Vacation Tours to Borobudur From Semarang
Central Java is one of the good vacation spots in Indonesia. Many historical buildings and temples are built there. If you are interesting to take tours to Borobudur from Semarang, you can go by yourself or you can use the travel guides that will show you many good places there.
Some Activities of The Tours to Borobudur From Semarang
Though many sites in Borobudur have been changed after the earthquake, however it doesn’t make many tourists lose their will to visit it. To take tours to Borobudur from Semarang, you can join the travel guides to make your journey easier and you can visit many places in short times.These are some activities during your journey to Borobudur:
- The tour guides will pick you up at the Semarang dock called Tanjung mas. After finishing the registration to the guide, then you will go directly to the Borobudur temple. It takes about 2 hours to get there. Usually, the guide will arrive at the port in early morning so you will arrive at the temple in the morning because if you in the afternoon, then it will be crowded and hot.
- After you arrive to the location, the guide will give a you a tour around the temple for hours. The guide will give you many explanations about the history of the temple, how the ancient people build it with less equipment, the story about the temple and also some beliefs occurred in this place as the biggest Buddhist temple in the world. The guide will show you that Borobudur is divided into 10 levels based on the three categories that symbolize the steps of human being. After going around the temple, the guide will take you to the museum which is full of ancient things related to the temple an you can buy some gifts at the shop near the Borobudur.
- After some few hours going around the temple, the guide will serve you meals to have lunch before going back to Semarang. The guide will take you to the local restaurant that serves the authentic food of Indonesia especially Central Java so you can taste the Indonesian food flavors.
- Before you go back to the port, the guide will take you around to visit some historical places in Semarang mostly made by Dutch when they came to Indonesia long time ago for hours such as Blenduk church, Lawang Sewu.