(I mean the top 2 tiers)

We were driven around by Rafian in January 2023. You can contact him at his whatsapp number +6282231702134. He is excellent. He picked us up at the airport and took us to the hotel and ended up availing his services to take us to other beautiful temples in Java. We didn't need a driver to take us to Borubudur because we stayed at a hotel near that temple.

Not so much a separate ticket, if I remember correctly you could buy either a ground only ticket, or a ground and temple ticket. The temple tour takes about an hour, after your free to stay in the grounds until closing time.

I visited last month and was able to climb to the top and walk around. Just that there is a daily restriction on no. of persons who can climb and you need to make it to the place at least by midday to make the cut. Otherwise, you can just visit the grounds instead..no pre-booking required for climbing the monument..

As of August 2022 it was not allowed to climb onto the temple monument at all. You can only walk around the base. I don’t think that will change anytime soon. You should have no problem walking around the base even with a minor handicap.

I really liked taking the train from Surabaya to Yogyakarta, about three hours, and then a one-hour Grab ride from Yogyakarta to Borobudur, inexpensive and easier than the bus. I don’t think a private tour would be necessary.

The first time Borobudur temple was discovered in 1814 in a condition buried by a layer of soil because it was affected by the eruption of Mount Merapi several times. Raffles Stamford was the first to discover the temple and ordered it to be excavated and rebuilt. He was a man in charge at the time.

My best advice is to try contacting Java Private Tour, you can look for it on tripadvisor or you can search for it on Google, I did a tour according to my request, namely spiritual and meditation which is taken care of by Java Private Tour