Visitors To Borobudur Temple Have Not Prepared The Care To Protect Application, Tourists From Surabaya: There Are Officers Who Help Download, The Service Is Good

Illustration. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - Some visitors to Borobudur Temple in Magelang Regency, Central Java, have not prepared the PeduliLindung application as a condition for entering the tourist attraction.

A visitor from Surabaya, Ailin in Magelang, Saturday, September 18, said he did not know if the conditions for entering the Borobudur Temple Tourism Park had to use the PeduliLindung application.

"We were confused earlier, but there were officers who helped download, the service was good," he said, quoted from Antara.

Responding to using the application as a condition to enter the Borobudur Temple Tourism Park, he expressed his appreciation because this is also for your own safety.

A visitor from Jakarta, Ana, who came in a group with her family, said that she already knew from the media that if she entered Borobudur, she had to use the PeduliLindung application.

"My son and I have downloaded the application, but some of my brothers have not done so, so they have to download the application first on location so they cannot enter directly," he said.

The General Manager of the Manohara Unit and the Borobudur Unit, Jamaludin Mawardi, admitted that on the first day of testing the PeduliLindung application, there were still many obstacles, not only from the system but also from the readiness of tourists, especially regarding the PeduliLindung application.

"We still encounter many tourists who have not prepared themselves by downloading the PeduliLindung application on their respective smartphones. This has resulted in them being held back, because they have to install the application first, which sometimes doesn't work right away, so it takes time," he said.

According to him, there needs to be a continuous educational process, both when they are here before buying tickets or before they decide to visit Borobudur.

"Through social media, we continue to carry out this educational process," he said.

He said that the first day visitors to try this tourist attraction were from various cities in Java, including Bogor, Tangerang, Jakarta, and a number of cities in Central Java.

"I think they came on purpose, maybe they have received information that today Borobudur Temple can be visited," he said.

He explained that during the trial period for the opening of Borobudur Temple in the midst of this pandemic, visitors had to undergo several stages of inspection, once they entered the gate, it was confirmed by security officers that they must have been vaccinated with proof of a vaccine card and other evidence.

In addition, he said, it was confirmed that there were no children under 12 years old and had already downloaded the PeduliLindung application.

"Children under 12 years old have not been permitted because they have not been vaccinated. So the substance is not children but the vaccination," he said.