via TTG Asia, 18 July 2022: Towards more sustainable tourism at Borobudur post-pandemic?
The Indonesian government has ordered stricter visitor controls at two iconic UNESCO World Heritage Sites – Borobudur and Komodo National Park – to ensure better protection and conservation, with measures including crowd limits and increased entrance fees.
Borobudur Conservation Center (BKB) has implemented a maximum limit of 1,200 people daily to the revered temple complex in Magelang, Central Java, along with an online registration requirement for all visitors.
Wiwit Kasiyati, head of BKB, told TTG Asia that the biggest damage to Borobudur is caused by mass tourism, which ran wild pre-pandemic. According to BKB data, visitorship to Borobudur peaked at 3.7 million people in 2019 – or 10,270 people every day.
