Especially when the crowd at the Jalan Malioboro, be careful with your wallet. Store in a safe place, in the bag, in front pants pocket, or leave valuables in the hotel room and bring enough supplies. Do not show valuables such as jewelry gaudy, phone, and others because it will attract the attention of pickpockets.
2. In the tourist attraction
Hawkers
Whether you will enter the Borobudur, Kraton, and other objects, usually you will "invaded" by the peddlers with various merchandise. If you are not interested or do not intend to buy, do not try to bargain. Better to leave it with a good and not ignored.
Prepare dime
If one day you are approached by a bunch of street children, beggars, or singers, you better let go of any change USD 500 or USD $ 1000 than to be made uncomfortable by their behavior.
No smoking
Especially in the Palace, you are not allowed to smoke and behave / dress that is less polite.
3. Pedicab
A moment if you need to go walk around town, you can use a pedicab transportation. The price you have to offer, especially if the pedicab driver know you are tourists who are considered not know the situation of Yogyakarta. You will be charged at higher rates. Ask your hotel clerk or guide you if you want to travel, either by pedicab or other transportation. Do not be tempted by the offer of the pedicab driver to take you to buy souvenirs, such as bakpia, t-shirts Dagadu, and so on.
4. Specialty
Yogya is a typical food gudeg, bakpia pathok, Geplak, yangko, ampyang, nuts dent Bantul (bigger, solid, crispy, and tasty), kipo (traditional food typical rare Kotagede).
5. Lesehan
Before you eat, ask first what is the cost per portion. Lesehan traders usually do not include prices.