Published on Sep, 2024
Borobudur climb is tightly managed by the authorities at the site. You may get lucky and get a good local guide at Borobudur with a strong command of English (or not).
Merapi was interesting, but if you thought you would be looking into a volcanic caldera, well that's not what this volcano is about. You look at it from about 2 km away and from below. You do see the puffs of smoke coming out of course. The viewing area is a bit dusty, to be expected of course, and a line of local shops hoping to get some tourist money.
Prambanan is a highlight, particularly if you get there for sunset. In some ways, this site was more satisfying than Borobudur.
We did our tour over 2 days to these sites. I think trying to do it in one day on a hot and humid day would be tiring
A good guide will also take you to clean places to eat, which our guide did. The food was excellent and amazing value for money.