"Solo, getting out of town" Top 5 Page for this destination Solo by theo1006

Solo Travel Guide: 121 reviews and 397 photos

Typical village house in Solo area

Discover rural Java

There are plenty of good tips for Solo city. See e.g. RoyJava's excellent pages on Surakarta. Solo and Surakarta are two names for the same place.

There also are a lot of interesting things to do in the country around Solo. That is what our tips are about.

Meet the local people

Chess players

Driving around you are always welcomed by village people: 'Mangga lenggah' (come and sit with us).

Last visit to Solo: Sep 2006
Intro Updated Feb 10, 2007
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Reviews (7)

Collection of hominid skull replicas - Solo

Meet Prehistoric Java Man Things to Do (3)

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Prameks schedule airport to Yogya city - Solo

Yogya-Solo v.v. by train Transportation (2)

As per March 2010 the so-called Prameks train runs fifteen times daily between Yogyakarta and Solo. Although Prameks is... more travel advice

Pre-war ambiance Hotels (1)

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Living Candi Ceto, and more Things to Do (3)

Another tip on Ceto temple? Yes, the reasons I explained in my Sukuh temple tip. If you go to see one, you should visit... more travel advice

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Travelogues (3)

Written Oct 5, 2007

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Candi Ceto
Written Jul 2, 2010

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Candi Sukuh
Written Dec 19, 2012

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Sangiran Museum past and present

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aussiejen Apr 11, 2008 at 5:29 AM

You have some very well written tips here. We're off to Borobudur & Solo next month for the 1st time. Can't wait :)