Borobudur Temple & Merapi Jeep Tour: Explore an Ancient Temple and Experience an Exciting Jeep Adventure Around Mount Merapi
Borobudur, also transcribed Barabudur (Indonesian: Candi Borobudur) is a 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist temple in Magelang Regency, not far from the town of Muntilan, in Central Java, Indonesia. It is the world’s largest Buddhist temple. The temple consists of nine stacked platforms, six square and three circular, topped by a central dome. It has 2,672 relief panels and originally 504 Buddha statues and surrounded by 72 Buddha statues, each seated inside a perforated stupa.
Mount Merapi, Gunung Merapi (literally Fire Mountain in Indonesian and Javanese), is an active stratovolcano located on the border between the province of Central Java and the Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia. It is the most active volcano in Indonesia and has erupted regularly since 1548. It is located approximately 28 km north of Yogyakarta which has a population of 2.4 million, and thousands of people live on the flanks of the volcano, with villages as high as 1,700 m above sea level.
After the Merapi Jeep tour, you can optionally add Merapi night lava view tour at an additional cost.
