Borobudur, Merapi Volcano, and Prambanan Tour: Discover Ancient Temples, Majestic Volcano Views and the Cultural Wonders of Yogyakarta
Sunrise on a hill overlooking Borobudur
Borobudur is a 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist temple in Magelang, not far from Yogyakarta. 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. There are 72 Buddha statues surrounds the central dome, each seated inside a perforated stupa. The tour will take you to a hill overlooking Borobudur from a distance around 2 kilometers for the sunrise. Then you will go up to the Borobudur temple with a guide in a group.
Merapi volcano Jeep tour
Merapi volcano eruptions standing not far has been affecting Borobudur and Prambanan temple many times. 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 thousands of people live in the villages as high as 1,700 m above sea level. In this tour you will visit 2 spots : the bunker, the mini museum (the house that was heavily impacted by the 2010 explosion, and the sightseeing point). Read what happened when Merapi devastatingly exploded in 2010 here.
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Prambanan sunset
Prambanan is a 9th-century Hindu temple compound in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Dedicated to the Trimūrti, the expression of God as the Creator (Brahma), the Preserver (Vishnu) and the Destroyer (Shiva). The temple compound lies approximately 17 kilometres northeast of the city of Yogyakarta. You will enjoy Prambanan temple as well as the other three Buddhist temples inside the compound.
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