When we are talking about Jogja night tours, this place shouldn’t be missed. Located in the hills of Patuk Gunungkidul, Hargodumilah hill or more popularly known as Bukit Bintang. It is as the favourite place of the Jogja night tours lovers.
Bukit Bintang is easy to reach because of its location on the side of the main Jogja-Wonosari road, precisely in the Piyungan area before the Patuk sub-district. Formerly, there was only long concrete as a road divider and a cliff where people came and some roasted corn sellers sat. However, now various facilities such as a dining area with an outdoor concept, parking and toilets have been built to make visitors more comfortable.
From Bukit Bintang, visitors can see the landscape of Jogja City, the Adisutjipto runway, Merapi Mount, and Merbabu Mount without being covered. When you come in the afternoon, if you are lucky and the weather is sunny, visitors can enjoy a very beautiful sunset view on the western horizon. At night, flickering lights like the starlight from the city below the hill will warm the atmosphere in the cold weather of Jogja at night. Because of that, don’t be surprised if this place is called Bukit Bintang.
Bukit Bintang is a favourite place for young people to get together with family, friends, lovers while enjoying the warmth of coffee and tea, don’t forget to try the roasted corn to complete the togetherness at night.
Bukit Bintang is also a favourite stopover for tourists who have just spent their holidays in Gunungkidul. Usually, these tourists spend their afternoons traveling in Gunungkidul, on their way home in the evening; they stop and take a rest at Bukit Bintang to just enjoy the beauty of the Jogja city at night.