Thursday, December 22, 2011

Tips when You Visit the Borobudur Temple

The tour guide. Visitors must be accompanied by the officer or with a tour guide. Did you should visit the Borobudur with a tour guide. Incomplete if you visit this temple only for the photographs only. Knowledge and the history behind the temple is very interesting and enriching yourself.

If you've previously visited Borobudur temple with a tour guide, then still use the guide on my next visit. There are many local tour guide at Borobudur. Each tour guide has the style and the way the story of their own temple of Borobudur. So you always get additional knowledge and new experiences.

Visits in groups. The officer will arrange to visit Borobudur Temple is a group consisting of at least 30 people. Each group will be accompanied by the officer who will direct the traffic lane during the Borobudur Temple.

Traffic lane. Now if the visit to Borobudur Temple, then there are lines that are tailored to visiting hours. There are two routes that visit the yellow line and green line. This is to regulate the movement of tourists so it does not accumulate in one place.

Clothes are worn. We recommend using a comfortable cotton. If you come in the morning, it's good to bring a jacket because the air is quite cold. Avoid using high-heeled shoes or sandals, and leather shoes. Use sandals or shoes that are comfortable for walking.

Each adult visitor shall use a cloth glove that has been provided. When finished exploring the temple of Borobudur, do not forget to return the batik sarong.

Do not climb and sit on the stupa. There are many stupas and statues at Borobudur. Do not climb the stupa, reliefs, and statues in them. Do not also sit on it. Actually sign the instructions for this prohibition is posted clearly, but tourists are still many who break them.

Aside from being a form of tribute to the Borobudur temple, it is also part of preservation. Do not forget, these stones are very old age and slowly began to erode.

Other prohibition. Do not littering, smoking in the area of ​​Borobudur, and scribble on temples. Also, do not bring food, weapons, musical instruments, and animals.

Time to visit. Hours are open from 6 am till 5 pm. Should come in June, July, or August. Because, in these months tend to be sunny weather. However, a visit Borobudur Temple is always beautiful at any time.