Prambanan temple in Central java

Wonderful Borobudur Prambanan Tour from Semarang Port

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Tour Descriptions

Central Java is a province where the ancient temples date from the 7th century to the 15th century located. The main one, namely Borobudur Temple, is the biggest ancient Buddhist temple built in the 8th century, 120km from Semarang port, and Prambanan Temple is the biggest Hindu temple built in the 9th century, a compound  temple dedicated to Brahma Siva and Vishnu.

Shore excursions for cruise ship passengers dock at Semarang Port to Borobudur Temple, the biggest ancient Buddhist temple, and Prambanan Temple, the biggest Hindu temple in Java, major tourist destinations in Central Java Island. This tour is suggested if your ship docks for a longer time at the Semarang cruise port.

Why passengers should Borobudur Prambanan temple one day tour

  • Private Tour, Private Transport, no need to wait for the others
  • Heritage tour visiting the ancient temples Borobudur and Prambanan
  • Visiting major tourist destinations in Central Java Island

Tour Itinerary

Step 1 Semarang to Borobudur Temple

  • 07.00: Pick up from Semarang Cruise Port and then drive to the south, where the magnificent Borobudur stands on a hillock with seven square terraces, representing the steps from the earthly realm to the nirvana at the three circular terraces to the biggest mother stupa at the top. 
  • 10.00: Arrive at Borobudur, get the entrance ticket at the entrance gate, then walk through the beautiful gardens, up to  the courtyard around Borobudur Temple. From the courtyard around, we can see the statues with different hand positions from 4 different angles. On the open basement, we can see a piece of relief from the Mahakaramawibangga story (stories that contain the moral teachings of cause-and-effect) and take pictures with the whole temple as the background. Walk up to the second level, symbolize human effort to get the Buddhist way. In this level, we can watch the Buddha stories depicting along the wall, one of which is about Prince Siddhartha Gautama, and on the third level, there are 72 stupas arranged in circular mode, with the largest one located in the center.

Step 2 Prambanan to Semarang Port

  • 13.00: Visit Prambanan Temple, the most important complex of Hindu temples built on a 9th-century compound by 3 temples dedicated to Brahma Siva and Vishnu. See for yourself that sixteen temples stand majestically here. Sequel relief panels of the Ramayana epic carved on the temples’ walls will be another alternative way to find out how skilled the builders of the temples had been.
  • 17.00: drive back to Semarang Port
  • 18.00: Arrive at Port End of Service

Inclusions

  • Transport (including driver fuel toll ways and parking fee)
  • Entrances Ticket to Temples
  • English speaking Tour guide or on languages requested
  • Mineral Water bottled

Exclusions

  • Meals
  • All personal Expenses

Price list

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