Borobudur Temple Entrance Ticket: IDR 750,000 for Local Residents?

Indonesia is a country that is rich in diversity and customs due to Indonesia's position in the middle of the equator with latitude 6 degrees north latitude, 11 degrees south latitude, Borobudur Temple and longitude 95 degrees east longitude to 144 degrees east longitude. 

Judging from the geographical location of Indonesia, it makes many cultures enter from other countries to become an absorption in Indonesia. Starting from religion, dance, traditional clothes, historical places and much more.

Borobudur Temple is one of the six wonders of the world in Indonesia. Borobudur Temple from the past until now is believed to be a place of worship for Buddhists around the world. The process of the formation of Borobudur Temple has its own story which is believed by local residents and has long been one of the tourist destinations for local and foreign residents when visiting Magelang, Central Java.

However, on June 5, 2022, the Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan increased the tariff for anyone wishing to enter the Borobudur Temple area and announced his intention to increase the tariff to a value of IDR 5,000 for students who want to study tours, IDR 750,000 for residents. 

local residents, and IDR 1,443,000 for foreign residents almost double the rate set for local residents, with opening hours from 08:00 - 16:00 for each day. Luhut explaine that he had a strong reason why he did this.

"We also take this step in order to maintain the sustainability and authenticity of Borobudur Temple. And not for personal gain," explained Luhut.

Until now, Luhut's consideration has not been legally determined. Seeing the public reaction so far, the government is not sure about the decision to increase the entrance fee to Borobudur Temple.