Luhut Pandjaitan Limits Daily Visitors To The Borobudur Temple Area And Sets New Entry Fees For Visitors

Luhut Pandjaitan while inaugurating a public electric vehicle charging station at Borobudur Temple on Saturday, June 4, 2022. (Special)

JAKARTA - Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Pandjaitan announced that he would limit the number of visitors to the tourist area of Borobudur Temple, Central Java, to 1,200 people per day.

On the same occasion, Luhut also announced that he would set a new entry fee for visitors to the Borobudur Temple tourist area.

"We also agreed to limit the tourist quota to 1200 people per day, with a fee of 100 dollars for foreign tourists and 750 thousand rupiah for domestic tourists. Especially for students, we only charge 5000 rupiah," Luhut wrote in his Instagram caption, Saturday, June 4.

He said this step was taken solely for the sake of preserving the rich history and culture of the archipelago.

"All tourists will also have to use tour guides from local residents around the Borobudur area, we do this in order to absorb new jobs while at the same time fostering a sense of belonging to this area so that a sense of responsibility to care for and preserve one of the archipelago's historical sites can continue to grow in the future. the hearts of future generations of young people," he continued.

Luhut further added that the government is currently developing the concept of Borobudur Temple as an international standard cultural heritage conservation laboratory.

"During this morning's visit, I again emphasized the synergy between conservation and tourism through the "single authority agency" mechanism so that Borobudur is not only one of the five super-priority tourist destinations, but also a quality tourist destination," added Luhut.

For that, Luhut continued, he also ensured that the implementation of the principles of the blue, green, and circular economy had begun to be implemented in accordance with President Joko Widodo's directives.

"Therefore, starting today, a trial will be carried out on the use of electric buses as shuttle buses for tourism vehicles. The shuttle bus route includes Borobudur-Malioboro-Prambanan. Using electric vehicles and EBT, I think it will further emphasize Indonesia's commitment to use environmentally friendly energy," concluded Luhut Pandjaitan.