One of important Hindu temples complex in Central Java. The place is neat and well organized. Bring your hat or sunglasses, wear comfort outfit and shoes, and don't forget to insert water in your bag, because you will walk in from the first temple to the 9th. It will take about 2 hours walking (without selfie time!). Trekking become easier because the footpath already in concrete. Come in the first morning to meet sunrise and bring some souvenirs when back home at the extrance. Overall, the place is great to have a nature-historical adventure.

Visited this Candi Gedong Songo two times (it ja possible to go there again someday). Basically I like this place so much. Place where I can enjoy the nature and do excercise for my legs, since we have to climb from the car parking area to all the temples there. Last time I go there, at 1st temple, there was a rule that we have to use batik sarong to enter the temple location. They provided the batik sarung, we just give them amount of money (according to our sinverity), put direct into the box that they provided there. They also provide the horses rent, for visitor who dont want to climb to reach all the temples, fee is depend to negotiation with the horses provider. If i remember clearly, ticket for the local visitor is 10,000 / visitor (please correct me if im wrong). There is hot springs with sulfur near by temple 4, complete with the swimming pool. There is also a lodging in the middle of pine forest there, but this location is quite far away from the city, please prepare all the logistics needed if you plan to stay overnight here. For touris local and international, please visit Candi Gedong Songo in Semarang, Central Java

Beautiful Hindu Temple from 7th Century. Located at elevation 1600 m above the sea level. There are 9 temples why it called Gedong Songo (Nine Building). You can choose to walk or ride horse with rental price IDR 120-150 K for total trip. Beatiful mountain view to be enjoyed with hot spring water on the walkway. For walking will take around 2 hours on climbing hiking road. With horse it take approximately 1 hour.

I suggest you all come in the morning. The weather is nice, and always ride the horses (150k), the horse owner are all nice and take good pictures of you while riding horse. The hiking track quite far but the scenery is rewarding.

Great experience. If you Go by taxi make sure that the driver waits for you. Very difficult to get a taxi back

Whoaa... More beautiful and tidy! Good place for jogging, 4 km around without horse riding. Nice!! Plan to get reguler visit here! May visitors keep the rubbish away.

Survived 4km of up and downhill without riding a horse! Very fresh air and great Mount Ungaran view event in a sunny afternoon is totally worth the trip. Like many other tourist spots there are so many peddlers and souvenir sellers at nearby the gate makes the place sometimes overcrowded.

Really nice views all along the trekking, well maintained temples and lands all around the path. Really recommended escapade to take some fresh air out of the city. Minus 1 star for the path that can be VERY SLIPPERY at some points, somehow dangerous if you are not well equipped with anti-slippery trekking shoes.

Gedong Songo Temple has a cool mountain air and is free from air pollution. This area offers beautiful photo spots. There, we can enjoy the beauty and amazing natural panorama of the Gedong Songo temple.

The temple is different from the others, because each temple has a fairly far distance. The total journey from the first temple to the last temple is 4 km, so if we walk we will take 8 km to go back and forth. To go to Gedong Songo, we must first pass a winding road that goes uphill. But the incline is still quite safe, in contrast to the climb of Cetho Temple on Mount Lawu which is really steep. The HTM is only IDR 15,000 per person. Here there is also a horse rental service to go to the top of the temple without having to walk. We will be accompanied by a guide there. Oh yes, every time we arrive at the temple landmark, we will be photographed by the guide. For the price of the horse service itself, Rp. 120,000, in my opinion it is quite cheap because the price is divided for horse care + the effort of the guide who walks and runs as far as 8km, it's not easy to guide a horse in a rocky area and uphill with that distance :)

Very amazing experience, fun tracking, heavenly view,alot of history

It has beautiful surroundings, fairly carved temples and its wholesome blend into an enigmatic realm. If you are history-lover and an outdoor person, this is just right for you. Just near Ambarawa, within the Semarang Regency in Central Java, this complex of Hindu temples is called “Candi Gedong Songo” which in English would roughly mean nine big temples. The temples show some architectural relationship with the Dravidian style of temples in southern India, even though Candi Gedong Songgo adopted a more linear and slim type of tectonic construction. The Gedong Songo temple complex, discovered by Sir Stamford Raffles in 1804, was built during the 9th-century Syailendra Dynasty. Even though supposedly there were nine Hindu temples, according to the name, currently only five are still viewable by visitors. The complex was originally built during the early period of the Medang Kingdom (Mataram) of Central Java. Similar to the Dieng Temples, Candi Gedong Songo was constructed out of abundant volcanic stones. It is said that the two complexes represent some of the oldest Hindu structures in Java. The Dieng and Gedong Songo temples are among the earliest phases of temple construction activities on Java island, and both predate the Borobudur and Prambanan complexes. All temples are located at an elevation of 1,200 meters above the ocean level in the valley of Gunung Ungaran (Ungaran Mountain). The air is fresh and the view at Candi Gedong Songo is breathtaking. Candi Gedong Songo uses the square principle, including the vertical direction to maintain construction stability. The cella are cubes (garbhagriya), applied in the multi-storeyed superstructure (vimana, shikhara) to ensure equal distribution of the load. The Candi Gedung Songo and the Dieng temple complex are connected in architectural terms, as a Javanese style to inspire the numerous Hindu and Buddhist-Hindu temples that were thereafter built in central Java.

Beautiful view and fresh air around Gedung songo candi. There are 9 stops, you can go there by walk or ride horse. We choosed riding horse (120k). The road to each stop goes up and down so you need to control the horse neck strap to stabilize your body.

Beautiful historical architecture, very worth visiting. I recommend visiting this place early in the morning before the weather is too hot. The view was spectacular and I am impressed with how clean and well maintained the place was. If you are someone who cannot hike or walk for a long time i suggest taking the horse ride tour, otherwise the hike may take about 2 hours to cover all the area. Don’t forget to wear a hat, use sunscreen and drink a lot of water.

I just go to the 1st temple, already tired ,🫡🫡🫡 For those who likes to hike, this place is for you. Need 4km to go to 4th and 5th temple Can use horsey if you tired. There are some construction renovation going on there. 💸 : 10k per person, 1st temple

A very interesting place closer to Semarang city. Less than 1.5 hours of drive. Need to purchase an entry ticket Local - IDR 15000 Foreigners- IDR 75000 Need to walk and climb some steps to reach each of the temples. There are horse rides available if you want. There are 5 main temples and some more surrounding temples. Very nice weather with some cold breezes. On the way to the temples there is a crater. Can feel the sulfur smell. But not difficult to be there. The entire up and down journey can be completed within 2-3 hours (without not rushing).

Its a very nice temple to see (details) but its quite remote, small and a lot of stairs :)

Good for hiking. The view is relaxing, the air was refreshing and the only irritating thing is the horse poop. You can ride a horse if you are tired walking.

If you love ancient history, this place must not be skipped. Hindu temples from 7th Century in the central of Java island. It's cold and freezy here, so using thick clothes or jacket is highly remommended. If you don't want to walk miles away, you can simply ride a horse which you can rent from local people.

A cool place to go. You can visit hindu temples from the 900s. Ware your jacket. It can be very cold and windy. In a good weather, you can see Merbabu mountain.

Lucky to have visited the 5 Temples referred to as Gedong Songo perched atop Mount Ungaran not far from Semarang city. Reminds one of our South Indian temples. Indonesian authorities should be complemented for preserving and maintaining these monuments.

You have to go there early. Because it’s so hot you‘ll be walking up the mountain

Very nice place to visit when you are traveling to Semarang, really worth it. You can either walk or do the 4km riding horse together with a guide for 150rb. Highly recommend this visit!

A good place to experience historical legacy of our nation, temples from Majapahit era, also to enjoy beautiful scenery with a clean and fresh air. The terrain is steep, prepare with a sport shoes if you want to explore the scene.

A right place to have a long walk with quality conversations w/ the beloved ones (quite tiring of the climb though). You also have a horse-riding choice. Facility: mushola, toilet, food court. Entry-fee: Rp 10,000

Second time here, the first time when I was 6 years old and pretty sure the ambience temperature was much lower than now. My personal opinion: A unique Hindu temple complex since the temples are scattered around the hill so you definitely have to hike up to visit each temple which are 9 of them (hence the name of "Songo" means 9 in Javanese or Basa Jawa). The weather wasn't that great on Christmas day hence the hike was cut short, otherwise, I would hike further. If you don't like walking, definitely get on the horse which will take you to the top. Not sure how much as I wasn't that interested anyway.

The tour is quite a lot of history, I love the beautiful place. The air is cold, there is a place to borrow horses to ride around the temple area. It's a good place to memorize the history.

One of the most popular local tourism in near area which can be accessed from several way in Ungaran. The ambience was breeze tend to cool and prepare yourself to climb and if to heavy you can rent to ride a horse with 100k only.