Aside from the Borobudur Temple, you ought to visit the Prambanan Temple when you are in Yogyakarta! It is a UNESCO World Heritage-listed site and is Indonesia’s largest Hindu temple.
My son kept on asking me why we still needed to visit the Prambanan Temple when we had already visited the Borobudur Temple. Why, indeed? For most, once you visited one temple, all the others would be the same.
Wrong.
Although the two temples are both located in Yogyakarta, each of them is a powerful representation of the two biggest religions in the world. The Borobudur Temple is an important Buddhist site while the Prambanan Temple is an equally important Hindu site.
There are many articles shared on the internet about the temple, so I am sure there is a lot of information you can read. I can share my personal visit to the site post-pandemic.
What you need to know
Different entrance rate prices for locals and tourists. Just like in Borobudur, the entrance ticket prices are different. Locals are charged 50,000IDR per person. Foreigners need to pay 300,000IDR. We, Filipinos, look a lot like Indonesians. We come from the Malay race so we share the same features. Without having to speak, we can pass as locals. So we paid the 50,000IDR entrance fee. We also paid for our drivers so they can come with us. Although they are Indonesians, and my friend’s driver is from the region, he hasn’t gone inside for sightseeing. We asked him to pay for the tickets for all of us.
Photographer’s haven. In the current lingo, it is beautiful for your Instagram. For serious photographers, the best time to visit is sunrise. You can see a lot of images showing magnificent sunrise photos here. It was just not possible for us. We can’t drag our children out of bed before sunrise. But more than the beautiful photos, you can get lost in its architectural beauty. Spend as much time as you can to see the details up close.
Activities in the temple compound. You can spend the whole day here if you want a relaxing visit. There are activities for the family. We weren’t able to do them since we booked another activity for the day. But activities inside include wandering around the little zoo, archery, biking, and eating. There is a restaurant inside serving Indonesian dishes and not far away from the resto is a gelato spot. Perfect to make your day cooler after going around the temples.
You can see more about my Prambanan visit here: Prambanan
Thank you for sharing this information about Prambanan Temple!!ang ganda pala and perfect na perfect to visit with family 💗
Yay . Must visit this place ❤️ ung tlgang gugustuhin mo pareho puntahan ung temples sa place nila kse tlga namn npka ganda 😍 thanks for sharing this! ❤️
Yay! Another place to visit,sure na mageenjoy dahil sobrang ganda ng view and perfect for taking photos😍❤️
Love this Prambanan Temple, so unique and beautiful ❤️ Thanks for sharing this with us, such a great experience to explore and visit this kind of temple. I’m sure that you really enjoyed every moment of it! ❤️🥰
Breathtaking!so perfect place to visit naman. Thank you for sharing po.sure na enjoy talaga ang pagpunta dito.
I was thinking the same thing as your son — then you explained that they represent two different beliefs system and I’m floored, haha! Are they different in features ? We went to a temple in Tondo a few months ago. But it was still pandemic, so we only got to peek through the entrance and light an incense. They don’t look any like the ones in your photos.
I like the idea of taking advantage our ‘brown-skin’ privilege to get discounts! I would like to visit this temple and learn more about its story.
[…] beliefs. So, while you are here, you should take the time to go to the Borobudur Temple and the Prambanan Temple. I don’t think I will ever be at ease if I left Yogyakarta without going to these two […]
I want to visit this too! The place looks amazing and I think I will enjoy my visit here. But how much is 50,000IDR in won?
As someone who never set foot in Indonesia, I might definitely be confused about the Borobudur Temple and the Prambanan Temple. That is why I always try my best to read the guided materials available. Maybe we can visit Indonesia the next year, waiting for more affordable tickets!