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- Borobudur – The largest ancient Buddhist Temple in the world
- Warning! The Borobudur Temple is closed every Monday
- How to visit Borobudur temple?
- How to get entrances tickets?
- What the price of entrances tickets to Borobudur (admission)
- How to get transport service to Borobudur from Yogyakarta?
- Recommended tours
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Borobudur – The largest ancient Buddhist Temple in the world
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.
Warning! The Borobudur Temple is closed every Monday
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).
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 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.
but visitors are welcome to explore the temple located within its park on that day.
How to get entrances tickets?
To prevent any potential disappointment, it is strongly advised that tourists acquire their entrance tickets online through the designated links bellow. However, in the event that all standard tickets and VIP are sold out, visitors will have the option to purchase tickets on-site, which will permit entry to the temple exclusively from the park area only.
| Tickets Type | Links to get |
| Regular Entrances Tickets | Regular entrance tickets booking |
| VIP Entrance Tickets | VIP Tickets booking |
What the price of entrances tickets to Borobudur (admission)
What is the price of admission tickets cost?
| Entrances tickets for | Perce Per Person |
| Adults | USD 35 |
| Childs (for children under 10 years old | USD 22 |
How to get transport service to Borobudur from Yogyakarta?
What the price of the One Day private transport service from Yogyakarta?
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
All the recommended tours to explore Borobudur temple, you can find as bellow
- Amazing Borobudur Prambanan Two Days Tour from Yogyakarta
Borobudur Prambanan two days tour is highly recommended to explore the top destinations in central Java during your holiday in Yogyakarta - Wonderful Borobudur Sunrise Tour Depart from Yogyakarta
Tour departs from Jogjakarta in early the morning 04,30 AM to Borobudur to watch the sunrise at Dagi Hill, then explore temple as normally - Amazing Borobudur Prambanan One Day Tour from Yogyakarta
Borobudur Prambanan One day Tour departs from Yogyakarta to visit the largest ancients Buddhist temple in the world and largest complex of Hindu temples - 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.