Borobudur Temple

What To Expect

Itinerary

07:20-7:45 am arrival at Yogyakarta International Airport (YIA) and meeting with the guide;
07:45-09:15 am heading to Borobudur temple;
09:15-10:45 am excursion in Borobudur temple;
10:45-12:15 am heading to Keraton Royal Palace;
12:15-13:15 pm excursion in Keraton Royal Palace;
13:15-14:15 pm heading to Prambanan temple complex;
14:15-15:00 pm lunch;
15:00-16:30 pm excursion in Prambanan temple complex;
16:30 pm transfer to the hotel or airport.

Full description

English-speaking guide meets you at Jakarta airport early morning and you will go to the temple complex Prambanan. You will learn about its history, walk around the territory, visit temples, including Lord Shiva Temple where you can see many bar-reliefs with depictions of gods and animals, and also see how Javanese people lived in IX century. 

Then you visit the Royal Palace Kraton. This is a big complex with a mosque, squares, streets, small shops, music and dance pavilion, arms shop, stables and a royal museum on the territory. You can take photos of the richly decorated front entrance gates and ancient stage, go inside the palace and walk across small streets and shops.

Then you go to Borobudur Temple. You will have lunch in one of the local restaurants and after that have an excursion to an ancient temple. You will walk around its levels and see the unique architecture. Bar-reliefs on the walls tell the story of Buddhism. There are 72 small bell-shaped stupas and a big central one on the top level. There are rhombus halls in all stupas through which you can see statues of Buddha hidden inside. According to the legend, if you touch fingers of the statues, you will obtain happiness and success. Enjoy the view of the nature landscape around, and take beautiful photos of the temple with tropical woods and mountains at the background.

When the excursion to the temple is finished, the transfer takes you to the hotel or back to the airport.

Important note

• ATTENTION: During the ticketing process, please pay attention to the airport of arrival: You need to fly to Yogyakarta Airport (YIA) - Yogyakarta International Airport, not Jakarta.