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Jogjakarta, Borobudur and Prambanan Temple Trips

Yogyakarta Trip
Yogyakarta is the most popular tourist destination on Java. Famous for its rich heritage, cultural performances such as gamelan music, classical dance, shadow puppet shows, can be enjoyed daily. The cultural color of Yogyakarta is still obvious because of the temples, traditional buildings, various cultural activities, and a number of famous artists. This is accentuated by the presence of living tradition and everyday life of Yogyakarta community which is art loving and hospitable. Those all thing above you will experience on our daily tours package on the following.

Borobudur Temple Tours:
Borobudur, or Borobudur, is a 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist monument near Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia. The monument comprises six square platforms topped by three circular platforms, and is decorated with 2,672 relief panels and 504 Buddha statues. A main dome, located at the center of the top platform, is surrounded by 72 Buddha statues seated inside perforated stupa.

The monument is both a shrine to the Lord Buddha and a place for Buddhist pilgrimage. The journey for pilgrims begins at the base of the monument and follows a path circumambulating the monument while ascending to the top through the three levels of Buddhist cosmology, namely Kāmadhātu (the world of desire), Rupadhatu (the world of forms) and Arupadhatu (the world of formlessness). During the journey the monument guides the pilgrims through a system of stairways and corridors with 1,460 narrative relief panels on the wall and the balustrades.

Evidence suggests Borobudur was abandoned following the 14th-century decline of Buddhist and Hindu kingdoms in Java, and the Javanese conversion to Islam. Worldwide knowledge of its existence was sparked in 1814 by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, then the British ruler of Java, who was advised of its location by native Indonesians. Borobudur has since been preserved through several restorations. The largest restoration project was undertaken between 1975 and 1982 by the Indonesian government and UNESCO, following which the monument was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Borobudur is still used for pilgrimage; once a year Buddhists in Indonesia celebrate Vesak at the monument, and Borobudur is Indonesia's single most visited tourist attraction.

In Indonesian, ancient temples are known as candi; thus "Borobudur Temple" is locally known as Candi Borobudur. The term candi is also used more loosely to describe any ancient structure, for example gates and bathing structures. The origins of the name Borobudur however are unclear, although the original names of most ancient Indonesian temples are no longer known. The name Borobudur was first written in Sir Thomas Raffles' book on Javan history.[8] Raffles wrote about a monument called borobudur, but there are no older documents suggesting the same name. The only old Javanese manuscript that hints at the monument as a holy Buddhist sanctuary is Nagarakretagama, written by Mpu Prapanca in 1365.

The name Bore-Budur, and thus BoroBudur, is thought to have been written by Raffles in English grammar to mean the nearby village of Bore; most candi are named after a nearby village. If it followed Javanese language, the monument should have been named 'BudurBoro'. Raffles also suggested that 'Budur' might correspond to the modern Javanese word Buda ("ancient") – i.e., "ancient Boro".However, another archaeologist suggests the second component of the name (Budur) comes from Javanese term bhudhara (mountain).

Karangtengah inscription dated 824 mentioned about the sima (tax-free) lands awarded by Çrī Kahulunan (Pramodhawardhani) to ensure the funding and maintenance of a Kamūlān called Bhūmisambhāra. Kamūlān itself from the word mula which means 'the place of origin', a sacred building to honor the ancestors, probably the ancestors of the Sailendras. Casparis suggested that Bhūmi Sambhāra Bhudhāra which in Sanskrit means "The mountain of combined virtues of the ten stages of Boddhisattvahood", was the original name of Borobudur.

4 Days / 3 Nights
Borobudur Temple and Jogjakarta Trips
Start/Finish: Jogjakarta Airport
Tour Code: KNLR-BYT-4D
Departure: Daily - You may arrange your own date

Itinerary
Day 1: Kuala Lumpur Malaysia/Singapore - Jogjakarta - Hotel - Visit Borobudur Temple - Hotel
Depart with air asia AK 594 0700 (KUL) - 0835 (JOG), upon arrival in Yogyakarta International Airport, Meet and greet with our guide staff. Transfer directly to hotel for check in then we continue our program visiting Borobudur temple. Borobudur is Buddhist temple and the biggest temple in the world and also one of the seven world’s wonders. It is located 65km to the north of Yogyakarta city. Arrived in Borobudur location, we will explore the Borobudur temple and the local guide who has very excellent knowledge about the temples, you will have complete informations about Borobudur and the temples philosophy. Lunch with Indonesian menus will be provided at local restaurant 5km from the Borobudur. After lunch, back to hotel for resting.

Accommodation: Istana Batik Malioboro Hotel (2*) or Abadi Malioboro Hotel (3*)
Meals: Lunch, Dinner

Day 2: Sultan Palace – Water Castle – Batik and Silver Showroom – Malioboro Sight Seeing
Breakfast at hotel, by 09.30 will continue our second day in Jogjakarta. we will take you first to visit the Sultan Palace of Yogyakarta where this place was for the king and all his families staying. Sultan Palace is the most historitical palace as well as the symbol of Yogyakarta City. Then, the trip will be continued to Water Castle. This place was a swimming pool for the king and all of his families members getting together during the day off. It is located the sultan palace areas. Lunch will be provided at the local restaurant near to Sultan Palace. After lunch, the trip will be proceeded to the centre of handicraft industry in Yogyakarta. There are two famous handicraft industries here, the first is Batik (Hand-woven) industry and the second is Silver Crafts industry. We take you first to visit the manufacture of Batik Industry at Tirtodipuran Area. it is about 3 km from the down town. Here you can see the real process of batik production and visit the showroom. Then…., we take you to Kota Gede Area where the Centre of Silver Craft Industry is here. You also can see about the production process of silver become many kinds of jewellery and silver handicraft. Then trip will be proceed to Malioboro Street as the main street in Yogyakarta (0Km). Please take your time explore Malioboro city in the afternoon until evening. By 7pm, we must be at meeting point in car parking around Malioboro area then heading to restaurant for dinner. Back hotel and free time at your own leisure.

Accommodation: Istana Batik Malioboro Hotel (2*) or Abadi Malioboro Hotel (3*)
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 3: Ketep Pass (Merapi View) – Parangtritis Beach – Kasongan Terracotta Industry Centre
The tour on the third day will be started at 09:00 AM after having breakfast at the hotel. Today, we are going to visit two nature tourist destinations. For the first place we visit is Merapi Mountain. It located about 40 km to north of down town. The mountain is one of the most active volcano in the world where here you can see the beautiful scenery of the mountain as well as the fresh air. We will have lunch at local restaurant around that area. After having lunch, we proceed the tour to the south of Yogyakarta by visiting Parangtritis Beach. It is one of beautiful beach in the world with white sand and big waves on the sea. This beach is known with a legend of the Queen of Beach south who is acting as the guard of its beach. On the way back to Yogyakarta, we will stop over at Kasongan Area. This is the centre of ceramic and terracotta home industry. You can see so many collections of those handicrafts and buy it at reasonable price with the export quality. Dinner will be provided on the way back to hotel. Note: Optional activities to watch Ramayana Ballet.

Accommodation: Istana Batik Malioboro Hotel (2*) or Abadi Malioboro Hotel (3*)
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 4: Hotel – Prambanan Temple – Kuala Lumpur.
After having breakfast and check out from the hotel at around 09.:00 AM, our guide will be ready to take your trip on your last day in Yogyakarta. We will complete your journey by visiting another famous temple in Indonesia. It is Prambanan Temple, a Hindus Temple. It is also called a thousand statues temples. there are so many Hindus statues are lying down on the temples area. It is located at about 10 km away to the east of down town and near to the border of the Yogyakarta Province and Central Java Province.

Accommodation: None
Meals: Breakfast

NOTE: The fourth day will be adjusted with your flight schedules back to Kuala Lumpur/Singapore.

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