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Borobudur to offer pilgrimage tour
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A pilgrimage tour of Borobudur and neighboring temples will be offered in an effort to increase the number of foreign tourists visiting the sacred monument in Central Java. (Shutterstock/-)
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n a bid to boost tourism at Borobudur Temple, a pilgrimage tour is set to be offered by PT Taman Wisata Candi (TWC), the state-owned company that manages the temple, as well as nearby Prambanan and Ratu Boko temples.
The package will be launched during the Waisak celebration on May 20 with participants in the Borobudur International Buddhist Conference among the first tour members.
PT TWC marketing and business development director Sahala "Ricky" Parlindungan Siahaan said the package was one of the company's strategies to attract foreign tourists to Yogyakarta, Surakarta and Semarang areas.
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"We aim to attract 2 million people in 2019," said Ricky as quoted by kompas.com on Tuesday.
The package will include sunrise prayers at Borobudur led by Magelang's Mendut Temple head Bhikku Sri Pannyavaro Mahathera, a tour of Prambanan Temple in Yogyakarta and a visit to the temples of Sewu, Plaosan and Kalasan.
"We will lead the participants to explore and understand the journey of Buddha starting from his birth, his adventures after he left the kingdom, up to the time he received enlightenment," said Ricky.
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At Rp 700,000 (US$52.42) per person, the pilgrimage tour will be open to all tourists, not only Buddhists, and the price includes accommodation and tickets to attend the conference and the celebration of Tri Suci Waisak, or the Buddhist Day of Enlightenment, in Borobudur Temple on May 21. (kes)
