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Borobudur at a glance
Borobudur Temple: this is magnificent Buddhist monument constructed between 750 and 850 AD when Central Java still a Buddhist kingdom. Long abandoned, the first re-discovery and appreciation began in 1815 under Raffles, who was the Java during the brief period of British rule. The real work of total reconstruction of the thousands of stone and relief took place under the Indonesian government, who with the assistance of UNESCO, completed a 10 year restoration projection 1984. Today, Borobudur is a UNESCO World Heritage Site with 3 levels and 1460 carved stone relief’s telling the story of Buddha and representing the steps from the earthly realm to Nirvana. Located only 42 km from Jogjakarta is the best seen in the early morning or at twilight.
This monument is a model of the universe and was built as a holy place to glorify Buddha as well as function as a place of pilgrimage to guide mankind from the realm of worldly desires to enlightenment and wisdom according to Buddha’s teachings.[ The pilgrims enter through the east side and begin the ritual at the base of the temple by walking around this sacred building in a clockwise direction, while continuing to ascend the next steps through the three levels of realms in Buddhist cosmology. The three levels are Kāmadhātu (the realm of lust), Rupadhatu (the realm of the tangible), and Arupadhatu (the realm of the intangible). On the way the pilgrims walk through a series of passages and stairs by witnessing no less than 1,460 beautiful relief panels engraved on the walls and balustrades.
This monument consists of six square terraces on which there are three circular courtyards, the walls are decorated with 2,672 relief panels and originally there were 504 Buddha statues. The temple has the most complete and largest collection of Buddhist reliefs in the world. The largest main stupa is located in the center and at the same time crowning this building, surrounded by three circular rows of 72 perforated stupas in which there is a Buddha statue sitting cross-legged in a perfect lotus position with the Dharmachakra mudra (turning the wheel of dharma).
How to visit Borobudur temple?
Visiting Borobudur Temple can be quite a challenge. The number of foreign and domestic visitors who are permitted to ascend to the top of Borobudur Temple is limited to 1000 per day and visitors will be grouped with other tourists and will be escorted by a local guide who will leave every hour between 8.30 and 15.30.
Warning !
The Borobudur Temple is closed every Monday
but visitors are welcome to explore the temple located within its park on that day.
How to get entrances tickets?
In order to avoid disappointment, it is highly recommended that tourists purchase entrance tickets by online using the link entrance tickets otherwise by link VIP entrances tickets, but if all entrances tickets are sold visitors can only purchase entrance tickets on spot, which can only be used to enter the temple from the park.
Entrances Tickets (admission) price list
What is the price of admission tickets cost?
- Adult cost USD 35/person
- Child cost USD 22/person
The pricing is an estimate only.
The Other Temples
During tour we pass through the route and we could find the other temples smellers
- Candi Pawon, small Buddhist temple
- Candi Mendut is small Buddhist temple built at same period where inside located 3 biggest Buddhist temples
How to get transport service to Borobudur?
How much does private transport service from Yogyakarta to Borobudur and Borobudur temple to Yogyakarta cost?
Herewith the price list
| Participant | Price Per Person |
|---|---|
| 01 | IDR 800.000 |
| 02 | IDR 450.000 |
| 03 | IDR 350.000 |
| 04 | IDR 300.000 |
| 05 | IDR 200.000 |
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Recommended tours to Borobudur
We provide a range of single-day tours to explore Borobudur Temple, as detailed below:
- Wonderful Borobudur Prambanan One Day Tour from Yogyakarta
Borobudur Prambanan temple in one day tour to visit the UNESCO world site heritages and to largest complex of Hindu temple, in around Yogyakarta - Wonderful Borobudur One Day Tour Depart From Yogyakarta
Borobudur day tour from Yogyakarta to visit Borobudur, the largest Buddhist temple built in the 8th century, the UNESCO world heritage in Central Java. - Wonderful Borobudur One Day Tour from Semarang Port
Borobudur One Day Tour from Semarang Port is a day shore excursion to Borobudur, a UNESCO world heritage site in Central Java, for cruise ship passengers. - Shore Excursions to Borobudur Temple from Semarang Port
A day shore excursion to Borobudur Temple, one of the UNESCO heritage sites in Central Java, organized for all cruise ship passengers from Semarang Cruise Port.
