enjoyed our guide Zuhal - his knowledge and ability to explain things made the tour incredibly interesting. Zuhal was able…”
Cycle 11 km through lesser-known Jogja with an English guide, local snacks and temple stops, plus a mangrove planting charity.
“Nice guide Alpha, knew many interesting things to tell about the kampongs, Chinese temple, sultan's palace. Highly recommended!”
Cycle quiet Yogyakarta villages, shop at a local market, then cook a home-style Indonesian meal with an English guide. Roundtrip transfers.
“Had the best time learning the Indonesian dishes with Desy and learning about the culture. I'm very grateful you opened your home to us and we're very accommodating and considerate. As for the bike ride, I got a taste of real jogja life and the country side. I got to talk with locals and also…”
MTB bike tour in Yogyakarta villages with an English guide, school-kid stops, and an included village meal.
“We hebben een hele andere tour gekregen dan geboekt. Alles ging fout wat er maar fout kon gaan. De routebeschrijving is naar een verkeerd mobiel nummer gestuurd waardoor we niets hadden ontvangen. Het adres op de site van de boeking klopte niet, waardoor we lang met een taxi hebben gezocht, het was een tour op…”
4WD jeep up Mount Merapi and an ATV quad ride through jungle trails, with a mini museum lesson on the 2010 eruption.
“Seeing is believing. I’ve always firmly believed that—and I’ve often been skeptical about online bookings. But yesterday, our guide, Mr. A.G., completely changed my perspective. First, his punctuality stood out—right on time, no delays. Second, he was friendly and full of useful information. And third, he was incredibly dependable—everything you’d want in a great tour…”
A short, guided bike ride through Yogyakarta’s royal and colonial landmarks, ending on Malioboro Street with palace ruins and history.
“Vier was a good guide, we cycled through the city. Visited the Keraton and Taman Sari which was interesting to see!”
The temples, the volcano, the caves and the craft. Every part of the region, and every way to see it.
