Explore Indonesia, YoExplore – Visiting Borobudur, Prambanan, Mendut, and Pawon Temples are must-to-do activities while you are visiting Yogyakarta. Since those temples are the main tourist destinations in Yogjakarta as well as the icon of this enchanting city. So, by booking the Borobudur Prambanan Tour, you will explore the wonderful Borobudur, Prambanan, with an additional tour to Mendut and Pawon Temples. Therefore, this unique experience will allow you to explore the combination of the amazing cultural, spiritual, and natural beauty of Yogyakarta. So, check the details of the tour as follow:

Borobudur Prambanan Tour

1. Borobudur  

Firstly, you shall visit Borobudur Temple. UNESCO bestowed Borobudur Temple as the most majestic Buddhist monument and the largest stupa compound site in the world. During the reign of the Syailendra Dynasty, the King constructed Borobudur. Historically, the Dynasty ruled Java Island in the 8th and 9th centuries AD. The design of the temple was a combination of India’s and local’s architecture style. The stone carvings were the main decoration representing images from the life of Buddha.

Book Borobudur Prambanan Tour now to start enjoying the magnificent Borobudur that covers a huge area of 123×123 meters. Furthermore, the temple has 2,672 relief sections and 504 Buddha statues. Amazingly, the ancient people could carve the stones without using any of the cement or mortar.

2. Prambanan 

Secondly, we visit Prambanan Temple. Exploring Prambanan Temple will amaze you with the masterpiece of the Hindu culture of the tenth century. Prambanan with 47 meters height has shown the greatest ancient architecture design. It has another name as Roro Jonggrang.

While exploring Prambanan Temple,  you will notice three temples that represent three gods in Hindus. The biggest one represents Shiva, the destroyer. The two smaller ones sit on its right and left represent Brahma, the creator, and Vishnu, the Sustainer. Moreover, the close location of Prambanan from Borobudur temple tells us that Buddism and Hinduism communities lived harmoniously next to another on Java island.

3. Mendut and Pawon 

Around 3 kilometers on the east side of Borobudur Temple, we could see another Temple which is Mendut Temple. Despite its look that may not insignificant compared to that of Borobudur, it houses the most outstanding statues in its original setting of any temple in Java. Its 3 meters-high figure of Buddha is flanked by Bodhisattvas, Lokesvara on the left and Vairapana on the right.

Pawon Temple is situated between two other Buddhist Temples, Borobudur (1.75 km to the northeast) and Mendut (1.15 km to the southwest). It is connected with the other two temples, which were also built during the Sailendra Dynasty (8th–9th centuries).

Furthermore, we suggest you spend more days in Yogyakarta and join our 3D2N Yogyakarta Fun Trip here.