Enjoy the beauty of Kebon Agung Tourism Village

Village atmosphere is often the main attraction for tourists. In Yogyakarta, there are so many tourist destinations village with his trademark respectively. One of the tourist village that can be visited is the village of Kebon Agung. Temperatures were cool with that vast expanse of paddy fields and other natural scenery beautiful, be a charm for on farm tours and cultural. Make you get an unforgettable experience. If you pay a visit to the village of Kebon Agung, you can get the experience of farm life, customs, and habits of the Java community life, especially Yogyakarta.

Plowing a field by employing bufallow

Image By Panduan Wisata

Are you interested to visit the village of Kebon Agung? The village is located in the Kebon Agung, Imogiri Yogyakarta. The distance from Yogyakarta city is only about 30 minutes. In the village you can participate plowing a field traditionally employ buffalo, rice cultivation, harrowing, making pottery and other crafts, make batik wood, decorate hat, ngener (if I become ...), fishing, making salted eggs, make cake Apem, making cakes Cemplon, flying fox, learn the art of dance jathilan, and so forth. Moreover, in the village of Kebon Agung you can walk around the village by bicycle or boat ride down the Opak River.
 

Image By Sosmed Visiting Jogja

The price of tour packages in Kebon Agung even this relatively varied, ranging from Rp 15,000 per person. Meanwhile, if you want to follow the activities live in, there are around 52 homestay residents who can take advantage of to stay. Believe me, the people in this village will not fix the price expensive for you.For information and reservations you can contact the Secretariat of the village of Kebon Agung Imogiri, YogyakartaMr. Dalbiya 081392525751/087738778594Mr. Wahyu Yulianto 081904129086Mr. Bachroni 08157927374You will be served with a vengeance, as the character of the people of Jogja that is welcoming, friendly, and respectful of his guests.

Lets Go Sekaten

Celebration Night Market Sekaten (PMPS) or Sekaten which is part of the hallmark Feature DIY this year brought the mascot Pecut taken from Sunan Kalidjaga meaningful story as encouragement or motivation for students studying religion, especially Islam.In his speech, the Governor of Yogyakarta, Sri Sultan HB X, represented by the Deputy Governor of Yogyakarta, Sri Paduka Paku Alam IX explained that Sekaten is a culture born and grow on the basis of Islamic inspiration that contain religious spiritual values. 

Furthermore, the Deputy Governor explained, actually Sekaten is a form of dynamic religious tradition of Javanese culture that were accentuated and distinctive colors. That is Sekaten religious characteristics remain preserved, even extracted from the roots of tradition. Therefore, the Sekaten expected to be a vehicle for ongoing dialogue widespread culture which stimulates growth and flowering of creativity inspire people, so that is not the intended highlights.  However, it must have a depth of spiritual meaning, full of cultural weight and have the beneficial effects of broad economic populist. 

While reported Mayor of Yogyakarta, the presence Sekaten which is an annual tradition is a thing that always awaited by the people of Yogyakarta as it is historical evidence that can be enjoyed immediately. 
Mayor of Yogyakarta also revealed that on this occasion, the municipal government of Yogyakarta will begin pre trials tourist traffic management that aims to improve traffic conditions in Yogyakarta, especially relating to the traffic in the area of ​​cultural heritage. 

At the event was also attended by several officials, among others, officials Forkompimda DIY DIY, DIY SKPD and the City, police chief, commander, Managing Director KR and former Mayor of Yogyakarta and other invited guests.Besides this Sekaten event as the birth anniversary of Prophet Muhammad will last for 44 days starting on 28 November 2014-3 Janaury 2015. At the opening ceremony also featured Sekaten colossal dance with Steamed title Grebeg Maulud by SMK N 1 Poor Bantul, and closed with prayer by H. Muhammad of the Office of Religious Affairs in Yogyakarta.

Atmosphere Night of Sekaten (Image Source Wikipedia)