Solo Car Rental

Surakarta City, which is often referred to as Solo City or Sala City, is a small town located in the administrative region of Central Java Province. The city is famous for its cultural diversity reflected in batik, keroncong, wayang kulit, and the traditional Joglo as well as Dutch heritage architecture.

The city history began when Treaty of Giyanti 1755 split the area of Mataram Empire into what is now called as Surakarta and Special Region of Yogyakarta. Surakarta has several tourism attractions. Most of them are historical attractions like ancient ruins, historic buildings, or tourism villages. Because of the city’s small size, approximately only 44 square kilometers, and the fact that the city’s topography is less diverse, the city does not have any stand out natural attractions.

In fact, some of the tourist sites mentioned in Solo is actually located other districts that surround the city, such as Karanganyar, Sukoharjo, Boyolali, Klaten District, Sragen and Wonogiri (the latter is rarely "confused with" because it is located quite away from the city of Solo). In addition, the cities around Surakarta are often referred to as "satelite cities". They are Kartasura, Colomadu, Solo Baru, Palur, Baki, and Ngemplak. If counted together with its suburbs, Surakarta’s size increased to about 150 square kilometers with a population of approximately 1 million inhabitants.

The tourist sites are the main objectives while on vacation to the city of Solo, among others Kasunanan Palace, Mangkunegaran Palace, Triwindu Antique Market, Ngarsopuro, National Press Monument, Radya Pustaka Museum, Amusement People Sriwedari, Taman Satwa Taru Jurug, Kampung Batik Laweyan, Kampung Batik Kauman, House of Danar Hadi, Citywalk in along Jalan Slamet Riyadi, Pasar Klewer, the Grand Mosque of Surakarta, Hardjonagoro Gedhe Market, and Fort Vastenburg.

To reach the destination, you can take advantage of public and private ground transportation. Solo city has two corridors of Batik Solo Trans that can take you around the city. Traditional transportation such as becak, andong and delman are available in some places, particularly near market and tourist attractions. You also can use car rental services in Solo to travel more conveniently, more flexible, and overall less expensive. Take advantage of the Android app "Docar" to book a rental car easily and quickly.