TheJakartaPost
Please Update your browser
Your browser is out of date, and may not be compatible with our website. A list of the most popular web browsers can be found below.
Just click on the icons to get to the download page.
Borobudur temple to reach tourist target
Change Size
Thousands of worshipers join in the procession to circle around Borobudur Temple as part of the Pradaksina ritual. (The Jakarta Post/Tarko Sudiarno)
T
hroughout this year, Borobudur temple in Magelang regency, Central Java, has welcomed 3.2 million tourists. This number makes the Borobudur Temple Tourist Park (TWCB) management certain that it is going to reach its target of 3.8 million visitors.
The organization's head, Chrisna Murti Adiningrum, said on Wednesday as quoted by Kompas.com that total visitors had reached 83.2 percent of the target.
"We are certain that we are going to meet the target, as there will be the Christmas and New Year's holidays," said Chrisna.
(Read also: Govt to develop new tourist destinations around Borobudur)
Chrisna said year-end holidays would boost the number of tourists visiting the temple. Normally on the weekends, Borobudur temple welcomes around 7,000 to 10,000 tourists. However, during long weekends, the number can increase up to 100 percent.
"[During the last long weekend holiday, from Dec. 10 to 12] more than 90,000 tourists visited Borobudur temple. It was above our expectations," said Chrisna.
However, the visitors were mostly local tourists, as foreign tourists tend to visit during June or July.
For the upcoming holidays, Borobudur temple will offer the same entrance fees for Indonesians: Rp 30,000 per adult and Rp 12,000 for children. (jes/asw)
