About Mount Merapi
Mount Merapi, Gunung Merapi (literally Mountain of Fire in Indonesian/Javanese), is an active stratovolcano located on the border between Central Java and Yogyakarta, Indonesia. It is the most active volcano in Indonesia and has erupted regularly since 1548. It is located approximately 28 km north of Yogyakarta city, and thousands of people live on the flanks of the volcano, with villages as high as 1700 m above sea level.
The name Merapi could be loosely translated as ‘Mountain of Fire’ from the Javanese combined words; Meru means “mountain” and api means “fire”. Smoke can be seen emerging from the mountaintop at least 300 days a year, and several eruptions have caused fatalities. Hot gas from a large explosion killed 27 people on November 22 in 1994, mostly in the town of Muntilan, west of the volcano. Another large eruption occurred in 2006, shortly before the Yogyakarta earthquake. In light of the hazards that Merapi poses to populated areas, it has been designated as one of the Decade Volcanoes.
On 25 October 2010 the Indonesian government raised the alert for Mount Merapi to its highest level and warned villagers in threatened areas to move to safer ground. People living within a 20 km (12.5 mile) zone were told to evacuate. Officials said about 500 volcanic earthquakes had been recorded on the mountain over the weekend of 23–24 October, and that the magma had risen to about a kilometre below the surface due to the seismic activity. On the afternoon of 25 October 2010 Mount Merapi erupted lava from its southern and southeastern slopes. (Wikipedia)
Visit Borobudur
There’s no more Merapi eruption again since Merapi back step by step to the normal condition, at 21 November 2010 the Adisucipto, the Yogyakarta International Airport re-open normally for the domestics flights from Jakarta or Bali such as Garuda, Lion Air, Mandala etc and International flights from Malaysia or Singapore such as: Air Asia or Silk Air. Borobudur Temple the most important Buddhist temple of 9th century, is one of must visit tourist destination in Indonesia. Borobudur is located 30 km on the north west of Mount Merapi, from November 21, 2010 Borobudur Temple now open for visitors, as normally. There no reason for the people to delay or cancel to visit the tourist objects in Yogyakarta and Central Java such as Borobudur Temple, Yogyakarta Sultan Palace or Dieng Plateau.
We offer you Borobudur Sunrise Tour the most popular 2 days 1 night tour package to visit Borobudur temple, Yogyakarta and Prambanan Temple with itinerary as followed:
Day 1. Arrival at Yogyakarta Airport.
Upon arrival in Yogyakarta, meet and greet by your gide and direct transfer to Manohara Hotel on the way see the rice field view, villages, etc. It will be about 1,5 hours on drive. Check in Manohara Hotel in the complex of Borobudur temple.
Day 2. Borobudur Sunrise Tour, Yogyakarta City Tour and Prambanan Temple Tour.
Early in the morning, climbing up the Borobudur temple for welcoming the beautiful sunrise. Then, exploring the story of Buddha Gautama story on the relief (on walk). Back to your hotel for breakfast. After take a rest and breakfast, check out time and than drive to Yogyakarta to explore the city with visit Kraton Yogyakarta, Batik Home Industry and Silversmith Industry with their processing and collection. Drive to local restaurant for having Indonesian Lunch. After that, drive to Prambanan Temples the most beautiful Hindu temple in Indonesia, than terminated the tour to Adisucipto Yogyakarta Airport for flight home or transfer to your hotel in Yogyakarta.
