Borobudur Tour Packages, YoExplore – Book Borobudur Sunrise One Day Tour to enjoy a ten-hour tour start from enjoying the sunrise from Punthuk Setumbu and continued with visiting Borobudur and Pawon Temples. Then, you have the opportunity to visit a local workshop to see the process of making local palm sugar and Luwak coffee. Afterward, we will visit Mendut Temple prior to dropping you back at your hotel.

Punthuk Setumbu | Borobudur Sunrise One Day Tour

Our first visit to Borobudur Sunrise One Day Tour is Setumbu Hill or Punthuk Setumbu. At Punthuk Setumbu, you can capture the best moment of the sun to rise over the horizon.  It is a hill with an elevation of 400 m above sea level about 4 km western of Borobudur. As part of the center of Java province in Indonesia, Punthuk Setumbu became one of the among the finest spots to start to see the sunrise with Mount Merapi and Mount Merbabu as the background.

At Punthuk Setumbu you will feel like seeing a different view each day. Besides observing the sun rising slowly among Mount Merapi and Mount Merbau, you can also enjoy the grandeur of Borobudur that caged by the sea of fog.  Due to the wonderful rising sun at Punthuk Setumbu, you will feel like you are in nirvana (heaven). That is why many people also name Puthuk Setumbu as Borobudur Nirvana Sunrise. In addition, some people also mentioned that Puthuk Setumbu was only a village farm before it was discovered by a photographer. Soon after the photos of this site are available online, many visitors start coming to this site.

In order to enjoy the best view of the sunrise, you need to be at the site before 05:00 AM. From the parking point, you will trek to reach the spot, which is about 15 minutes of trekking. Then, at the top of Punthuk Setumbu, you will find some gazebos and wooden chairs that are available for visitors. Enjoy and capture your best moments here.

Borobudur  | Borobudur Sunrise One Day Tour

To get the best moment of the sunrise, we will pick you up from your hotel around 03:30 am. The tour will be for 10 hours in total.

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