Borobudur Tour di 5 ore con garanzia di salita e trasferimenti

ONE-STAR REVIEW * Disclaimer: this review is about the tour package offered by the activity provider, not Borobudur itself. The temple is magnificent and absolutely worth visiting. After taking this tour, we came to the conclusion that it offers very poor value for money. Unless you specifically want someone else to organise every logistical detail for you, it is remarkably easy to arrange exactly the same experience independently for roughly half the price. The only genuinely private part of this package is the return transfer between your hotel and Borobudur. Once you arrive, the activity provider plays virtually no role in the visit itself other than waiting for you to finish before driving you back. The visit inside Borobudur is the standard public experience with access to the upper levels (not the sunrise or sunset visit), which anyone can book independently through the official Borobudur ticketing service or at the entrance for IDR 455,000 per person. This ticket already includes admission, the mandatory upanat sandals, a bottle of water and a guided group visit led by an official local guide. In practice, everything that happens inside the temple is exactly the same experience available to any independent visitor. The tour operator simply adds a substantial markup without providing any additional value during the visit. As for the transportation, Haidar was excellent. He drove safely, was punctual, friendly and attentive throughout the trip. In fact, he is the reason we are giving this tour one star instead of none. Even so, the overall price remains difficult to justify. Hiring a private driver for several hours (or even a whole day) is considerably cheaper, and using using a ride-hailing service for the journey to and from Borobudur is an even more economical option. In our case, both rides together would have cost around IDR 600,000. To sum up, the tour description gives the impression that the provider plays a much more active role in the experience than it actually does. If you are comfortable arranging your own transport, you will almost certainly enjoy the very same visit for significantly less money. We don't mind paying a premium when the provider genuinely adds value to the experience. What disappointed us was paying a significantly higher amount for what turned out to be nothing more than the standard Borobudur visit with private transportation.

We had an incredible time. Borobodur was well worth a visit, and we were so well looked after. Fery our guide picked us up from our hotel and gave us a wonderful history of the area and Borobodur on our drive to the temple. We got through the check-in quickly and easily, and the temple tour as breathtaking. Fery very kindly agreed to extend our tour, so we went to the local monastery and then on to Prambanan and the temple complex on the east of Yogyakarta that afternoon for a small additional fee. He took us round the monastry and temple complex as our personal guide, he was such good fun and answered all our questions. We couldn't recommend him and the tour strongly enough!

Our guide & driver, Ryan, was great. Professional, informative & friendly.

Haidar is a fantastic driver who speaks very good English. He went above and beyond on our trip to Prambanan, even making custom stops for durian and waiting for us during lunch. We felt incredibly lucky to have him as our driver. Highly recommended!

Driver was timely and very courteous and turned us over to the local guide for the temple visit. That guide was fantastic! As a woman, I was wrapped in a clean, light cotton sarong for the visit at no charge and while we were issued single use thong style slippers to wear for the climb, my husband and I are old so we had permission to wear our sneakers to avoid trips or falls. No hard shoes, though. It is hot, be prepared with hats, sunscreen, and drink the water they issue. Another old couple came ill prepared, and she suffered heat exhaustion only one level up. Due to the guides pacing, we were able to go all the way up to the stupa. Well done!

The temple was nothing like I had ever seen. They provide you with handmade sandals that you must wear to climb the stairs at Borobudur. This is to protect the monument because they get so many visitors. Our driver Yuni was great and entertaining. Would recommend this tour.

really well organised private trip to Borobudur with a really professional driver, Haider. he explained the whole tour process in advance and smoothed out entry into Borobodur itself.

Had a great time visiting the temple. Our guide Haidar was very helpful and we were assigned to another guide when touring the temple.

Superb and smooth experience. Ardhan was excellent and very good communicator, not just in speaking but ensuring everything was clear. Highly recommended.

We had the absolute best time exploring the temple because everything was organised perfectly. Our driver was Ardhan from Jogja Borobudur Tour and Travel, but he did much more than just the transport. He helped us with the tickets and made everything go super smoothly. After, he walked with us all the way to the tour starting point and gave some extra information. When we went back to the hotel, there was some traffic but it was no problem at all since Ardhan was really fun to talk with. His English is amazing and he knows so much about the city and Java/Indonesia in general. We asked him many questions that he was happy to answer. If you can, try to book with him! Furthermore, the communication with the company and the driver was perfect. They send you an update about the booking and the driver will also contact you beforehand to make sure everything goes smoothly on the day itself. We definitely recommend this tour! Some extra information: we went in the morning which means there weren't a lot of people visiting the temple. So it was very relaxed and not crowded. The drive takes about one hour and you will spend 1 hour on the temple structure. But it also takes a bit of time to get there and to get assigned to your tour leader, so 5 hours is a good estimate of the time you need in total.