Borobudur Private Excursion From Semarang

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Embark on a private excursion to Borobudur from Semarang, perfect for cruise travelers. Explore the stunning Buddhist temple, enjoy scenic views, and return to the port on time.

Duration: 8 hours

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Tanjung Emas Harbour - We will pick you up inside Semarang cruise port, where our tour guide will be holding a sign with your name on it. Our tour guide, along with a professional driver, will accompany you throughout the tour and ensure you return to the port on time.
Borobudur Temple - Borobudur, the largest Buddhist temple in the world, is…

What's Included

Special ticket to upper level/climb up
Private licensed guide during the tour
Bottled water
Parking fees
Entrance fees
Lunch
Private New SUV/Minivan (driver and fuel)
Surcharges on fuel

What's Not Included

Personal expenses
Gratuities

Additional Information

Embark on a private tour of Borobudur Temple from Semarang Cruise Port in a comfortable, new SUV or minivan. This tour ensures an early arrival and return before the larger cruise group, with a knowledgeable tour guide to help you explore the intricate carvings, stunning architecture, and panoramic views of the world’s largest Buddhist temple.
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Location

Tanjung Emas Harbour

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Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

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Cynthia_t

Nov 11, 2025

This is the way to see Borobudur! - The BEST way to see Borobudur!! Great communication with the company regarding pick-up at our cruise ship. It’s an interesting 2 1/2 hour drive to the site each way. Lunch is included and access to the upper level of the temple is well worth the added expense, time and steps. Our guide Budi is also a certified guide for the site so he was able to stay with us the whole time and provided lots of information about the temple and Javanese culture. He even shot and edited a short video of our visit. It was wonderful to spend the day with such a genuinely kind local guide.

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Cathy_l

May 28, 2025

Love this experience - Another Muslim holiday day so we took the scenic route up the side of the mountain to avoid the highway traffic. Best 3 hour road trip ever. Got to see small towns, coffee plantations, and rice paddies. Seeing Borobudur for the first time is awe inspiring knowing it was built in the 9th century. The many carved panels along the walls told grand stories of past times. The views from every angle were awe inspiring. Our guide, Agung, and driver Slamet, were the absolute best! Agung arranged for lunch on the go so we could stop at Mataram Loewak Coffee to try Loewak coffee. Great experience!

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Sanclementefamily

Apr 23, 2025

Great and timely tour!! - We arrived in the cruise terminal and walked outside past the blue hard shack. At first sight we couldn’t find our guide. Further walking and asking a couple people by their cars they then brought out their signs w all the names. In any event, the tour was fabulous. We were a tad anxious about our time constraints, but our guide and excellent driver were not. About a two hour drive to Borodura was uneventful and went quickly. Upon arrival we had to wait for a site specific guide, probably 30 min. The guide was fabulous and the hour on the site was plenty and he took some fabulous pictures of us! We met our guide and promptly were whisked off to lunch. Lunch was REALLY good!!! We all enjoyed. We had about three hours to get back to the ship by 5:30 and we made it w about an hour to spare. The cruise ship busses got back about 45 minutes after us. The chaotic roads and unexpected delays while driving makes one a little nervous, but they definitely knew what they were doing. I always worry about missing the ship, but everything worked out perfectly! I would definitely recommend. Professional and available by WhatsApp when I had a question.

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Zoe_g

Apr 21, 2025

Lovely UNESCO world heritage site - Picked up punctually at the port. Long drive but beautiful UNESCO world heritage site. The traffic was really bad as it was a holiday but it was an interesting drive and seeing the temple made it worth while. Lovely guide Denny and a good driver too. Due to traffic we didn’t have time for the sit down lunch included in the trip but our guide made sure the restaurant provided a take away box for us so we didn’t miss out and still get back to the ship in time. A long day bur a good one! 😀

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Chuchin_c

Apr 7, 2025

Worthwhile!!! - Well worthwhile but not without some "moments" Because it was a holiday, traffic was extra horrific. A usual 2.5-3 hours commute to the destination took over 4 hours. However, it was so worthwhile. Our tour guide Moon gave us a lot of info to prepare us. At the UNESCO sight, Moon seamlessly took care all of the logistics for a smooth time. The ride back was an adventure as Moon and the driver navigated the traffic magically but keeping all of us safe. Excellent and Professional!!!

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Shohreh_b

Apr 6, 2025

Awesome borodudur visit - Highly recommend! Our guide heru he was friendly, helpful, and knowledgeable, making our experience outstanding. We had a fantastic time, and I would highly recommend this travel agency. Our driver Anvar was awesome too such an expert driver

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Tor_h

Mar 27, 2025

Long drive but the... - Long drive but the landscape was beautiful and the temple was amazing. Be prepared for some steep steps and hopefully you'll have as great a driver and guide as we did.

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Carol_k

Mar 20, 2025

Private Tour to Borobudur is Worth the Trip - We had an excellent private tour to Borobudur from our cruise ship with Triste our guide and his skilled driver. The almost three hour drive is worthwhile for this amazing sight. Make sure to get off the ship as soon as allowed, your guide will be waiting. On the way Triste told us about the island of Java, its people, the different religions, plants and animals, and pointed out many interesting things. At Borobudur, everyone must put on special sandals they give you to wear, to help protect the temple. They also gave us a small bottle of water. Our guide then walked us to the temple the best way for views, explained what we were seeing, and at the monument guided us up and told us the story on the carvings and the meaning of the buddhas. After our tour, we went to a restaurant and enjoyed a delicious buffet with many choices. There was a gift shop there where we purchased a couple items. Then we were driven back to our ship and arrived at 4 pm. as we had requested. Thank you for a wonderful tour.

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Bruce_p

Mar 13, 2025

What a great trip the... - What a great trip the Buddhist temple was very impressive and our guide was also good. He managed our time well both at the site and getting to the port. We had a box lunch on the van in order to save time to get back. It was very good thank you.

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