Yogyakarta Tour & Team Building Packages
First Outbound designs and runs Yogyakarta tour, gathering and team building programmes for corporate groups, banks, and families, from forty to six hundred participants. Two UNESCO World Heritage temples, an active volcano with a ready-made jeep adventure, a living sultanate city, and the deepest hotel and coach supply of any destination in Java. Arrive by air at YIA, by executive train, or by chartered coach from Malang and Surabaya.
What a Yogyakarta programme actually looks like
Yogyakarta works for groups because everything worth building a programme around sits inside a short drive of one hotel. Borobudur is about an hour north-west of the city, Prambanan roughly thirty minutes east, the southern slopes of Merapi about forty minutes north, and Malioboro is on your doorstep. Your group unpacks once and still gets heritage, volcano and city on three consecutive days.
There are two shapes of programme here, and that is the first choice to make. The 3D2N gathering is the standard annual company trip: Borobudur, a VW Safari convoy run as a team challenge, a full team building session and a gala dinner, based in a Malioboro-area hotel. The 4D2N Dieng expedition goes further and higher, adding a pre-dawn sunrise at 2,300 metres and 8th-century temples on the Dieng Plateau before dropping back into Yogyakarta.
Unlike our Bandung page, the rates below are all-in per person: hotel, chartered coach, meals during the itinerary, entrance tickets to the sites named, the full crew and edited documentation. What sits outside the figure is flights and train tickets, and we will say so plainly rather than bury it. If your group flies into YIA or arrives by train instead of by coach, tell us and we re-quote the ground transport around that.
Two Yogyakarta packages, a gathering and an expedition
Rates are per person, all-in, at forty participants. The figure comes down as the group grows. One-day formats for teams already in Yogyakarta, and programmes attached to a conference or an office visit, are quoted on request. Everything is built to brief, so treat these as a starting point rather than a fixed menu.
Yogyakarta Corporate Gathering, 3D2N
Borobudur · VW Safari · team building · gala dinner
All-in, from Rp 2,100,000 /person
At 40 participants. Hotel, coach, meals, tickets and crew included. Flights and train tickets quoted separately.
- 2 nights in a Malioboro-area hotel, twin share with breakfast
- Chartered AC coach round trip, with fuel, driver, toll, parking and tips all included
- 6 meals plus 2 snack and coffee breaks, with mineral water on board
- Borobudur Temple, the world's largest Buddhist monument, UNESCO listed
- VW Safari convoy around the Borobudur countryside, run as a team challenge
- Full team building session with Game Master, facilitators and awarding
- Gala dinner with MC, entertainment, awarding and team recognition
- Free evening at Malioboro and Titik Nol, accompanied by our Liaison Officers
- Event Manager, Tour Leader, Liaison Officers and a documentation crew, photo and video, edited
Dieng Plateau & Yogyakarta, 4D2N
Sikunir sunrise · ancient temples · Jogja highlights
All-in, from Rp 2,800,000 /person
At 40 participants. Overland format with one night spent on the coach, plus 2 hotel nights.
- Sunrise from Bukit Sikunir at 2,300 m, above the cloud line over Telaga Cebong
- Kawah Sikidang crater field and the 8th-century Arjuna temple complex
- Dedicated shuttles on the Wonosobo–Dieng road, because large coaches are not permitted up there
- 2 nights in a Malioboro-area hotel, twin share with breakfast
- 8 meals plus 3 snack and coffee breaks, with mineral water and rain ponchos
- Fun Jeep convoy through the Mangunan pine forest, Seribu Batu and Watu Goyang
- Full team building or family gathering session with awarding
- Obelix Sea View clifftop panorama and a river tubing run at Polanharjo
- Event Manager, Tour Leader, Liaison Officers and full photo and video documentation
What a Yogyakarta gathering itinerary looks like
One outline per package, to show how a programme is paced rather than to fix it. The final run sheet is built around your arrival time, your group size and what the trip is meant to achieve.
Corporate Gathering, three days
Borobudur · VW Safari · gala dinner
- Day 1 · Arrival
- Meet the group at YIA, at Tugu station or on arrival by coach, then check in to the Malioboro-area hotel and run the welcome briefing.
- Day 1 · Evening
- Free evening at Malioboro and Titik Nol, with our Liaison Officers accompanying the group.
- Day 2 · Morning
- Borobudur Temple early, before the heat and the crowds. Guided, with time for the group photograph on the terraces.
- Day 2 · Midday
- VW Safari convoy through the Borobudur countryside, run as a scored team challenge rather than a sightseeing loop. Lunch follows.
- Day 2 · Afternoon
- Full team building session with the Game Master and facilitators, closing with the awarding.
- Day 2 · Evening
- Gala dinner: MC, entertainment, awards and team recognition.
- Day 3 · Morning
- Check out, a stop for local produce and souvenirs, then the transfer out.
Dieng Expedition, four days
Sikunir sunrise · Mangunan jeep · river tubing
- Day 1 · Evening
- Depart East Java overland by chartered coach. One night is spent travelling, with rest stops built into the run sheet.
- Day 2 · Pre-dawn
- Change to the dedicated shuttles at Wonosobo, then climb Bukit Sikunir for sunrise at 2,300 metres, above the cloud line over Telaga Cebong.
- Day 2 · Morning
- Kawah Sikidang crater field and the 8th-century Arjuna temple complex on the plateau.
- Day 2 · Afternoon
- Transfer down to Yogyakarta, hotel check-in, then a free evening at Malioboro.
- Day 3 · Morning
- Fun Jeep convoy through the Mangunan pine forest, taking in Seribu Batu and Watu Goyang.
- Day 3 · Afternoon
- Full team building or family gathering session, closing with the awarding.
- Day 4 · Morning
- Obelix Sea View clifftop panorama and a river tubing run at Polanharjo, then the journey home.
Gathering or expedition, and which one fits your group
If this is the annual company trip and the group is mixed, take the 3D2N gathering. If the group has done Yogyakarta before, or the trip marks something, the Dieng expedition gives it an altitude and a sunrise the gathering does not.
| Aspect | 3D2N Gathering | 4D2N Dieng Expedition |
|---|---|---|
| Duration | 3 days, 2 nights | 4 days, 2 nights |
| Price from | Rp 2,100,000 /person | Rp 2,800,000 /person |
| Minimum group | 40 participants | 40 participants |
| Accommodation | 2 nights, ★3 or ★4 Malioboro | 2 nights, ★3 or ★4, plus 1 night on the coach |
| Meals | 6 meals + 2 coffee breaks | 8 meals + 3 coffee breaks |
| Getting there | Coach, train, or flight to YIA | Overland coach from East Java |
| Heritage | Borobudur (UNESCO) | Arjuna temple complex, Dieng |
| Adventure | VW Safari convoy, Borobudur | Sikunir sunrise, pine forest jeep, river tubing |
| Team building | Yes, full session and awarding | Yes, full session and awarding |
| Evening highlight | Gala dinner and Malioboro night | Malioboro night, gala on request |
| Documentation | Photo and video, with crew | Photo and video, with crew |
| Best for | Annual company gathering | Family gathering, milestone trip |
Rates are quoted and invoiced in Indonesian Rupiah. Message us for the current figure at your group size and dates.
What the Yogyakarta package price includes, and what it does not
The published figure is an all-in per-person rate, not a programme fee with the trip bolted on afterwards. Nothing below is a hidden extra; anything outside the rate is simply quoted on its own line.
| Item | In the package rate | Quoted separately |
|---|---|---|
| Accommodation | Yes: 2 nights in a ★3 or ★4 Malioboro-area hotel, twin share with breakfast | Single-occupancy rooms, extra nights, property upgrades |
| Coach | Yes: chartered AC coach round trip, with fuel, driver, toll, parking and driver tips | Flights, train tickets, and ground transport if the group arrives by air or rail |
| Dieng shuttles | Yes on the 4D2N: dedicated shuttles on the Wonosobo–Dieng road, where large coaches cannot go | Not applicable to the 3D2N |
| Meals | Yes: 6 meals and 2 coffee breaks on the 3D2N, 8 meals and 3 coffee breaks on the 4D2N | Special catering and extra banquets |
| Entrance tickets | Yes, for every site named in the package | Additional sites such as Prambanan or the Merapi jeep Lava Tour |
| Team building | Yes: Game Master, facilitators, session equipment and the awarding | Extra sessions, or a second Game Master for very large groups |
| Gala dinner | Yes on the 3D2N, with MC, entertainment and awarding. On request for the 4D2N | Live band, stage and lighting production |
| Crew | Yes: Event Manager, Tour Leader and Liaison Officers | Extra Liaison Officers beyond the standard ratio |
| Documentation | Yes: edited photo and video | Drone work, same-day edit, printed albums |
| Small items | Mineral water on board, rain ponchos, group banner | Custom merchandise and uniforms |
The per-person figure comes down as the group grows, because crew, coach and equipment costs are shared across more participants. Send us your headcount and dates and we will quote the actual number rather than a range.
How to book a Yogyakarta gathering or team building programme
- Get in touch on WhatsApp +62 856-5561-2983 or by email at 1stoutbound@gmail.com. We answer in English.
- Tell us the brief: participant numbers, dates, where the group is travelling from, how they intend to arrive, and what the trip is meant to achieve.
- We recommend a package, the 3D2N gathering or the 4D2N Dieng expedition, and send a costed itinerary. If we think neither fits, we will say so.
- Confirm the details: run sheet, rooming list, meal arrangements, and the invoicing terms your finance team needs, all in writing.
- Secure the date with a 30% deposit against our invoice. The balance is settled no later than three days before departure.
- On the day, the coach, hotel, crew and equipment are all in place. Your group arrives and takes part; we run everything else.
Why Yogyakarta is the right choice for corporate tours and team building
Yogyakarta is the only place in Indonesia where two UNESCO World Heritage temples sit within an hour of the same hotel. Borobudur is the largest Buddhist monument on earth; Prambanan is the grandest Hindu temple complex in the country. For a group that has already done the beach and resort circuit, arriving at Borobudur at eight in the morning is a genuinely different order of experience, and it photographs like nothing else.
Then there is Merapi. Indonesia's most active volcano sits forty minutes from the city, and the jeep Lava Tour on its southern slopes is effectively a ready-made team activity: four people per jeep, a convoy of ten to fifty units, five stops, and a water crossing at the end. We have run it as a straight tour and as a scored inter-team challenge. Add the VW Safari convoy around the Borobudur countryside and you have two vehicle-based programmes that scale to hundreds of participants without splitting the group.
Logistically, Yogyakarta is the easiest large-group destination in Java. There are four ways in: YIA International Airport, executive trains from Surabaya and Jakarta into Tugu station, chartered coaches on the Trans-Java toll from Malang or Surabaya, and connecting flights through Jakarta for groups coming from outside the island. Hotel supply runs from ★2 to ★5 with proper ballrooms. We have quoted a 605-participant family gathering here across two batches, which is not something most destinations can absorb.
It is also flexible in a way beach destinations are not. Dieng Plateau is a five-hour drive north and adds a 2,300-metre sunrise above the cloud line and 8th-century temples. Solo and its Sheikh Zayed Mosque sit on the way home. Magelang has rafting and a river camp we use for tree-planting CSR sessions. And the culture is genuinely living: Yogyakarta is still a sultanate, and Malioboro at night gives a group a free, safe, self-directed evening that costs the budget almost nothing.
Two UNESCO sites, one hour apart
Borobudur and Prambanan, a scale of heritage that makes a corporate trip feel significant rather than merely pleasant.
Volcano adventure, ready-made
The Merapi jeep Lava Tour is a five-stop convoy that works as a tour or as a scored team challenge, at any group size.
Built for big groups
Four access routes, ★2 to ★5 hotels with real ballrooms, and coach supply deep enough for several hundred participants across two batches.
Stretches in every direction
Add Dieng Plateau for a high-altitude sunrise, Magelang for rafting and a CSR session, or Solo on the way home.
Bilingual as standard
Game Master, facilitators, MC, field crew and every document in English and Indonesian. Not an add-on, not an interpreter standing to one side.
Team building activities we run
The formats below are the same ones that make up a Yogyakarta programme: vehicle convoys run as team challenges, war games, ground-based team dynamics and the closing group photo under your own banner.






The first photograph is from a First Outbound programme in Yogyakarta. The rest are from our programmes elsewhere in Indonesia, shown here because the activity formats are the same. Photography from our Yogyakarta itineraries is being added as those events run.
The practical side
Getting here
Fly into Yogyakarta International Airport (YIA) directly, or into Jakarta and continue by connecting flight or executive train to Tugu station. Groups already in East Java usually come overland by chartered coach on the Trans-Java toll. We meet the group on arrival either way.
Language
The Game Master, facilitators, MC and Liaison Officers work in English and Indonesian. Run sheets, safety briefings and the post-event report are delivered in English.
Currency & invoicing
All rates are quoted and invoiced in Indonesian Rupiah, to your company or its local entity. Tell us your finance team's requirements when you enquire and we will confirm the terms in writing before anything is committed.
Group size
Yogyakarta packages start at 40 participants, and the destination absorbs several hundred comfortably. Above roughly 300 we usually split the group into two batches rather than stretching a single run sheet.
Companies that have run programmes with us
Fourteen years of corporate programmes across Indonesia, from twenty-person leadership offsites to gatherings of several hundred.
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If Yogyakarta is not the right fit
Yogyakarta is the deepest destination we work in for large groups, but it is not always the right one. If the team is flying in from abroad and the schedule is short, our Bandung team building and retreat programmes sit forty-five minutes from Jakarta on the Whoosh line, with tea-estate off-road and a white crater lake. If the group is coastal, or already based in East Java, our Banyuwangi team building and gathering packages cover rafting at Songgon pine forest, beach games at Red Island and an uninhabited island at Tabuhan.
Tell us where the group is coming from and what the trip needs to achieve, and we will tell you honestly which destination fits, including when the answer is none of these three.
Frequently asked questions
Is the programme run in English?
Yes. The Game Master, facilitators, MC and Liaison Officers all work bilingually, and briefings, run sheets and the post-event report are in English. Mixed groups of Indonesian and international staff are the case we design for, not an exception.
Does the rate include hotels and meals?
Yes. The Yogyakarta packages are all-in per person: hotel, chartered coach, meals during the itinerary, entrance tickets to the sites named, the full crew and edited documentation. What sits outside the figure is flights and train tickets, plus anything listed in the "quoted separately" column of the inclusions table above.
How do we get to Yogyakarta?
There are four routes in. Fly into Yogyakarta International Airport (YIA) directly; connect through Jakarta; take an executive train from Jakarta or Surabaya into Tugu station; or come overland by chartered coach on the Trans-Java toll, which is what most groups from Malang and Surabaya do. The published rate assumes the coach; if your group flies or takes the train, tell us and we re-quote the ground transport around that.
What is the difference between the 3D2N gathering and the 4D2N Dieng expedition?
The 3D2N is the standard annual company trip: Borobudur, the VW Safari convoy, a full team building session and a gala dinner, all based in a Malioboro-area hotel. The 4D2N adds the Dieng Plateau at the front of the itinerary, which means a night spent travelling on the coach, a pre-dawn start and a sunrise at 2,300 metres, before the group drops back into Yogyakarta for the jeep convoy and the team building session. The gathering is easier; the expedition is more memorable.
What is the minimum group size?
Forty participants. There is no upper limit that matters in practice: hotel and coach supply in Yogyakarta is the deepest in Java, and we have quoted a 605-participant family gathering here across two batches. Above roughly 300 we usually recommend splitting into batches rather than stretching one run sheet.
Can we add Prambanan or the Merapi jeep Lava Tour?
Yes, both are close enough to slot in. Prambanan is about thirty minutes east of the city, and the Merapi jeep Lava Tour runs on the southern slopes about forty minutes north: four people per jeep, a convoy of ten to fifty units, five stops and a water crossing at the end. We can run the Lava Tour as a straight tour or score it as an inter-team challenge. Both are quoted on top of the package rate because ticket and vehicle costs scale with headcount.
Is Dieng suitable for older participants and children?
It needs thinking about. Sikunir means a pre-dawn start, a short but steep walk, and temperatures that drop close to freezing at 2,300 metres. Plenty of mixed family groups do it happily, but tell us the age range in advance. Participants who would rather not climb can wait at Telaga Cebong below, which has its own view of the sunrise, and rejoin the group for Kawah Sikidang and the Arjuna temples afterwards.
Can we pay from outside Indonesia?
Rates are quoted and invoiced in Indonesian Rupiah. A 30% deposit secures your date, and the balance is settled no later than three days before departure. Tell us what else your finance team needs (invoicing entity, payment method, timing) when you enquire, and we will confirm the terms in writing before anything is committed.
What happens if it rains?
Rain ponchos are included and most of the itinerary continues, because Java's rain tends to come as afternoon showers rather than washouts. Borobudur, the temples and the city stops run in any weather. Where an outdoor session genuinely cannot run safely, we move it under cover or swap in an alternative rather than cancelling the day, and the decision sits with the Game Master on site.
How far in advance should we book?
Most groups confirm somewhere between a few weeks and a few months ahead. The constraint is usually accommodation rather than our crew: Malioboro-area hotels fill up at weekends, around Idul Fitri and through the school holidays, and once a preferred property is gone the shape of the trip changes. If your dates are fixed, talk to us early even if the headcount is not final yet.
Can you run a shorter programme, or attach one to a conference?
Yes. One-day and two-day formats work well when the group is already in Yogyakarta, or when the programme is being attached to a conference, a training block or an office visit. What changes is the number of signature activities you can fit, not the standard of delivery. Tell us the window you have and we will build to it.
Can you handle halal and other dietary requirements?
Yes. Halal catering is the default across Indonesia, so it needs no special arrangement. Vegetarian, vegan, allergy and other specific requirements are straightforward as well, provided we know the numbers before we confirm the catering order. Send the list with your headcount rather than on the day.
Can the games be built around our own objectives?
That is the normal way we work. The activity list on this page is a starting point, not a fixed menu. Tell us what the programme is meant to achieve, whether that is integrating a newly merged team, onboarding a cohort of new hires, or working on a specific set of company values, and the Game Master designs the sessions and the debrief around it. The post-event report is written against those objectives.
How is safety handled?
Every high-adrenaline activity opens with a safety briefing before anyone takes part. River tubing runs with helmets, life jackets and river guides. Jeep and VW convoys run with briefed drivers and a marshal vehicle. On the Wonosobo–Dieng road we change to dedicated shuttles because large coaches are not permitted up there, and that is a rule we follow rather than negotiate. The Game Master has the authority to stop or swap an activity on site. If your company requires specific insurance cover or documentation, tell us at the enquiry stage and we will confirm in writing what is in place before you commit.
Plan your Yogyakarta programme
Tell us the group size, the dates, how the team intends to arrive and what the trip is meant to achieve. We will come back with a package recommendation and a costed itinerary. Consultation is free, and there is no obligation to book.
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