Selogriyo Temple
Selogriyo Temple
4.5
6:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Monday
6:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday
6:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday
6:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Thursday
6:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Friday
6:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday
6:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday
6:00 AM - 6:00 PM
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Selogriyo temple is a village's Hindu temple situated on the foot of Sumbing Mountain, Windusari village. It is a nice area to visit by a walk through the village and rice fields. You may explore and feel the real Javanese atmosphere and environment.
Duration: 2-3 hours
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Becky G
Auckland, New Zealand84 contributions
July 2024 • Couples
It is all about the wonderful scenic walk to this temple through the terraced rice fields. Great seeing locals go about there activities. We hired a private driver for the day who took us here as well as Borobudur. The road at the end to get there is a bit rough but still manageable by car. Entrance 50,000 each. The walk to the temple just over 3km return. The temple is small, well maintained and very few visitors. Thoroughly enjoyed this.
Written 30 July 2024
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Thanks for exploring Selogriyo temple
Written 1 August 2024
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Olga K
Bochnia, Poland32 contributions
Feb 2019 • Couples
The Selogriyo temple (small Hindu temple) is currently under reconstruction (totally taken apart and rebuilt), but the walk up there is wonderful, with sprawling terraces similar to those in Bali, yet far less crowded! The walk is gentle in terms of slope but quite far (30 mins each way).
Written 11 February 2019
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Eric J
Wels, Austria5,535 contributions
Apr 2016 • Couples
Sometimes, it’s not the destination, it’s the journey. This certainly applies to Candi Selogriyo. It is a long climb up a narrow road to a village, and then a walk of about 1.6 km up a nice brick path, with a not- challenging 122m climb in all, to the temple. The temple is a Hindu temple which is fairly simple and low- key compared to the many in the area. The grounds are well- kept and it is a peaceful and serene setting. There is a table and seats under a roof, so you can take refuge in a storm or just chill out and enjoy the setting.
The path leading to the temple is magical. You must walk through the small village, which is alive with the locals. Then you exit the village, walking along a mostly even brick path and up towards the temple. On both sides are vistas of terraced rice fields and water buffalo being put to work. There were a few locals on foot and on motor scooters along the path, but no other tourists when we went.
We were lucky that the locals were playing a game with pigeons when we walked back. One of the guys went up the path about 500m from the village with cages of pigeons strapped to the scooter’s back. One by one, he released them, and each one flew down the hill. At the edge of the village, the others were holding the pigeons’ mates, and the returning pigeon would have to fly into a square and land just where its mate was – closest wins. They seemed to be taking bets.
It was the best glimpse into the life of rice- growing villagers that we had the whole three weeks.
It is set on the east side of 10,800 ft. Mt. Sumbing. The temple is located at 7deg 25’ 28.52” S and 110deg 10’ 03.44” E. Some of the map locaters are pretty far off. From this GPS coordinate it is easy to find the path leading down to the village on your favorite sat view service.
The path leading to the temple is magical. You must walk through the small village, which is alive with the locals. Then you exit the village, walking along a mostly even brick path and up towards the temple. On both sides are vistas of terraced rice fields and water buffalo being put to work. There were a few locals on foot and on motor scooters along the path, but no other tourists when we went.
We were lucky that the locals were playing a game with pigeons when we walked back. One of the guys went up the path about 500m from the village with cages of pigeons strapped to the scooter’s back. One by one, he released them, and each one flew down the hill. At the edge of the village, the others were holding the pigeons’ mates, and the returning pigeon would have to fly into a square and land just where its mate was – closest wins. They seemed to be taking bets.
It was the best glimpse into the life of rice- growing villagers that we had the whole three weeks.
It is set on the east side of 10,800 ft. Mt. Sumbing. The temple is located at 7deg 25’ 28.52” S and 110deg 10’ 03.44” E. Some of the map locaters are pretty far off. From this GPS coordinate it is easy to find the path leading down to the village on your favorite sat view service.
Written 24 April 2016
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Scott W
Glen Iris, Australia763 contributions
Dec 2023 • Friends
Small temple 3km walk up hill from ticket entrance. Nice vistas over rice paddies on ascent and return, step steps at end. Disappointing that vandals had carved into stones, and all Buddas were damaged. Long drive and walk for a small temple. The silver lining was that we spent 90mins exploring the rice paddies and plantings as a "detour" on the way up - a local farmers guided us (didn't even expect a tip, so was genuinely pleased to get one). Detour was not sign pathed and only feasible because my travel companion spoke Bahasa.
Written 10 December 2023
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thanks for viiting and exploring Selogriyo! 5 stars please :) :)
Written 1 August 2024
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David A
Singapore, Singapore1,054 contributions
May 2019 • Friends
Came to visit this well hidden gem. Totally absorbed by the beauty of this place. Trekked through the padi fields and interact with the friendly locals. It is totally amazing! Love this place. The temple is under reconstruction but it is a really must see place in Borobudur region.
Written 27 May 2019
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Thank you for taking a part to conserve our nature. There are plenty of beautiful places like Selogriyo, in Java island. Happy to welcome everyone to come and explore others, like Pronosutan View and JogloMenoreh new spots.
Written 12 January 2021
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an105
Singapore, Singapore114 contributions
Oct 2018 • Couples
Certainly one of the best rice terraces we have seen, better than the famous Jatiluwih rice terrace in Bali. You are able to go into the rice terrace itself, getting quite close to the buffalos ploughing the paddy field. You can see how local farmers live, they are actually very friendly!
We went just after breakfast and we did not see any tourist. The 2 km hike was not difficult, there were slopes here and there but not steep. As other reviews said, the temple is currently being restored so there is not much things to see for the temple. The rice terrace is certainly the highlight!
Although you can do the hike by yourself, highly recommended to get locals to guide as they will be able to bring you inside the rice terrace, they do look a bit like a maze!
We went just after breakfast and we did not see any tourist. The 2 km hike was not difficult, there were slopes here and there but not steep. As other reviews said, the temple is currently being restored so there is not much things to see for the temple. The rice terrace is certainly the highlight!
Although you can do the hike by yourself, highly recommended to get locals to guide as they will be able to bring you inside the rice terrace, they do look a bit like a maze!
Written 31 October 2018
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dreamtravelstories
Cologne, Germany39 contributions
May 2015 • Couples
The temple is not "not much to see" as I've read before, it is really nothing to see unless you are an Hindu- expert or archeologist.
BUT I would still recommend to go!
You can book a tour or go by yourself by motorbike as we did- it is a nice drive up to the get although hard to find (I will include some information on how to get there in the pictures- there actually is a sign at the street but it is very tiny! Also google maps shows you to the wrong spot). We had a drawn map, GPS and asked around- people were very helpful. You can leave your motorbike at the mosque a few meters before the tiket booth (for foreigners it's 10.000 each). You can also do as the locals and ride all the way up to the temple- we did that. But beware, the path is mostly not more than one meter wide and it is quite risky by bike. I imagine a hike being even better but due to lack of time we couldn't. On Sunday's there really are lots of Indonesian teenager couples with motorbikes.
It took as about 4 hours to go there and back from Borobudur.
To get there head towards temporan and then towards bandoran and then towards the village windusari. But don't go into windusari as the road to the temple breaks of (looks like a field road) to the left before the village (there is a sign saying candi seligriyo).
BUT I would still recommend to go!
You can book a tour or go by yourself by motorbike as we did- it is a nice drive up to the get although hard to find (I will include some information on how to get there in the pictures- there actually is a sign at the street but it is very tiny! Also google maps shows you to the wrong spot). We had a drawn map, GPS and asked around- people were very helpful. You can leave your motorbike at the mosque a few meters before the tiket booth (for foreigners it's 10.000 each). You can also do as the locals and ride all the way up to the temple- we did that. But beware, the path is mostly not more than one meter wide and it is quite risky by bike. I imagine a hike being even better but due to lack of time we couldn't. On Sunday's there really are lots of Indonesian teenager couples with motorbikes.
It took as about 4 hours to go there and back from Borobudur.
To get there head towards temporan and then towards bandoran and then towards the village windusari. But don't go into windusari as the road to the temple breaks of (looks like a field road) to the left before the village (there is a sign saying candi seligriyo).
Written 6 June 2015
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erikaclt
Charlotte, NC3 contributions
Oct 2014 • Friends
This walk to the temple was a delight, you have a chance to meet people outside of the normal tourist areas, and the rice paddies are awe inspiring.
Written 2 January 2015
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Vicky U
London, UK468 contributions
Sept 2014 • Couples
A good hour away from Borobudur, we were thrilled with the drive through villages, until we arrived at our destination at the end of a steep track and dismounted. There are two routes up to the temple - we chose the one via the paddy fields in order to get the better views; on the way back we descended via the paved path, which is also the thoroughfare for the numerous motor bikes that ply up and down to the fields. Well rewarded by stunning scenery and, with our guide, we learned about the local hobbies of pigeon-racing and the crops, as well as a few words of Javanese which had the local ladies in stitches. Everywhere people were charming and friendly; the temple itself quite small, but set in pretty, well attended gardens underneath a volcanic hillside. Well worth the trip and we were the only people there, which was perhaps the best part!
Written 21 September 2014
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Trunkix4
Singapore, Singapore376 contributions
Mar 2014 • Family
The temple at the end your 30-45 minute walk is small but pretty. The highlight is the journey to and from there. The little village, the people working in the rice paddies, the chillies and other plants growing on the borders, the boys racing their pigeons, the butterflies and buffalo made the afternoon memorable for all of us. It's not an arduous trek, but a pleasant stroll along a path. The temple itself is tiny, with heads missing off carvings etc., but it is set in a pretty little garden with a lovely view.
Written 2 April 2014
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Hello. I'm wondering if this trek is relatively easy to navigate on your own, or if we would need some sort of guide. Is there signage or a map of sorts that we could use? Thank you!
Written 13 August 2017
this trek is very easy, basically there is only one trek to go up. so yes, you can actually do it on your own.
To reach the entrace there you might need to check with local map or just ask people around. but once you are at the entrance gate, it is easy.
Written 14 August 2017
Bonjour
Est il possible de faire la visite seul (sans guide) et dans ce cas ou la commencer?
Written 16 July 2017
Hi, sorry for my late response, I just visited this place with the Java Private Tour, a very enjoyable trip, my advice is to use a tour guide service, because we can learn a lot from the local guide regarding Java's nature, arts and culture. You can search for Java Private Tour on google and tripadvisor, because they are quite well known among embassies
Written 14 March 2021
Hola! Me gustaria visitar este templo y poder hacer una excursion x los campos de arroz. Voy sola y queria saber si es posible hacerlo con guia??? Me recome dais algun?
Written 6 April 2017
Hola, te recomiendo que llames al Sr. Edu desde Java Private Tour. Puede encontrarlo en Google o en Tripadvisor también.
Written 6 August 2019
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