Lee Meadows

We booked this trip through ViaVia travel in Jogja. They arranged a driver and car for the hotel pick up and drop off. The assisted with online entrance ticket purchase. Since covid Boroburdur have changed their visitor system. They now restrict numbers on the structure at any one time, so they have introduced 1-hour timeslots in small groups led by an appointed guide. There is no extra charge for the guide, but you do have to stay in your group. When you book your ticket online, you select a 1-hour slot from those available, and that is the time you are allowed onto the structure. You are given a wristband with QR code containing your time. You are also given soft soled 'slippers' as they call them to be worn on the structure to protect it from erosion (Pic attached).
As you enter the structure, your guide will explain and describe each level and the carvings as you ascend. Once at the top, you are allowed to wander around alone but keep an eye on your exit time. You all exit on the opposite side of the structure to the one you entered, and each wristband scanned out. Thus, they know if anyone is overdue. Your guide then points you in the direction of the exit. You can stay on the grounds as long as you like. Be mindful of the heat when booking your timeslot. Warning ⚠️ exit is through a myriad of market stalls and allys, and you will be pestered to buy, and they follow you around, insisting you spend. It is quite a gauntlet. Be firm.

We booked this trip with ViaVia travel in Jogja and would highly recommend them. There was no need to pre book tickets online as visitor numbers here are not restricted like Boroburdur. However, we arrived at 06:30 to beat the crowds and the heat. The gates to the temple compound don't open until 7am, which are to the right of the big white Prambanan sign. This was a good choice as there were only a few other visitors there so early. However, within an hour, there were so many visitors that lines were forming at all steps plus groups ignoring direction signs and entering temples using the exit steps. The heat was also starting to increase considerably. Get there early for some good pictures in cooler temperatures. 😎 we were back in jogja in time fir breakfast.

Not the best weather day but still well worth the Funicular ride to The Peak. Good views over both mainland and Hong Kong Island.