PT TWC Proposes 3 Categories Of Visitors Can Ride Borobudur For Free

YOGYAKARTA - The Borobudur Temple, Prambanan, and Ratu Boko (TWC) Tourism Park Limited Company proposed to the government three categories of visitors who can get access to the Borobudur Temple building without any fees or free.

"First, state activities. State activities are still permitted because we both know that the Borobudur Temple is the pride of the nation," said PT TWC President Director Edy Setijono in an online discussion themed Discussing (Again) Borobudur: between Conservation and Tourism, reported by Antara, Friday, June 10.

The second access is for leaders of religious ceremonies that are in line with the mutual agreement between the ministers related to religious activities at Borobudur Temple.

"Giving space (to go up Borobudur Temple) to leaders of religious ceremonies, not participants because of the conservation spirit," he said.

The third category, continued Edy, is any Indonesian citizen (WNI) who obtains a permit or recommendation from an authority that will be determined by the government.

According to him, the criteria for visitors to receive recommendations will be determined by the authority.

For visitors who do not fall into the three categories, he said, they are still allowed to ride the Borobudur Temple as long as they are willing to be subject to a high ticket fare, although the amount is still being studied.

"For those who do not belong to the three categories, they must want special treatment. The treatment is with tariffs. For example, people who just want to look around," he said.

According to Edy, the idea of applying high ticket fares to groups of visitors outside the three categories has absolutely nothing to do with commercialization.

The proposed policy, he said, was solely to limit visitors from boarding the Borobudur Temple for the sake of conservation or the preservation of the physical building of the temple.

"If you feel heavy because you pay a lot, yes, you don't have to go up Borobudur Temple. They can just enjoy it from the courtyard, they can still see from the courtyard," he said.

According to him, the mapping of visitor categories is to determine who will fill the quota for Borobudur Temple visitors, which is limited to a maximum of 1,200 people per day.